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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…

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February 4, 2014

LSA, hibu at Massachusetts Municipal Association and Rhode Island League of Cities & Towns Conferences

Promoting our industry among policymakers in 2014 started with two conferences in New England in January.  With participation by hibü at both, we had an exhibit booth at the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) conference in Boston, MA.  A week later, we were at the Rhode Island League of Cities & Towns’ in Warwick, RI.  When…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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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