Peter Krasilovsky's

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Apr 1
2011

Thumbtack: 30,000 Home and Trade Leads Last Week

The home and trade leads space was getting a lot of attention a year ago, with a number of social media driven leads companies hoping to cut in on longtime leaders such as ServiceMagic and Angie’s List. Among the contenders: Cox’s Kudzu, Red Beacon, Likelist, HelpHive , Sears’ ServiceLive, and Thumbtack Not much has been …continue reading »

Categories: Sales Channels, Social Media, Verticals

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Jan 17
2011

The Washington Post Unveils ‘Service Alley’

The Washington Post continues ramping up its vertical strategy, launching Service Alley to provide leads for home and trade professionals. The site, which is a standalone and not directly linked to Washingtonpost.com, follows the launch of other Post verticals, such as Capitol Dish. The site serves Washington D.C., and the Virginia and Maryland suburbs as …continue reading »

Categories: Deals, Newspapers, Verticals

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Oct 30
2008

Local ‘Green’ Sites: Just Getting Up to Speed

When we think of emerging local verticals, “green” is one of the most promising, as environmental concerns have pushed up the interest of consumers in having (1) safe, (2) healthy products with (3) minimal environmental impacts. MSN, Yahoo, Hearst and The Washington Post have each developed “green” guides. But green has a ways to go. …continue reading »

Categories: Classifieds, Verticals

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    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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