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Valley Yellow Pages is owned by AGI Publishing, Inc., and is an independent Yellow Pages directory publisher serving 46 markets in Northern and Central California. An independent Yellow Pages publisher is a company that publishes Yellow Pages directories as alternatives to the local phone companies. The independent directories include similar headings and advertisements, and are distributed to local households and businesses in the market areas. Advertisements are sold to local businesses as an alternative choice to the traditional phone companies. This helps to keep local market Yellow Pages advertising costs down. Valley Yellow Pages is headquartered in Fresno, CA and maintains 16 year-round sales offices throughout Northern and Central California. The company publishes 7.7 million directories annually and reaches more than 14.8 million households and businesses across their 46 different markets. Valley Yellow Pages is the largest independent directory publisher in Northern California and the third largest independent publisher in the nation.〔 According to a recent report by Simba Information, revenue for independent Yellow Pages producers exceeded $4 billion for the first time in 2008. This represents a 25% share of the Yellow Pages total industry revenue of $17+ billion. Independent revenue is expected to grow to $4.75 billion in 2009, representing a 27% share of the total Yellow Pages market.〔 ==History== AGI Publishing, Inc. was founded by three former Pacific Bell executives in 1985. It was established on the principle of bringing direct competition to the Yellow Pages marketplace. For years, utility companies held a monopoly on the marketplace. Valley Yellow Pages was created to provide consumers with a better product and advertisers with substantial advertising savings. In 1987, AGI Publishing began operations as Valley Yellow Pages and established corporate offices in Fresno, CA. The first directory, serving the communities of Fresno & Clovis, was published in 1988. The company currently employs more than 650 people throughout Northern and Central California. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Valley Yellow Pages」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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