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Social Marketing With Google Maps For Local Businesses

May 17, 2010
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SocialMediaToday: Social Marketing With Google Maps For Local Businesses

The tips include posting coupons to Google Maps so users see your deals, and developing your own ‘route’ for customers to try, with stops at neighboring businesses to take advantage of their deals.


“There are so many creative ways for local businesses to get creative about marketing for dirt cheap, even free. Google Maps is one resource forgotten to many local businesses. Here are 5 ways local businesses can use Google’s user generated mapping functions, and social mapping tools to gain an edge in your area.

1. Incentivize by Sharing Coupons: You can use google maps to post updates and coupons for your business in real time so people looking at Google maps can be notified of your deal. Sharing this coupon with the world on Google Maps allows you to bring in business that might not otherwise consider you.”

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