Balihoo selected as a finalist for Red Herring 100

Boise, ID – Balihoo, the premier provider of Local Marketing Automation technology and services to national brands with local marketing needs, has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Red Herring 100 North America Award. Technology industry executives, investors, and strategists rely on this award to identify the most promising private ventures from around the world. Past award winners include Google, Yahoo!, Skype, Netscape, Salesforce.com, and YouTube.

“Being named as a finalist for the Red Herring 100 North America Award is a tremendous honor and validation of Balihoo’s innovation of local marketing efforts,” said Pete Gombert, Balihoo’s CEO. “This list has a tradition of recognizing businesses with the potential to reshape an industry, and we believe our local marketing automation solution has the power to redefine the relationship between a local business and its customers. National brands now have access to tools and resources to deliver effective, customized marketing campaigns that resonate locally.”

The Red Herring 100 North America award highlights exciting startups that will lead the next wave of disruption and innovation. Applicants must be a technology company that is privately held and not listed on any exchanges anywhere in the world. Finalists for the award were recently announced and winners will be unveiled at Red Herring North America 2010 in San Diego later this year.

For more information about Balihoo and how its Local Marketing Automation Solution can help companies translate national strategies into local execution, download Balihoo’s Integrated Co-op Marketing Whitepaper or the latest whitepaper, Fixing the Biggest Co-op Advertising Program Issue.

About Balihoo

Balihoo is the premier provider of Local Marketing Automation technology and services to national brands with local marketing needs. Balihoo brings enterprise-class marketing to the local level and gives national brands full visibility into all local marketing activities and results.