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Google Pitches New Small Business Customers, Ignores Existing Ones
Vertical Search News Source: http://searchengineland.com
Published: Jul 13, 2009 - 11:05 am
Story Found By: doncampbell 946 Days ago
Category: Vertical Search
Google is hitting the streets of San Francisco next week — with at least one high-powered supporter in tow — to talk to small/local businesses about Google products and services. The event is called “Favorite Places,” and Google will have San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and other “San Francisco trendsetters” show their favorite local businesses — presumably ones they found on Google Maps.
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from MiriamEllis 946 Days ago #
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Matt’s critique of the oddness of Google reaching out to new local business owners when they haven’t yet authetically communicated with the ones already in their index is really on target. Excellent post!

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from earlpearl 946 Days ago #
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Google wants ad money from local businesses, but once it gets their money it seems to totally leave them in the lurch when it comes to helping them with the problems with Google Maps.  The sad thing with regard to Googles reference in the Google groups forum is that Yahoo Local is giving direct customer service.

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