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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

 

Change in Display Items for Gold Country GCT/0912

TO:       ALL CMR Representatives, Account Executives and Managers

FR:       Dawn Wood, National Operations Manager - Anderson Directory Sales

            dawn@andersoninfo.com

Brandy Mooney, National Marketing Manager – Anderson Directory Sales

            brandy@andersoninfo.com  

 

          

 

           

DT:       1/10/2007

 

Gold Country Directories (GCT/0912) in their continuing efforts to produce quality, well used and visually appealing telephone directories will no longer offer black and white display ads.

 

All display ads in the upcoming issues will need to be sent in full process color.

 

There will be no additional charge for this upgrade for your client.

 

Gold Country              100310

Gr Yuba-Marysville     105108

Granite Bay                 100308

Lake County               100309

Lincoln Area               100312

Mendocino Coast       100313

Redwood Empire       100311

South Placer Co          100315

Truckee-North Shore  100314

Thank you!!

Email: sales@andersoninfo.com
Phone: 303 649-1199

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

Larose, LA 030538 Closes 03/22/2007

To: The CMR Community

From: Windstream Yellow Pages (0520)

Subject: Larose, LA 030538 Closes 03/22/2007

 

The Larose, LA 030538 Directory is

The overwhelming choice for Yellow Pages1

 

The 2007 Larose, LA 030538 directory will put your clients within arms’ reach of more than 13,000 businesses and residents from Larose to Grand Isle Louisiana and many points in between.

 

With advertising sales for the 2007 directory underway, now is the perfect time to secure your client’s spot in the area’s official Yellow Pages. Contact your Windstream National Account Team to place your order, today.

 

See the information below on why the Larose, LA 030538 directory should be a valuable part of your client’s Yellow Pages advertising plan for 2007. The National Close is 03/22/2007.

 

Please remember that Alltel Publishing is now Windstream Yellow Pages.  Click here for more information on name change.

 

Directory Information:

Directory Name

Larose

Directory State

Louisiana

Directory #

030538

Directory Close

03/22/2007

Publication Date

07/2007

Directory Status
Utility
Directory Coverage

Cut Off, Galliano, Golden Meadow, Larose, Grand Isle, Leeville

Total Bound Copies (Est.)

20,697

Zip Code Coverage

70345, 70354, 70357, 70358 and 70373

Directory Population

27,148 est. 2005

Key Foreign Markets

Houma, Thibodaux, New Orleans

 

Competitive Information:

Directory Name

Directory #

Publisher

Bayou Region-HOU-THI

030068

SSP

Houma-Thibodaux

034018

YB

West Bank NewOrleans

030567

SSP

 

Important RLF Information: The following 985 area codes/prefixes are considered Foreign

Listings, but all businesses receive a free SRL-type listing in the Yellow Pages section.

These listings are called RLF’s. The following area codes/prefixes are included in the Larose, LA 030538 directory as RLFs:

 

City                                            

Prefix

Bourg, Montegut and Chauvin

594

Dulac

563

Gheens, Lockport and Raceland

532 and 537

Gibson

575

Gray

360, 580, 601, 655, 709, 772, 850, 851, 853, 857, 868, 872, 873, 876, 879 and 917

Houma

219, 223, 274 and 346

 

 

Gheens, Lockport and Raceland

532 and 537

Schriever

446, 447, 448 and 449

Thibodaux

243, 387, 435, 493 and 625

 

 

Special Discount: Any current RLF advertiser appearing in the Larose, LA 030538 directory expanding its listing to a BLN will be eligible for our special 50% discount. Call Windstream’s National Account Team for more information and required special advice phrases.

 

Directory Highlights:

White Pages

·         This directory offers Red Highlight in the White Pages

·         New! White Pages Internet Box Ads

·          White Pages Banner/Badges* (2 Slots, 1 Available)

·          White Pages Corner Billboard Ads*  (2 Slots, Waiting List Only)

 

Yellow Pages

Checkout Windstream Yellow Pages’ Flex Plan Incentive Program where your client can receive discounts of 50 to 100%.

