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Awards & Partners | Janurary 12, 2026
LocaliQ is now a badged TikTok Marketing Partner
We’re excited to announce that LocaliQ is now a badged TikTok Marketing Partner, joining a select group of companies recognized for quality, scale, and innovation in driving advertiser success.
Being part of this program means we have enhanced tools, deeper integration, and direct collaboration with a platform where over a billion people come to discover, connect, and take action.
“At TikTok, we’re dedicated to helping brands and merchants find a clear, confident path to success on our platform,” said Lorry Destainville, Global Head of Product Partnerships at TikTok. “Our TikTok Channel Sales Partners deliver the technology and hands-on expertise to streamline workflows, enhance performance, and provide support at scale, so your brand can stay focused on growth while achieving stronger results on TikTok.”
Whether your goal is more sales, brand awareness, or reaching new customers, LocaliQ gives you the technology and marketing expertise to reach your ideal audiences and help your business scale on one of the fastest-growing platforms.
Awards & Partners | November 26, 2025
LocaliQ Wins Product of the Year at the 2025 BIG Awards for Business
We’re proud to announce that LocaliQ has been named Product of the Year at the 2025 BIG Awards for Business.
This honor from Business Intelligence Group reflects our commitment to lead where it matters:
- Fully integrated digital marketing platform to streamline and simplify your marketing
- Optimizing AI for smarter, adaptive marketing
- Fueling confident decisions and better results with clear, actionable insights
- Hybrid service model blending tech + human expertise
The BIG Awards for Business represent the premier global recognition program celebrating companies, products, and leaders who deliver transformative results across all industries. Winners are selected through rigorous peer evaluation by seasoned executives with deep expertise, ensuring that only authentic performance breakthroughs receive recognition.
We’re grateful for this recognition and our incredible team behind it.
Awards & Partners | November 14, 2025
Scaling Lead Capture with HubSpot App Partner Program
LocaliQ has officially joined HubSpot’s App Partner Program, opening the door for a deeper connection between LocaliQ’s advanced marketing tech and HubSpot’s powerful CRM ecosystem.
This partnership brings everything together in one place: unified CRM workflows, AI-driven lead management, smarter tracking and insights, stronger reporting, and streamlined marketing automation. It gives businesses a clearer view of their customers and a faster path from lead to revenue.
For LocaliQ users, this enhanced data connection can boost campaign performance. It also means tighter integrations, less manual work, and a more coordinated experience across their marketing and sales tools.
By teaming up with HubSpot, LocaliQ strengthens its position as a trusted partner for businesses that want to simplify operations, improve performance, and ROI.
Book a demo to find out how LocaliQ and HubSpot work better together:
Awards & Partners | October 20, 2025
Boosting ROI With First-Party Data from Yardi
As privacy walls rise, first-party data becomes the bridge to understanding and reaching the right customers.
Activating this data is the key to helping AI identify, understand, and engage the best customers. Opportunities for leveraging first-party data will continue to expand across various advertising platforms.
LocaliQ is proud to partner with Yardi to drive advertising spend towards the right audiences based on insights from businesses’ CRM to reach leads that are the best fit for their business. The information gained will help engage prospects better and help advertisers teach technology to find new customers and expand their audience base.
“Use of first-party data has been shown to improve cost per conversion by up to 26%.”
*LocaliQ Campaign Data
Enhancing marketing campaign targeting: With Yardi, we’re integrating richer customer demographics to enhance campaign targeting and empower Google’s AI. Winning more leads at a lower cost with this continuous optimization loop, benefiting both Google and other publishers’ lead generation.
Easily track & impact performance: Centralized data management allows our customers to access and organize information in their LocaliQ account, improving efficiency and reducing redundancies.
Delivering personalized marketing efforts: Leveraging customer data from Yardi CRM creates targeted campaigns tailored to individual preferences and behaviors, leading to higher engagement and conversion rates for our customers.
