NEW YORK, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yell, the UK's
No.1 provider of managed digital marketing services*, today
announced a new partnership with Wix, a leading global SaaS
platform to create, manage and grow an online presence. This
strategic alliance brings together two market leading digital
companies to help SMEs (Small Medium Enterprises) in the UK to
build and grow their business online.
Wix will be the technology provider for Yell's new 'Smart
Websites - powered by Wix' enabling Yell's digital experts to offer
their SME customers a faster customised website or online store
build, with a broader range of functionality than ever before.
These sites will be optimised for all devices as standard and SSL
certified, providing a fast, secure, and engaging online experience
for visitors.
In addition, to further support SMEs as they build their
business profile post lockdown, the new Smart Websites also offer
extensive analytics, built-in Customer Relationship Management
capabilities, automated task triggers, appointment and restaurant
bookings, event management facilitation and acceptance of credit
cards and other forms of payments.
Yaniv Vakrat - Wix Chief Business Officer, said: "We're
thrilled to bring Wix's platform to the tens of thousands of
businesses working with Yell. This collaboration provides Yell
customers with a professionally designed and secure website,
optimised for all search engines and devices and most importantly,
gives them the ability to build and grow their online business.
Consumers are increasingly shopping and searching online, and
business owners need to ensure they have a great online presence to
meet this demand. Our partnership allows Yell to continue providing
their customers with market leading solutions."
Claire Miles, Yell CEO, said:
"This partnership with Wix ensures we can offer a truly unique
website proposition to UK SMEs. We know SMEs have had to be
creative in keeping their businesses up and running during the
pandemic and they've told us a key priority is being able to
establish a prominent and successful online presence. We can now
meet this need in better ways than ever before, with our digital
experts building brilliant websites packed with enhanced
functionality using the world class Wix platform, and our customer
care agents providing ongoing support for customers once their
website is up and running. We chose Wix as our partner as their
market leading technology and ongoing commitment to invest in their
platform ensures we will always be able to offer a best-in-class
solution to our customers."
Yell customers can take advantage of this ground-breaking
partnership by visiting https://business.yell.com/websites/
About Yell
Yell is No.1 for managed digital marketing
services for all types of local businesses in the UK*. Its goal is
simple - to connect consumers and businesses online. Yell.com
enables businesses to be found by and connect with consumers across
its network which includes Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon Alexa. Yell
is one of the largest Google Partners in the UK, a Facebook
Marketing Partner, and a Microsoft Advertising Elite Channel
Partner, and provides a full range of managed digital marketing
services for businesses including Pay Per Click, Display &
Social Media ad campaigns, websites, videos, a reputation
management service, and directory listings. Around 90,000
businesses currently advertise with Yell, and Yell.com is used by
millions of consumers every month.
*Source: M-Brain 2019, in terms of revenue from sales of managed
digital marketing services
Learn more at https://business.yell.com and our Media Centre
Visit our social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn,
Instagram
Download the free Yell consumer app from the App Store or Google Play
Download the free Yell for Business app from the App Store or Google Play
Yell Head of PR:
Sarah
O'Rafferty – press.enquiries@yell.com
About Wix.com Ltd.
Wix is leading the way with a cloud-based website
development platform for over 200 million registered users
worldwide today. The Wix website builder was founded on the belief
that the Internet should be accessible to everyone to develop,
create and contribute. Through free and premium subscriptions, Wix
empowers millions of businesses, organizations, artists, and
individuals to take their businesses, brands, and workflow online.
The Wix Editor, Wix ADI, Editor X, a curated App Market, Ascend by Wix and Velo by Wix enable
users to build and manage a fully integrated and dynamic digital
presence. Wix's headquarters are in Tel
Aviv with offices in Austin, Be'er Sheva, Berlin, Cedar Rapids, Denver, Dnipro, Dublin, Kiev,
Los Angeles, Miami, New
York, Phoenix, San Francisco, São Paulo, Tokyo, and Vilnius.
Visit us: on our blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn
and Pinterest.
Download: Wix App is available for
free on Google Play and in the App
Store.
For more about Wix please visit our Press Room
Media Relations Contact:
PR@wix.com
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