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Marchex is a leading local search and performance advertising company.
Every day, we connect millions of local consumers and businesses through innovative products that are redefining local search and advertising.

Our flagship products include Marchex Adhere, the premium vertical advertising network; Marchex Pay-For-Call, which delivers qualified calls from consumers to businesses; Marchex Connect, the leading local advertising solution for large companies selling advertising to local businesses; and OpenList, our local search network that attracts tens of millions of consumers each month.

Marchex Facts
  • More than 70,000 national and local advertisers use our performance advertising products and services to efficiently and cost-effectively reach consumers online.
  • More than 110 large local advertising providers, including AT&T and YELLOWPAGES.COM, use Marchex Connect and Marchex's call-based advertising products to provide performance advertising products to their customers.
  • Tens of millions of consumers each month use Marchex's OpenList® network to make better, more informed decisions about local products and services.*
Our Mission

Marchex's mission is to connect more local consumers and businesses than anyone else on the planet.

*Based on internal logs

Shareholder Information
Exchange

NASDAQ Global Market

Ticker Symbol

MCHX

Listed Security

Class B Common Stock

Transfer Agent

BNY Mellon Shareowner Services LLC
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Telephone: 800.522.6645
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Marchex Investor Inquiries

Marchex Investor Relations
Telephone: 206.331.3600
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FAQ
Who are Marchex's independent auditors?

KPMG, LLP.

What is Marchex's fiscal year?

Marchex's fiscal year ends December 31.

How do I replace lost stock certificates?

Contact our transfer agent:
BNY Mellon Shareowner Services
85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Phone (800) 522-6645
www.melloninvestor.com

Who should I contact to change the address on my stock certificate?

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85 Challenger Road
Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
Phone (800) 522-6645
www.melloninvestor.com

How do I transfer my stock to another name?

Contact our transfer agent:
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Phone (800) 522-6645
www.melloninvestor.com

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2009 Events
  • June 11, 2009
  • Credit Suisse Global Media and Communications Convergence Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
  • June 9, 2009
  • 2009 RBC Capital Markets Technology, Media and Communications Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time
  • Listen to the Webcast
  • February 25, 2009
  • 5th Annual Jefferies Internet and Media Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 10:40 a.m. Pacific Time
  • Listen to the Webcast
  • January 6, 2009
  • 19th Annual Citigroup Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 2:50 p.m. Pacific Time
2008 Events
  • December 2, 2008
  • Credit Suisse 2008 Annual Technology Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time
  • November 18, 2008
  • Thomas Weisel Partners 2008 Small/Mid-Cap One-on-One Conference
    Attendee: John Keister, President and COO
  • November 12, 2008
  • Piper Jaffray Global Internet Summit 2008
  • May 22, 2008
  • Goldman Sachs Ninth Annual Global Internet Conference
    Speaker: Russell C. Horowitz, CEO
  • 11:45 a.m. Pacific Time
  • May 20, 2008
  • The Fifth Annual Craig-Hallum Institutional Investor Conference
    Attendee: John Keister, President and COO
  • May 6, 2008
  • Q1 2008 Earnings Conference Call
  • 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time
Dennis Cline
Director, Member of Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee

Mr. Cline has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2003. Mr. Cline is currently the managing partner of DMC Investments, a firm he founded in 2000, which provides capital and consulting services to technology companies. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Cline was the Chief Executive Officer of DirectWeb, a provider of a bundled solution of computer hardware and Internet access for consumers. Prior to DirectWeb, Mr. Cline was a senior executive at Network Associates, a provider of computer security solutions. Mr. Cline received his J.D. from Rutgers School of Law and his B.A. from Rutgers University.

Anne Devereux
Director, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee

Ms. Devereux has served as a member of our Board of Directors since October 2006. She has more than 20 years of experience in marketing and advertising. Ms. Devereux currently serves as CEO of TBWA\WorldHealth and also Chairman and CEO of LyonHeart, both of which are divisions of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE: OMC). TBWA\WorldHealth is one of the largest global marketing services networks dedicated to healthcare and lifestyle brands; LLNS is a leading healthcare communications agency. Prior to these roles, she was the Chief Integration Officer as well as Managing Director of all health-related assignments within BBDO New York, representing clients such as GE, Pepsi, Fed-Ex, Campbell's, Gillette, Pfizer, Glaxo SmithKline and Schering-Plough. Before joining BBDO, Ms. Devereux was President and Founder of Consumer Healthworks, one of the first agencies to specialize in direct-to-consumer advertising for healthcare brands. She is a graduate of Wellesley College.

