The ILM West Roster Keeps Building (Dec. 12-14 San Francisco)
ILM West is shaping up to be one of our biggest and best local events ever. There is so much going on. We’ve already announced some key people, like our…
DMS ’11: SMBs and the Evolution to Self-Serve
Two companies investing in self-service advertising for SMBs agree that self-service is an important and growing category, but isn't likely to replace direct sales. This morning's panel at DMS ’11, "SMBs…
Second Street: Deals Remain Highly Social, Referrals Generate Sales
One of the questions we have about the deals space is, how social is it really? In early days, with demos leaning toward college-educated women, deals were very social as…
DMS ’11 Preview: The ‘Why’ and ‘How’ of SMB Mobile Websites
Gearing up for a session on mobile tools for SMBs at next month's DMS show, I listened to a webinar today put on by Duda Mobile and AT&T. As the session will…
ComScore Data Show Mobile Local Exploding, IYPs Growing Modestly
Internet Yellow Pages sites saw a modest 5.1 percent boost in usage over the past year, according to new data from comScore and the Local Search Association, detailed in a…
Yelp Joins the Mobile Deals Race
As we keep saying, mobile will represent "Act II" of the exploding deal space. We even have an entire segment of our Deals 3D conference next month devoted to it.…
The ‘Common Elements of Successful Promotions’
We’ve been focused so much on deal a day that we sometimes forget it is just part of the mix when it comes to successful SMB promotions. Seth Gardenswartz of…
Latest in GeoLocation: You Know You Want.it
Product launches in mobile LBS are reaching ridiculous levels. Without exaggeration, there are many per day, prompting what I've started to call NAGS (Not Another GeoLocation Service). Many are good,…
Google Offers/Wallet One-Two Punch: Going to Be Huge
I was surprised this week when Google Offers didn't get more of a media blitz. It did get some coverage, and to be fair the news had leaked weeks ago…
Sensis Social Media Report: Online Reviews Affect Purchasing Decisions
Sensis, in association with the Australian Interactive Media Industry Association (AIMIA), commissioned research into how Australian people and businesses are using social media. The Sensis Social Media Report contains survey…