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Ep. 19 Shares L23 Voices from Yelp, PG Forsta, & Roam

Ep. 19 of This Week in Local

The recent L23 conference touched on a wide variety of topics, including the evolution of local sales, AI’s looming impact (on everything), the future of work, and much more. Ep. 19 of Localogy’s This Week in Local amplifies important conference themes with Yelp’s Chad Richard, PG Forsta’s Joel Headley, and Roam Founder Howard Lerman.

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Charles Laughlin
Charles Laughlin, senior analyst with Localogy, is a seasoned journalist with more than 20 years experience covering the industry.
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Ep. 19 of This Week in Local