Advertising Specifications

The Local Search Association Advertising Specifications Manual contains an individual file for each member and non-member publishing company reflecting their graphic requirements. The graphic requirements shown reflect everything from Trademarks, Borders, Screens, Space Listings, Space Precedence, Coupons, Extra Lines, Electronic Graphic Requirements, Branded Tab, Internet and Promotional Specs.

The entire manual will be updated on a quarterly basis. PDF files will contain "changes only" which will appear in revision date order until the next quarterly manual is released.

If you have any questions regarding the content, please contact Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212.

Select the bookmark icon after downloading the Ad Spec Manual PDF file to select the Publisher's data you wish to view.

 Advertising Specifications (Complete Manual - 05/15/2013)

Billing List

This publication is produced to provide the proper address to send invoices or payments for national orders. This publication is updated on a monthly basis and appears only on our Web site. Look for the latest version on the 15th of each month. Please send corrections for this publication to Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212.

 Publisher & CMR Billing List

Contact Lists

The Publisher and CMR Contact List publications contain contact information for key personnel in both the Publisher and CMR offices, usually in the operations area. The publications are produced in an electronic format on a monthly basis and are posted to the Web site on the 15th of each month. Please submit your changes for the Publisher or CMR Contact List to Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212, no later than the first of each month to appear in the next available issue.

 Publisher Contact List (large file) -- Now in Publisher Name Order

Note: Large PDF files may take a long time to open, depending on the speed of your internet connection. If you are having trouble opening a PDF file, try saving the file to the hard drive on your computer and opening it from there. It will open and print much more quickly.

 CMR Contact List

The Local Search Association also produces an International Contact List which contains key contact information for directory publishers worldwide. Please submit your changes for the International Contact List to Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212.

 International Contact List

 International Time Zone Map

Telephone Directory Price Catalog

The annual Local Search Association Telephone Directory Price Catalog contains a list of wholesale prices and ordering information needed to assist with the purchasing of actual telephone directories. The catalog is separated into  sections which contain the directories published in the United States, Canada and Internationally; a town cross-reference section, and Special Interest Directories.

It also contains the price, the publishing month, area codes covered by the directory, the six-digit directory code and the four-digit publisher code assigned to each directory by the Local Search Association.

The Telephone Directory Price Catalog is available on a CD or as a printed version to members and non-members. For pricing, refer to the Products & Services Catalog. If you have any questions regarding the content or ordering of the Telephone Directory Price Catalog, please contact Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212.

White Pages Information Manual

The Local Search Association White Pages Information Manual contains procedures to follow when making white pages listing requests and provides addresses for mailing WP-3235 forms to establish White Pages Listings. The first PDF file listed below contains the entire manual. The entire manual will be updated on a quarterly basis. The second set of PDF files contain changes only which will appear in revision date order until the next quarterly manual is released.

If you have any questions regarding the content, please contact Mary Pankowski / (248) 244-6212.

 White Pages Information Manual (Complete Manual - 05/15/2013)

 Download the new WP-3235 form by clicking below

 WP-3235 Form

Note: White Pages Listing Request form (WP-3225) has been revised, improved and renamed to include many of the user community suggestions. The new WP-3235 is now a three-page form with a separate page for information, inserts and deletes.