Borrell Research Prompting Transparency And Innovation In Local Search Advertising

We believe that with more transparency, better technology, and properly managed customer expectations, the local search advertising industry can scale and profit more rapidly. The endgame is observable advertising performance that drives satisfaction among local businesses. As we developed Clickable Platform, our local advertising technology, we became intimate with market friction hindering the growth of local search advertising. To better understand the challenges and opportunities, we commissioned Borrell Associates, a research and consulting firm that tracks local ad spending, to study the economics. We released this seminal report last week. (You can download the full report here.) Borrell conducted their research independently to drive objectivity and transparency, and explore new areas beyond our own core technology focus. They delivered with… Read More →

Local Search Advertising Market Will Be Led By Companies That Invest In Scalable Technology And More Efficient Business Models (Report)

When we started Clickable, we decided to only create products or features that deliver measurable ROI, either by driving profit or by saving time. With this disciplined approach, we effectively ‘built the business backwards’ – by strictly listening to the customer, and watching the data. As a result, we recently entered the local advertising market with Clickable Platform. Platform is the first white-label solution that allows online advertising resellers to rapidly scale online advertising and lead-generation programs profitably to a full continuum of local businesses. As we developed Platform over the past year, we became intimate with market forces that are hindering the growth and long-term sustainability of the local search advertising industry. To better understand the challenges and shed… Read More →