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    Marketing executive and behaved citizen by day, unruly insomniac by night. A dash of mania, a sprinkle of wonder, combined with a heaping tablespoon of impulsiveness. Unwilling to follow the masses, longing for truth and meaning, having some fun along the way.

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A sort of blog from Ben Saren, a Marketing executive and behaved citizen by day, an unruly insomniac by night.

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New media entrepreneur, currently Vice President of Marketing at Litle & Co. Find out more on my LinkedIn profile.

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MARKETING EXECUTIVE AND BEHAVED CITIZEN BY DAY, UNRULY INSOMNIAC BY NIGHT.

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Ben is an entrepreneurial and innovative executive with 15 years of marketing, technology, and business development experience for B2B, B2C, and Internet businesses. Ben is currently Vice President of Marketing at Litle & Co., one of America’s fastest growing companies and a pioneer in e-commerce payment solutions and Payments Intelligence.

Ben is one of those rare individuals that you meet and just know will be successful. For nearly 10 years I have watched him take on numerous challenges with conviction, drive and integrity. His leadership and steadfast belief has been the driving force in the creation and success of CitySquares. It has been a pleasure to call him a colleague and friend.

Jason Pavona
Executive Vice President
Litle & Co.

Prior to joining Litle, Ben was Co-Founder and CEO of CitySquares.com, the pioneer in hyper-local search, with the backing of several of the world’s most recognized investors including Mark Cuban and Jonathan Kraft.

Known for disrupting and challenging the status quo, Ben has been covered from industry blogs to The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, the Boston Herald, and Mass High Tech. He’s a frequent speaker on innovation, Payments Intelligence, Internet trends, and entrepreneurship and has presented at conferences ranging from Web 2.0, and Search Engine Strategies, to The Kelsey Group conferences, New England New Media Association, the Web Innovators Group. Ben regularly speaks about entrepreneurship at Boston area colleges and universities.

Prior to Litle & Co. and CitySquares, Ben ran an Internet and technology consulting group, serving Internet start-ups and multinational corporations, alike. He’s also held positions in IT and business development at start-ups such as Delphi.com, Prospero Technologies, and at multinationals such as Bell Atlantic, Digital Equipment Corporation, GE Capital, RSA, and Parametric Technologies Corporation.

 

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Speaking at Marketplaces 2010

Posted on March 17th, 2010 in CitySquares, Local Search, Networking with 2 Comments

The Kelsey Group is like the ESPN of the local search and advertising world. They’re the authority. They host about four major conferences every year, attracting industry insiders from around the globe. Their next one is next week in San Diego, called MARKETPLACES 2010: THE LOCAL VERTICAL OPPORTUNITY. It’s the who’s-who and that what’s-what of local and vertical solutions and advertising. I’ve attended numerous Kelsey shows and have come to know the Kelsey staff as warm and generous professionals, and many of the conference regulars. The Kelsey Group and their conferences have been absolutely critical for CitySquares. … Read more

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Talk is Cheap, Move your Money (Repost)

Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Politics with 2 Comments

This is a post originally posted at bensaren.com. Check out all the comments there and join the conversation about Moving Your Money!



My very first bank when I was a teenager was BayBank. A few years later BayBank merged with Bank of Boston, to form BankBoston. So then I was a BankBoston customer. Then came along Fleet Bank, who acquired BankBoston. Then I was a Fleet Bank customer. In 2005 Fleet was merged into Bank of America, and since then I’ve been with them. What started for me as a couple of nice local banks with roots in Boston … Read more

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Talk is Cheap, Move Your Money

Posted on March 8th, 2010 in Politics with 12 Comments

My very first bank when I was a teenager was BayBank. A few years later BayBank merged with Bank of Boston, to form BankBoston. So then I was a BankBoston customer. Then came along Fleet Bank, who acquired BankBoston. Then I was a Fleet Bank customer. In 2005 Fleet was merged into Bank of America, and since then I’ve been with them. What started for me as a couple of nice local banks with roots in Boston going as far back as 1784, later became one of the banks that were and are, as it’s been so well put by … Read more

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