Jeremy Kuhnke Joins ProfitFuel as Vice President of Marketing

Austin, TX, February 02, 2011 --(PR.com)-- ProfitFuel, the leading provider of local search engine placement services for small businesses nationwide, today announced that Jeremy Kuhnke, former Founder and Chief Operating Officer of BigLocal, has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing. Kuhnke brings his background in engineering and internet marketing strategy to ProfitFuel.

"We couldn’t have found a better fit for ProfitFuel, both in culture and strategic vision," said Ryan Pitylak, former VP of Marketing at ProfitFuel. Pitylak announced last month that he was resigning to pursue new venture opportunities. Pitylak passed the torch to Kuhnke after building a high performance team that developed the industry leading Outrank.com product that currently helps over 9,000 businesses gain front page placement on the major search engines.

"We are disappointed to see Ryan go but we know he will find continued success. We are extremely thankful for the leadership and devotion he has put into ProfitFuel," said Jared Slosberg, President of the company. "His innovation and focus have driven sales growth for our customers and, in turn, that has been cause for growth and hiring within our company itself," Slosberg continued. "We were aware of what Jeremy had created at BigLocal and once we started talking with him, the deal was sealed for us -- it is an honor to have Jeremy join our team."

At BigLocal, Kuhnke built a scalable solution to help small to medium-sized businesses achieve positive online presence. "I'm excited about being in Austin and becoming part of ProfitFuel," said Kuhnke. "Both ProfitFuel and BigLocal have paved the way for the small business owner to find success. I feel like I'm picking up a few steps ahead of where I left off at BigLocal about a year or so ago. I feel very at home; when I walked through the doors at ProfitFuel, I felt the excitement – the energy is contagious!"

Outrank.com and ProfitFuel continue to hire and expand to meet the needs of their growing client base. To learn more about career opportunities and openings, visit: http://www.profitfuel.com/jobs/.

ProfitFuel, parent company of Outrank, is a leading provider of local search engine placement services for small businesses nationwide. The company helps customers attract more phone calls by building an optimized website designed to rank highly in the search engines. With extensive search marketing experience, Outrank uses its proprietary optimization techniques to achieve front page ranking in local search engine results.

ProfitFuel was founded in 2002 and has been named one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. by Inc. magazine; one of the fastest growing private companies in Central Texas and one of the Best Places to Work in Austin by the Austin Business Journal; a 2010 Top Workplace by the Austin American-Statesman; and one of the Best Companies to Work for in Texas in 2010 and 2011 by Texas Monthly.

For more information on ProfitFuel and Outrank.com, including a consultation for your own local online marketing effort, call 877-332-4321 or visit their website at www.profitfuel.com.

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