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Nicolas Hanauer
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors and Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee

Nicolas Hanauer has served as vice chairman of Marchex's Board of Directors since October 2007. He was the founder and chairman of aQuantive (formerly Avenue A Media, Inc.), a leading global digital marketing company, which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2007. He also previously served as its CEO. Mr. Hanauer has extensive experience building and investing in leading companies. In 1995, he became a founding investor in Amazon.com and served as a board advisor until 2000. He founded aQuantive in 1996 and served as its CEO from June 1998 to September 1999 and Chairman of the Board from June 1998 until its acquisition by Microsoft in July 2007. In 1998, he co-founded Gear.com, which was later purchased by Overstock.com. Mr. Hanauer is currently a partner at Second Avenue Partners, a Seattle-based venture capital firm he co-founded in 2000. Mr. Hanauer began his professional career at the Pacific Coast Feather Company in Seattle where he held a number of executive positions, including CEO and co-chairman, and helped grow the company from several million dollars in annual sales to more than $300 million. Mr. Hanauer received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of Washington.

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Russell C. Horowitz
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Horowitz is a founding officer and has served as the Chairman of our Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer since our inception in January 2003. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Horowitz and our founding officers jointly reviewed new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Horowitz was previously a founder of Go2Net, a provider of online services to merchants and consumers, including merchant Web hosting, online payment authorization technology, and Web search and directory services, and served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its inception in February 1996 until its merger into InfoSpace, a provider of online services focused on Web search, online payment solutions for merchants, mobile infrastructure applications and content for wireless carriers, in October 2000, at which time Mr. Horowitz served as the Vice Chairman and President of the combined company through the merger integration process until January 2001. Additionally, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Go2Net from its inception until May 2000. Prior to Go2Net, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Xanthus Management, LLC, the general partner of Xanthus Capital, a merchant bank focused on investments in early-stage companies, and was a founder and Chief Financial Officer of Active Apparel Group, now Everlast Worldwide. Mr. Horowitz received a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College of Columbia University.

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John Keister
President and Director

Mr. Keister is a founding officer and has served as our President since December 2003 and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in January 2003. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from January 2003 until January 2009. From February 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Keister reviewed, together with the other founding officers, new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Keister was previously a founder of Go2Net and served as its President from 1999 until its merger with InfoSpace in October 2000, at which time he served as Executive Vice President of the Consumer Division through the merger integration process until January 2001. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Go2Net and as its Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Keister received B.A. degrees in Philosophy and in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College.

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M. Wayne Wisehart
Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee

Mr. Wisehart has served as a member of our Board of Directors since November 2008. He has more than 30 years of experience in finance and operations, with more than 15 years in the telecommunications industry. Mr. Wisehart most recently served as the Chief Financial Officer of aQuantive, Inc., a global digital marketing services company, which was acquired by Microsoft in July 2007. Prior to aQuantive, he served as CFO of Western Wireless Corporation, a cellular phone service provider, which was acquired by Alltel in August 2005. Mr. Wisehart also served as the CFO of iNNERHOST, Inc., a Web hosting services company, and as the President and CEO of Price Communications Wireless, now a part of Verizon Wireless. He also serves on the Board of Directors of EarthLink, Inc. Mr. Wisehart received a B.S. degree in Business from University of Missouri-St. Louis.

