Yext news and trends

Report: SEO Firm Yext Considering Sale After Attracting Takeover Interest
Business // June 07, 2024

Search engine optimization (SEO) firm Yext is reportedly considering a sale. The company has hired investment bankers after attracting takeover interest, Reuters reported Friday (June 7), citing unnamed sources. It is only in the early stages of exploring a sale and it may choose not to proceed...

Why CFOs Must Look Beyond The Pandemic In Their Modernization Efforts
B2B Payments // December 23, 2020

Quick reactivity was paramount for business leaders amid the onset of the global coronavirus crisis. For organizations far behind on their modernization efforts, there was a scramble to adopt cloud-based solutions that could support business continuity in a work-from-home environment. For others a bit more...

Food Delivery Firms Battle To Stand Apart As Business Grows
Delivery // September 20, 2018

Food delivery is moving into a higher realm, one that is about much more than ordering up a meal via a mobile app. Subscriptions are winning over hungry consumers. Local focus is entering the mix. Drones are getting involved. And big money is flowing as...

Thryv Taps Amazon’s Alexa For SMB Discovery
B2B Payments // August 22, 2018

Small business management software provider Thryv is using Amazon‘s Alexa to help more small businesses get discovered. A press release issued Tuesday (Aug. 21) said Thryv is partnering with Amazon’s Alexa, allowing information on small business locations to appear in voice search. Entrepreneurs can update...

Quick Reads
Yext to Expand Digital Marketing Platform With Hearsay Systems Acquisition

June 10, 2024
Yext plans to acquire Hearsay Systems, saying the move will create a single digital marketing platform to power the customer journey and accelerate brands’ conversion of prospects into loyal customers. The acquisition will add Hearsay Systems’ compliant engagement solutions across social media, websites, text and voice to Yext’s digital presence management platform, the companies said […]

Report: SEO Firm Yext Considering Sale After Attracting Takeover Interest

June 07, 2024
Search engine optimization (SEO) firm Yext is reportedly considering a sale. The company has hired investment bankers after attracting takeover interest, Reuters reported Friday (June 7), citing unnamed sources. It is...

Amazon’s Alexa Offers More Info About Local Businesses

July 25, 2018
Shoppers wanting to find out where specific businesses are located and how long they are open can now just ask Alexa. The capability comes via a deal between Amazon and Yext,...

Yext Files For $100 Million IPO; Could Become Public In April

March 14, 2017
Yext, the startup that powers the location information in online search results, is gearing up to go public on the stock market as early as April. In a Securities and...