YPG's Directory EBITDA Nears 60%
Yellow Pages Group released its third-quarter numbers this morning and will have its earnings call at 1 p.m. Eastern today. We will listen in and post a few details from the call a bit later. One key data point: The…
For Yell, Competition a Factor on Both Sides of the Pond
Yell Group reported its half-year 2008 results yesterday, and the publisher revealed that while its online product in the U.K. continues to grow at a torrid pace, print grew only modestly in the U.S. and declined 4.4 percent in the…
Idearc Singles Out National Channel for Poor Showing
I listened to the replay of last week's Idearc Media third-quarter earnings call, and a few items stood out. First, Idearc made the assertion that through nine months of 2007, most of its challenges in the print business were the…
Will Sensis Go on a Buying Spree?
An article in the Australian newspaper confirms that Sensis will need to pursue acquisitions in order to meet the five-year growth objectives set out by Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo back in 2005. Telstra is Australia's leading telecom and is the parent…
Strong IYP Growth Sustains PagesJaunes
France's PagesJaunes has long been the dominant player in the country's print directory market, but in recent quarters, what was a growing business now is struggling to generate positive revenue growth. Online, however, continues to be a strong suit for…
Local Directories Help Eniro's Sweden Print Results
The Nordic directory publisher Eniro announces its third-quarter and nine-month 2007 earnings on Thursday, and while the news for print in Norway continues to be bad, print appears to have stabilized in Sweden, the publisher's largest market. While print is…
Local Directories Help Eniro’s Sweden Print Results
The Nordic directory publisher Eniro announces its third-quarter and nine-month 2007 earnings on Thursday, and while the news for print in Norway continues to be bad, print appears to have stabilized in Sweden, the publisher's largest market. While print is…
Yellow Pages Odds n' Ends
I've collected a number of Yellow Pages-related items over the past week or so that are worth noting. So here it goes: The Texas ad agency FKM has launched a new unit to focus on interactive Yellow Pages and related online…
Yellow Pages Odds n’ Ends
I've collected a number of Yellow Pages-related items over the past week or so that are worth noting. So here it goes: The Texas ad agency FKM has launched a new unit to focus on interactive Yellow Pages and related online…
RHD Plans 2008 Dividend
R.H. Donnelley announced on its third-quarter earnings call Thursday that concurrent with first-quarter earnings next year it will pay a dividend equal to 25 percent of free cash flow. The publisher took some heat recently when it used money that…
AT&T Backs Off N.C. White Pages Plan
AT&T Advertising & Publishing's effort to assuage environmental concerns in North Carolina by curtailing print residential White Pages distribution has fizzled out as utility commissioners in that state have balked at the plan. The Raleigh News & Observer reported today…
AT&T Backs Off N.C. White Pages Plan
AT&T Advertising & Publishing's effort to assuage environmental concerns in North Carolina by curtailing print residential White Pages distribution has fizzled out as utility commissioners in that state have balked at the plan. The Raleigh News & Observer reported today…
CanWest Goes All In With PPC YP Model
Earlier today I spoke with Gary Campbell, who runs the new directory operation within CanWest MediaWorks, the Canadian media powerhouse. CanWest just finished distributing its inaugural GoLocal directory in the national capital, Ottawa. What makes the product unique is that…
U.S. Associations Move Toward Merger
According to an article appearing in this month's Association of Directory Marketing Flash newsletter, the three major U.S. directory industry trade associations are moving in the direction of a merger. In August, the ADM board hired a consultant, Charles Rumbarger,…
YPG Ramps Up Relationship With Google
Canada's Yellow Pages Group announced this morning that it will expand its relationship with Google to become the first Canadian-based reseller of Google AdWords. This is a significant escalation of YPG's relationship with Google, which basically involved sharing content with…
RHD: The Evolution of Triple Play
Today I attended the R.H. Donnelley "analyst workshop" in Denver. Much ground was covered, so we'll offer a few quick takeaways here and follow up with more detail in an upcoming TKR Advisory. One key objective of the meeting appeared…
Idearc Buys Switchboard
Idearc Media announced today it is buying the Switchboard online directory asset from InfoSpace for US$225 million. This is the latest in a series of moves by Idearc to own more elements of a comprehensive IYP/local search platform. The overarching…
Yellow Book Partners With AgendiZe
Today, Yellow Book made it official and announced its deal with AgendiZe, with the aim of adding word-of-mouth functionality to the Yellowbook.com IYP. Here is a copy of the release. The company has also recently rolled out a video ad…
Idearc Buys ‘Localsearch.com’
Idearc Media announced today that it has acquired the URL Localsearch.com from AmericanTowns.com and has made an investment in AmericanTowns.com, a network of community-based Web sites. The deal totals US$3.3 million, plus "deferred purchase consideration." Idearc is clearly looking to…
Idearc Buys 'Localsearch.com'
Idearc Media announced today that it has acquired the URL Localsearch.com from AmericanTowns.com and has made an investment in AmericanTowns.com, a network of community-based Web sites. The deal totals US$3.3 million, plus "deferred purchase consideration." Idearc is clearly looking to…