Most email marketers are being faced with acquisition budget cuts, but they still need to grow their lists aggressively year over year. Tanya Hyde, vice president of Yesmail professional services together with Dan Babb, senior director of append solutions at Walter Karl, will present to marketing professionals, an overview of organic and paid list growth tactics that work to successfully convert prospects to new customers. Attendees will learn why there has never been a more important time to focus on acquiring new customers.

- Local.com to Announce Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Financial Results
Local.com Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading local search site and network, will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors at 5:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, February 19, 2009, following the release of its fourth quarter and full year 2008 financial results at approximately 4:30 p.m. ET on the same date. Heath Clarke, chairman and chief executive officer, Bruce Crair, president and chief operating officer, and Doug Norman, chief financial officer, will host the call and discuss the company’s results and outlook.

Jennifer Black, Local.com vice president, marketing, will be a featured presenter on the “Think Local: Online Marketing Tactics for Small and Medium Sized Businesses” panel on Thursday, December 11, at 9:00 a.m. The panel will examine local marketing tactics and the most effective advertiser strategies for reaching local consumers.

Now in its 10th year, Search Engine Strategies is the premier global event series for search engine marketing and optimization. SES is produced by Incisive Media. For more information on SES Chicago, visit: http://www.searchenginestrategies.com/chicago/.

About Local.com

Local.com (NASDAQ:LOCM) is the largest local search network in the United States. The company uses patented technologies to provide over 19 million consumers each month with the most relevant search results for local businesses, products and services on Local.com and over 700 regional media sites. Businesses can target ready-to-purchase consumers using a variety of advertising products. To advertise, visit http://corporate.local.com/advertisewithus or call 1-888-857-6722. For more information visit: www.local.com or http://corporate.local.com/.

About SES

Incisive Media’s Search Engine Strategies is a leading global conference and training series focused on search engine optimization and search engine marketing. Other Incisive resources for interactive marketers include the ClickZ network for digital marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion and research and Search Engine Watch which provides news and information about search, analysis of the search engine industry and tools for improving search marketing effectiveness.

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