Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011

Published: April 2011
No. of Pages: 206
  

Report Summary

An all new edition of the industry’s premier market analysis and forecast report, Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011 is packed with all of the most current statistics and detail you need to build a successful plan for growth this year and beyond.

Use Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011 to uncover the driving forces shaping the strength and direction of the overall market:

  • The state of the U.S. yellow pages and directory publishing industry, including number of books, circulation and revenue.
  • The collage of syndicated research that has put the yellow pages industry at a disadvantage when competing with other media.
  • The changing competitive landscape which has caused some withdrawal of print from some markets while digital expansion is booming.
  • Mergers and acquisitions have come to a crawl for the first time in decades.And more

This volume is packed with the information you need to help benchmark your success, target your revenue growth, pinpoint investment activity drivers, identify growth opportunities and much more:

  • Revenue broken out by Telco segment and Independent segment.
  • Three-year revenue/market share projections.
  • Advertising spending, rates and trends, including overall page volume, page billings, double half column (DHC) rates and more.
  • Over 40 charts and graphs.
  • 20+ company profiles that span RBOCs, independents, online-only directories and printers/suppliers.

Published annually since 1986, Yellow Pages Market Forecast offers an in-depth, authoritative analysis of the entire U.S. yellow pages market, from utility publishers to independents. This study is the source for informed perspective on significant market developments and objective, accurate forecasts for industry growth.

Stamford, CT - April 14, 2011 - Long thought of as the Baby Boomer search engine, the yellow pages industry has been redefining itself in the digital age, evolving into an online platform performing the same task as it has for over one hundred years: bringing buyers and sellers together. According to Simba Information's latest report, Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011, after shrinking 25.2% since 2003, the industry will finally stabilize in 2013 with a 2.5% gain to reach $12.1 billion.

As the original search engine, the yellow pages have remained a reliable source for local information, with restaurants, physicians and auto repair shops comprising 22.3% of all print usage. Although resistant at first, the report finds the industry is continuing to evolve onto a digital platform, with restaurants, local government offices and food products embodying 11.2% of all online usage.

"The leaders of the industry, the RBOCs-AT&T, DexOne and SuperMedia-did not adopt an online model right away, rather focusing only on print," said David Goddard, senior analyst for Simba's yellow pages group. "Now with an online component making up nearly 17.2% of the market and growing at double-digit rates, the industry is still performing the same task just on a different platform."

After declining for a decade, the industry has revamped itself in the digital age, launching new services including mobile apps and directory websites. By focusing on the online platform, the industry is keeping on track with new technology, which has allowed it to stabilize. According to the report, total usage of the yellow pages has remained unchanged since 2006 at 16.7 billion; the only difference is that the internet now holds a 30% share as of 2010, gaining 10% in four years.

"I constantly get the message from the Gen-Y and even the Gen-X crowd condemning the yellow pages as a dying industry," added Goddard. "In fact, it's not dying and it's essential; it is one of the few segments of the advertising media market that is not suffering a market share decline, but, despite some ups and downs over the past decade, actually holding the same share of 7.6% in 2000 and 2011."

Published annually since 1986, Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011 is the industry's premier market report. It includes extensive company profiles of the leading RBOC, Telco and independent publishers, as well as printers and suppliers. It also includes forecasts for the advertising, publishing, online and print segments and an analysis of the various trends affecting the industry.

Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011

Table Of Contents

Methodology
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Overview of the U.S. Yellow Pages Publishing Market
Introduction
Industry Size and Growth
National and State Economy
Industry Trends and Analysis

Increased Competition Turns to Discontinued Directories
Supermedia
AT&T
Dex One
LocalEdge

Mergers, Acquisitions, Divestitures Decline
Litigation in the Yellow Pages Industry
The Ticking Time Bomb Goes Off…Again

Directory Recycling and the Waste Stream

Table 1.1: Statistical Summary of the Yellow Pages Industry, 2005-2010
Table 1.2: RBOC Revenue Change, 2000-2010
Table 1.3: Personal Income by State, Q3 2009 vs. Q3 2010
Table 1.4: Fastest Growing States in Personal Income, Q3 2009 vs. Q3 2010
Table 1.5: Slowest Growing States in Personal Income, Q3 2009 vs. Q3 2010
Table 1.6: AT&T’s Discontinued Directories
Table 1.7: Dex One’s Discontinued Directories, 2010
Table 1.8: SuperMedia’s Discontinued Directories
Table 1.9: LocalEdge’s Discontinued Directories, 2008-2011
Table 1.10: Financial Size of Selected Yellow Pages Acqusitions, 2008-2010
Table 1.11: Financial Size of Selected Historical Yellow Pages Acqusitions, 1998-2007
Table 1.12: Select Yellow Pages Industry Lawsuits 1983-2010
Table 1.13: Seattle’s Environmental Ordinance
Table 1.14: Nondurable Goods Generated in Municipal Waste Stream, 1990-2009
Table 1.15: Nondurable Goods Discarded in Municipal Waste Stream, 1990-2009

Chapter 2: Yellow Pages Advertising and Publishing
Introduction
Usage Numbers Decline Slightly
Industry Trade Association Merger Succesful
Total Advertising and Yellow Pages Advertising
Leading Certified Marketing Representatives (CMRs)

TMP Directional Marketing
Wahlstrom Group
The Berry Co.
Ketchum Directory Advertising
Yellow Pages Advertising Rates
Independent Advertising Rates

Yellow Pages Advertising Revenue at Regional Bell Operating Cos.

