No. 1 Story

Construction needs cloud flexibility

Australia’s embattled construction sector could benefit from cloud based information systems that can be switched on and off in lockstep with individual projects – with the exception of those organisations based in remote areas like the Kimberleys.

read more

Telstra gets into group buying with Yellow Pages Offers

IT Industry - Strategy

Telstra's directories division, Sensis, has launched a group buying site to compete with the like fof Cudo and Spreets, the latter recently sold to Yahoo!7 for  an undisclosed fee.

The site 'Yellow Pages Offers" (http://www.yellowpagesoffers.com.au) presently has versions localised for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. It has not been officially launched but has been in operation since December.

The product has been developed in-house by Sensis rather than being simply a front-end to an existing service. Simon Betschel, group manager Yellow Pages online and mobile, told ExchangeDaily: "Yellow Pages Offers went live in December 2010 and was developed, built  and launched to market by our talented team."

He declined to provide any details of a timetable for a formal launch, saying: "Yellow Pages Offers will have a dedicated sales focus as we take the new product to market in 2011 for the first time, adding to Sensis' ever expanding suite of advertising options."

Betschel claimed: "Sensis' existing relationship with Australian businesses puts us in a unique position to negotiate significant and valuable offers for Australian consumers sourced from a wide variety of businesses across a range of categories'¦The strength of our brand, our existing relationship with Australian businesses and our access to Australian consumers all contribute to the strength of the Yellow Pages Offers product."

Need all the latest news on telecommunications?
If telecoms is your business: you'll find in-depth, industry-specific news, analysis and commentary in ExchangeDaily
Check out a recent edition (no forms to fill in) or take a free trial