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Sep 26
2011

DMS ’11: Google’s Zagat Purchase and the ‘Open Garden’

The walled garden approach may be history, as too many consumers are cut off from access. But companies still want to control customer activity, and will now pursue more of an “open garden” approach, suggests Halogen Media’s Peter Horan, a former leader at IAC and GoodMail. Horan, who was speaking last week at DMS ’11 …continue reading »

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Sep 26
2011

DMS ’11 Takeways: Consolidate and Verticalize

We’re over it by now. Yellow Pages aren’t universally used anymore, or as frequently used; and that there is a lot of competition for driving small business sales. But at BIA/Kelsey’s DMS ’11 Summit last week in Denver, one walked away with a real appreciation of the foundational role that Yellow Pages still play in …continue reading »

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Sep 20
2011

DMS ’11: AT&T Interactive Deals Set for 10 Markets by Q4

AT&Ti Deals are now in Atlanta, Dallas and Los Angeles, and will likely be launching deals offerings in ten markets by the fourth quarter of 2011, according to AT&Ti VP of Business Development Todd Rose, who was speaking at DMS ’11 in Denver. By “early 2012, there will tentatively be a few dozen. The timetable …continue reading »

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Sep 2
2011

How We Are Thinking About DMS ’11: The SMB Summit

Our DMS 11 conference is taking place in downtown Denver Sept 20-22. It’s a Yellow Pages conference, and in fact, has been the industry standard for many years. But this year, it is also a local search conference; a coupon and promotions conference; a local mobile conference; and a social media conference. The connector isn’t …continue reading »

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