Yes, it is actually possible.
There are two main ways for a competitor's ad or information to show up on your Google Places page:
1) At the right hand side under the map (AdWords ads)
2) At the "Related places" section at the bottom of the listing
Both are based on algorithms and the competitor would have only indirect control over the placements.
Google AdWords is a way for companies to advertise using google. Information regarding Google AdWords can be found on the Google website and clicking the "Advertising Programs" hyperlink at the bottom of the page.
Google's primary business is web search. If you think its not advertising on its home page you are mistaken. For Google India we see links like Images, orkut, groups, gmail etc. Then there is Advertising Programs and igoogle links too. So its promoting its own products on the home page. More over Google search page is very popular because it loads fast and is pretty clean. They sure won't want to loose that advantage and flood the place with adds. Would you like to wait for half a minute for the Google search page to load? Not me either.
Google Facebook, is a way for Google to advertise and inform their customer base about what new and exciting technologies, apps, programs and ideas Google is developing, this allows Google to stay in touch, in a very real way, with their customer base.
You can advertise in either your forum or on your page, or you can place an advert under Trade ---> Negotiations ---> Breeding.
Advertising on Facebook involves creating a Facebook Business Page, setting up an advertising account, choosing an objective, defining a target audience, setting a budget and schedule, selecting ad placements, creating compelling ad content, monitoring and optimizing ads, testing and iterating for better results, and tracking the ROI of your campaigns.
You do not advertise at WikiAnswers, what you can do is have links to your website via your user profile. WikiAnswers is starting to utilize Google AdWords on its site, so if you would like to advertise in the answers, my advice to you is to open an AdWords account. See the related link below for the Answers Cloud Services page where companies can request information on how to advertise there business on WikiAnswers.
Google blogs are free to use. If you wish to advertise on a blog you will have to pay for listings and click through amounts. If you want to use your Google blog to make money you can allow them to host relevant ads on the page.
Well you could advertise it on the covergirls page or advertise it on the messages board OR advertise it in other clubs
Google earns most of it's revenue by allowing other website owners to advertise on their search results page. All this is managed through a program they call AdWords. This works by paying people per a click.
There are many different ways to advertise a new business. Besides word of mouth and flyers, you can advertise on your Facebook page or your Myspace page for no cost.
If Google isn't your home page already, go to the Google website and you should see a button saying "Make Google my homepage". Click on it and Google becomes your home page. Or you can favorite or bookmark the Google website and set it as your home page there.
Google Page Creator ended in 2009.