Peter Krasilovsky's

Local Onliner

May 9
2011

Groupon, Live Nation Team up for ‘The Live Email’

Groupon has moved closer to CEO Andrew Mason’s vision of being a “city guide” via “GrouponLive,” a new events source featuring various Live Nation events. “The Live email”, featuring last minute discounts, is being sent out to Ticketmaster’s regular opt-in list. It is also available to users who go to the site. Live Nation says …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Sales Channels, Shopping/Transactions

Tags: , , ,

  • 0
  • 6
Feb 15
2011

‘Deals by Citysearch’ Launches

Citysearch is getting into the deals space, offering a mix of curated daily deals, coupons and other offers from providers such as Groupon, The Deal Map, Restaurant.com as well as from its own base of thousands of advertisers. CityGrid advertisers may also participate. The service, similar to The Deal Map and 8Coupons, is mobile-oriented. It …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Mobile, Social Media

Tags: ,

  • 1
  • 10
Jun 3
2010

IAC’s ‘Citysearch LLC’ now ‘CityGrid Media’

IAC’s Citysearch will keep its www.citysearch.com website and brand, and IAC’s local units will still be managed by the Citysearch team, but the local organization has been renamed “CityGrid Media.” IAC’s local units include Citysearch, the CityGrid ad network, InsiderPages, UrbanSpoon and the company’s investments in MerchantCircle and Orange Soda. The name change reflects the …continue reading »

Categories: Local Search, Misc, Sales Channels

Tags: , , ,

  • 1
  • 0
May 5
2010

InsiderPages Launches Doctor Finder

If you do a search on a doctor, you may come up with five or six spammy, ad-supported links. But now InsiderPages, a property of IAC’s Citysearch, has launched DoctorFinder, a new service that hopes to simplify the complex task of finding good medical recommendations. Revenue-wise, the service is hoping to get the high CPMs …continue reading »

Categories: Misc, Social Media, Verticals

Tags: , , , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Apr 5
2010

Citysearch iPad ‘Magazine’ Debuts Fling Away Coupons

Citysearch has debuted “cityseries,” a new digital “best of” magazine for the iPad that allows users in key cities to quickly find “best” bars, shopping, spas, breakfast and other top categories. The attractive online magazine, which will be promoted on other iPad sites, relies on Citysearch’s editorial staff and combines reviews with business profile information. …continue reading »

Categories: Mobile, Technology

Tags: , , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Mar 11
2010

MerchantCircle Index: Mixed Awareness Levels for Local Players

MerchantCircle’s Merchant Index tracks merchant confidence in the economy (low). But it also yields some unexpected “real world” insight into merchant awareness and use of their local online marketing options. The Index is based on 11,000+ email respondents , so there is likely to be an online bias in the results. Of its 1.1 million …continue reading »

Categories: Research

Tags: , , , ,

  • 0
  • 0
Mar 9
2010

Citysearch Launches ‘CityGrid Complete’; Invests in Orange Soda

Citysearch announced today that it has shifted its ad model for small businesses, moving from the cost per click model that it pioneered several years ago to a new model that will drive consumers directly to their own websites. The new model provides advertisers with a complete range of SEO and marketing services across the …continue reading »

Categories: Money, Sales Channels

Tags: , ,

  • 0
  • 0

  • 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.

  • Archives

  • Tag Cloud