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Monday, February 12, 2007

 

Verizon Companion Directories now eligible for RMVP Incentives!

To:          Certified Marketing Representatives

From:     Idearc Media Corp.

 

Subject:   Verizon® Companion Directories now eligible for RMVP Incentives!

 

 

Verizon® Companion Directories now eligible for Regional Market Value Programs!

 

Idearc is pleased to announce that all Verizon Yellow Pages Companion directories are now eligible to use the Regional Market Value Programs (N25, N50, N55, N60 and N65)!   These well received programs offer the best incentives for a given region based on current discounts offered in the market.  

 

 In all cases, New Issue (NI) revenue must exceed Present Issue (PI) revenue at the directory level after incentives are applied.

 

Please note that some Companion directories require the same size ad be placed as is in the core.   This rule is still applicable when using these Regional Market Value Programs.      

 

Please visit the CMR Web site VIP Search Tool at www.idearcmedia.com/cmr to review all Regional Market Value Program details and for a list of eligible directories. 

 

Contact your Business Development Manager or email us at Tnationalsales@idearc.com for more information. 

 


 

Windstream's Beatrice, NE 044156 Close 02/19/2007

To: The CMR Community

From: Windstream Yellow Pages (0520)

Subject: Windstream’s Beatrice, NE 044156

 

 

There is still time for your client to be a Tip-on or a Front Cover Gatefold

In Windstream’s Beatrice, NE 044156

Closes 02/27/2007

 

 

Directory Information:

Directory Name
Beatrice
Directory State

Nebraska

Directory #

044156

Directory Close

02/19/2007

Publication Date

6/07

Directory Status
Utility
Directory Coverage

Adams, Alexandria, Barneston, Beatrice, Belvidere, Blue Springs, Bruning, Carleton, Davenport, Daykin, Dewitt, Ellis, Endicott, Fairbury, Filley, Gilead, Gladstone, Hebron, Holmesville, Jansen, Liberty, Odell, Pickerll, Plymouth, Powell, Rockford, Steel City, Wymore,

Zip Code Coverage

68301, 68303, 68309, 68310, 683145, 68318, 68322, 68326, 68335, 68338, 68341, 68342, 68350, 68352, 68357, 68362,68370, 68377, 68381, 68415, 68422, 68424, 68440, 68458, 68466

Total Bond Copies

44,913

Directory Population

34,376 Estimated 2005

Nearby Windstream Directories
(Multi-Book Opportunities)

Lincoln 44458, Southeastern Nebraska 044532,

York 044970, and Hastings 044385

 

Competitive Information:

Directory Name

Directory #

Publisher

Heartland, Lincoln

103150

DEX

Lincoln

044459

YBC

Grand Island

044386

YBC

Lincoln-Gretna-Ashla

103971

LMB

South Central

044822

LMB

Marysville-Savetha

028199

ATT

 

Market Overview:

·         Windstream is the phone company for the Beatrice, NE market therefore, the brand awareness for the Windstream Yellow Pages directory is strong.

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

·         On Line Directory http://www.windstreamyellowpages.com/tearpages

·         With no rate increase for the 2007 directory, you can take advantage of this opportunity to get your client maximum ad value and exposure.

·         Beatrice is located in southeast Nebraska approximately 40 miles south of Lincoln, 90 miles from Omaha and 185 miles from Kansas City.  It serves as the county seat for Gage County. U.S. highways 77 and 136 intersect downtown. Residents also enjoy good access to the rest of the Midwest via I-80, (just a half-hour drive to the north), and U.S. Highway 77’s four-lane stretch from Beatrice to Lincoln.

 

 

Directory Usage

Possession and Usage Highlights for the Windstream Beatrice, NE, 044156 published June 2006

 

Possession and Usage (among those surveyed who possess the Windstream Beatrice, NE 044156 directory)

92%

Possess it.

95%

Use it.

94%

Use it for the White Pages

82%

Use it for the Yellow Pages.

Of the customers who use the Windstream Beatrice, NE (044156) directory:

96%

Contacted an Advertiser after their last reference

85%

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. A complete study is located on our website at www.windstreamyp.com. All references to Alltel are merely historical in terms of when studies were done.

 

Directory Highlights:

 

White Page Features

·         This directory offers Red Highlight in the White Pages

·         White Pages Corner Billboard Ad*

·         White Pages Banner/Badge*

·         White Pages Internet Box

 

Yellow Pages Features

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

·         Yellow Pages Internet Box

·         Process Color

 

 

Cover Item Features

·         Inside Front Cover Badge/Banner ads*

·         Front Cover Gatefold*

·         Tip-On* (4X4, 6X6 Magnetic & Paper)

·         Inside Front Cover*

·         Inside Back Cover*

·         Outside Back Cover*

·         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: 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

 

 

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Idearc Discontinues VerizonR Directory for Guymon, OK (059738)

To:          Certified Marketing Representatives

From:     Idearc Media Corp.

 

Subject: Idearc Discontinues Verizon® Directory for Guymon, OK (059738)

  

 

 

The publication of the Guymon, Oklahoma Verizon® Directory is being discontinued effective with the May 2007 pub. This directory will not be published on a go forward basis. No action is required to remove any existing orders, they will be automatically deleted.

 

 

Contact your National Sales Manager or visit the Idearc CMR Web site at

http://www.idearcmedia.com/cmr for more information.


 

AT&T Directory Online Available

AT&T - Directory Online Available
 
 
The Directory Online feature that is located on AT&T's National CMR website at www.nationalyp.com is back up.  CMRs are now able to access all AT&T directories.
 
