



For users on the go, Google Maps comes pre-installed on Android devices. We spend a lot of time talking about Google Business Profile and for good reason it has an impact on Google Search, Google Maps and more. Thank you so much for joining me today for another quick marketing tip. In this video, Francesca shares tips for optimizing your Yelp profile, so your business looks its best on Apple Maps. Learn why Yelp is essential to influencing more foot traffic to your brick and mortar retail store. You can manage your business at Information on Yelp for Apple MapsĪpple Maps has over 100 million users, and Apple Maps displays information about your business based on your Yelp business profile. Also integrations with Instacart,, OpenTable, and more. There is also an API, "for businesses with many locations, Business Connect includes Business Connect API to easily deliver accurate, up-to-date information to Maps at scale through listing management agencies such as Reputation, Rio SEO, SOCi, Uberall, and Yext," Apple wrote. You can compare the older version from 20 at those links. Here is a full-size screenshot of the backend click on it to enlarge it: It is available for US businesses now and globally later.Īnd Insights, statistics, where you can see impressions, clicks etc, and also what people searched for before tapping this location, and where people were when they tapped this location in search results. Businesses can easily update the Showcase section of their place card through Business Connect," Apple said. There is also showcases, "a new feature in the place card, helps businesses present customers with offers and incentives, like seasonal menu items, product discounts, and more. Here is how my listing looks on Apple Maps now with the new details and photos: Apple added you can "directly manage their information in the interactive Apple Maps place card, including adding and updating photos and logos inviting customers to take actions like ordering food or making a reservation directly from Maps and presenting customers with special promotions." New things you can manage are your logo, cover photo, attributes, business description and more. It is now called Apple Business Connect, previously named Apple Places and before that Apple Maps Connect.Īpple said this updated (or they say new) tool "allows businesses of all sizes to claim their location place cards and customize the way key information appears to more than a billion Apple users across Apple Maps, Messages, Wallet, Siri, and other apps." Apple has reannounced its toolset for businesses to manage their business listings on Apple Maps.
