About us

localsearch is the leading online marketing partner for Swiss SMEs and sole proprietorships. With digitalONE and advertiseONE, localsearch offers two powerful solutions that help companies become more competitive in the digital age.

digitalONE is the all-in-one package for modern online marketing: It combines automated visibility, a professional online presence, a website, online shop, online booking tool, reputation management and customer communication tools – simply, efficiently and personally supported. advertiseONE ensures maximum reach and measurable success with data-driven online advertising campaigns on Google, Meta and other platforms.

localsearch relies on AI power: Artificial intelligence supports clients in the creation, automation and optimisation of their digital marketing measures. AI-based assistants help SMEs to work more efficiently, save time and further improve the quality of their digital presence – for even greater impact in online marketing.

With local.ch and search.ch, localsearch operates the directory and booking platforms with the widest reach in Switzerland. The brand portfolio also includes renovero, Switzerland’s leading platform for tradespeople, Localcities, the platform for municipalities and associations, and the industry comparison service Vergleich CH.

localsearch, local.ch, search.ch, renovero, Localcities and Vergleich CH are brands of Swisscom Directories AG, a 100% subsidiary of Swisscom AG.

Our history

What we are proud of

Employees
500+
Our over 500 employees at the four main locations in Zurich, Bern, Sion and Lausanne as well as in over 30 regions throughout Switzerland are committed to success for Swiss SMEs in the digital world, every single day.
Reach
2.7 million
Thanks to the reach of local.ch and search.ch, you can reach one in four residents of Switzerland over the age of 15. local.ch and search.ch are the largest booking and directory platforms in Switzerland and are among the most used Swiss websites overall.
SME customers
400 000+
400 000 Swiss SMEs count on localsearch.ch As a competent partner, we keep our promise: success for SMEs in the digital world.

Our main sites

Zurich
Our office in Zurich is located in the popular district of Zurich-West.
Förrlibuckstrasse 62, 8005 Zürich
Bern
Our office in Bern is located in PostParc across from the ‘Welle’.
Schanzenstrasse 4c, 3008 Bern
Sion
Our office in Sion is very close to the train station.
Route de la Piscine 14, 1950 Sion
Lausanne
Our office in Lausanne is right in the city centre.
Avenue de Provence 4, 1007 Lausanne

Executive Board

Stefano Santinelli Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

“We make SMEs successful in the digital world. Our products are straightforward, standardised, affordable and effective. This is what we on the management team are committed to.”

Dr. Thomas Wiechert Chief Operations Officer

Roland Hunn Chief Financial Officer

Irène Dumas Chief Marketing Officer

John Lee Chief Strategy and New Business Officer

Francesco Verrienti Chief Sales Officer

Robert Ferenc Chief Product Officer

Reto Matter Chief Technology Officer

Our history

localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG) has its roots in the printed telephone directory

The success story of the information service local.ch and the Swiss search engine search.ch began with the internet boom in the early 2000s. Since July 1, 2015, local.ch and search.ch have been united under the legal umbrella of localsearch (Swisscom Directories AG). From its roots as telephone and business directory provider, localsearch has rapidly developed to become a digital marketing partner for Swiss SMEs, offering services that ensure the success of SMEs in the digital world. One of the latest developments at localsearch is a successful example of digital transformation.

Our milestones

historic.localsearch

Database for searching through historic telephone directories

The search portal historic.localsearch makes old telephone directory listings available to everybody through a public and free-of-charge online database. historic.localsearch is a joint project of the PTT Archive, the Digital Humanities of the University of Bern, and localsearch. The database will initially contain listings from telephone directories dating from 1880 to 1950. The digitisation of telephone directories from the 1950s is currently underway. You can find more information and helpful tips on the use of the database here.