What is Apple Business Connect (ABC)?

“A 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 apps.” 

See more in Apple’s press release.

Apple Business Connect Help guide can also be found here.

Apple style guide: Apple Business Connect Image Style Guide

Onboarding to ABC

Apple's official step by step guide to explain to customers how an enterprise can onboard to ABC.

Note the DUNS number is the customer's number. For outside the US, there is a search https://www.dnb.com/de-de/upik-en/ 

Below is how Apple sees the hierarchy within ABC

Sign up links can be found here: https://businessconnect.apple.com/

If the customer has issues onboarding, please log a case with Apple support for assistance: bc-business-support@apple.com

Connect to Uberall

What is it?

Please read all about connecting in this article.

Why is it important?

• Once connect is in place, Uberall publish to Apple with the client's Company & Business ID's. This means as Apple they see this as a client owned & edited location, so in data priority during conflation, our update will be top priority. This means increased accuracy. 
• If connect is in place, Uberall can offer the customer:
  • Logo & cover photos updates
  • Showcases
  • Insights

Who can connect?

• Currently to connect, the enterprise first needs to onboard to Apple Business Connect.