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Events
ILM East: The Largest East Coast Local Show
Boston March 26-28Keynotes
Ted Leonsis, Vice Chairman of the Board, Groupon +++
Michael Zimbalist, VP, Research Operations, New York Times
Jay Herratti, CEO, CityGrid
Leslie Berland, SVP, Social Strategy, American Express
Michael Silberman, GM, NewYorkMag.comFeatured 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
Adam Epstein, President and COO, Ad Marketplace
Perry Evans, CEO, Closely
Josh Fenton, CEO, GoLocal24
David Hornik, Principal, August Capital
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
Christine Merritt, Bizdev Head, Channel Sales, Google
Randa Minkarah, SVP, Revenue, Fisher Communications
Jeff Moriarty, VP, Product Development, Boston.com
Randy Parker, President, SMB Apps
Steve Sherfy, Manager, Local and Mobile Search, Group M
Mark Schmulen, GM, Social Media, Constant Contact
Jaidev Shergill, CEO, Bundle
Andy Slater, VP, Digital Agency Sales, Katz 360
Andrew Shotland, Publisher, Local SEO Guide
Karl Siebrecht, CEO, AdReady
Christopher Tippie, CEO, FindNSave
John Valentine, VP, Scvngr/Level Up
Darren Waddell, EVP, Reply.com
Zohar Yardani, CEO, Main St. ConnectWelcome
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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 »
Citysearch rolled out its CityGrid publisher network this week. The network moves Citysearch away from an exclusive focus on its individual sites (“Citysearch.com,” “Insiderpages.com,” “UrbanSpoon”). Instead, it works on a distributed basis with partners (i.e. “SuperPages”) to marry local content and advertising. “My vision is (that it will become) the leading content and ad network …continue reading »
Citysearch has just completed a full revamp of its product and strategy that it hopes will position it in the long-term battle for local. Elements of the revamp include a more intuitive interface, an embrace of social media, a major focus on video, some new twists in mobile, and the development of a full-fledged local …continue reading »