Google Offers
Screenshot of Google Offers beta
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Web address | www |
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Commercial? | Yes |
Type of site
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Electronic commerce deal-of-the-day |
Registration | None |
Available in | English and others |
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Launched | May 26, 2011[1] |
Google Offers was a service offering discounts and coupons. Initially, it was a deal of the day website similar to Groupon, but it since changed focus. Rather than a small number of prepaid offers, it instead offered many smaller discounts. It additionally integrated with both Google Maps and Google Wallet for mobile offers.[2] In 2014 Google announced it would be shutting the service down.
History
In 2011, Google began to drop hints of entering the Offers market. Nate Tyler, a Google spokesman, stated that the company is "communicating with small businesses to enlist their support and participation in a test of a prepaid offers/vouchers program. This initiative is part of an ongoing effort at Google to make new products … that connect businesses with customers in new ways."[3] Users receive an e-mail with a local deal of the day. They then have the opportunity to buy that deal within a specific time limit (usually 24 hours). Unlike Groupon, an offer on Google Offers is valid regardless of how many people take it.[4][5] Google Offers is powered by Google Checkout[citation needed] and integrates with Google Wallet.[1] It will also include Facebook, Twitter, Google Reader, Google Buzz and e-mail sharing options.[6] Google Offers development information was leaked after a failed attempt by Google to buy Groupon for US$6 billion in December 2010.[7]
On April 21, 2011, via Google Places Facebook page, it was announced that "Offers BETA is coming", and provided a link to a signup page listing a few select cities, with the first beta city being Portland, Oregon.[8][9]
On May 26, 2011, the service was officially launched; the first offer was on June 1, for Floyd's Coffee Shop in Portland.[1] During its first month, the most popular deal was $20 worth of Powell's Books merchandise for $10: "5,000 Powell’s vouchers sold out in a matter of hours."[10] That deal's price turned out to be Google Offers' median offer price for the month.[10]
On July 12, 2011, service was expanded to New York and the San Francisco Bay Area.[11]
On July 4, 2012, Google Offers Chrome extension was launched.[12] This extension has been "retired".[13]
On March 6, 2013, offer extensions in AdWords was launched, allowing businesses to distribute promotions through their AdWords campaigns. These offers are discoverable when a user searches for a business, brand, product, or service. They save the offer to their Google Account from the Search ad and then redeem in-store or online.[14]
In March 2014 Google announced that it would be shutting the service down.[15]
See also
References
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- ↑ Discover offers with Google and save on the go July 10, 2013.
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- ↑ Google Places on Facebook. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
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- ↑ https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/google-offers/bkkjbnhjaonjphadkbmdfnhdegmgpefl?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
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- ↑ http://blumenthals.com/blog/2014/03/05/google-shuts-down-self-serve-offers-product/
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