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« Previous EntriesYour Ad Here – The Genesis of the Marchex Adhere Logo
Monday, June 16th, 2008The new logo for the Marchex Adhere product was developed in house by Marchex’s designer, Naomi Menahem.
Naomi speaks fluent French and Hebrew and studied art history at the Sorbonne.
In this post, Naomi discusses her work on the Marchex Adhere logo:
When you were sketching out the design for the new logo what words, ideas, images, symbols […]
Quick Questions – Ryan Fritzky – Product Marketing Manager
Monday, June 16th, 2008
Ryan was one of the drivers of the recent Marchex Adhere launch. Knowing how busy he is, I’ve asked him a few quick questions for today’s blog.
Why was the decision made to launch the combined product Marchex Adhere at this time?
The strategy behind launching Marchex Adhere was to make it easier for customers to take […]
Press Coverage of the Marchex Adhere Launch
Monday, June 9th, 2008Here’s a list of some of the e-ink out today regarding the new advertising channel, Marchex Adhere and the new marchex.com:
Coverage
ClickZ - Marchex Brings Ad Platforms Together
MediaPost - Marchex Takes On Google With Text Ad Network
SearchEngineLand- Marchex Creates AdHere: National-Local PPC Ad Network
Greg Sterling’s Screenwerk - Marchex Unveils ‘AdHere’ Network
SearchEngineWatch.com - Marchex Consolidates Ad Platforms
The Kelsey […]
SMX Advanced Seattle Recap
Sunday, June 8th, 2008SMX Advanced Seattle Recap
Search Marketing Expo just completed the anniversary show of their first conference, one year ago, on Seattle’s lovely waterfront convention center at Pier 66. Despite the unfavorable weather, the general reception of the event was very positive. Whether or not the topics discussed were actually advanced, or if the SEO sessions were […]
Weekly Wrap Up with Industry News
Friday, May 23rd, 2008LocalPoint News:
Thoughts on Microsoft’s Live Search Cashback
New Google Local Strategies
Slow Down, Important Information Ahead
Industry News:
Without Yahoo, Microsoft Has Little for Advertisers
Geo-tracking: opportunity knocks
Retail E-Commerce Sales Growth Slows, Up Just 1%
The “Google Factory Tour”: Display Ads Coming In Image Search, Google Health Live
Display Stumbles As Search Remains Strong
NearbyNow About To Make Local (Product) Search Widely Available
Google […]
New Google Local Strategies
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008If you haven’t read Greg Sterling’s blog about Google’s new local ad targeting strategies, it is definitely worth a look. Google is introducing a ZIP-code prompt for local queries.
Weekly Wrap Up - 9 May 2008
Friday, May 9th, 2008Industry News:
WebVisible Software Platform Named 2008 Internet Product of the Year by AeA
Targeted Advertising For Web Printouts: The ‘PrinterStitial’
Marchex Rises After Co. Beats Analysts’ 1Q Expectations
Google Gets Closer to a Mobile Future
Microsoft to Show New Search Tech This Month
Facebook Nabs Another Google Exec
Idearc Announces First Quarter 2008 Results
Microsoft Should Sideline Search, Focus on Strengths
Yellowbook Launches […]
Kelsey conference, Drilling Down on Local ’08 - Recaps
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008The three day Kelsey conference, Drilling Down on Local ’08 was by most accounts a success.
Among the blogs commenting on the conference are Kate Kaye’s “Random Notes.”
Peter Krasilovsky’s comments, “Yahoo!’s Michael Yang at Kelsey Seattle: Verticals Front-and-Center,” excerpted from the advisory written for Kelsey Marketplace clients.
And Andrew Shotland’s blogs containing live updates from the event.
Kelsey […]
Best User Reviews Ever
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008Last week, Marchex announced partnerships with six local content partners to add over five million user reviews and ratings to our over 150,000 local Web sites, including our primary hub, Openlist.com. This is huge as it further establishes Openlist.com as the premiere source for locally focused business listings, reviews and ratings. With our shiny new […]
Marchex Local Content Partnerships
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Today Marchex announced several content partnerships, including deals with Yelp, Avvo, HealthGrades.com, Restaurant.com, lilaguide.com, and Urbanspoon.com. These partnerships in aggregate, add more than 5 million reviews and ratings to Marchex’s local network. Here is a snippet from the release:
Under the separate agreements announced today, Marchex will add more than 5 million reviews and ratings to its local network, bringing the total number […]

