Google has announced that they are naming Google Boost, which they launched in October 2010 as an easy way for local business to create AdWords listings, to AdWords Express.
Any business can create ads and a local listing now within five minutes, Google said. Prior, with Boost, you needed a local listing. Now you don't. You can create a local listing and an AdWords listing together by going to google.com/awexpress.
Here is a picture of the basic sign up form:
Here is a video demo:
Forum discussion at Google Places Help and Digital Point Forums.