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    Steven Isakson replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Angela, Can you please use English not texting type. Thanks
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    Steven Isakson replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Very interesting topic here. I can not justify using this type of advertising, because the way I see everyone look for a phone number is...
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    Angela (blog) replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    U know wut u have no idea about advertisement and how to invest money,,,,,,,,, Wurever Superpages.com receives 17 million searches per...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Chris, I can see you're an out of the box thinker. Here’s some "ol' wize man" advice from another out-of-the-box thinker that's made a...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Chris, My Notes to you: You can't just list your personal number in the YP without it being a designated business number. I use to sell...
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    Chris (blog) replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Personally I'd rather spend $200 to $350 a month paying for a PERSONAL YELLOW PAGE AD in the phone book under AUTOMOTIVE DEALERS...
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    Pureum Kim replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Hello, I did some research on YP. Here it is. Please share some feedback :) 1. Major Yellow Paper (“YP) Companies 1.1. List of YP in...
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    Stephen McGrew replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Tim Morris wrote.... "Here is where your argument falls short, and is most likely the reason you are no longer employed by...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    How to win the Yellow Pages game (aka less is more) For 18 months I worked at Verizon as a Yell Page rep (employee of the Month 2...
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    kk replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    So aren't sales calls important as well...say as for customer service to your current clientele? And can't delareships make great...
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    Tim Morris replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Stephen, In theory, I agree with you. I am inclined to believe that most dealers will recoup their investment in a yellowpages.com ad...
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    Stephen (blog) replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Jason wrote.... By that math, we should have sold 700 cars last month!!! the real math, using incredibly high ratios: 600 ad...
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    Bill replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Just cancelled online yellow pages last month. Our dealership experienced 85% service call lead generation from it with only 15% sales...
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    Jason (blog) replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    I know this is an old thread, but I can't believe no one jumped on this one: >That means if 600 people saw your advertisement, you will...
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    stephen mcgrew replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    AB said, Yellowpages.com had more local business searches than GOOGLE the first quarter of this year...just search google news for...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    This is my last volley on this debate. AB writes: "...when it comes to search engines versus directories. One is for website traffic...
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    AB replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Jeff Kershner: And exactly what dealer do you work for "AB"? Fletcher Jones Toyota =]
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    AB replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Joe, Yeah, that's about right. I get almost no clicks through superpages.com and about a 2% click-through on yellowpages.com. But...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    AB, My IYP traffic is nearly un-measurable. Our site stats for June 07: Unique visitors 2,801 Reached us by Direct Address: 72.6%...
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    AB replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    Brandon - I understand what you're saying about it being a press release, but notice that all the data comes from comScore - the...
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    Brandon Hoffman replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    AB, "Yellowpages.com had more local business searches than GOOGLE the first quarter of this year...just search google news for...
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    Joe Pistell replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    I'd like to weigh-in on the anti-Yellowpages.com side of the debate. Google is the NEW Yellow Pages. Invest "other" ad monies into...
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    AB replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    How much incremental traffic could Yellowpages.com push my way? Depends on the geography you advertise in and how high you are up on...
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    stephen mcgrew replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    So look at it this way....It costs you less than $200 per month to be exposed to over 600 people looking for your services. This is an...
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    stephen mcgrew replied to the thread Are the "Online Phonebook" services like Yellowpages worth anything?.
    I actually work for yellowpages.com and I was in the car business for 4 years prior. Lets face it guys...sales is for the most part a...
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