Strategic Objectives and Accomplishments
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Strategic Objectives
and Accomplishments
Doug Clarke
President
June 12, 2007
Strategic
Rationale
Creation of national vertical media platform
Leading Canadian online presence
Attractive local product offering
Cross-selling opportunities
Immediately accretive
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Business Overview
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New Business
Framework
SELLERS (Private and Professional) USERS
Campaign Sales Content User
Management Publishing Distribution
Cycle Management Interface
Integrated national platform to support all verticals
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Advantages of an Integrated
National Model
Increases economies of scale
Facilitates sharing of best practices
Strengthens online offering
Further expands our customer relationships
Opens opportunity for content syndication
Become the CMO for our customers
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2007 Operational
Imperatives
Automation of processes
Enhance performance reporting
Provide best-in-class inventory management
Disseminate call center best practices
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2007 Organic Growth
Imperatives
Articulate value propositions
Drive sales effectiveness
Enhance online experience and optimize
advertising solution
Develop synergies with YPG
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Articulate Value
Propositions
Create common language and train
employees
Increase face-to-face interaction
Provide consultative sales approach
Introduce new self-serve tools
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Drive Sales
Effectiveness
Adjusting coverage model
Applying learning from YPG
Focus on national sales
Target original equipment manufacturers
Auto Trader’s 2007 national sales
already doubled 2006 total sales
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Developing Synergies
with YPG
Traffic Improved navigation bars to
Links on City sites, Canada411.ca,
Optimization YellowPages.ca and among
YellowPages.ca to Trader sites
(online) Trader sites
Trader Seasonal Auto Guide ride-
New Print Yellow Pages™ Auto Edition along with key directories across
Products Canada
New Online Yellow Pages™ Auto Edition Auto inventory link for
Products online bundle on AutoTrader.ca Trader dealers on YellowPages.ca
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2007 – A Transition Year
Investment to automate and unify the business into a
national platform
Investment in people and processes
Enhancement of the user and advertiser experience
Well positioned to capitalize on
our investment in 2008
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