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Building a Platform for
National Advertisers
Scott Wambolt
Senior Vice President, Sales
YELLOW PAGES™ 2.0Create a compelling national platform is a top priority ADS Trader
Become a much more customer-driven company Ongoing customer satisfaction survey’s and focus groups Recent CMR satisfaction survey
Act on the national opportunity and take your suggestions on how we can improve
WHAT YOU TOLD US…
More flexibility from publishing, proactive communication before problems arise
A One-Stop-Shop for research and information that is easy to use and current
Continue to cooperate on testing and partnering with large clients to prove value and grow investment
WHAT YOU TOLD US…
Regular Face to Face visits from YPG to keep us up to speed on current initiatives, products and opportunities
French Speaking assistance for Quebec based CMR’s
Simplify Discounts and programs for large spending, national advertisers
RESPONDING TO YOUR FEEDBACKCreated Operations “Centre of Excellence”
Integrated Western Canada order processing in Toronto
Launched an Operations Advisory Board Ongoing communication between YPG and CMR’s regarding process and customer service issues Adopt ‘Best Practices’ based on CMR feedback
Created CMR website One-stop-shop for all CMR needs including research, product availability, specs, communications, etc.
RESPONDING TO YOUR FEEDBACK
Increased budget for testing 89% increase in test budget 21% in number of tests
Created new regional management structure 3 Regional Managers, including two bilingual
Developed “Best Customer” program Choose the program that best supports your
biggest clients
YPG TODAY AND BEYOND…
Valuable Segment Represents approximately 10% of revenue Largest area for growth opportunity
New opportunities for the CMR’s in vertical media
More products for CMR’s to sell and expand portfolio Higher commissions
CREATE A CUSTOMER FOCUSED NATIONAL PLATFORM