·         New! Yellow Pages Internet Box Ads

·         New! Leader Ads* (A Flex Program 50% discount is available for this item)

·         New! Metro Menu Guide (A Flex Program discount is available for this item)

·         New! Home Improvement Guide (A Flex Program discount is available for this item)

 

Cover Items/Specialty Items

·         Front Cover Banner/Badges* (Waiting List Only)

·         New! Coupons

·         Tab Insert* (One Side Available)

 

* The above items require a reservation; please contact Windstream’s National Accounts Team for availability and reservations.

 

Directory Overview:

·         The Larose coverage area is located in Southeastern Louisiana and is just west of where the Mississippi River empties into the Gulf of Mexico.

·         The Larose directory coverage area encompasses Highway 1, which is known as  “The Longest Street in the World”.

·         The Flex Plan provides new and current advertisers more valuable incentives and slower rollouts.

·         This directory is available online at http://www.windstreamyellowpages.com/tearpages.

 

Directory Usage

Possession and Usage Highlights for Larose, LA  030538 directory published June 2006.

Possession and Usage (among those surveyed who possess the Larose, LA  030538 directory)

94%

Possess it.

99%

Use it.

Of the customers who use the Larose, LA  030538 directory

89%

Of those surveyed used the directory to contact a business

86%

Of those who contacted an advertiser, actually made a purchase or visited the advertiser.

All information above is based on the survey conducted by Booth Research. More information is available at http://www.windstreamyp.com/. 

 

Available Incentives Programs:

Flex Program

 

Our Flex Plan Incentive Program is designed to offer a slower rollout to our advertisers.  All existing customers on the incentive programs #100, #100 GCI, #M101, #G101, #311, #492, #501, #508, #514, #740, #750, #889 are now eligible for our new Flex Plan Incentive program.  The program takes your existing program and rolls it out in 5% increments every year. *

Program #512

The #512 program applies to foreign advertisers.   Existing/new non-local advertisers purchasing new and/or upgraded advertising will receive a discount on any new or upgraded items in the new issue. The discount is a 30% on-going discount program. *

Program #535

 

 

New/Step Up TN/TM Program #535 applies to New and/or Upgraded Trade Name and Trademark advertisers. Advertisers must maintain or exceed current revenue to qualify for this program. The incentive program is only applicable to upgraded/newly purchased advertising. *

 

 

* All incentive programs have restrictions. For more information, please click on the program #’s to review all incentive program information.

 

Complete coverage information including maps and demographics is available on the website: http://www.windstreamyp.com/.  If you have any questions, please call your National Accounts Team. 


 

 

 


Cherie Bishop

330 650-7273

cherie.bishop@windstream.com

                                  

Mark C. Horn

330 650-7407

mark.horn@windstream.com

 

Betsy Turek

330 650-7274

betsy.turek@windstream.com

 

Shannon Wicker

330 650-7602

shannon.wicker@windstream.com

 

1 Research conducted by Booth Research, Inc., May 2006, with adults (age 18 and over) in the Windstream Yellow Pages local distribution area. Interviewing was conducted between August 20th and August 24th, 2006. Results on file at Windstream Yellow Pages, Hudson, Ohio, all rights reserved.

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Pub. #0530, MS Biloxi Gulfport Area

SunShine Pages, publisher #0530, divided the book previously known as
#100118 MS Biloxi-Gulfport into two directories.  The book code was
retained with a new book name of Gulfport and a new code was given to
Biloxi
, #105466.  The last edition of the directory that printed was May 2005. 
Distribution for the 2006 edition was postponed due to Hurricane Katrina
and the new book schedules are available with the 1/7/07 rates and data update.

#100118 MS Gulfport will close on 4/11/2007, with an August pub.

#105466 MS Biloxi will close on 12/10/2007, with an April 2008 pub.  This
will be the first edition of the directory.

If you have any questions, please contact Sarah Walters-Maher of Peter Salzberg and Associates at 937-439-7880, or via email at sarahw@psanda.com.


