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Competitive Differentiation in Local Online Products London, Feb 2008 Simon Greenman Managing Director - Online European Directories
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Pan-European directory and search company providing local commercial search products in print, online, mobile and DA in the Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland and Gibraltar Formed in July 2005 following the acquisition of the Yellow Brick Road by a consortium led by Macquarie In November 2005 also purchased TDC’s search and directory businesses in Denmark, Sweden and Finland Over 4,000 employees and more than 700,000 customers €645m revenue in 2006 2 Commercial in Confidence
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European Directories Group 3 Commercial in Confidence Netherlands Revenue: € 645m Customers: >700,000 Headcount: 4,160* 171m 663 FinlandDenmark €151m 782 €110m 599 €72m 482 €49m 732 Austria €67m 353 Sweden Czech Rep/ Slovakia Revenue FTE Revenue: €20.3m FTE: 528 Poland 50% **Shareholding Includes Poland ** 100% holding as of 2007
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Connecting Local Buyers and Seller “Anytime, Anywhere, Anyhow”…De Telefoongids Advertising and usage is become more complex and fragmented across the media landscape. EDSA sells solutions in whatever media creates ROI for the advertiser: Print Internet Mobile GPS navigation DA SMS …… 4 Commercial in Confidence
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The Publisher’s Advantage What does the advertiser want? A desire to focus on their core business Cost effective and reliable source of marketing leads Low involvement and simplicity of marketing solutions. Publisher has some significant advantages: Sales force that reaches and “touches” 100,000s businesses Sales, billing and customer support infrastructure Ability to offer packaged marketing solutions across media Strong and trusted local brands Strong knowledge and content about the local business. Opportunity exists to be the advertiser’s trusted marketing partner to distribute their content / advertising across the increasingly fragmented local search landscape. 5 Commercial in Confidence
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Key EDSA Online Imperatives Greater cross media advertising solutions: Search Engine Marketing (SEM) packages Mobile solutions Video packages Simpler and more compelling online packages. Content, distribution and usage: Emphasis on customer touch points to enhance content Greater distribution of content and advertising across media and properties. Sales force: Selling cross media solutions 6 Commercial in Confidence
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