LocalBizBits Local Search Marketing Information and Resources
This was a nice panel discussion of with these two directories. It was a nice introduction for those not familiar with them. (I have not used them yet). I had a chance to speak with Angie Hicks of Angie’s List beforehand (this will appear in another post). ServiceMagic works with …
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iPhone Apps – ILM 08
I do not have an iphone. Do I want one? They are pretty cool….I got to see one up close and play with the features. This panel discussion highlighted some nice applications (apps) that are available on the iphone. If you have a small business, I think you need to …
Read More »SuperLocal Forum I Overview – ILM 08
The end of day one was a very interesting forum. I missed the opening remarks but here is what I took away: The Web 2.0 Equation: Community and Viral Effects: Mike Edelhart, CEO, LiveDeal; Matt Howard, CEO, SMBLive; Darren Waddell, VP, MerchantCircle Do-it-yourselfers (diy) unite! These business believe that the …
Read More »The Value of Interactive Local Media – ILM 08
Kara Nortman, from IAC spoke on where things are in the local media and where they think things are moving. First off she showed what is working and what is not. Successful in local: organic traffic unique distribution self-service products direct access to merchant budge lost cost burn Struggling in …
Read More »State of Interactive Local – ILM 08
Well ILM’08 has begun. Matt Booth began the conference by commenting on some numbers on local ad spending. Right now local is 32% of the total market in the US, representing $92 billion dollars! From a survey of 1000 small businesses in the US, showed that their usage of online …
Read More »eStara Video Connect
Last Friday, I had nice chat and demo with Sheri Solis from ATG about their new venture that was announced earlier today. You can read the official press release here. From the press release: “eStara Video Connect is an ideal solution for local and vertical media, online directories, Internet Yellow …
Read More »Online Video Numbers
As I have been reading about online videos and small businesses, there are a lot of numbers thrown around. Undoubtedly I will hear more about and learn more about online video marketing at ILM’08 next week (can’t wait) but here are some interesting comments and numbers that I have seen …
Read More »Videos and Small Business
I have been meaning for long time now to begin to wade into this subject-online video marketing. If you have been reading the news, blogs, etc out there, you will know that online video marketing is picking up steam. Online videos definitely is one of those creative ways you can …
Read More »Veterans Day
Tomorrow here in the US is Veteran’s Day. I just wanted to take a minute to honor the veterans (living and deceased) that have sacrificed and served our country. Without your efforts, we would not be the great nation we are today. Thank you! Special thanks to my Dad! (Veteran …
Read More »California Here I Come!
On November 19, 2008 the Kelsey Group will be having ILM’08, Interactive Local Media Conference in Santa Clara California. I am super excited about going. The agenda is jam packed with a ton of interesting and informative speakers. For more information on the conference or to register, check out the …
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