LEADING IN LOCAL FAQ
What are
the best practices for local players to engage national
marketers in local channels?
SuperForum: National Brands, Local Channels
What is the impact of the new generation of local
leads providers that incorporates ratings, reviews, mobile
and content?
Wowing (and Selling) Local Services: Leveraging
Social, Mobile and Content
How can operators (from startups to cash-flowing
businesses) best position themselves to attract a buyer or
investor?
BIA/Kelsey Workshop: Valuation & Funding
in Local Digital Media
Why are national brands and major retailers with
local brick and mortar operations jumping on local digital
marketing?
SuperForum: National Brands, Local Channels
How can large media companies extend beyond traditional advertising
by focusing on new local revenue streams (mobile, social, deals)?
Keynote Address: Vikram Sharma, CEO, Gannett Digital Marketing
Services
Where are the biggest opportunities in localized
mobile marketing?
SuperForum: Mobile’s Local Impact
How can local marketers break free from the traditional
marketing playbook and develop marketing that people love?
Keynote Address: Brian Halligan,
CEO, HubSpot; Senior Lecturer, MIT
How can deals platforms re-emerge as viable local
commerce engines for local and national marketers?
Local Commerce:
The Shift to Offers, Loyalty, CRM and Analytics
How is geolocal search driving national-to-local
opportunities?
Geolocal: New Targeting, New Search, New Maps
What lessons from startups can local media professionals
apply to drive their own success?
The BIA/Kesley Next Wave
Forum, Featuring The Startup Playbook Author David. S. Kidder
What progress are traditional media properties making
in incorporating the latest technologies with their strong
local brands and infrastructure?
Media Leaders: Applying the
Lessons of Leading in Local
How are hyperlocal and vertical players transforming
local media sales?
Boosting ROI to Hyperlocal/Vertical Sales
Channels
How is native advertising driving better performance
and higher premiums for publishers at the local level?
The
Local Stake in Native Advertising
The LEADING IN LOCAL program will answer the most pressing questions for companies and individuals across the media and marketing ecosystem, including:
- Media companies/publishers
- Search engines
- National brands
- Agencies
- Local and SMB marketing solution providers
- Local and digital marketing technology and platform developers
- Local and SMB advertisers
- Senior executives, from operations, sales, marketing, R&D and product development
- Companies seeking funding or positioning for acquisition
- Investors
- Startups and innovators