Schedule a demo today to see how first-party data from Yardi can help you reach your ideal customer:
Awards & Partners | August 14, 2025
Dash By LocaliQ Wins “AI Innovation Award” in 2025 MarTech Breakthrough Awards Program
Prestigious International Annual Awards Program Recognizes Standout Marketing, Advertising and Sales Technology Around the World
NEW YORK, August 14, 2025 – LocaliQ, the Digital Marketing Solutions (DMS) business of Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI), today announced that Dash is the winner of the “Artificial Intelligence Innovation Award” in the 8th annual MarTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by MarTech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the most innovative companies in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industry today.
AI-powered lead management software, Dash™ by LocaliQ, is an advanced reporting and lead management solution that harnesses AI to engage, nurture and convert more leads to customers. AI-generated lead insights are used to inform marketing campaigns to improve performance and bring in high-quality leads that are more likely to convert.
Dash’s AI-powered SMS Agent instantly responds to SMS messages with human-like conversations, qualifying leads and answering all their questions, boosting SMS leads. For customers who prefer to call, Dash Voice Agent answers incoming calls when business owners aren’t available. Businesses receive AI-generated summaries and attributes to follow up faster on top leads while also keeping customers engaged with automated emails. Dash enables 24/7 access to insights, tracking, and lead engagement solutions to help convert and keep customers.
With Dash, LocaliQ customers convert more leads generated by LocaliQ marketing solutions, using real-time AI-powered optimization to run smarter, more effective ad campaigns. LocaliQ’s platform uses informed data from 5.2 million campaigns with proven strategy, along with experience and unique business insights from Dash to further boost qualified lead generation.
“Our goal is to deliver more customers to businesses with our proven digital marketing solutions that combine strong lead generation and conversion focused technology. We have put our more than 20 years of using AI and machine learning technology into Dash and the results speak for themselves with up to 40% boost in SMS leads and a 25% boost in call leads,” said Mike Reed, CEO of Gannett. “We’re truly grateful for this recognition from MarTech Breakthrough. At LocaliQ, we’re looking forward to continued innovation and to growing Dash as an AI-powered software solution to assist our advertisers in getting the highest return on incoming leads.”
The MarTech Breakthrough Awards program is dedicated to recognizing the standout innovators, leaders and visionaries in the global marketing, sales and advertising technology industries. From marketing automation and customer experience to AdTech, SalesTech, performance marketing, RevOps, analytics, content marketing and beyond, for nearly a decade the awards have honored breakthrough solutions across the full MarTech spectrum. The 2025 program attracted thousands of nominations from companies across more than 15 countries, highlighting the global momentum and innovation driving this rapidly evolving industry.
“Losing viable leads is easy when you’re busy and short on time. Missed calls or texts and an inability to immediately qualify those leads means not capturing every opportunity, leading to missed revenue,” said Steve Johansson, Managing Director at MarTech Breakthrough. “With Dash, all forms of incoming communication are automated, allowing business owners to focus on running their business. By harnessing AI, Dash helps to save time, boost sales, and make business owners’ lives easier. Congratulations on being our pick for the ‘AI Innovation Award!’”
Dash integrates easily with existing CRMs, and includes features such as advanced reporting and lead management tools to summarize, categorize and prioritize incoming leads.
Awards & Partners | July 15, 2025
Dash™ by LocaliQ Wins 2025 Sammy – Sales and Marketing Award for Advanced Insights and Analysis
We are excited to share that Dash™ by LocaliQ has been named a winner in the 2025 Sammy – Sales and Marketing Awards, presented by the Business Intelligence Group. The company was recognized in the Technology category of Growth Catalyst for its outstanding performance in advancing modern sales and marketing with innovative insights and analysis.
The Sammy – Sales and Marketing Awards celebrate the organizations, products, campaigns, and individuals leading the way in go-to-market excellence. Winners were selected by a panel of expert judges based on performance, alignment with business outcomes, and measurable success.
“Sales and marketing are now operating as one, which means success demands not just great ideas or great tools, but a team that brings both together,” said Russ Fordyce, CEO of the Business Intelligence Group. “The 2025 Sammy – Sales and Marketing Awards honor those making that vision real. We’re excited to recognize LocaliQ for its leadership and results.”
LocaliQ, the AI-powered digital marketing platform brand under Gannett Co. Inc, received recognition for propelling innovative business growth through its advanced reporting and AI lead management solution, Dash™.
