Comments on: Get Gas, Air, Clean Windshield, and Now Google Maps http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html Internet Marketing News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:00:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Tom Barr http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36262 Tom Barr Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:17:08 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36262 Anything that gets people to stop saying "well mapquest said I could get there from here". I doubt that Aunt Matilda will try to find the bridge tournament using local.Google.com/unleaded. I think web savvy travelers will be locating the nearest Starbucks or burger place while getting gas. Google can probably break even on the pumps and look in more of the local search market mindshare at the same time. Anything that gets people to stop saying “well mapquest said I could get there from here”. I doubt that Aunt Matilda will try to find the bridge tournament using local.Google.com/unleaded. I think web savvy travelers will be locating the nearest Starbucks or burger place while getting gas. Google can probably break even on the pumps and look in more of the local search market mindshare at the same time.

]]> By: Zen http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36228 Zen Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:34:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36228 Beats the hell out of asking someone for directions! Beats the hell out of asking someone for directions!

]]> By: kaana » Blog Archive » Get Gas, Air, Clean Windshield, and Now Google Maps http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36224 kaana » Blog Archive » Get Gas, Air, Clean Windshield, and Now Google Maps Thu, 08 Nov 2007 09:07:22 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36224 [...] here to [...] [...] here to [...]

]]> By: ScottUA http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36215 ScottUA Thu, 08 Nov 2007 05:59:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36215 I have to agree with both those in favor and against it. The concept's really good, but if the maps are not on a separate panel that wouldn't delay the next person from being serviced, then that's a self-defeating functionality. I have to agree with both those in favor and against it. The concept’s really good, but if the maps are not on a separate panel that wouldn’t delay the next person from being serviced, then that’s a self-defeating functionality.

]]> By: Matt McGee http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36204 Matt McGee Thu, 08 Nov 2007 03:41:38 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36204 I'm with Dean. I think this smacks of desperation to put Google Maps in front of anyone and everyone. If you don't mind a link drop in the comments, Andy, I just wrote about this on my blog tonight: http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/11/07/google-maps-at-the-gas-station-no-thanks/ I can't see this succeeding. I’m with Dean. I think this smacks of desperation to put Google Maps in front of anyone and everyone. If you don’t mind a link drop in the comments, Andy, I just wrote about this on my blog tonight:

http://www.smallbusinesssem.com/2007/11/07/google-maps-at-the-gas-stat ion-no-thanks/

I can’t see this succeeding.

]]> By: Dean http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36188 Dean Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:31:13 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36188 Greeeeat....now I will need to wait 20 minutes for gas while "Betty" looks for directions to the bridge tournament. Bad Idea! How about a separate kiosk where people can get this info...it works for the air hose and you can charge for it - and you don't hold up people who WANT TO BY GAS! Dean Car driver & GPS owner Greeeeat….now I will need to wait 20 minutes for gas while “Betty” looks for directions to the bridge tournament. Bad Idea!

How about a separate kiosk where people can get this info…it works for the air hose and you can charge for it – and you don’t hold up people who WANT TO BY GAS!

Dean
Car driver & GPS owner

]]> By: Andy Beal http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36183 Andy Beal Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:43:02 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36183 @WaterSubject - article was a little vague. They could be doing it just as a channel for getting more people to use Google. @WaterSubject – article was a little vague. They could be doing it just as a channel for getting more people to use Google.

]]> By: WaterSubject http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36180 WaterSubject Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:31:27 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36180 It will be a pretty useful thing. Any ideas on how Google plans to make money out of it? It will be a pretty useful thing.
Any ideas on how Google plans to make money out of it?

]]> By: Brian Chappell http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36167 Brian Chappell Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:31:42 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36167 Now that is thinking outside the box. Pretty slick I must say. Now that is thinking outside the box. Pretty slick I must say.

]]> By: Lee Turner http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html/comment-page-1#comment-36162 Lee Turner Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:02:59 +0000 http://www.marketingpilgrim.com/2007/11/get-gas-air-clean-windshield-and-now-google-maps.html#comment-36162 That sounds pretty cool. I'd love to see that in the UK. That sounds pretty cool. I’d love to see that in the UK.

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