Shifting User Preferences And Enhancements To Yellow Pages Egypt Arabic Site

Among search categories, hotels retained its number one ranking with over 80,000 searches on Yellow Pages Egypt in 2009. With more than 80,000 searches in 2009 restaurants jumped to second place in 2009 from fourth place in 2008.
By: Yellow Pages Egypt
 
Feb. 5, 2010 - PRLog -- Cairo, Egypt – February 4, 2010 – Searches on Yellow Pages Egypt revealed a number interesting shifts in user preferences in 2009 for Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd, the Local Search Company.

Among search categories, hotels retained its number one ranking with over 80,000 searches on Yellow Pages Egypt in 2009. With more than 80,000 searches in 2009 restaurants jumped to second place in 2009 from fourth place in 2008. However, the search category schools came in the third place, while banks dropped two places to fourth place. Furthermore, cars fell out of the top 10, while pharmacies entered the top 10 for the first, landing in tenth position.

Just like hotels, HP retained its top slot as the most searched business on Yellow Pages Egypt in 2009, breaking the 4,000 search mark. DHL, Western Union, and telecommunications giants Vodafone and Raya ranked, respectively, second through fifth, and all fell in the 3,000-4,000 search range. CIB surpassed HSBC, as the most searched bank in 2009, ranking in sixth and seventh positions, respectively. The most surprising development in business searches was that three popular eateries rounded out the top 10. In order of ranking, Cilantro, KFC, and Pizza Hut all broke into the top 10 for the first time.

An interesting development in 2009 was that Arabic-language version of Yellow Pages Egypt is receiving greater activity in relation to the English-language version. Usage of the Arabic site increased from 40% in 2008 to 45.8% in 2009, nearly reaching parity with English-language site, which garnered 54.2% of total searches on Yellow Pages Egypt. However, Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd does not attribute this to changing user preferences on Yellow Pages Egypt. “This is a direct result of enhancing the Arabic search logic, which now produces better and more relevant results,” said Marc Lambert, Regional Managing Director for Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd.

Based in Maadi, Cairo, Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the official publisher of Yellow Pages-branded products in Egypt. Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd is the exclusive owner of the Yellow Pages™, Walking Fingers & Design™, and Yellow Pages Egypt™ trademarks in Egypt, and is supported by over 400 employees and 15 regional offices throughout Egypt. Yellow Pages distribution surpassed 390,000 print directories in 2008, as well as delivering millions of page views on Yellow Pages Egypt electronic properties.

Egypt Yellow Pages Ltd
6A/18, Intersection 205 & 253
Degla, Maadi, Cairo, Egypt
+2 02 2521 3346
http://www.yellowpages.com.eg/

Contact: Lars Mourey
+20122196954
http://www.yellowpages.com.eg/
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