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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.  …

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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…

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June 27, 2013

Dex Media, hibu & LSA in Washington State

Sarah Wilson from Dex Media, Matt Krug from hibu and I are spending the entire day exhibiting at the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) conference in the Tri-Cities, more formally known as the neighboring cities of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland in Washington state. More than 350 local officials have come to the Three Rivers Convention…

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June 21, 2013

Dex Media, hibu & LSA at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference

We had a fantastic day yesterday in St. Paul at the League of Minnesota Cities (LMC) conference. Heather Mungle from Dex Media, Matt Krug from hibu and I were able to talk about consumer choice and sustainability to hundreds of city officials who converged on the Saint Paul RiverCentre. Celebrating its 100th anniversary, LMC held…

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June 7, 2013

LSA, hibu at the Association of Oregon Recyclers Conference

Matt Krug from hibu and I are at the Association of Oregon Recyclers conference to promote the industry and highlight the environmental and sustainability initiatives of our LSA members. Earlier this year, a bill was introduced in the state of Oregon that would have created an opt-in registry for phone books and imposed penalties for violations. …

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October 3, 2012

SERDC Recycling Summit 2012: Day 3 at the Summit

  Day 3 here at the summit in Point Clear, AL has been incredibly insightful. I’ve gotten the opportunity to meet some great folks and let community and industry leaders know more about the Local Search industry and our print directory opt-out site, www.YellowPagesOptOut.com. Yesterday, I had the chance to talk with Selma, AL city…

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June 27, 2012

Local Pays Off: Local Search Industry Supports Buying From Local Businesses to Build Stronger Communities

America’s best and most sustainable cities have strong local business economies with vibrant shopping and services that attract new residents, encourage entrepreneurs, and draw other businesses to invest in the community.  One role we play as providers of local search services is to encourage consumers to think about how buying locally pays off for the…

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June 21, 2012

Mayor Webb: Yellow Pages Have a Good Story to Tell

Wellington E. Webb, who served as Mayor of Denver from 1991-2003, continues his series on the importance of raising visibility for our industry’s national consumer choice website, www.YellowPagesOptOut.com, which enables local residents and businesses to easily determine whether or not they want to receive directories. Here is the third post in Mayor Webb’s series. As I mentioned…

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July 27, 2009

Digital YPA ELITE® System Increases Efficiency and Cuts Waste

As some of you may be aware, the Yellow Pages Association owns and operates proprietary industry software called YPA ELITE® that’s used by publishers and Certified Marketing Representatives (CMRs) to facilitate Yellow Pages advertising orders, graphics, and artwork transmittal transactions.   Our partner in hosting and maintaining this software is the B2B e-commerce solutions provider GXS….

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