Inuvo Appoints David Schwartz as VP of Sales to Lead Expansion of SearchLinks and Partner Network

LITTLE ROCK, AR--(Marketwired - Dec 14, 2016) - Inuvo, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INUV), an advertising technology and digital publishing company, today announced the appointment of David Schwartz as Vice President, Sales. In this role, Schwartz will head the Inuvo sales team, growing the already extensive network of digital publishers and expanding SearchLinks technology in the digital publishing marketplace. Mr. Schwartz's leadership will help publishers maximize the value of their sites and apps using SearchLinks, one of the most advanced technologies in the native advertising market.

Mr. Richard Howe, Chief Executive Officer of Inuvo, commented, "I am delighted that David has joined our management team. David is an experienced sales executive, he knows our market and has built impressive publisher networks for other ad tech companies."

Prior to joining Inuvo, Schwartz held positions with similar responsibilities at Arkadium, OpenX and PulsePoint managing a sales team selling and negotiating contracts with large national digital publishers.

Mr. David Schwartz, stated, "Inuvo has built compelling proprietary technology. I strongly believe my experience in growing publisher networks coupled with a monetization solution that brings a new revenue channel to publishers will position the Company for continued growth. I am excited to join the Inuvo team and help realize the potential of SearchLinks."

About Inuvo, Inc.
Inuvo®, Inc. (NYSE MKT: INUV) is an advertising technology and digital publishing business that serves hundreds of millions of income generating ads monthly across a network of websites and apps serving desktop, tablet and mobile devices. To learn more about Inuvo, please visit www.inuvo.com or download our app for Apple iPhone or for Android.

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