MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 04/27/12 -- Yellow Pages Group (YPG), the Canadian leader in the local commercial research market, was recently honoured in Boca Raton, Florida, at the Local Search Association's Industry Excellence Awards. YPG received two Gold Awards: one in the mobile platform category and another for most innovative program.

"It's an honour to be recognized by the industry and by our peers for our ongoing efforts to help small and medium-sized companies make the shift to digital," said Nicolas Gaudreau, chief marketing officer at Yellow Pages Group. "These two awards acknowledge the great strides we have made in our digital transformation. We're very proud of these achievements, which enable companies to reach their customers more effectively and make it easier for consumers to find the businesses and products they need close to home."

YPG received the Gold Award in the mobile platform or new app category for its mobile local search placement product. Launched in July 2011, this product, which is YPG's first foray into mobile advertising, puts local small businesses at the top of the list in mobile searches for their products or services. With traffic on mobile search engines growing steadily, it meets a genuine need. It is crucial for companies to capture consumers' attention so that their searches translate into new sales. Six months after its launch, more than 13,000 Canadian SMEs have invested in mobile placement, purchasing 19,000 advertising units.

YPG's MarketProfiler(TM) was also honoured with the Gold Award, in the most innovative program category. It is the first free automated online performance evaluation tool of its kind in Canada. Via www.profiler.yellowpages.ca/index.php, SMEs can find reliable data on their market and consumer trends in their sector in a matter of minutes. They also receive personalized tips to improve their advertising, so they can develop more effective strategies for attracting new customers. In less than a year, the MarketProfiler(TM) received more than 120,000 visits.

About the Local Search Association

The Local Search Association (www.localsearchassociation.org) is the largest trade organization of print, digital, mobile and social media that help local businesses get found and selected by ready- to-buy consumers. Association members include US and international directory publishers, search engine marketers, online listings and review sites, digital advertising agencies and mobile search providers. The Association has members in 29 countries.

About Yellow Pages Group

Yellow Pages Group is a leading digital company in Canada. The Company serves approximately 340,000 local businesses through its nationwide sales force of over 1,200 media consultants. YPG also caters to the country's largest national agencies and advertisers through Mediative, its digital advertising and marketing solutions division. YPG is held by Yellow Media Inc. (TSX:YLO) which owns and operates some of Canada's leading properties and publications including Yellow Pages(TM) directories, YellowPages.ca(TM), Canada411.ca and RedFlagDeals.com(TM) The Yellow Media Inc. network of online properties reaches over 9 million unique visitors monthly.