Global Yellow Pages Blog
YP has been growing in leaps and bounds since its 2012 launch. The company, formed by the consolidation of the former AT&T Interactive and Advertising Solutions groups by private equity firm Cerberus Capital, unveiled its new corporate signage installation…
YP has made a major push in the past week to become a bigger player in search and to do more to monetize its own search traffic on YP.com, as well as its mobile apps. In the past week the…
Traditional media companies struggle to find the right formula for digital sales. The challenge isn't really about deciding whether to go with a pure digital only approach v. relying completely on existing legacy sales resources. The decision matrix is much…
The most popular advertising channels for SMBs in the Home and Trade Services vertical, according to BIA/Kelsey's Local Commerce Monitor™, Wave 18,survey of small-and-medium businesses, are a mix of paid and free media. Media Ad View Plus (MAV), BIA/Kelsey's forecast…
We live in a multi-screen world, where an action begun on one device is often completed on another. Marketers are eager to follow a consumer all the way along this cross-device chain of actions. That's the cross-device retargeting challenge, and…
A sea change in home repair habits is occurring, as consumer segments begin to shift from Do It Yourself to Do it For Me models where people are seeking professionals to do everything from changing light bulbs to building decks.…
Dex Media announced today that former Yellowbook CEO Joe Walsh will take over as its President and CEO, replacing Peter McDonald. It has been widely rumored for some time that Walsh was in line for a key role at Dex…
The Yellow Pages brand is both blessing and curse for those trying to morph legacy directory businesses into digital solutions providers for SMBs. Yellow Media CEO Julien Billot conceded as much in his keynote presentation at BIA/Kelsey's recent SMB Digital Marketing…
The Yellow Pages brand is both blessing and curse for those trying to morph legacy directory businesses into digital solutions providers for SMBs. Yellow Media CEO Julien Billot conceded as much in his keynote presentation at BIA/Kelsey's recent SMB Digital Marketing…
The big announcement this morning at Leading in Local: SMB Digital Marketing -- The Berry Company has acquired LocalVox for an undisclosed amount. Berry was already an investor in LocalVox and has been one of the leading resellers of the…
The Nordics search and directory company Eniro has suffered a series of increasingly embarrassing developments in recent weeks. It began back in July with a "disappointing" second quarter earnings result, which led to a management shake-up. In mid-August the company…
YP has made a deal to include Goodzer's enhanced local services data across 3,000 business categories on YP.com and YP's mobile app. The move is designed to improve the value of YP's owned and operated digital properties to merchants and…
The U.S. search and directories company YP announced it generated nearly $400 million in mobile advertising revenue in 2013, placing it behind Google and Twitter as the third largest mobile advertising company. YP also reported it has total digital ad…
The U.S. search and directories company YP announced it generated nearly $400 million in mobile advertising revenue in 2013, placing it behind Google and Twitter as the third largest mobile advertising company. YP also reported it has total digital ad…
The Swedish search company Eniro has replaced the management of its Swedish online property following a "disappointing" second quarter, in the words of CEO Johan Lindgren, who addressed the issue head on during today's earnings call. The biggest outcome of…
The Swedish search company Eniro has replaced the management of its Swedish online property following a "disappointing" second quarter, in the words of CEO Johan Lindgren, who addressed the issue head on during today's earnings call. The biggest outcome of…
YP has unveiled a new version of its mybook feature on YP.com, making the tool more social by enabling users to share their mybook content with friends via email, SMS and social media. Mybook is a tool that allows users to…
The global directories company Hibu is apparently beginning to de-emphasize its corporate brand in favor of its old moniker Yell. This is according to an article today in the British newspaper The Evening Standard. Hibu has been undergoing substantial change…
