A Growing Audience:
• More and more consumers turn to IYPs to get targeted search results:
– 45% of Internet users use an IYP
› 83% who use an IYP use more than 1x per week
– Longer consumers are online, more they use an IYP*
› Consumers online 1-3 years: 34% use IYP
› Consumers online 3-5 years: 48% use IYP
› Consumers online 5 years or more: 60% use IYP
– Broadband is increasing IYP usage
› 54% of broadband users use IYP
– IYPs provide better local search information and results
• IYPs Provide Attractive ROI
*For every $1 invested in IYP advertising – over $33 in sales revenue is generated 2
*Consumers spend more using an Internet Yellow Pages for online purchases than they do using a search engine 3
1. Forrester Research 2003 2. Fromholzer May 2005 3.comScore 2004
Why Internet Yellow Page (IYP) Advertising?
Internet Yellow Page (IYP) Users Are Buyers:After visiting a Yellow Page Internet Site:
• 70.4% contact a merchant as a result of their visit
• 46.9% make a purchase as a result of their visit
• 80 % are likely to visit a Yellow Page Internet site again
• 75.2% will recommend a site to family and friends 1
• 80% of yellow page internet visitors return each month 2.
1. Harris Interactive Research July 2002
2. Comscore Nov.-Dec. 2003 |