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 Yellow Pages

BIA/Kelsey: Annual ad revenue forecast downgraded

November 07, 2011

The overall local media market will reach $149.4 billion by 2015 at an annual growth rate of 1.7%, according to a forecast from advisory firm BIA/Kelsey. Total local advertising revenues for 2011 will total $135.9 billion, a slight decrease compared with the $136.2 billion the firm forecasted back in March.
 

MagnaGlobal shrinks 2011 direct revenue forecast

June 16, 2011

Direct media advertising revenue will increase by 0.5% this year, according to media firm MagnaGlobal's revised forecast for 2011. The firm had predicted in April that the category would grow by 0.8% this year. It downgraded projected growth for direct mail from a 1.1% increase to 0.2%. MagnaGlobal also downgraded its overall US ad revenue forecast from 3.1% growth to 2.9% growth.
 

Yellow Pages Association rebrands as Local Search Association

April 17, 2011

Trade group the Yellow Pages Association will rebrand as the Local Search Association on April 18. The organization decided to change its name because a growing number of its members now work in digital search, said Negley Norton, president of the group.
 

Google challenges Yelp with 'Hotpot'

November 17, 2010

It's hard to keep up with all of Google's product announcements, but one that caught my eye this week was its release of "Hotpot."
 

Yellowbook launches small business measurement, reputation management center

Mercedes Cardona October 28, 2010

Local search company Yellowbook launched a series of services on October 28 to help small businesses track social media activity and measure the results of their marketing efforts online.
 

RH Donnelley emerges from bankruptcy as Dex One

February 02, 2010

Yellow Pages and local search company RH Donnelley emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on February 1 under a new name: Dex One Corporation. The company will continue to offer its Dex-branded suite, which includes online and mobile search services, print yellow pages directories, voice-search platforms and pay-per-click networks.