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Are the Yellow Pages Dead?

July 21, 2011 By Nadeem Muaddi

Many business owners tend to believe so. However, new research shows that the Yellow Pages are still the most trusted source of information on local businesses – off and online. So if you cancelled your ad in the big yellow book, you may want to reconsider.

Research firm Burke conducted the study on behalf of the Local Search Association. It found that “print Yellow pages and white pages still outrank search engines in terms of trust, accuracy and ease of use,” reports Business News Daily.

Folks are also referencing the Yellow Pages more often than you might think. Business News Daily explains:

More than 8 out of 10 people used either print or Internet Yellow Pages to find a local business in the last year and more than three-quarters used a search engine. Though search engine usage moved slightly ahead last year, reaching 76 percent of consumers, 74 percent of U.S. adults used a print Yellow Pages directory to find a local business. Nearly 8 in 10 print Yellow Page lookups resulted in a purchase or purchase intent.

While the usage of print Yellow Pages has declined as local media information has become available in more places, U.S. consumers still look up information in a print directory billions of times per year. In 2010, consumers generated 11 billion references to print Yellow pages. The digital marketing research firm comScore found that Internet Yellow Pages generated 5.6 billion searches in 2010. [more]

That’s not to say auto upholstery shops shouldn’t advertise online. On the contrary, Burke‘s findings clearly show a significant and growing trend toward online sources. Twitter, Facebook and other social media tools may not carry as much credibility as the Yellow Pages brand, but they soon will.

Smart auto upholstery shop owners will place ads in print and online versions of the Yellow Pages, while simultaneously pursuing strategies based on social media. That way, when print-reference guides become obsolete, their shops are already ahead of the curve.

Besides, most social media tools are free – so there really isn’t much to lose.

Filed Under: Archive, Better Business, Industry Trends & Reports Tagged With: Auto Trim, Auto Upholstery, Car Interior, Local Search Association, Online Marketing, Yellow Pages

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  1. 8-track says

    June 10, 2012 at 1:25 am

    For the money it costs for a business card size listing per yer, $6000.00 you can put up one hell of a nice website for less that.

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