Dash by LocaliQ combines insights from over 5.6 million campaigns with AI-powered lead tracking to help you convert and retain more ideal customers. It automatically summarizes, prioritizes, and qualifies every lead, allowing you to save time, turn more leads into customers, and make better decisions for your business.
The development and market introduction of Dash™ reflect our forward-thinking mindset and dedication to delivering cutting-edge tools that truly benefit our customers. We’re grateful to the Business Intelligence Group for recognizing this, additionally awarding Dash the 2025 BIG Innovation Award earlier this year, and the AI Excellence Award in May for the second consecutive year.
This recognition highlights the incredible work our team does every day to make life easier for our customers by using the power of AI to transform insights into growth.
Awards & Partners | June 10, 2025
Gannett’s Digital Marketing Solutions Earns 2025 Top Rated Award from TrustRadius
LocaliQ has been recognized as a leader among all-in-one marketing platforms.
TrustRadius has recognized LocaliQ’s AI-powered marketing platform and lead management solution by Gannett with a 2025 Top Rated Award.
With a trScore of 8.9 out of 10 and over 76 verified reviews, LocaliQ is recognized by its customer reviews as a top player in the all-in-one marketing software category.
Since 2016, the TrustRadius Top Rated Awards have become the B2B’s industry standard for unbiased recognition of excellent technology products. Based entirely on customer feedback, they have never been influenced by analyst opinion or status as a TrustRadius customer. Here is a detailed criteria breakdown of the methodology and scoring that TrustRadius uses to determine Top Rated winners.
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Gannett Co., Inc. is proud to create products that inspire such gracious feedback from the people who matter most: our customers. Your success drives ours. Thank you for choosing LocaliQ to grow your business, and for sharing your feedback on TrustRadius.
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LocaliQ is how businesses attract and retain ideal customers. The marketing platform helps businesses grow faster with a suite of AI lead management and digital agents, marketing automation, omnichannel campaign management, advanced reporting, and expert-led services. Earlier this year, Dash™, LocaliQ’s LocaliQ’s AI-powered lead management SaaS solution, was honored with the 2025 BIG Innovation Award by the Business Intelligence Group and the 2025 AI Excellence Award. These recognition highlights our commitment to building forward-thinking solutions that not only meet today’s marketing challenges but anticipate what businesses will need next.
About TrustRadius:
TrustRadius is a buyer intelligence platform for business technology. We enable buyers to make confident decisions, through comprehensive product information, in-depth customer insights, and peer conversations. We help technology brands capture and activate the authentic voice of customers to improve their products, build confidence with prospects, and engage in-market buyers to improve ROI. Founded by successful entrepreneurs and headquartered in the technology hub of Austin, Texas, TrustRadius is backed by Mayfield Fund, LiveOak Venture Partners, and Next Coast Ventures.
Awards & Partners | Aprll 30, 2025
Scaling Results With ServiceTitan Partnership
“LocaliQ is proud to be a ServiceTitan partner, helping contractors automate busywork to focus on growth. From seamless data access to actionable ROI insights, here are a few ways LocaliQ is helping home services owners save time while ensuring they reach their ideal customers and drive real results:
Boost Campaign ROI With First-Party Data From ServiceTitan
Optimize audience targeting & performance across publishers in real time
LocaliQ’s partnership with ServiceTitan allows you to drive ad spend towards the right audiences based on insights from your CRM, helping you to reach the prospects that are the best fit for your business.
Removing guesswork with enhanced targeting
Integrate richer customer demographics to enhance campaign targeting and empower Google’s AI. Win more leads at a lower cost with this continuous optimization loop, benefiting both Google and other publishers’ lead generation.
Easily track & impact performance
Centralized data management allows you to access and organize customer information in your LocaliQ account, improving efficiency and reducing redundancies.
Deliver personalized marketing efforts
Leverage customer data from your ServiceTitan CRM to create targeted campaigns tailored to individual preferences and behaviors, leading to higher engagement and conversion rates.
