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2009
- Adds 14,000 local business customers
- Renews and expands distribution agreement with Idearc Media
- Appoints new chief financial officer, Brenda Agius
- Reports $9.6 million in revenue for fourth quarter 2008
- Wins MarCom Award for “Best of Local” website and campaign
2008
- Partners with Valpak for online coupons
- Supports “Toys for Tots” for the holidays
- Announces 2008 “Best of Local” Winners
- Integrates local business video content
- Launches Local Mobile™ directory service on Virgin Mobile USA network
- Reports $10.2 million in revenue for third quarter 2008
- Adopts stockholder rights plan
- Granted registered trademarks for Local.com® and Local.com logo
- Ramps sales to meet growing demand for local ads
- Named nation’s largest private label local search network
- Reaches 5,000 direct advertisers, announces target of 50,000
- Announces Local.com named finalist for SES Awards
- Announces new Vice President, Technology
- Reports $9.6 million in revenue for second quarter 2008
- Launches “Best of Local” awards program
- Partners with White Directory Publishers, a division of Hearst Holdings, Inc.
- Launches proprietary ratings and reviews
- Advances in Hitwise “U.S. Top 10 Award” rankings
- Reports record search and organic traffic, significant sales force expansion
- Announces CEO, Heath Clarke named finalist for the 2008 American Business Awards
- Wins 2008 Internet Advertising Competition (IAC) Outstanding Achievement Award
- Reports $8.8 million in revenue for first quarter 2008
- Partners with MediaSpan to provide local search platform to more than 1,500 newspaper, TV, and radio clients
- Announces Local.com named finalist for 15th Annual AeA High-Tech Innovation Awards
- Receives “Official Honoree” status from the 12th Annual Webby Awards
- Triples technology licensees for local search patent
- Expands local search network and reaches record network traffic
- Renews and expands distribution agreement with Idearc Media
- Announces record organic traffic for February 2008
- Wins Hitwise U.S. Top Ten Award
- Reports $5.9 million in revenue for fourth quarter 2007
- Unveils enhanced Local Promote™ offering
- Announces new “Advertise With Us” services
- Reports record January search traffic
- Expands direct sales force
- Adds 2 million Yelp reviews
2007
- Announces strategic partnership with Citysearch
- Ranked number one for local online advertising revenue growth by Borrell Associates
- Begins licensing local search technology
- Reports $5.6 million in revenue for third quarter 2007
- Releases UK site from beta status
- Receives WebAward Standard of Excellence
- Launches Local Mobile™ “Apple a Day Giveaway”
- Renews search distribution agreement with Yahoo!
- Reports $5.1 million in revenue for second quarter 2007
- Announces $13 million financing
- Acquires PremierGuide, one of the largest providers of online business directories to regional media publishers
- Introduces Local Mobile™ - allows users to access Local.com from mobile phones and devices
- Names new VP of Product Management
- Reports $4.9 million in revenue for first quarter 2007
- Major search milestone: Serves 30 million monthly unique visitors in first quarter
- Launches Local Verified™ ad program
- Releases enhanced user interface and site navigation
- Launches Local Promote™ free and subscription listing services
- Achieves traffic monetization milestone: $137 revenue per thousand visitors (RKV)
- Signs distribution agreement with Idearc Media
- Announces $8 million financing
- Adds 20 million local classifieds listings
2006
- Interchange Corporation becomes Local.com (October)
- Local.com ranked fifth largest pure-play local search engine and #79 among all U.S. Web sites by comScore (July)
- Major search milestone: Positive return on ad spending
- Major search milestone: Over ten million unique monthly visitors
- Bruce Crair named President and COO
- Releases beta of UK local search engine (www.uk.local.com)
- Partners with Jambo for pay-per-call ad capabilities
- Partners with Judy's Book for user reviews
- Local.com released from beta
- Launches LocalConnect private-label local search engine for regional media
- Reports $18.1 million in 2005 revenues
- Partners with Contractors.com to add 1+ million contractor listings
2005
- ShopLocal.com partners with Local.com for local circular content
- John Rehfeld and Norman Farra join the Board of Directors
- Corporate headquarters moved to Irvine, Calif.
- Releases Local.com in beta
- Local.com domain name acquired; company announces program for local search
- Acquires Swedish local search business
- Acquires patent-pending specialized local search technology
- Reports $19.1 million in 2004 revenues
- Releases SMS Local
2004
- Company closes $15 million PIPE financing
- National Search Distribution Network grows to 290 search engines and Web sites
- Completes IPO in October, raising $25MM
- Partners with YellowPages.com
- Philip Fricke joins the Board of Directors
- Files 14 provisional patent applications for Keyword DNA and LocalDirect technologies
- LocalDirect search platform launched using Keyword DNA technology
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