Yellow pages … plus - American Business Information Inc.'s Business Infoline service - Brief Article

Home Office Computing, Dec, 1991 by Karen Kane

If you need some fast facts about another business but don't have the time to do library research, a quick call to the Business Infoline, a service offered by American Business Information, can give you the answers you need about more than nine million businesses nationwide. Business Info-line regularly researches, updates, and enhances listings from 5,000 yellow-page directories in the United States.

If you want to investigate new markets for, say, your fruit-flavored honey, Business Infoline can tell you how many gourmet specialty shops there are in the area of Norfolk, Virginia. The operator can also tell you which of the seven shops listed has the largest sales volume, which ones have advertised in the yellow pages the longest, and whom to contact at each location.

The Business Infoline, available Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. central time costs $3.00 for the first minute and $1.50 for each additional minute. Dial (900) 896-0000 to have the call charged to your phone number or (800) 638-7171 to pay by credit card.