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WebVisible names Doug LaBahn Vice President of Product

Experian Veteran Joins Local Interactive Media Leader

IRVINE, CA - 12.21.2009 – WebVisible, Inc., a worldwide leader in local online advertising, announced today it has named Doug LaBahn, Ph.D. as Vice President of Product. Having served as Vice President of Strategy & Innovation for Experian, Managing Director, Middle Market at Corporate Executive Board, and Vice President of Product Management at Dun & Bradstreet, Mr. LaBahn brings extensive leadership experience, along with a wealth of product development knowledge to his role.

"As demonstrated by our Q3 Report on The State of Small Business Search, local advertiser spend is up across the board, said Kirsten Mangers, WebVisible CEO. "With Doug spearheading our product team, our fast-growing customer base will benefit from multiple new products and service offerings throughout 2010 and beyond."

As WebVisible continues to grow, LaBahn will have an opportunity to bring even more innovation and analytics to its small business clients within the ever evolving world of local digital media.  His experience in innovation, product management and small businesses marketing spans his entire professional career. Before joining WebVisible, LaBahn was responsible for small business product lines at D&B, Experian and Corporate Executive Board.  Most notably, these services had helped small businesses acquire customers, manage credit, improve collections, establish online brands and implement best practices.

"This opportunity represents playing a major role in pushing the vanguard of digital local media," said LaBahn. "WebVisible is providing tremendous value to local business owners around the US, and I intend to give them solutions for effectively acquiring and serving customers for years to come."

About WebVisible, Inc.

WebVisible, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., makes it easy for small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) to be found online, when and where customers are looking. The leading provider of local online marketing products and services since 2001, WebVisible was among the first to pioneer the use of search as a reliable, measurable avenue to connect directly with a buyer’s needs. It has helped more than 100,000 SMB customers from over 3,000 industries in 11 countries to create innovative and accountable Internet advertising campaigns.

WebVisible manages the entire online presence lifecycle, from take-off to landing, using its award-winning, proprietary Geneva™ software platform. Currently managing more than 600 million keywords, it oversees online advertising campaigns that are cost-effective, targeted and measureable. WebVisible’s inimitable approach combines the best of service by certified trained professionals and effective media buying management, ad creation, deployment and optimization for its customers.

SMBs partner with WebVisible directly and through its many partner companies, including Intuit, AT&T, British Telecom, European Directories and The New York Times Company. For more information, visit www.webvisible.com or call (949) 502-5757.

Media Contacts:

Sarah Loughery
WIT Strategy, for WebVisible
(215) 630-9217

sloughery@witstrategy.com