Consultants Join Kelsey Group

Directory and local media specialist The Kelsey Group has added three new senior analysts: Peter Krasilovsky, Stephen Marshall and Michael Taylor.

Krasilovsky returns to the Group as a Program Director and Senior Analyst. He was the program director of the firm's Local Online Commerce practice from 1998 to 2001 and has worked for the firm recently as a consultant and blog contributor. He holds a master's degree in Communications Management at USC Annenberg School for Communication.

Marshall has been working with The Kelsey Group as a consultant since 1996, and now joins as Director of Research and Senior Analyst, in which role he will manage the firm's research initiatives and support proprietary consulting projects. He has 25 years of experience in management consulting, specializing in telecoms and new media. He ran his own consultancy, Marshall Associates, and worked previously as Assistant VP of Corporate Strategy for Pacific Telesis. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Taylor has also been consulting for the firm for over a year, and now takes the full-time role of Senior Analyst in the Global Print and Internet Directories practice, advising clients on Yellow Pages and other markets. He was previously MD and Marketing Director for The Berry Co.'s Sales and Marketing Solutions group, and has a B.A. in marketing and communications from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Neal Polachek, Senior Vice President, Advisory Services, Research and Consulting, says the hires 'solidly position us to support the growing demand for our research, consulting and advisory services.'

Founded in 1986, The Kelsey Group is online at www.kelseygroup.com.

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