The power of local.
Uniquely engaged local audiences, industry-leading technology, deep digital marketing expertise and insights from 300K clients across the US.The nation’s economy, culture, and communities require businesses with local roots — those who create jobs, nurture their neighborhoods, and make a mark that matters. These locally-rooted businesses deserve to experience a stronger partner: Meet LOCALiQ.
When it comes to connecting people with local businesses, LOCALiQ lives up to the promise in our name. We are local. We share a commitment to supporting local commerce, enabling businesses to connect with customers where we live, work, and serve.
We exist to empower businesses with the knowledge and marketing support to spark smarter growth and confidence in their ability to thrive with our help.
TRUST + TECH
LOCAL trust, built over years of valued journalism and support of the communities across Gannett, combined with IQ: intelligent business solutions, tech, tools, industry-leading products, and insights from work with over 300K+ customers nationwide.
LOCALiQ is the go-to-market brand that links local TRUST with market-leading TECH, including powerful digital acumen, and strongly aligns with our mission of empowering local businesses to thrive.
Our team constantly challenges the status quo to evolve local marketing.
Kevin Gentzel
President, Marketing Solutions and CRO
Kathy Jack-Romero
President, LOCALiQ
Bala Menon
Chief Client Officer
Kris Barton
Chief Product Officer
Kelly Andresen
President, Sales Development
Michael Thompson
Vice President, Inside Sales
Jeff Urgo
LOCALiQ Automotive
Chris Johnson
VP, Classified Vertical Sales
Laura Taylor
Senior Vice President Marketing at WordStream
Michael Kane
Interim Sales Development Leader
What makes us great
At LOCALiQ, we empower communities to connect, act, and thrive. Our goal is to be essential to consumers and marketers seeking meaningful connections with their communities. Our diverse voices, backgrounds and specialties are fundamental to achieving that goal. Join us on our mission to help businesses grow with simplified local marketing.
How we value diversity
The quality that makes you different or unique – whether that be your age, education, ethnicity, gender, language, disability status, national origin, parental status, race, religion, sexual orientation, work style or anything else – is celebrated here. Leveraging that diversity by creating a culture where everyone feels safe, welcome, valued, included, and comfortable being who they are increases our talent and contributions while keeping us accountable in embracing differences and perspectives. Where are you headed next?