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Yext Launches Integration with Apple Business Connect

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Yext has announced an integration with Apple Business Connect, enabling customers to customize their presence on Apple Maps. This tool allows businesses to claim location place cards and update them at scale, enhancing local engagement across various Apple apps. With this integration, Yext's Listings customers can automatically leverage the Business Connect API to streamline updates. Yext pushes over a billion updates annually and maintains over 100 million listings, positioning the company as a leader in local listings management.

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  • Integration with Apple Business Connect enhances control over presence on Apple Maps.
  • Customers can optimize their listings efficiently using the Business Connect API.
  • Yext maintains over 100 million listings and pushes over a billion updates annually.
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The integration includes support for updates at scale and gives Yext customers greater control over their presence on Apple Maps.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the Answers Company, today announced an integration with Apple Business Connect, a new, free tool that 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 Apple apps. Business Connect includes the Business Connect API, which supports updates to the Apple Maps place card at scale and has several features designed to drive local engagement.

Yext has launched an integration with the Apple Business Connect API to give customers greater control over their presence on Apple Maps. (Graphic: Yext)

Yext has launched an integration with the Apple Business Connect API to give customers greater control over their presence on Apple Maps. (Graphic: Yext)

Current Yext Listings customers automatically have access to the integration and can now make updates to the Apple Maps place card by leveraging the new Business Connect API. With this upgrade, organizations can also further optimize their digital presence with Showcases, a feature that allows users to highlight offers or promotions for specific locations in the Apple Maps place card.

“Our integration with the new Apple Business Connect API underscores our commitment to constantly advance our listings offering,” said Marc Ferrentino, President and Chief Operating Officer at Yext. “Any organization using Yext’s Answers Platform can confidently say that their customers have the most accurate, up-to-date information available at their fingertips whenever they search for something online. This level of control is a game changer for any brand looking to optimize their discovery and engagement at a local level.”

Yext syncs critical business information to more than 100 million listings and pushes over a billion updates annually across the industry's largest network of direct integration partners. The new Business Connect integration represents a significant improvement from what used to be a manual submission process and is the latest example of continued innovation that has propelled Yext to the top of G2's Local Listings Management category for ten consecutive quarters.

“We created Business Connect to provide Apple users around the world with the most accurate information for places to eat, shop, travel, and more,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services. “Apple Business Connect gives every business owner the tools they need to connect with customers more directly, and take more control over the way billions of people see and engage with their products and services every day.”

Several influential brands, including McDonald’s, Panera, Benefit Cosmetics, and IHG, collaborated with Yext to test the integration in advance of the official release. These customers recognized multiple benefits throughout the trial period, but specifically cited data accuracy and operational efficiency as selling points for organizations with large location footprints.

“As a leader in the hotel industry, we want to do everything we can to make it easy for guests to connect with our hotels,” said Jolie Fleming, Senior Vice President of Guest Products and Platforms at IHG Hotels & Resorts. “Yext’s integration with the Apple Business Connect API allows us to optimize IHG Hotels & Resorts’ 6,000+ global hotel listings, providing our guests with a more seamless and personalized hotel booking experience. We’re also taking advantage of Showcases to highlight the great benefits of the new IHG One Rewards program and mobile app, which just launched earlier this year.”

Read more about the new integration, sign up for a live educational workshop, and explore Yext's best-in-class Location Listings solution here.

About Yext

Yext (NYSE: YEXT) helps organizations answer every question about their business. Yext's Answers Platform collects and organizes content into a Knowledge Graph, then leverages a complementary set of products — including Listings, Pages, Reviews, and Search — to deliver relevant, actionable answers wherever customers, employees, and partners look for information. For over 15 years, thousands of companies worldwide have trusted Yext to create seamless content-driven experiences at scale across search engines, websites, mobile apps, and hundreds of other digital touchpoints. Learn more at yext.com.

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FAQ

What is the new integration announced by YEXT?

YEXT announced an integration with Apple Business Connect, allowing businesses to customize their presence on Apple Maps.

How does the integration with Apple Business Connect benefit YEXT customers?

The integration enables YEXT customers to easily update their Apple Maps place cards, enhancing local engagement.

What key features does the Apple Business Connect API offer?

The API supports updates at scale, allowing for customization of location information across Apple apps.

How does YEXT ensure data accuracy for its listings?

YEXT syncs critical business information to over 100 million listings and performs over a billion updates annually.

Which brands collaborated with YEXT to test the new integration?

Brands like McDonald's, Panera, Benefit Cosmetics, and IHG collaborated with YEXT for testing the integration.

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