Schedule a demo today to learn how your business can run smoother and grow faster:
Awards & Partners | March 25, 2025
Dash™ by LocaliQ wins 2025 AI Excellence Award
For the second consecutive year, Dash™ by LocaliQ won the Business Intelligence Group’s AI Excellence Award. This recognition celebrates organizations that are harnessing the power of artificial intelligence to address real-world challenges. With Dash, we’re making life easier for our customers by using cutting-edge AI to save time, simplify the tough stuff, and boost conversions. It’s all about helping businesses focus on what matters most — growing their business and crushing their goals.
Earlier this year, Dash™ was named a winner of the Business Intelligence Group’s 2025 BIG Innovation Award. This recognition underscores our innovative spirit and our commitment to creating solutions that not only address current market demands but also anticipate the needs of the future. The development and market introduction of Dash™ reflect our forward-thinking mindset and dedication to delivering cutting-edge tools that truly benefit our customers.
Learn how LocaliQ uses AI to optimize ad campaigns and drive better results:
Awards & Partners | March 25, 2025
LocaliQ Tops Rankings Across Multiple Categories in G2’s Spring 2025 Report
We’re proud to share that LocaliQ has once again been recognized as a leader in G2’s Spring 2025 Report, the largest and most trusted software marketplace. This season, LocaliQ earned top rankings across several key marketing categories—including being named the #2 Best Overall Paid Search Solution for SMBs and #5 Best Overall Cross-Channel Advertising Solution. LocaliQ was awarded 50 badges, recognizing our AI-pwoered lead management software and full-suite of digital marketing solutions delivering real growth for businesses at every stage.
Awards & Partners | March 17, 2025
LocaliQ is Verified as a TrustRadius Trusted Seller
LocaliQ has been verified as a Trusted Seller on TrustRadius, the most trusted buyer intelligence platform for business technology. The Trusted Seller verification recognizes companies that have the latest product information on their TrustRadius profile, take part in ethical review generation practices, and engage with customer feedback.
LocaliQ has earned a Trusted Seller verification for AI-powered lead management solutions and all-in-one marketing platform. We now have a Trusted Seller badge at the top of our page, making it easy for buyers to quickly understand that accompanying reviews are authentic, and product information is current.

Replacing the TrustRadius TRUE program, the Trusted Seller verification embodies the essence of TRUE: Transparent, Responsive, Unbiased and Ethical in sourcing and using customer reviews. However, this verification ups the game with added criteria, meaning not every company will earn this prestigious honor.
Trusted Sellers must:
Regularly source reviews (at least 10 per year), ensuring there’s up-to-date product feedback for buyers
Disclose review sourcing methodology and use of incentives
Provide equal opportunity for product users to safely share honest feedback
Read all published reviews and respond when necessary
Regularly update their product profile with up-to-date product information.
LocaliQ is proud to be named a Trusted Seller on TrustRadius and is determined to continue pushing for ethical review sourcing so customers and prospects have a trusted space for sharing and learning about real user experiences.
Learn why 501K+ businesses trust LocaliQ to grow their business
Product Announcement | January 27, 2025
LocaliQ Enhances Platform With Conversational AI and AI-powered Lead Management
LocaliQ, Gannett’s Digital Marketing Solutions business, has launched Dash by LocaliQ, an AI-powered lead management SaaS solution designed to help businesses convert more leads into customers, faster and more efficiently.
With automated lead scoring, follow-ups, and reporting, plus advanced AI agents and a cutting-edge SMS conversational tool, Dash streamlines workflows, eliminates manual tasks, and boosts revenue for businesses of all sizes. Integrated with LocaliQ’s AI marketing platform, Dash enables businesses to enhance customer experiences, automate workflows, and save time to focus on growing their business.
A major enhancement is the Dash SMS Agent, a conversational AI tool that instantly responds to SMS leads, addressing a key challenge where 40% of SMS inquiries go unanswered. Using natural language processing and machine learning, the AI efficiently qualifies leads, helping businesses grow.
“Dash by LocaliQ is revolutionizing how businesses approach lead management,” said Alex Hunsucker, Chief Product Officer at LocaliQ. “By combining cutting-edge AI capabilities with intuitive conversational agents and automation features, we’re equipping business owners with tools that not only save time but also enhance their ability to connect with potential customers. Dash empowers organizations to prioritize what truly matters — growing their business and fostering meaningful customer relationships.”
