Future Stars Gallery

Introducing the “selected” 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 developing the next big thing in SMB digital marketing, there’s still time to submit an entry.)

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Founders: Benjamin Ilfeld, Dathan Guiley

Alignable is the first social network dedicated to local business owners and the organizations that work with them. With active communities in all 50 states and Canada, Alignable is helping businesses succeed by making it easy to network with each other, swap tips and expertise, and promote together to reach new customers.
Founders: Eric Groves, Dr. Venkat Krishnamurthy

Chalk Digital is democratizing advertising with a new class of local mobile service called ChalkAds™. For less than $10, create, publish and track your own mobile ad campaign using our ChalkBoard™ smartphone app or web portal. Chalk Digital proprietary end-to-end platform instantly publishes your ChalkAd across our marketplace of thousands of location-aware mobile applications.

For the first time, anyone can launch their own time-sensitive mobile local campaign in minutes. Promote an exclusive or time-limited offer. Announce a new business location or open house. Broadcast a garage sale or even a lost pet. ChalkAds reach thousands of mobile consumers across a neighborhood, a zip code or city in hours. Custom options are available for national brands seeking local marketing solutions.
Founder: Craig Hagopian

Hakema Bookability opens up e-commerce for service businesses on Internet yellow pages and local search media. With Bookability an Internet yellow page can show, next to the map and contact information, a company’s service offering, pricing and real-time availability of services. Online users not only engage better, but they can also book a service directly from the Bookability-powered listing. By using Bookability, a yellow page can prove ROI and conversion to their customers, become the point of purchase and offer true convenience to their visitors. The largest yellow page in Finland, Fonecta, is our leading customer for this product.
Founders: Ajay Garg, Päivi Laajanen

MarketGoo offers solutions for SMBs to grow their business online by providing powerful, yet simple and easy to use website marketing and search optimization tools. MarketGoo is also available as a white label, turnkey solution to monetise and educate website customers. Partners such as Telcos, Hosting companies and providers are currently distributing it to enhance their value-added portfolios. For more information, please visit marketgoo.com.
Founders: Wenceslao Garcia, Jose Miguel Perez

Okikoo SA is a User-managed deals site. SMEs post photos, videos and description of their deals and offers which are validated within 24h. Sites contains database of all Swiss businesses. All deals posted automatically to iPhone App. Buyers can rate deals following purchase.
Founders: Brian Hick, Willy Glur

RefGo is a white label solution for providers of online marketing products and services to small businesses. Our solution helps small businesses build their brand and generate high quality, low cost leads through customer reviews, personal referrals, special offers, and more. We provide our white label partners with a quick and easy way to enhance their solution, improve retention and drive incremental, high-margin, recurring revenues. RefGo is a mobile-first, cloud-based solution.
Founders: Malcolm Lewis, Nayt Grochowski