Tag Archives: Internet Yellow Pages

DexOne and SuperMedia Emerge as Dex Media

Another successful business transition has come to pass as DexOne and SuperMedia complete their merger and move forward as Dex Media™, which trades on the NASDAQ with the symbol DXM.  Originally expected to happen by the end of 2012, the merger was completed on April 30th, 2013. So, what does this mean?  Again, as discussed […]

Online Reviews – The Good, the Bad and the Fakes

When given choices about where to spend money, consumers want the best. Internet Yellow Pages sites, Google Places listings and social networks offer consumers convenient channels for unbiased ratings and reviews from other customers. Good reviews can do wonders for your business, but just one negative review could create enough doubt in a consumer’s mind that […]

Myth Busters – Dispelling Misconceptions about Yellow Pages

Five years ago, at Microsoft’s Strategic Advertising Summit, Bill Gates made the following prediction: “Yellow Page usage amongst people in their, say, below 50, will drop to zero, near zero over the next five years.” Five years later, I can assure you that his prediction did not come true. Not only is the industry still […]

Not All Leads are Created the Same – Yellow Pages Provide Highly Qualified Leads

A recent study by CRM Associates entitled Not All Leads are Created the Same: Conversion Rates Drive the Bottom Line reports that Yellow Pages (both print and online) provide higher conversion rates than other direct marketing options. Although other media may provide more leads, the leads brought in from Yellow Pages come from ready-to-buy shoppers who […]

The Value of a Multimedia Bundle Program

The current search market is highly fragmented, with BIA/Kelsey reporting that consumers now use an average of 7.9 sources when shopping for local products or services. Shoppers have more choices now than ever before, and for the small business owner it’s no longer just about being out there where consumers might be looking but being […]

DexOne and SuperMedia to Merge

Coming seemingly on the heels of AT&T’s directory business acquisition by YP Holdings, DexOne and SuperMedia today announced a company merger expected to be complete by the end of 2012.  The newly merged company will become known as DexMedia. It is expected that the media properties that each company owns (i.e. supermedia.com; dexknows.com; switchboard, etc) […]

IYP… What’s in it for Me?

In a word, leads. Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) is an interesting medium. When implemented correctly (content rich, localized whenever possible, tracked properly with call tracking as well as analytics), IYP can provide tremendous value to advertisers. Many times I am asked: “Well, which one should I be in?” The answer is not as simple as one-and-done […]

The Best Kind of Test–One Where We Give You the Answers!

When the Internet emerged as a new media outlet, one of the elements that no doubt set it apart from traditional media was its reporting capabilities.  While popular media like radio, TV, and newspapers could  merely estimate usage by consumers, none of them could provide concrete statistics on how many people actually interacted with an […]