Articles about Marchex

Tech Moves: Flexport execs depart; Rover adds board member; longtime T-Mobile leader to retire

— Dave Clark isn’t the only former Amazon exec out at Flexport. Five other ex-Amazonians who joined Flexport over the… Read More

Tech Moves: Siblings at Seattle startup swap roles; Microsoft CVP departs to focus on DEI; and more

— IoT startup Mason announced that founder and current CEO Jim Xiao will be swapping roles with his sister and… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Nintendo president joins GameStop board; Vacasa hires OpenTable vet; and more

— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board… Read More

Tech Moves: Accolade hires HR exec; EnergySavvy vet joins UW Clean Energy Institute; and more

— Former EnergySavvy COO Scott Case was named entrepreneur-in-residence at the Washington Clean Energy Testbeds, part of the University of… Read More

Tech Moves: Marchex taps natural language processing expert as AI chief; Snap adds Amazon sales leader as CBO; and more

Marketing analytics company Marchex is upping its focus on artificial intelligence. Dr. Junmei Zhong, a longtime AI researcher and former Pitchbook leader, is… Read More

Geek of the Week: Say hello to Erin Murphy of Marchex, whose calling is analyzing business calls

Erin Murphy still uses her phone to make actual phone calls. In an age of texting and social media and… Read More

Marchex co-founder raises $5.5M from Rich Barton, Nick Hanauer, others for new video content startup

A husband-wife founding team has raised cash from investors like Rich Barton and Nick Hanauer to build what they hope… Read More

Tech Moves: Amazon hires community engagement director; Marchex’s CRO resigns; and more

Amazon doesn’t have a great reputation when it comes to community engagement. It’s been at the center of public rancor… Read More

Shares of Marchex spike 17% after ad analytics company inks cloud partnership with Facebook

Seattle-based marketing company Marchex has had a rough past year. The company’s CEO and board chairman departed last fall after… Read More

Marchex lays off more staff as advertising analytics company aims for profitability

Marchex is cutting more staff. The Seattle-based advertising analytics company laid off 30 employees this week, or about 10 percent… Read More

Marchex CEO and board chairman depart after layoffs, disappointing earnings at advertising analytics company

Marchex today announced major leadership changes, as both CEO Pete Christothoulou and Board Chairman Clark Kokich have resigned from the company.… Read More

Tech Moves: Convoy investor Grant Ries joins startup as chief business officer; HomeAway names John Kim president; and more

Grant Ries, who was an investor during both the angel and Series A funding rounds at Convoy, was so impressed by… Read More

Advertising analytics company Marchex lays off 10% of staff after disappointing Q2

Marchex has laid off 10 percent of its staff after a disappointing second quarter. The Seattle-area advertising analytics company confirmed… Read More

Tech Moves: Seattle startup vet Joanna Lord heads to NYC, former Coinstar CFO joins Cray board, and more

—Joanna Lord, the Seattle startup veteran who has led marketing teams for Porch, Big Door and Moz, has moved on from the Emerald… Read More

Tech Moves: Moonraft expands in U.S. with Seattle office; Dolly names ex-Code Fellows CEO Kristen Smith as COO; etc.

—Moonraft, an India-based technology design firm, is opening a new Seattle office, marking its first expansion in the U.S. Moonraft co-founder and… Read More

Tech Moves: Marchex bolsters executive lineup; IP law firm expands; and more

—Marchex expanded its executive team to include a new chief revenue officer, Gary Nafus, and new senior vice president of customer… Read More

Seattle-based Marchex to provide click-to-call ad tracking for world’s largest advertising group

For advertisers, tracking clicks is easy, but tracking calls resulting from online ads can be a hassle. A solution from Seattle-based… Read More

Marchex sells 200K domains to GoDaddy for $28.1M, shifts focus to mobile advertising

Marchex wants to get out of the domain business, and GoDaddy is helping make it happen. The Seattle-based company today… Read More

Marchex CEO Russ Horowitz stepping down, new board members added

After 12 years at the helm of Marchex, Russell Horowitz is stepping down as CEO of the Seattle call advertising… Read More

Mobile bill pay app Prism raises $2M to help you pay your bills on time

Prism, a three-year old startup, has raised $2 million over multiple rounds to help people pay their bills using a free… Read More

Tech Moves: Zillow’s Bohutinsky joins HotelTonight board; Groupon and Drugstore.com vet Kal Raman lands at Solutionstar; and more

—HotelTonight, the fast-growing mobile-based hotel booking service, has named Zillow chief marketing officer Amy Bohutinsky to its board. It marks… Read More

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