Recently recognized as a winner of the 2025 BIG Innovation Award, we’re excited to continue enhancing the Dash with even more conversational AI innovations in the coming months.
Awards & Partners | January 15, 2025
Dash Wins 2025 BIG Innovation award
Dash, our AI-powered lead management platform, won the Business Intelligence Group 2025 BIG Innovation Award for outstanding contributions to innovation in helping businesses grow faster, save time, and close more deals.
The BIG Innovation Award identifies and recognizes the organizations devoted to bringing new ideas to life. This award honors those dedicated to paving a new way for products, services, experiences, and services.
Businesses like PowerLift Doors are seeing significant improvements in their lead generation with Dash. Over 140% increase in SMS leads within a 60-day period and 46% increase in lead form conversions MoM.
“Dash by LocaliQ has helped us have a better understanding of how we’re getting leads as well as how our leads are being handled. Dash SMS Agent enables us to have quick and easy interactions with customers to provide quotes or answer questions.” Amanda Bennett, Corporate Marketing Administrator at PowerLift Doors, said.
LocaliQ is deeply grateful to The Business Intelligence Group for this recognition and to our customers for trusting us to power your growth—this award belongs to you, too! Here’s to more wins for your business in 2025 and beyond.
Product Announcement | January 14, 2025
LocaliQ Launches Dash SMS Agent
Introducing, Dash SMS Agent, your new AI assistant that works around the clock to instantly respond to incoming SMS messages, qualify leads, and nurture customer relationships—all while giving you back the time you need to focus on your business. Say goodbye to missed opportunities.
General | January 7, 2025
Now They’ve Found You™: The Story Behind LocaliQ’s New Tagline
LocaliQ is thrilled to announce the introduction of its new tagline, “Now they’ve found you,” as part of its ongoing commitment to delivering innovative, results-driven solutions in the digital marketing space. This impactful phrase encapsulates the value LocaliQ brings to businesses, flipping the traditional approach to lead generation. The tagline has been proudly unveiled through a dynamic website refresh, cementing its role as a driving force in shaping our internal culture and amplifying our external marketing initiatives.
Unlike the standard model where businesses tirelessly seek the right customers, “Now they’ve found you” puts the power back in the hands of our clients. By leveraging advanced AI-driven technology and strategic marketing approaches, we are enabling businesses to attract the right audience organically—helping them connect with their customers effortlessly.
This tagline isn’t just a statement; it’s a promise. The word “Now” conveys immediacy and optimism, signaling a clear break from the status quo. It represents a pivotal moment where customers no longer need to search in vain. Instead, the shift happens with ease—“Now” their customers find them.
At its core, the tagline is clear, conversational, and rooted in an understanding of our audience. It speaks directly to our customers, emphasizing their needs and challenges, rather than focusing on us. Through this, “Now They’ve Found You” communicates a feeling of relief and reassurance, acknowledging the effort it takes to grow a business while creating an emotional connection with our brand.
The warmth and human element behind this tagline reflect LocaliQ’s belief in making marketing feel personal. It’s not just about driving results; it’s about empowering our clients to see their customers not as numbers but as real people with real needs.
This refresh marks an exciting new chapter for LocaliQ and the businesses we serve. “Now They’ve Found You” symbolizes the next step in our mission to provide meaningful connections in a complex digital world.
Awards & Partners | January 7, 2025
Awarded Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality
For the seventh consecutive year, Gannett has been recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning a perfect score on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2025 Corporate Equality Index.
Awards & Partners | December 17, 2024
LocaliQ Recognized as a G2 Leader for AI-Powered Marketing Solutions in Winter 2025 Report
In G2’s Winter 2025 report, LocaliQ was ranked the second-best overall paid search advertising solution, with our premier partner, Google, taking the top spot. LocaliQ was awarded 65 badges and named G2 Leader across multiple product categories.
