Apple today announced the expansion of its Apple Business Connect tools, allowing businesses of all sizes \u2014 including those without a physical location \u2014 to manage their brand presence across Apple\u2019s ecosystem. With access to over 1 billion Apple users, businesses can now customize how they appear in apps like Apple Maps, Wallet, and Mail, enabling them to build trust and better connect with customers worldwide.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re excited to offer all businesses \u2014 including those without a physical location \u2014 the ability to create a brand that appears across the Apple apps that over a billion people use every day,\u201d said David Dorn, Apple\u2019s senior director of Internet Software and Services Product. \u201cWe designed Business Connect to empower businesses to present the best, most accurate information to Apple users. With today\u2019s updates, we\u2019re helping even more businesses reach customers, build trust, and grow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the launch of Apple Business Connect last year, businesses have been able to claim and manage their location place cards, allowing them to add and update photos, logos, and action links. These tools enable customers to take direct actions like ordering food or making reservations, and businesses can also promote special offers through Showcases.<\/p>\n
With today\u2019s updates, Apple Business Connect now allows virtual, online, and service-based businesses \u2014 even those without a brick-and-mortar presence \u2014 to create a consistent and visually appealing brand identity across Apple\u2019s platforms.<\/p>\n
Apple introduced several new features in Business Connect<\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n Businesses can register for Apple Business Connect using their existing Apple Account or by creating a new one. The service is available via the self-service website from any mobile device or computer. Once registered, businesses can begin customizing their brand presence across Apple\u2019s platforms for free. For larger businesses managing multiple locations, integration with listing management agencies like DAC Group, Rio SEO, SOCi, Uberall, and Yext is also available.<\/p>\n This article, “Apple Expands Business Tools to Help Businesses Connect with Over 1 Billion Users<\/a>” was first published on Small Business Trends<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Apple today announced the expansion of its Apple Business Connect tools, allowing businesses of all sizes \u2014 including those without a physical location \u2014 to manage their brand presence across Apple\u2019s ecosystem. With access to over 1 billion Apple users, businesses can now customize how they appear in apps like Apple Maps, Wallet, and Mail,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[98],"class_list":["post-1712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-small-business-news","tag-small-business-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1712"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1712\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1712"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1712"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/webfreetools.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1712"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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