Local Corporation to be a Featured Presenter at San Francisco Small Business Week

Local Corporation (NASDAQ: LOCM), a leading online local media company, today announced that it will be a featured presenter during San Francisco Small Business Week, May 14-20, in San Francisco, Calif.

Mark Wallin, Local Corporation’s vice president of product development, will lead a workshop titled, "Be Found. Drive Traffic. Get Leads. Online Marketing That Wins Local Customers," as part of the Small Business Conference on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at 9 a.m. Pacific Time. During the workshop, Wallin will share insights, case studies and actionable tips on how small businesses can leverage today's digital solutions to achieve maximum results through their marketing and advertising efforts.

"Consumers are assessing information via multiple channels and devices like never before. Businesses today need to be prepared to successfully connect with these local consumers wherever they are," said Lori Chavez, Local Corporation, vice president of marketing. ”Our workshop will explore this topic, help businesses navigate the SMB marketing landscape and ultimately show them how to bring those customers in their doors.”

The company’s Exact Match suite of subscription-based online advertising and digital marketing products is designed to help SMBs build their online presence and be found. Exact Match enables local businesses to boost brand awareness and helps them reach targeted customers when they are searching for products and services online and via mobile devices.

San Francisco Small Business Week is a partnership that honors and supports San Francisco’s small businesses through a series of educational and networking events that inspire, educate and connect the business community. The event is expected to draw more than 4,000 entrepreneurs and local business leaders and is part of the national Small Business Week celebration. San Francisco takes great pride in being the home to over 71,000 small and new startup businesses.

For more information or to register for the conference please visit: http://www.sfsmallbusinessweek.com/.

About Local Corporation

Local Corporation (NASDAQ:LOCM) is a local media company that specializes in connecting brick-and-mortar businesses with online customers using a variety of innovative digital marketing products including local rich media, local business and product search, mobile, SEO, web hosting, social media and daily deals. The company serves a million consumers a day on the flagship Local.com website, Spreebird.com and a network of over 1,000 regional media sites. To advertise, or for more information, visit: http://www.local.com/ or http://www.localcorporation.com.

Local Corporation is a registered trade name of Local.com Corporation.

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