AT&T Interactive is launching a contest today to encourage online and mobile application developers to use its APIs to build new uses for local business data. ATTi is trying to tap into the collective creativity and brainpower of the developer…
The Sweden-based local search company Eniro has acquired some of the assets of De Gule Sider in Denmark, the Yellow Pages operation closed down recently by European Directories. EDSA has made the decision to discontinue print directories in Denmark, where…
The search marketing firm WebVisible was abruptly closed down by its creditors over the holidays, with CEO Ron Burr managing only to convince the company's lenders to wait until after Christmas to foreclose on the business. As of Dec. 27…
The European directory and local search operator Truvo has taken major steps toward consolidating around its flagship Belgian operation. On Dec. 22, Truvo "divested" its operation in Ireland, selling it to Contact Holdings, which operates Yellow Pages companies in the…
Heavily leveraged Yell Group has earned some breathing room from a deal with its lenders announced yesterday. Yell announced that it has reached terms with the "overwhelming majority of lenders" to increase the headroom on its debt. Without such concessions, Yell…
Moh Ok, Chief Scientist at PayPal, and Bo Fishback, CEO and Founder of Zaarly, talked about the integration of social, local and mobile to close the loop on driving consumer purchases during a morning dedicated to SoLoMo here at ILM…
Court Cunningham, CEO of Yodle, made news at ILM West this afternoon, announcing a three-year deal with Canada's Rogers Communicationsduring a 15-minute Q&A with BIA/Kelsey analyst Bobbi Loy Luster. Rogers is a leading communications company in Canada. Its deal…
Local Search Association President Neg Norton announced today at ILM West in San Francisco that the trade group would work with BIA/Kelsey to produce its annual conference, April 21-24 in Boca Raton, Florida. Norton said the LSA is committed to…
Two compelling speakers made the case this afternoon at ILM West that newspaper companies can successfully transform into digital media businesses. One problem is that most newspaper companies are not willing to make the tough decisions necessary for this transition.…
The Toronto-based call measurement firm Telmetrics today announced a major expansion of its business into Europe, launching its solution in 10 markets. The launch follows a six-month beta test in which Telmetrics proved out the value of its service for…
Seems every year is a year of transformation in the global Yellow Pages industry. This year is no different, with more leadership changes, financial turmoil, and a much more aggressive push into new strategies and new products. There is a…
Last week, Local Insight Media emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, roughly one year after seeking protection from its creditors. The company emerges from bankruptcy with a new structure, a new board of directors and a more manageable balance sheet, having…
Last week several of the leading listed directory companies saw sizable spikes in their stock prices following their Q3 earnings announcements, though the surge seems to have died off today. For example, Dex One announced its earnings on Nov. 3. On…
The local display ad companyPaperG today unveiled a deal with AOL to offer its local display advertising technology via Patch, AOL's hyperlocal platform. The PaperG solution offers the ability to create a locally targeted display ad with only the…
Speaking today at ILM Asia in Singapore, Google's James Sanders made a very direct appeal to directory publishers to resell Google advertising products to SMB advertisers in the Asia-Pacific region. "Globally, Yellow Pages companies are our most successful partners," Sanders…
Joe Walsh, the executive who arguably did more than anyone to make the Yellow Pages a competitive industry in the United States, has resigned as CEO of Yellowbook, the U.S. division of U.K.-based Yell Group. Walsh has been with Yellowbook…
BIA/Kelsey will offer a view into two of our key forecasts at the upcoming ILM Asia conference, Oct. 25-26 at The Regent Singapore. The first will be the freshly updated global Yellow Pages forecast, which will be summarized in…
ILM Asia has added two exciting speakers to its lineup. Adrian Tan, COO of Groupon Singapore, will join our special Deals Forum on day 2 of ILM Asia. Meanwhile, Michelle Sherwood, exec VP of strategic marketing at the Australian directory giant Sensis,…
Today we posted a detailed agenda for ILM Asia 2011, which takes place Oct. 25-26 at the Regent Singapore. The event will include a heavy focus on many of the key elements driving the transition from traditional to digital marketing for SMBs…
Jonathan Marchbank, the CEO of Dealised, an Australia-based leader in providing social commerce and deals software, will address a special forum on the deals space at ILM Asia, Oct. 25-26, in Singapore. Marchbank will speak on Oct. 26 during a…
