Company Named a Finalist for the Search Engine Watch (SEW)
Awards
Local.com
Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network,
today announced that the company will be a featured presenter at Search
Engine Strategies (SES) San Jose being held at the McEnery Convention
Center, August 10-14, 2009.
Jeff Ferguson, SES Advisory Board member and Local.com senior director,
online marketing, will be a featured presenter on the “Meaningful SEO
Metrics: Going Beyond the Numbers” panel on Tuesday, August 11, at 3:00
p.m. The panel will explore ways to move beyond Page Rank, indexed pages
or linked sites and into valuable metrics and ROI.
Ferguson will also moderate the “The New Search ROI: Measuring More than
Conversion” panel on Thursday, August 13, at 12:45 p.m. This panel will
focus on best practices and practical techniques that marketers can use
to get started with "multi-conversion" measurement.
Local.com has also been named a finalist for the Search Engine Watch
(SEW) Awards in the “Search Engine with the Most Relevant Results”
category. Winners will be announced at Search Engine Strategies San
Jose. The mission of the SEW Awards is to recognize excellence, as well
as inspire innovation and encourage new ideas in search marketing. The
SEW Awards will honor 14 outstanding search marketers, search engines
and technology providers, as judged by a panel of industry experts and
the Search Engine Watch editorial staff.
Now in its 11th year, Search Engine Strategies is the premier global
event series for search engine marketing and optimization. SES is
produced by Incisive Media. For more information on SES San Jose, visit: http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/sanjose.
About Local.com®
Local.com (NASDAQ: LOCM) owns and operates a leading local search site
and the largest private label, local search network in the United
States. The company uses patented technologies to provide over 20
million consumers each month with the most relevant search results for
local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 700
regional media sites. Businesses can target ready-to-purchase consumers
using a variety of advertising products. To advertise, or for more
information visit: www.local.com.
About SES
Incisive Media’s Search
Engine Strategies is a leading global conference and training series
focused on search engine optimization and search engine marketing. Other
Incisive resources for interactive marketers include the ClickZ
network for digital marketing news, information, commentary, advice,
opinion and research and Search
Engine Watch which provides news and information about search,
analysis of the search engine industry and tools for improving search
marketing effectiveness.
Incisive Media is a leading global provider of specialized business news
and information, in print, in person and online. The company's principal
markets include financial services, legal services, commercial real
estate, marketing services and risk management. Incisive Media's
market-leading brands include Accountancy Age, Computing, Investment
Week, Legal Week, LegalTech, Post, Real Estate Forum, Risk, Search
Engine Strategies and The American Lawyer. For more information, visit www.incisivemedia.com.
Local.com
Cameron Triebwasser
949-789-5223
ctriebwasser@local.com