Questions may be directed to Theresa Manning at 314-242-7598 or via e-mail at tn5452@att.com.
 

 

AT&T - Directory Online Feature Down

AT&T - Directory Online Unavailable
 
 
The Directory Online feature that is located on AT&T's National CMR website at www.nationalyp.com is currently down.  At this time, CMRs will only be able to access Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and Ohio directories.  We hope to have all directories available for access by tomorrow. 
 
 
Questions may be directed to Theresa Manning at 314-242-7598 or via e-mail at tn5452@att.com.
 

 

Advanced Sales Online Series from YPA

 

Yellow Pages Association 

Announces   

The Sales Lab Online Series  

 

 

The Yellow Pages Association is proud to offer "The Sales Lab", an advanced Yellow Pages sales series.

 

This online series will empower you with new concepts and vocabulary to conduct business discussions with your advertisers that will increase your advertisers' understanding of Yellow Pages advertising.

 

What some CMRs have said about the series: 
"I enjoyed the series.  It has helped me look at what I've been doing the last 15 years a little differently."
- RoseAnna Scruggs, Wahlstrom Group
 
"Tom Davis presents proven material that relates to each one of my clients on different levels.  I am looking forward to applying the concepts to better my clients results."  - Laura Cleveland, National Multimedia Marketing
 
"If you want to learn how to influence your client, take this course.  It takes advertising principles and simplifies them with logical thinking." - Whitney Gartzke, TMP (Unit 3)
 
 "I think it is a great series that represents an opportunity for all sales people to learn unique approaches and conversation starters." - Charlie May, Marquette Group

 

 Upcoming Course Dates: 

  • Unit One - The Occupancy Theory (Feb. 14, Mar. 21, May 16)
  • Unit Two - The Snowball Effect (Feb. 21, Mar. 28, May 23)
  • Unit Three - A Mirror of the Market (Feb. 28, April 4, May 30)
  • Unit Four - The Definition of Usage (Mar. 7, April 11, June 6)
  • Unit Five - Putting It All Together (Mar. 14, April 18, June 13)
The first four sessions may be taken in any order and purchased separately, but session five must be the last session completed.  Receive a complementary book, job-aid, and certificate upon completion of all coursework.        
 
This series will be conducted by Tom Davis from the Better Business Builders, Inc. and author of the book, The Truth About Yellow Pages.
 
Audience:  CMRs, account managers, account planners and sales managers
 
Course Fee Per Unit:  $99 member

 

Course Descriptions and Registration: Complete the downloadable registration form or register online at www.ypassociation.org/training. 

 

Questions:  Further questions may be directed to Rachel Grimm at (248) 244-0711 or by e-mail at Rachel.Grimm@ypassociation.org.     
 
 

 

FREE Prototype -- #105476 Manalapan(NJ)

Publisher #956 Local Yellow Pages is prototyping new national customers into
#105476 Manalapan(NJ).  The national close is 3/1/07 with an October 07 pub.
 
The directory is free for all new national customers who purchase UDACs in
the utility source directory --  #047250 Freehold(Idearc) 
Local revenue customers cannot transfer to national for this prototype.    
                       
Orders will be accepted with the UDACs listed for this directory in Rates & Data.
Please use the advice phrase "2007 FREE Prototype".  If the advice phrase does
not appear, full rate will be charged.   Artwork should be submitted with the order
whenever possible, or by Monday, March 5 at the latest.
 
If the national account has a display ad larger than a half-page in the source book,
there are two options available for this prototype edition:
1. use a distinct phone number which is trackable - the national account pays
for the RCF line and shares the results with the publisher, or 2. place a half-page ad.
 
In Year Two(2008) of the prototype program, there will be a 50% discount on all
displays, in-columns and TMs.  Listings and TNs will be at full rate in Year Two.
 
For production-related questions about this directory, please refer to our website
psanda.com or contact Sarah Walters-Maher at sarahw@psanda.com or 937-439-7880.
For sales-related questions, please contact Peter Salzberg at peters@psanda.com
or 239-566-9289.

 

FREE Prototype -- #105024 Ocean County-Central(NJ)

Publisher #526 Active Adult Yellow Pages is prototyping new national customers into #105024 Ocean County-Central.  The national close is March 15 with a June 07 pub.  Please note that this is version 1 of this directory.
 
Each of this publisher's directories, including #105024, has targeted distribution
to over 20,000 residents of adult communities(55yo+), mailed directly to the homes
via the US Postal Service.
 
The directory is free for all new national customers who purchase UDACs in the
utility source book --  #047838 Verizon - Ocean County Area.
Local revenue customers cannot transfer to national for this prototype.    
                       
Orders will be accepted with the UDACs listed for this directory in Rates & Data.
Please use the advice phrase "2007 FREE Prototype".  If the advice phrase does
not appear, full rate will be charged.   Artwork should be submitted with the order
wherever possible, or by Monday, March 19 at the latest. 
 
If the national account has a display ad larger than a half-page in the source book,
there are two options available for this prototype edition:
1. use a distinct phone number which is trackable - the national account pays
for the RCF line and shares the results with the publisher, or 2. place a half-page ad.
 
In Year Two(2008) of the prototype program, there will be a 50% discount on all
displays, in-columns and TMs.  Listings and TNs will be at full rate in Year Two.
 
For production-related questions, please contact Sarah Walters at 937-439-7880
or sarahw@psanda.com.  For questions on sales, rates or udacs, please contact Peter Salzberg at 239-566-9289 or psalzberg@psanda.com.

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