Just before lunch at ILM Asia, Sidharth Gupta, CEO of Getit Infoservices, shared his company’s vision of the future. It was comprehensive and holistic.
In his talk, Gupta spoke of the evolution that is occurring around the world and in India as it relates to the directory space. Gupta’s vision embraces a much wider swath of …

My colleague Charles Laughlin kicked off ILM Asia — a conference organized by BIA/Kelsey and the Asian Directory Publisher Association (ADPAI) — with the results of a survey of business leaders operating in the local search space in Asia.
Among the most interesting findings is that 92 percent of the respondents believe publishers must “transform now, …

 
BIA/Kelsey will offer a view into two of our key forecasts at the upcoming ILM Asia conference, Oct. 25-26 at The Regent Singapore.
The first will be the freshly updated global Yellow Pages forecast, which will be summarized in our opening presentation on Oct. 25.
The following day, we will unveil our global deals forecast. The latter …

ILM Asia has added two exciting speakers to its lineup. Adrian Tan, COO of Groupon Singapore, will join our special Deals Forum on day 2 of ILM Asia.
Meanwhile, Michelle Sherwood, exec VP of strategic marketing at the Australian directory giant Sensis, will talk about that company’s transformation journey.
We’re very excited about our full lineup of speakers at …

Today we posted a detailed agenda for ILM Asia 2011, which takes place Oct. 25-26 at the Regent Singapore.
The event will include a heavy focus on many of the key elements driving the transition from traditional to digital marketing for SMBs worldwide — including social media, mobile advertising and search, and the emerging deals category. In fact, the …

Jonathan Marchbank, the CEO of Dealised, an Australia-based leader in providing social commerce and deals software, will address a special forum on the deals space at ILM Asia, Oct. 25-26, in Singapore. 
Marchbank will speak on Oct. 26 during a morning session devoted to the emerging global and Asian deals market. He will offer a perspective …