With search capabilities available at the click of a mouse or a tap of a finger on a mobile device, it can be all too easy to dismiss print directories. However, print is simply not dying on schedule. The results of the 2012 Local Media Tracking Study, conducted by Burke, were released to the public […]
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 […]
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) […]
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 […]
In previous years, companies with older demographics haven’t always aggressively pursued the online market, believing that their target customers are more likely to be using traditional media sources than online search tools. While seniors still use the Internet less often than other generations, this consumer segment is becoming more and more tech savvy by the year, […]