The Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) is the voice of print and online directory publishers that empowers its members to succeed in today’s fast moving marketing environment. ADP is the only international trade association that serves directory publishers for the pursuit of collaborating, networking, and sharing best practices focusing on the challenges and opportunities in our ever-evolving industry.
About
The Association of Directory Publishers (ADP) is the voice of print and online directory publishers that empowers its members to succeed in today’s fast moving marketing environment. ADP is the only international trade association that serves directory publishers for the pursuit of collaborating, networking, and sharing best practices focusing on the challenges and opportunities in our ever-evolving industry. ADP is dedicated to its members and partner organizations to advance the industry’s advocacy, research, combine resources and hold networking events to enhance their ability to successfully connect their directories’ sellers to buyers.
The Association helps its members expand their businesses by offering them services and tools targeted to assisting them in achieving their clients' advertising objectives. ADP offers a wide variety of research, marketing and sales materials created with information from leading organization that are developed specifically to help members increase their company's bottom line.
ADP is a unique Association because of the governance structure of one company, one vote. Every publisher from the smallest to the largest has an equal opportunity to determine the leadership and direction of the Association. ADP represents member companies of all sizes and from numerous countries.
History
The group formed in 1898 as the Association of American Directory Publishers, headquartered in New York. It aimed "to improve the
directory
Directory may refer to:
* Directory (computing), or folder, a file system structure in which to store computer files
* Directory (OpenVMS command)
* Directory service, a software application for organizing information about a computer network's u ...
business." It changed its name to the Association of North American Directory Publishers in 1919. It has held annual meetings starting in 1899 and has published the ''Directory Bulletin''. Officers have included George W. Overton and
Ralph Lane Polk
Ralph Lane Polk (1849–1923) was an American compiler of facts and publisher of directories.
Early life and education
Polk was born 12 September 1849 in Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio, to Rev. David Polk Jr. (b. Maryland, d. 15 April 1857 Bro ...
.
Among the members in the 1920s:
* Action Pages
* Atkinson Erie Directory Company
* Atlanta City Directory Company
* W.H. Boyd Company
* Burch Directory Company
* Caron Directory Company
* Chicago Directory Company
* J.W. Clement Company
* Cleveland Directory Company
* Connelly Directory Company
* Fitzgerald Directory Company
* Gate City Directory Company
* Hartford Printing Company
* Henderson Directories Ltd.
* Hill Directory Company
* C.E. Howe Company
* Kimball Directory Company
* Leshnick Directory Company
* Los Angeles Directory Company
* John Lovell & Son Ltd.
* McCoy Directory Company
* H.A. Manning Company
* Maritime Directory Company
* Henry M. Meek Publishing Company
* Might Directories Ltd.
* Minneapolis Directory Company
* Piedmont Directory Company
*
R.L. Polk & Company
* Polk-Gould Directory Company
* Polk-Husted Directory Company
* Polk-McAvoy Directory Company
* Polk's Southern Directory Company
* Portland Directory Company
* Price & Lee Company
* W.L. Richmond
* Roberts Bros Company
* Sampson & Murdock Company
* Soards Directory Company
* Utica Directory Publishing Company
* Williams Directory Company
* John F. Worley Directory Company
* Wright Directory Company
In 1992 the group renamed itself the "Association of Directory Publishers."
References
Further reading
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External links
Official website* {{cite web , url=http://www.adp.org/committees , title=Our Industry: Timeline , publisher=Association of Directory Publishers
Organizations established in 1898
1898 establishments in the United States
Professional associations based in the United States
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