Apple adds more tools to help businesses connect with their consumers.
What is Apple Business Connect?
With Apple Business Connect, Business of all sizes including those without a physical location can now control how they look to more than 1 billion Apple consumers. Now, any authorized company can have a consistent brand and geographical presence across daily-used applications, such as Apple Mail, Wallet, and Maps.
Business Connect
Tools to Help Every Business Grow
Businesses have been using Apple Business Connect to claim and manage their location place cards since last year. This includes adding and updating logos and photos, inviting customers to take actions like placing a reservation or ordering food straight from the place card, and showing customers exclusive offers.
Any company, whether it is a service provider, operates entirely online, or has no physical address, may now sign up for Apple Business Connect to establish a visual brand identity that facilitates client connection and trust-building.
Apple Business Connect New Features
Businesses can now change their logo in Tap to Pay on iPhone and sign up to have their brand shown in the Mail and Phone apps with to new features in Apple Business Connect.
Businesses may use Branded Mail to make their emails stand out in the Mail app and be more readily recognized by including their brand name and logo in emails to clients. Business may join up for Branded Mail now, and later this year, consumers will start seeing their brand.
In order to let consumers know they are paying a reputable and verified company, companies may now choose to show their logo instead of a category symbol when collecting payments via Tap to Pay on iPhone.
Businesses will also be able to sign up for Business Caller ID next year. In order to differentiate legitimate companies from spammers and other unsolicited outreach, their name, logo, and department are shown on the incoming call screen when they make contact with clients.
How to Sign Up
Now, owners of online, virtual, and service-based companies may register for Apple Business Connect at the self-service website using any smartphone, tablet, desktop, or laptop computer by using their current Apple Account or by creating a new one. Businesses may start personalizing their brand for free after registering. Listing management companies like DAC Group, Rio SEO, SOCi, Uberall, and Yext also let businesses to grow their geographic presence.
Apple Business Connect may aid in the discovery of your brand
With the help of the free platform Apple Business Connect, you can manage your appearance in Siri, Wallet, Apple Maps, and other apps. Start with a completely customized place card, use data-driven insights to expand your company, engage consumers with promotions and configurable actions, and establish trust with branded messaging.
To start your company, make your place card
Create a location card and control how your company shows up on maps and other daily-used applications. Put your logo on it, add images to make it uniquely yours, change the hours on holidays, highlight important items or occasions, and more.
Make use of information to improve your company
Find out how consumers locate and use your activities, exhibits, and place cards. Then, use data like where clients tap, how they find your company, and which days of the week get the most clicks to improve your content.
Apple Maps
Maps provide more than just dependable, easy navigation. It is the best resource for learning about the world you live in. Engage with landmarks nearby or across the world.
Individual privacy
Maps and all other Apple products are designed with your privacy in mind. It don’t create user profiles, sell personal data, or provide personal information to other parties for advertising or marketing purposes.
Business Essentials
For all of the Apple devices in your company, Apple Business Essentials effortlessly combines cloud storage, device management, and round-the-clock support.
Tap to Pay on iPhone
Now, any company, no matter how big or small, can use an iPhone to take contactless, in-person payments. There is no need for extra gear or terminals, and it is simple, private, and safe.
