The yellow pages as an advertising tool for small businesses

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The yellow-pages are an important advertising medium for small businesses. However, the effectiveness of advertising in the yellow-pages is not well understood. This study examined the use of the yellow-pages by a sample of 147 consumers in a southwestern city. The results showed these consumers frequently used the yellow-pages, although their use of it varied considerably depending on the type of business they were seeking. The results also indicated the effectiveness of yellow-pages advertising varied, depending on the size and position of the ad on the page. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Author: Parasuraman, A., Jackson, Ralph W.
Usage, Small business, Advertising, Yellow pages

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17 of America's foremost foreign freight forwarders

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Interviews with leading freight forwarders reveal their management objectives and forecasts for the cargo moving industry. Computerization should reduce paperwork.

Management, Officials and employees, Forecasts and trends, Biography, Interview, Freight forwarders, Cargo movement, Cargo cults, Robinson, John H., O'Neal, Merrill P., Behring International Inc.

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