http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2010/11/30/yay-for-googles-reported-5-3-billion-groupon-bid/ LOCAL MEDIA WATCH. The Nexus of All Things Local Mon, 01 Jun 2015 22:23:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 http://staging.blog.biakelsey.com/index.php/2010/11/30/yay-for-googles-reported-5-3-billion-groupon-bid/comment-page-1/#comment-450595 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:56:58 +0000 http://blog.kelseygroup.com/?p=10435#comment-450595 So, will the Groupon sales force become Google’s local sales force? According to public sources, about one-half of Groupon’s 3,000 employees work in sales — about 1,500 people. This is a large sales force by any standard, comparable to that of a national Yellow Pages publisher. (Of course, there are huge differences between the Groupon sales force and a more seasoned one capable of cross-selling multiple products). Nonetheless, a Groupon acquisition would vault Google into the major leagues in terms of local sales presence.

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