Introducing the LEADING IN LOCAL Future Stars - early stage start-ups that are busy developing what they hope will be the next big thing in interactive local media. Please make plans to meet them at the show. (If you are an early stage startup and would like to be part of the Future Stars program at ILM, there’s still time to join us. See if you qualify: SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.)

AdHusky
AdHusky is a self serve Facebook ad solution for small business owners. Leveraging data/distribution partners, we automate the Facebook ad creation/launch process. We have more than 1,000 paying customers via our partners (WIX, Yahoo, Shopify, Eventbrite, and Amazon Web Store).
Founders: Taek Chung, Michael Chun

Freshlime
Freshlime’s solutions help local Service Pros turn leads into loyal “high-value” lifetime customers. This is accomplished by providing the Service Pro with an easy to use mobile scheduling and customer management app. We combine this with a service layer that ties directly into our SMB marketing automation, customer engagement, and reputation management platform. These solutions were developed to help Service Pros grow revenue, increase efficiency, and manage back office tasks more effectively.
Founder: Jay Bean

Mapsense
Mapsense is a platform for mapping and analyzing massive location datasets. We’ve designed a platform that makes it easy for analysts and developers to interact with and unlock the value in their data. Our geospatial tools help apps, advertisers, financial services, and cities analyze and visualize their growing waves of location data faster and more intuitively than ever before. Mapsense is designed from the start to slice through massive spatial datasets - letting users and location-based services understand the geographical trends that are critical to their continued success.
Founders: Erez Cohen, Mikey Watts