Catching up on some notable recent announcements/developments in the global Yellow Pages industry: Today, R.H. Donnelley announced a partnership with Tribune Media Services to provide movie-related content on DexKnows.com. From the press release: DexKnows.com is using TMS movie data to…
Canpages, the independent directory publisher that continues to solidify its role as Yellow Pages Group's primary direct competitor in Canada, has acquired GigPark, a Toronto start-up that collects personal recommendations for local service providers, a la Angie's List, except that…
The U.S. directory industry's two leading trade groups (YPA and ADP) have joined forces to promote a Web site, www.yellowpagesoptout.com, that allows consumers to search for opt-out information on local publishers by typing in their ZIP code. This site is…
The Australian directory publisher Sensis posted 4.9 percent growth in its Yellow and White directory business (print and online combined) for the year ended June 30. Print directory (White and Yellow) growth for the period was 2.5 percent, while online…
We've been hearing more and more chatter in the Yellow Pages business about pay-per-call advertising programs, in print as well as online, moving beyond selective use and into the mainstream. Our latest conversation supporting this assertion was with Bill Dinan,…
Sean Greene is moving into a digital leadership role at R.H. Donnelley, transitioning from his most recent role as senior vice president of strategy and business development into the new position of SVP Interactive. Greene plans to move from RHD…
Here is an interesting item from the local CBS station in San Francisco. Apparently a 20 percent off coupon in a San Francisco Yellow Pages directory (the item doesn't say which one) for the Rainbow Grocery in the Mission District…
According to an article this week on Forbes.com, AT&T will launch a Yelp meets Yellow Pages site later this year. The new site will carry a new brand that does not invoke Yellow Pages, but something that appeals to the…
Yesterday, Chris Cummings,Yellow Pages Association chair and Marquette Group CEO, accepted our invitation to deliver a featured presentation at Directional Media Strategies '09. He will speak on the event's opening day, Sept. 22. Cummings joins a powerful list of…
Three CEOs who together represent almost 30 percent of global directional media revenues will give featured presentations at The Kelsey Group's Directional Media Strategies, Sept. 22-24, in Orlando, Florida. Dave Swanson, chairman and CEO of R.H. Donnelley, will deliver the featured…
Today R.H. Donnelley made an announcement that is unlikely to be much of a surprise. The company said it has "filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for…
Here is an interesting take from Kirk Whisler, who runs something call the Latino Print Network. His assertion is that while print may be a waning component of U.S. media generally, it is still going strong in Spanish-language media. Whisler…
Carol Johnson, the former Dex (then US West Direct) sales executive who led the high-profile turnaround of the Sensis sales culture, has announced she is leaving the Australian directory publisher at the end of May to return to the United States. Her…
The Canadian start-up MyVirtualPaper.com has finalized a deal with the Mexican directory publisher Seccion Amarilla to create SEO-ready Web pages using a small-business advertiser's existing business papers (think menus, fliers, brochures and catalogs). One of the MVP product's key selling…
The U.K. directory publisher Yell unveiled its SEM offering today, which features an alliance with Google to become an AdWords reseller. The service offering will include the creation of SEO-friendly landing pages as well as Google AdWords. From the press release: Yell…
A couple of industry forecasts have been floating around lately. One that was working its way across the wires today got my attention. It suggests that the U.S. Yellow Pages market will contract by a mere 0.5 percent in 2009. This figure…
Canada's Yellow Pages Group reported fairly positive Q1 results today. From the earnings release: “For the first quarter, Adjusted Revenues in Directories increased by 4.7 percent to $354 million and Adjusted EBITDA grew 3.2 percent to $209.8 million. Excluding the…
Call measurement pioneer Telmetrics last week named Bill Dinan president. Dinan takes over from Richard Zurawski, who will stay on the company's board and, in an unusual move, remain on the management team as CFO. I chatted with Dinan about…
AT&T reported its first-quarter earnings this morning, and its Advertising Solutions unit, which includes the Yellow Pages business, recorded top-line revenues of US$1.3 billion, down 10.4 percent over Q1 2008. In its earnings briefing, the company attributed the double-digit revenue…
Next week I will be moderating a panel discussion at the Yellow Pages Association conference in San Diego featuring national companies that spend tens of millions annually on Yellow Pages advertising. The hour-long panel (Monday, April 27, 11:45 a.m.) was put together by…
