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Looks like Apple Maps is starting to roll out reviews from more sources attached to business profiles. I am surprised it has taken this long. I would not be surprised if by the end of the year we see a lot more data sources in the maps. …
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Yesterday, Apple Maps Connect started allowing businesses in Italy, Mexico & Switzerland to claim their profiles in Apple Maps. Check it out: You can get the latest on how to get your business in Apple Maps by checking out our Apple Maps …
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While we had previously discovered that Yext* and a number of local search agencies were going to be providing data to Apple Maps, it looks like Apple made it official some time this past month by adding Yext as a supplier of “Business Listings Data” to Apple Maps’ …
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Apple Maps Connect was down about an hour ago. I just tried it again and got the following screen which presents options to pick English, French or German as your language and to subscribe to “News and Notifications”. This may mean that Maps Connect is now available for businesses in French and German-speaking countries: …
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I haven’t been on it in a few days so not sure how long this has been going on. Hopefully this means they are releasing an upgrade. Is anyone else seeing this?
According to Stephen Hamilton of QIS Packaging in Brisbane, Apple Maps Connect is now available to businesses in Australia, New Zealand & Singapore: Last week Maps Connect also rolled out …
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If any of you blokes are looking for how to add your UK business to Apple Maps, look no further than Apple Maps Connect. According to the Guardian Maps Connect now accepts listings from the UK & Ireland.
When Apple Maps Connect launched a few months ago allowing U.S. businesses to claim and update their listings, one of the rules was that your business could not use a forwarded phone number. We got a number of reports that if you …
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When I started this site, my goal was to keep it as opinion-free as possible and just post “how to” type info. Now that we’re about two years in, it’s time for a rant: Same Day Serves passed on this email he received from Apple Maps re the whole no home-based businesses on Apple Maps thing: …
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Well, perhaps “announces” is a bit strong. When we submitted an inquiry about submitting a client with a few hundred locations to Apple Maps Connect, we received the following email: “Thank you for your recent inquiry and interest in publishing your business locations via our new Business Portal. At this time, we are only accepting bulk …
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