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DMS ’10: Yext CEO Howard Lerman’s Top 10 Predictions

Yext CEO Howard Lerman, in the first of several keynotes at BIA/Kelsey's DMS 2010 in Dallas, says that “dozens of winners” will emerge in the local marketplace. Noting how fast technology has swarmed around local marketing, “it is basically the Jetsons…

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Zillow Earns First Profits; Ups Rascoff to CEO

Zillow, after five years and $87 million raised, says it is now in the black for the first time, after focusing more on revenues. It also announced that Spencer Rascoff has been appointed CEO, replacing  Expedia Founder Rich Barton, who…

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The Skinny on the New iPhone Guidelines

Yesterday Apple updated various pieces of its developer rules/requirements. The change that got the most press was that Apple was "opening up its popular App Store to products made using Adobe Systems Inc.'s (ADBE) Flash program," according to The Wall…

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SuperPages.com Reveals Its IYP Overhaul

SuperMedia has joined the list of directory publishers rolling out complete overhauls of their online Yellow Pages directories. Today, the publisher unveiled a new version of SuperPages.com, which featured more local content, more robust merchant info on search results page,…

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Gannett’s ‘Deal Chicken’ Goes It Alone in Arizona

The deal-a-day model thrives on the power of its e-mail list, sales channels, promotion, clever copywriting and vendor selection. Newspapers and TV stations should be especially well positioned to leverage these strengths, right? Many, in fact, are diving in to…

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Dex One Names New CEO

Dex One has gone leaderless since May when longtime CEO Dave Swanson announced his retirement, which took place immediately. Rather than appoint an interim CEO, the company was run by a temporary leadership team comprising senior members of the board.…

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Eniro Replaces CEO

Eniro has replaced Jesper Karrbrink as CEO of the Swedish directory company with Johan Lindgren, former CEO of Telenor Sweden. Eniro's board is apparently frustrated at the pace of improvement resulting from the new strategy put in place by Karrbrink.…

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