Google Local Adding Coupons

Google has announced that businesses will be able to add coupons to their listings on Google Local for FREE. This service is available for businesses in the US, UK, China, Japan and thankfully Canada.

Businesses can enter coupon offerings, expiration dates and participating locations through the Google Local site and Google will send them a confirmation and PIN number by snail mail. The system is being seeded with coupons from direct marketing company Valpak.

Apparently users will print the coupons on paper. It would be nice if there was a mobile tie in like Cellfire offers. The primary problem with Cellfire is the relatively limited coupons available, presumably this won’t be an issue with Google.

This is a great idea, and I hope to see many businesses leveraging it. I constantly search for restaurants and stores in my area via Google Maps.

Source: TechCrunch

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