G2 is the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace used to make smarter software decisions based on authentic peer reviews from fellow professionals. Being a G2 Leader reflects outstanding innovation, customer satisfaction, and industry impact based on authentic reviews from verified customers.
We’re honored to be recognized for our commitment to driving innovation in marketing and growth for our customers. Thank you to every customer who shared their experience, these awards are all because of you. We’re honored to be your trusted partner in achieving shared success and growth.
Awards & Partners | December 10, 2024
LocaliQ is now a Meta Certified Company
LocaliQ has been a trusted Meta Business Partner from the start, but thanks to the collaborative efforts and outstanding results of our team of digital experts, LocaliQ is now proudly recognized as a Meta Certified Company.
This is the highest level of Meta Certification, recognizing advanced skills in building high-quality, impactful campaigns across platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
A “Meta Certified Company” means a business has been recognized by Meta for demonstrating proven expertise in using their advertising tools and managing online campaigns, signifying a high level of proficiency in digital marketing strategies on Meta platforms through certified employees within the company.
We’re so grateful for our talented team and loyal clients who make every success possible. Together, we continue to raise the bar.
Educational Resources & Insights | October 21, 2024
LocaliQ launches their first-ever Small Business Marketing Trends Report
Wouldn’t you love to know how other small businesses are running their marketing and how much they’re spending? What about discovering what they have planned for next year?
We’ve got you covered!
We surveyed over 730 small business owners and marketers across the globe on everything from what marketing strategies they’re investing in now, what tactics drive the best results for their businesses, their biggest business challenges, how they’re using AI, and so much more.
In our first-ever Small Business Marketing Trends Report, we’re sharing all the data we gathered plus a wealth of valuable strategic information and insights to help you better understand the competitive landscape and inform your small business marketing planning in 2025. Here are some of the key takeaways we uncovered:
• Small businesses are missing key opportunities to reach new customers
• Most have embraced AI—but there are still risks
• Majority of small businesses are planning to increase or retain their marketing budgets in 2025
• Social media is a popular channel for SMBs
It’s great to get a peek behind the curtain into how small businesses are marketing their businesses and planning for the future, especially when it comes time to build your own strategy.
Download the free report now:
Product Announcement | September 25, 2024
LocaliQ’s New Cross-channel solution
Introducing Brand Amplifier—LocaliQ’s latest digital offering designed to get our customers in front of their best possible audiences, driving more leads and engagement.
Product Announcement | September 4, 2024
LocaliQ Expands Online Search Offering
The latest offering introduces Yelp Ads to LocaliQ’s Search Ads product to connect businesses with high-intent customers at exactly the right time, enhancing visibility and helping brands stand out in local searches.
Awards & Partners | August 15, 2024
Best Overall Conversion Optimization Solution
LocaliQ wins “Best Overall Conversion Optimization Solution” by the 2024 MarTech Breakthrough Awards program for delivering digital campaign success through innovative marketing automation.
Awards & Partners | March 21, 2024
Artificial Intelligence Excellence Award
LocaliQ was among the organizations, products, and people recognized by the Business Intelligence Group for bringing Artificial Intelligence to life and applying it to solve real problems.
Product Announcement | March 12, 2024
Prioritizing data security with SOC 2 Type II
LocaliQ is proud to announce that we are SOC 2 Type II certified, solidifying our dedication to data security to expand partnerships with new customers who seek to only work with certified marketing technology companies.
Awards & Partnerships | Feb 29, 2024
Microsoft Advertising Partner Awards Finalist
We’re thrilled to be a Microsoft Advertising Partner Awards Finalist for the Independent Partner of the Year award, recognizing our unified approach, advocacy for Microsoft Advertising products, innovation, competitive differentiation, and above all, delivering exceptional value to our customers.
Educational Resources & Insights | February 7, 2024
Dive into Chris Cho’s guest blog on MarTech Cube
Discover how LocaliQ’s cross-media optimization technology is revolutionizing digital marketing strategies to maximize campaign success at every stage.
Awards & Partners | January 3, 2024
4.8 out of 5 rating on 2024 customer satisfaction score
Our latest NPS score tells us we’re on the right path, and we thank you for your feedback and trust in LocaliQ to power your business to new heights.