 

No Longer Publisher for Middleburgh, NY (051129)

To:           All Certified Marketing Representatives

From:       Windstream Yellow Pages (0520)

Subject:    No Longer Publisher for Middleburgh, NY (051129)

 

 

Windstream Yellow Pages (formally Alltel Publishing), Pub Co 0520, will no longer be publishing the Middleburgh, NY (051129) directory. Windstream’s last publication of this directory was December 2006.  The new publisher named for this directory is Hanson Directory Service Inc., Pub Co 0729.

 

Should you have any questions or if we can be of further assistance, please feel free to contact your National Accounts Team.

 

Thank you,

National Accounts Team

 

Cherie Bishop

330 650-7273 Phone

cherie.bishop@windstream.com

 

Mark Horn

330 650-7407 Phone

mark.horn@windstream.com

 

Betsy Turek

330 650-7274 Phone

betsy.turek@windstream.com

 

Shannon Wicker

330 650-7602 Phone

shannon.wicker@windstream.com

 

 


 

 

 

 

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Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX 073164

To: The CMR Community

From: Windstream Yellow Pages (0520)

Subject: Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX 073164

 

 

Here are Three Great Reasons why your client should advertise in Windstream’s

Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX 073164

 

1.    In 2006 Money Magazine named Sugar Land, TX the 3rd best city to live in the U.S.[i]

2.    Sugar Land ranked second among the "hottest" places to live within the state of Texas[ii]

3.    Sugar Land boasted the highest growth among Texas’ largest cities per the U.S. Census 2000[iii]

 

Directory Information:

Directory Name
Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County
Directory Name as it appears in IRIS
Sugarland-Katy-Fort
Directory State

Texas

Directory #

073164

Directory Close

01/29/2007

Publication Date

05/2007

Directory Status
Utility
Directory Coverage

Sugar Land

Coverage Location

The City of Sugar Land is located 20 miles Southwest of Houston

Expanded Distribution Area

Arcola, Barker, Bear Creek, Langham Creek, Beasley, Brookshire, Pattison, Damon, Pecan Bend, Katy, Fairchilds, Missouri City: including Pecan Grove and Sienna Plantation, Needville, Richmond, Rosenberg, Smithers Lake, Stafford, Valley Lodge

Zip Code Coverage

76561, 77406, 77413, 77417, 77423, 77430, 77449, 77450, 77459, 77461, 77466, 77469, 77471, 77476, 77477, 77478, 77479, 77487, 77489, 77491, 77492, 77493, 77494, 77496, 77497, 77583

Directory Population

879,958 estimated 2005

Local Area # of Households

281,318

Total Bound Copies

259,704

Electronic Distribution

82,339

Directory Available Online

http://www.windstreamdirectory.com/dir/SUG/

Nearby Directories Published by Windstream
(Multi-Book Opportunities)

Brazoria County Regional, TX 069482

 

Directory Usage:

Possession and Usage Highlights for Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX (073164) directory published, May 2006[iv] (Local Exchanges)

Possession and Usage Information (among those surveyed who possess the Sugar Land/Katy-Fort Bend County, TX (073164) directory)

64%

Possess it.

83%

Use it.

64%

Use the White Pages.

70%

Use the Yellow Pages.

Of the customers who use the Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX (073164) directory:

53%

Use the directory Yellow Pages monthly or more often.

15%

Use the directory Yellow Pages weekly or more often.

93%

Contacted an advertiser after their last reference.

90%

Of those who contacted an advertiser, actually made a purchase or visited the advertiser.

Results indicate that the customers who use the Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX (073164) directory, use it:

1

Time per month median usage for the Yellow Pages.