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Profiles
  • Dennis Cline
    Director, Member of Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee
  • Anne Devereux
    Director, Chair of Compensation Committee, Member of Audit Committee, and Nominating and Governance Committee
  • Nicolas Hanauer
    Vice Chairman of Board of Directors and Chair of Nominating and Governance Committee
  • Russell C. Horowitz
    Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
  • John Keister
    President and Director
  • M. Wayne Wisehart
    Director, Chairman of Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee
Russell C. Horowitz
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Mr. Horowitz is a founding officer and has served as the Chairman of our board of directors, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer since our inception in January 2003. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Horowitz and our founding officers jointly reviewed new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Horowitz was previously a founder of Go2Net, a provider of online services to merchants and consumers, including merchant Web hosting, online payment authorization technology, and Web search and directory services. He served as its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from its inception in February 1996 until its merger with InfoSpace, a provider of online services focused on Web search, online payment solutions for merchants, mobile infrastructure applications and content for wireless carriers, in October 2000, at which time Mr. Horowitz served as the Vice Chairman and President of the combined company through the merger integration process until January 2001. Additionally, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Financial Officer of Go2Net from its inception until May 2000. Prior to Go2Net, Mr. Horowitz served as the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Xanthus Management, LLC, the general partner of Xanthus Capital, a merchant bank focused on investments in early-stage companies, and was a founder and Chief Financial Officer of Active Apparel Group, now Everlast Worldwide. Mr. Horowitz received a B.A. in Economics from Columbia College of Columbia University.

Michael Arends
Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Arends has served as our Chief Financial Officer since May 2003. Prior to joining Marchex, Mr. Arends held various positions at KPMG since 1995, most recently as a Partner in KPMG's Pacific Northwest Information, Communications and Entertainment assurance practice. Mr. Arends is a Certified Public Accountant and a Chartered Accountant and received a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta.

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Matthew Berk
Executive Vice President of Product Engineering

Mr. Berk has served as our Executive Vice President of Product Engineering, overseeing the development of all of Marchex's local search and performance advertising products, since December 2008. Prior to his current role he served as Marchex's Lead Search Architect and Vice President of Search. Mr. Berk joined Marchex from Open List, which was acquired by Marchex in May 2006, where he was co-founder and Chief Technology Officer. Prior to Open List, he was a research director at Jupiter Research, where he focused on coverage of search technology and Web operations and infrastructure. Mr. Berk holds a master's degree from The Johns Hopkins University, where he was an Andrew W. Mellon Fellow in Humanistic Studies, and a BA, summa cum laude, from Cornell University.

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Ethan Caldwell
Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel

Mr. Caldwell is a founding officer and has served as our Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary since our inception in January 2003. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Caldwell reviewed, together with the other founding officers, new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Caldwell was previously Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Go2Net, from November 1996, until its merger with InfoSpace in October 2000. Mr. Caldwell assisted in the integration of Go2Net with InfoSpace through December 2000. Mr. Caldwell received his J.D. from the University of Maryland and his B.A. in Political Science from Occidental College.

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Peter Christothoulou
Chief Operating Officer

Mr. Christothoulou is a founding officer and has served as our Chief Operating Officer since January 2009 and as our Chief Strategy Officer from our inception in January 2003 until January 2009. From January 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Christothoulou reviewed, together with the other founding officers, new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Christothoulou was previously the Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for Go2Net, focused on strategic acquisitions and investments, from January 2000 until its merger with InfoSpace in October 2000, at which time he served as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Development of the combined company through the merger integration process until January 2001. Prior to Go2Net, Mr. Christothoulou was a Vice President in the Investment Banking Group of U.S. Bancorp Piper Jaffray, focused primarily on merger and acquisition advisory services for technology companies, and was with the investment banking firm from 1996 until January 2000.

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John Keister
President and Director

Mr. Keister is a founding officer and has served as our President since December 2003 and as a member of our board of directors since our inception in January 2003. He also served as our Chief Operating Officer from January 2003 until January 2009. From February 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Keister reviewed, together with the other founding officers, new business opportunities in the retail, media, finance and technology industries. Mr. Keister was previously a founder of Go2Net and served as its President from 1999 until its merger with InfoSpace in October 2000, at which time he served as Executive Vice President of the Consumer Division through the merger integration process until January 2001. He also served as a member of the board of directors of Go2Net and as its Chief Operating Officer from 1996 to 1999. Mr. Keister received B.A. degrees in Philosophy and in Diplomacy & World Affairs from Occidental College.

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Profiles
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