Recently, directory publisher AT&T reached a deal to sell a majority stake of their Yellow Pages division to Cerberus Capital Management, a deal that values the business at about $1.42 billion in equity. They are one of many directory publishers who have had to re-organize their businesses in recent years. For decades, directory publishers have […]
Many of you may have seen Chris Silver Smith’ s article this past week ruminating on his prediction from 2007 that the Yellow Pages were ‘toast’. He took some flack back then for his statement, but thought it was prudent to revisit his prediction this past week. With its provocative headline “Are the Yellow Pages Toast”, […]
It’s true… I admit it. I have actually taken out those Yellow Pages that sit in my house, and have used them multiple times in the past few years. I know this is not a popular statement to make. In fact, it’s almost shameful. I mean, who uses the Yellow Pages anymore? Don’t they simply […]