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November 12, 2014

Show America How You Recycle

Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and its local affiliates do a remarkable job of promoting recycling throughout the year culminating in its annual America Recycles Day on November 15th. KAB has supported LSA and our industry’s sustainability efforts for a number of years and we encourage you to support their programs too. This year, KAB is…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

June 5, 2014

2014 Sustainability Report Focuses on Social, Economic, Environmental and Cultural Contributions

Today, we released the Local Search Association’s fourth sustainability report – “Adopt. Adapt. Advance.” – that highlights our industry’s social, economic, environmental and cultural contributions to local communities. The report, available here, overviews the value that local search companies bring in helping consumers find local businesses in their communities, which in turn builds stronger and…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

February 14, 2014

At Keep America Beautiful with hibu, YP, Dex Media

Returning again to the annual Keep America Beautiful (KAB) conference allowed us to renew good friendships and make many new ones. Matt Krug (hibu), Charlotte Shepherd (YP), Sarah R. Wilson (Dex Media) and myself spent three days in Charlotte, NC in conversation with hundreds of attendees from throughout the United States, many of them volunteer leaders in their communities…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

November 21, 2013

Yellow Pages Publishers Launch Mobile-Optimized Opt-Out Website

We’re joining with Yellow Pages publishers to announce that we’re making it even easier for consumers to customize the delivery of directories to their homes and businesses. Starting today, consumers can visit the mobile-optimized version of www.YellowPagesOptOut.com to manage the delivery of phone directories directly from their smartphones and web-enabled tablets. The new…

Contributed by: Neg Norton

October 22, 2013

Illinois Municipal League Conference in Chicago with Dex Media, hibu

Paul Kiefer of Dex Media, Matt Krug of hibu and I have been at the Illinois Municipal League conference in Chicago speaking with aldermen, trustees, mayors and other city officials about Yellow Pages and the the industry’s consumer choice program: YellowPagesOptOut.com. We estimate we have interacted in varying degrees with approximately 500 city officials from…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

October 3, 2013

At the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities with YP, hibu

In downtown Hartford at the six-story Connecticut Convention Center, LSA took another great opportunity to reach out to local officials to let them know about our industry’s importance to local business and our commitment to consumer choice. At the 31st annual convention of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM), our exhibit booth was staffed by…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

September 24, 2013

LSA at the International City/County Management Association Conference with hibu, Dex Media

For the second year in a row, LSA attended the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) conference and it was well worth the return trip. Composed of city and county managers, ICMA is made up of a key group of local leaders and decision makers. They have the ears of city councils and county commissions throughout…

Contributed by: Gene Wilk

September 20, 2013

LSA at the League of California Cities Conference with hibu, YP

I am in Sacramento with Matt Krug of hibu, Charlotte Shepherd of YP, Aaron Lewis of hibu and Dan Moore of hibu. We are exhibiting at the League of California Cities conference as we continue our proactive efforts at encouraging cities to use and promote the industry Yellow Pages opt-out site as a service to…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

August 14, 2013

LSA at the California Resource Recovery Association Conference

The Local Search Association’s Manager of Public Policy Gene Wilk, hibu’s Matt Krug, Dex Media’s Danna Bissing and YP’s Jim Troup have been exhibiting at the California Resource Recovery Association (CRRA) Conference (see picture below) this week. They are there to discuss industry initiatives supporting sustainability and consumer choice related to Yellow Pages phone directories. …

Contributed by: Wesley Young

July 22, 2013

Meeting with Hundreds of Local Leaders at 78th Annual NACO Conference

About a thousand elected county officials from throughout the United States came to Ft. Worth, Texas over the weekend. Jim Troup (YP), Sarah R. Wilson (Dex Media), Matt Krug (hibu), and myself attended the 78th Annual Conference & Exposition of the National Association of Counties (NACO). Based on the number of giveaways we handed out…

Contributed by: Wesley Young

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