Drilling Down on Local '07

Local search and local online commerce will again be the core focus of this year's Drilling Down on Local '07: The Annual Silicon Valley Summit Conference. Local search and online commerce representatives will meet March 19-21, 2007 at the Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, California.

Drilling Down on Local '07 is produced by The Kelsey Group, which initiated the local search and online commerce conference back in 1997 and has so far held 12 editions of the event. The conference has become a venue where industry leaders and innovators can interract and establish invaluable relationships. Keynote speakers and panelists from industry leading companies will deliver speeches on the rapid growth and the challenges and opportunities of the of the online local advertising market.

The conference will start with a client-only session open to The Kelsey Group CAS clients. Analysts from the company will outline key changes from last year’s Local Commerce Monitor focusing on SME advertising spending and use. The Networking Reception will welcome all registered attendees of Drilling Down on Local. Day 1 and Day 2 of the conference will present keynote addresses and speeches by senior representatives of The Kelsey Group and participating companies.

Drilling Down on Local will cover a diversity of topics related to local search innovations, Internet Yellow Pages, vertical directories, IPTV, VoIP and wireless platforms. Companies that should attend include major search engines and vertical search providers, Internet yellow pages and electronic classifieds, directory publishers, media companies, online newspaper publishers, marketing/advertising agencies, technology and service suppliers, financial analysts, venture capital firms, and anyone who is interested in participating in the local online commerce marketplace.

To attend, register here.