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Dec 1
2011

Case and Leonsis Providing $450 Million for DC Tech Startups

Source: Washington Post. Case, Leonsis and partner Donn Davis Universities stimulate major business zones in various cities. So do airports. Hence the Dulles tech corridor in DC. So do the success of major companies. People leave with their stock options and develop their own companies. Witness Wang in Boston; Microsoft in Seattle; AOL in DC; …continue reading »

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Nov 22
2011

New at ILM West: Google, Facebook, SoLoMo Day +++

ILM West is shaping up to be one of the great ones. Taking place Dec. 12-14 in downtown San Francisco, ILM West really reflects a sea change in local marketing from advertising to the new hybrid model of advertising and commerce (i.e. prepaid deals, reputation management, mobile app sales etc.). We’ve made some big additions …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Conferences, Deals, Google, HyperLocal, Local Search, Mobile, Money, Newspapers, Research, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions, Social Media, Technology, TV/Radio, Verticals, Video, Yahoo, Yellow Pages

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Nov 14
2011

David Carr’s Must-Read NYT Profile on ILM West Keynoter John Paton

For newspapers, the 1/3 circulation/1/3 display/1/3 classifieds revenue model of the print days hasn’t made the transition to online, and there doesn’t seem to be enough time to right the ocean liner. But as a local media channel, newspapers have been written off before their time. Newspapers, of course, remain the single largest source of …continue reading »

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Nov 3
2011

ILM West Update: We’ve Added Great Speakers, Great Sessions

We’ve been having a lot of fun putting together the ILM West conference December 12-14 in San Francisco. As noted in our Webinar yesterday (

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Oct 21
2011

The ILM West Roster Keeps Building (San Francisco Dec. 12-14)

ILM West is shaping up to be one our biggest and best local events ever. There is so much going on. We’ve already announced some key people, like our opening keynote, Bob Pittman, CEO, Clear Channel; Kara Swisher, co-editor, AllThings D; Clark Gilbert, CEO, Deseret Media; John Paton, CEO, Digital First, Media News Group and …continue reading »

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Oct 11
2011

BOLO 2011: Agencies on Social Media, Integrated Marketing

Facebook advertising and integrated marketing concepts seem to be top of mind for 200+ reps of mid-sized agencies gathered in Scottsdale, AZ at BOLO 2011: Be On The Lookout. It is my second year in a row speaking here—certainly, one of the best events for agencies. I got to run a local marketing superforum with …continue reading »

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Oct 6
2011

Announcing ILM West Dec.12-14 San Francisco: Closing the Local Loop

We’ve just announced ILM West, our big December show, which takes place in San Francisco Dec. 12-14. Can we beat last year’s record attendance of 675+? We like our chances. The timing couldn’t be better. So much progress has been made in local in the last year. On the progress scale of 1-5, we’ve clearly …continue reading »

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  • Events

    ILM East: The Largest East Coast Local Show
    Boston March 26-28

    Keynotes
    Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of the Board, Groupon +++
    Jason Calacanis, CEO, Mahalo
    Michael Zimbalist, VP, Research Operations, New York Times
    Jay Herratti, CEO, CityGrid
    Leslie Berland, SVP, Social Strategy, American Express
    Michael Silberman, GM, NewYorkMag.com

    Featured Speakers
    Bill Bice, CEO, BoomTime
    Merrill Brown, co-founder. MSNBC.com, Court TV
    Geoff Cramer, CEO, Social Made Simple
    Juan Delgado, Managing Director, Americas, Perform!
    Jim Douglass, EVP, Cartera Commerce
    Jere Doyle, CEO, EverSave
    Walt Doyle, CEO, Where
    Josh Fenton, CEO, GoLocal24
    Adam Japko, CEO, Digital Sherpa
    Maria Kermath, Dir., New Tech, AT&T Advertising Sales
    Mark Josephson, SVP, AOL Local
    Charlie Kim, CEO, Next Jump
    John McIntyre, CEO, Pixelfish
    Scott Maxwell, Sr. Managing Director, Open View
    Randa Minkarah, SVP, Revenue, Fisher Communications
    Randy Parker, President, SMB Apps
    Mark Schmulen, GM, Social Media, Constant Contact
    Andy Slater, VP, Digital Agency Sales, Katz 360
    Andrew Shotland, Publisher, Local SEO Guide
    Christopher Tippie, CEO, FindNSave
    John Valentine, VP, Scvngr/Level Up
    Darren Waddell, EVP, Reply.com
    Zohar Yardani, CEO, Main St. Connect

    Welcome

    Thanks for coming to my personal site. Most of the content on this site is also found on BIA/Kelsey’s Local Media Watch, which includes material from other BIA/Kelsey analysts. I am a Vice President with BIA/Kelsey, and am focused on the Marketplaces research program.

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