Autotrader partners with Canadian International Autoshow

Trader Corporation, owner of the Autotrader brand in Canada, has announced an exclusive partnership with the Canadian International Autoshow.  The Canadian International Autoshow is held annually in Toronto and the largest Canadian Automotive show. Typically attendees of the Autoshow are consume

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Are micro directories the future?

Today we saw 2 announcements for very focused directories.  This is an interesting online trend which highlights the practicality of micro directories. The first is for Roofing-Directory.com which focuses on connecting consumers with roofing contractors that will repair or replace your roof.  

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Ziplocal.com adds more reviews

Ziplocal.com has added reviews from Gayot, WaySpa, The Globe and Mail, EYEWeekly and Sweetspot.ca to its directory service.  Users generated reviews can be a great way for a business to stand out in a crowded directory listing.   The challenge with user generated reviews has always been avoiding

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Nicadema, a new human edited directory

Brandan Connell, the owner of Rankrover.com, has launched a new human edited directory to compete with DMOZ.   The new directory site is called Nicadema and features the ability accept reciprocal links and paid options.   Reciprocal links are free and paid options start at $9 and go to $21 dolla

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OLX.com Raises $13M

Techcrunch is reporting that OLX.com raised $13M from General Catalyst, Bessemer Venture Partners, Founders Fund, and DN Capital.  OLX.com aims to compete with Craigslist and other free classified sites but seems. The most interesting aspect of the OLX business plan is perhaps their partnership to

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Homenet and Gumiyo create mobile brochures

Homenet Inc and Gumiyo have announced a partnership to leverage the Gumiyo's mobile platform with the Homenet dealer inventory management tools.  The Homenet Inventory Online service is used by over 12,000 dealers primarily in the US and processes 2.5 million vehicles daily. A key requirement in

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Autotrader.ca Launches New Car

Autotrader.ca has launched a New Car search and Autotrader New Car publication. Autotrader.ca is the number one automotive site in Canada with 2 million unique monthly visitors and it makes sense that they would expand into the New Car category. The Autotrader New Car magazine will be distributed

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YellowPages Corporation Focusing Canadian on Travel

Yellowpages Corporation is running a video contest for the funniest Canadian video and offering a $500,000 cash price and $500,000 charity donation.   The contest is part of the Yellowpages.travel site launch with positions Yellowpages Corporation in the travel industry. Yellowpages.travel focu

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Directional Marketing Outlook

The Kelsey group released on the overall growth of the advertising market.   One of the most interesting aspects was the projection that Yellow Pages advertising would grow to $41.4 B, with a combination of the print and online sales. Through 2007 to 2012 The Kelsey group predicts we will see

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SEO Directories?

BusinessDirectoriez.com launched today with a focus on providing SEO links related to key topics to business sites.  While directories have long been a good source for quality SEO links we haven't seen such an aggressive SEO focus before.  The sites lets business purchase links related to specific

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