 

Directory Highlights:

Distributed to key communities like Sugar Land, Katy, Stafford, Missouri City, Richmond and Rosenberg, your clients advertising will reach an audience of over 597,800 adults[v]. Over 250,000 copies of the Windstream Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County directory are printed and distributed.  A second distribution will be available at multiple bin locations throughout Fort Bend County.  Additionally, 82,000 computer workstations throughout Fort Bend County also have the directory on their desktop. The directory is available online at http://www.windstreamdirectory.com/dir/SUG/

 

All advertising in the printed book will automatically appear in the online version at no additional cost. This is not just a search engine, but an actual replica of the printed book, including all of the directory’s listings, advertisements, specialty sections and community pages. In addition, all web sites and email addresses that appear in the directory will be automatically activated as hotlinks on the online version for free.

 

Value Tracking:

Further Proof that the Windstream Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County, TX (073164) is a Must Buy!

We know that value tracking proves value to advertisers and Windstream Yellow Pages offers value tracking information to our national advertisers*.  Please contact a Windstream National Accounts Team member for more information.

 

*A minimum ad size is required to be eligible for Value Tracking

 

White Pages:

·         This directory offers Yellow Highlight in the White Pages.

·         White Pages Internet Box Ads

·         White Pages Banner Ads*

·         White Pages Corner Billboard Ads*

 

Yellow Pages:

Check out Windstream Yellow Pages’ FLEX Plan Incentive Program for discounts on the below items!  Discounts of 50% to 100%!

·         Yellow Pages Internet Box Ads

·         Leader Ads* (This item is eligible for a 50% discounts under the FLEX Program)

·         Home Improvement Guide (Discounts available for this item under the FLEX Program)

·         Wedding Guide (Discounts available for this item under the FLEX Program)

·         Metro Menu Guide (Discounts available for this item under the FLEX Program)

·         Coupon Section (Discounts available for this item under the FLEX Program)

 

Specialty Items:

·         New Lower Rate!  Gatefold Advertising*

·         New Lower Rate!  Tip-On* (Comes in 6x6 or 4x4 Paper or 4x4-Magnetic)

·         New Lower Rate! Sprayed Edge*

·         New Lower Rate! Inside Back Cover*

·         New Lower Rate! Inside Front Cover*

·         New Lower Rate! Tab Insert*

 

* The above items require a reservation; please contact Windstream’s National Accounts Team for availability and reservations.

 

Available Incentives Programs:

Flex Program

 

Our Flex Plan Incentive Program is designed to offer a slower rollout to our advertisers.  All existing customers on the incentive programs #100, #100 GCI, #M101, #G101, #311, #492, #501, #508, #514, #740, #750, #889 are now eligible for our new Flex Plan Incentive program.  The program takes your existing program and rolls it out in 5% increments every year. *

Program #512

The #512 program applies to foreign advertisers.   Existing/new non-local advertisers purchasing new and/or upgraded advertising will receive a discount on any new or upgraded items in the new issue. The discount is a 30% on-going discount program. *

Program #535

 

 

New/Step Up TN/TM Program #535 applies to New and/or Upgraded Trade Name and Trademark advertisers. Advertisers must maintain or exceed current revenue to qualify for this program. The incentive program is only applicable to upgraded/newly purchased advertising. *

 

* All incentive programs have restrictions. For more information, please click on the program #’s to review all incentive program information.

 

Complete coverage information including maps and demographics is available on the website: http://www.windstreamyp.com/.  If you have any questions, please call your National Accounts Team. 


 

 

 


Cherie Bishop

330 650-7273

cherie.bishop@windstream.com

                                  

Mark Horn

330 650-7407

mark.horn@windstream.com

 

Betsy Turek

330 650-7274

betsy.turek@windstream.com

 

Shannon Wicker

330 650-7602

shannon.wicker@windstream.com

 



[iv] Research conducted by Booth Research, Inc., June 2006, with adults (age 18 and over) in the Windstream Yellow Pages local distribution area. Interviewing was conducted between June 26th thru July 11th, 2006. Results on file at Windstream Yellow Pages, Hudson, Ohio, all rights reserved.

 

[v] Information obtained from YPA Rates and Data, September 2006, ECPM based on the Windstream Sugar Land/Katy/Fort Bend County Directory coverage area adult population of 597,802 from MapInfo Corporation, TargetPro 4.7 2005 data and the PUFP Study usage and possession percentages.

 

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