The RBOC Publishers’ Top 30 Books
The RBOC Publishers’ Business-to-Business Directories
AT&T Advertising Solutions
Dex One
SuperMedia

The Changing Face of the Industry
Independent Non-Telco and Telco Publishers

Yellowbook
Valley Yellow Pages
Ziplocal (Formerly PDC and Your Community Phonebook)
User-Friendly Media
Names & Numbers

Online Accounts for 17.2% Share of Total Revenue in 2010

Metro Markets Account for 12.2% Share of Total Revenue
Leading Independent Telco Publishers

Local Insight
CenturyLink
FrontierPages
EATEL/SunShine Pages

Independent Publishers vs. Non-Bell Publishers vs. RBOC Publishers
Employment in Directory Publishing
Forecast Industry Growth

Table 2.1: Yellow Pages Growth Rates, 1995-2013P
Table 2.2: YP Telco Growth Rates, 1996-2013P
Table 2.3: YP Non-Telco Growth Rates, 1996-2012P
Table 2.4: Yellow Pages References, 2006-2014P
Table 2.5: Yellow Pages References, Top 20 Headings, 2009
Table 2.6: Revenue Growth in All U.S. Advertising Media, 2008-2011P
Table 2.7: Yellow Pages’ Share of U.S. Advertising, 2000-2011P
Table 2.8: National vs. Local Yellow Pages Advertising 2008-2011P
Table 2.9: Selected Largest Certified Marketing Representatives (CMRs) by Revenue, 2006-2010
Table 2.10: Average Advertising Rate Increases, 25 Top RBOC Directories, 1991-2011
Table 2.11: DHC Rates, CPMs in 25 Top Directories by RBOC Publishers, 2011
Table 2.12: DHC Rates, CPMs in 15 Select Independent Directories
Table 2.13: RBOC Yellow Pages Revenue, 2008-2011P
Table 2.14: RBOC Revenue Change, 2000-2010
Table 2.15: YP Industry, RBOC Revenue Growth, 2000-2011P
Table 2.16: Leading RBOC Directories, 2010
Table 2.17: Selected RBOC Business-to-Business Directories, 2010 vs. 2009
Table 2.18: Largest U.S. Yellow Pages Directory Publishers, 2010
Table 2.19: Estimated Revenues of Select Non-Telco Publishers, 2008-2010
Table 2.20: Yellowbook’s Top 10 Directories 2010
Table 2.21: Print, Internet Share of Yellow Pages Market, 2008-2013P
Table 2.22: Print, Internet Share of Yellow Pages Metro Markets, 2009-2012P
Table 2.23: Simba’s Top 20 Metro Markets, 2006-2010
Table 2.24: Yellow Pages Revenue Growth by Publisher Category, 1996-2013
Table 2.25: Revenue Change by YP Segment
Table 2.26: Yellow Pages Revenue vs. Telco Revenue vs. Advertising in All Media, 2000-2010
Table 2.27: Select Telco-Affiliate Publishers Ranked by Employee Headcount, 2006-2010

Chapter 3: Markets for Printers and Suppliers
Introduction
Directory Unit Production by Publisher
Billings in RBOCs’ 50,000+ Circulation Directories Increased in 2008
Leading Directory Printers
Paper Consumption by Directory Publishers
The Pre-Media Market

Amdocs

Table 3.1: RBOC Directory Publishers by Circulation, 2006-2010
Table 3.2: Large Independent Telco and Non-Telco Directory Publishers by Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011 Circulation, 2006-2010
Table 3.3: Titles and Yellow Pages Volume in RBOC Directories with Circulation More Than 50,000
Table 3.4: Circulation in RBOC Books 50,000 vs. Total Circulation
Table 3.5: Summary of Leading Directory Printers, Major Customers and Print Runs, 2008-2010
Table 3.6: Capacity and Consumption, Uncoated Groundwood Paper, 2009-2010
Table 3.7: U.S. Demand for Directory Paper, 2009-2010
Table 3.8: Outlays for Printing, Paper, Other Production and Distribution; Directory Publishing Industry, 2006-2010

Chapter 4: Profiles of RBOC Publishers
AT&T Communications
Dex One (Formerly R.H. Donnelley)
SuperMedia (Formerly Idearc Media)

Chapter 5: Profiles of Leading Independent Telco Publishers
CenturyLink (Formerly CenturyTel)
EATEL
Frontier Communications
Local Insight Media

Chapter 6: Profiles of Leading Independent Publishers
Ambassador Media Group
Hagadone Directories
LocalEdge (Formerly White Directory Publishers)
Names & Numbers (K.W. Brock Directories)
Ogden Directories
User-Friendly Media (Formerly User-Friendly Phone Book)
Yellow Pages Market Forecast 2011
Valley Yellow Pages
Yellowbook
Ziplocal ( Formerly Phone Directories Co.)

Chapter 7: Profiles of Leading Printers and Suppliers
Amdocs Ltd.
R.R. Donnelley & Sons
Quad Graphics (Worldcolor)

Published By: Simba Information
Product Code: Simba Information52


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