Ethan Stock, CEO and founder November 28, 2007
Dec 29, 2015
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Time-based promotions are a key marketing tool to drive footfall and revenue today for local merchants`
All Categories Entertainment & Sports Retail Home & Garden Automotive Jobs Everything local
All Media Newspapers Radio TV Coupons …Internet?
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Events = Local Promotions
Zvents powers “things to do” local search – the why that gets a consumer out the door – for a large and growing media network
Local Directory: Commodity
Maps: Commodity
Over 150 current media partners
Boston.com – largest local newspaper site
Freedom Communications – 50+ newspapers & TV stations
Orange County Register
MediaNews: 30+ local Newspapers
Denver Post, Detroit News
San Jose Mercury News, LA.com
NY Times Regional: 15+ papers
McClatchy 40+ papers
Ohio.com
…and more
Millions of uniques and pageviews
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Users can add free business and event listings to a search index shared across the media network
Coming Soon:Paid Promotion
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Thousands add free listings each day – and growing rapidly
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User-Created Content By Day: J uly 2006 - October 2007
30-day average of UCC
UCC per Day
30 day avg.:
47
30 day avg.: 1436
Note strong weekly cycle: Mon/Tues. peaks
16-month total:
342,000 UCC events and venues
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Events ABC's of Home Building created by HomeBuilder Climb REI Fremont’s Indoor Pinnacle created by Lhemenw Jasper Fforde Booksigning created by CourtneyGreenwald Greater Detroit Real Estate Expo created by KPriest Welcome to Margaritaville Cooking Class created by jbaldwins Ice Cream Lovers Welcome New Baskin-Robbins Store to the Area created by jillianfine Breakfast with Santa at Hard Rock Cafe created by HardRockCafeBoston Fashion Denver Presents: Freeze, our holiday fashion market! created by bshigley Fine Italian Reds - Paired Wine Tasting created by Dineindiva Gear Up For The Holidays With Puma created by sbajaj Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides at Santana Row created by EdK Michigan Camper, Travel & RV Show created by ShowSpan, Inc. Open House at Lisa's Gift Wrappers created by pugnose Sutter VNA & Hospice Flu Shot Clinics created by Elephant Pharmacy – Los Altos Visit Live Reindeer at The Shoppes at Arbor Lakes created by kellyp
Venues Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage created by jennorigi Easton Town Center created by Easton Elkhorn Catering & Conference Center created by velsigne Hilton Oakland Airport created by SFElisaW
Most event listings are commercial promotions by local merchants –which receive dozens to thousands of pageviews each
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…and event-based SEO optimized listings drive prominent placement in major search engines
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Zvents: Transforming local search and driving local commerce with event-based promotion
Local business listings are distributed widely
across the media network
Forthcoming:Mobile
150+ Local Media Partners
Online
SEO to major search engines
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Free todayPaid options coming soon