MAP Platform Updates For May 2024

Every month CCC’s award-winning MAP Platform is updated with more features and enhancements to take advantage of.  Here are some recent updates available to you now:

MAP Web

MAP Web has introduced several notable updates recently to enhance its web-building platform:

AI Tools: MAP Web has integrated various AI features to streamline the site-building process. These include AI-generated image alt text and a forthcoming bulk image alt text generation tool. The AI SEO Assistant helps create meta titles and descriptions quickly, while the AI Content Assistant aids in generating and editing site content efficiently.

MAP Web Flex Enhancements: The Flex tool now includes more customizable animations, allowing users to control animation duration, intensity, and triggers (such as entrance and scroll). This update aims to provide more engaging and dynamic website experiences.

Project File Management: A new update has been introduced to help users better organize and manage project files, streamlining the workflow for digital agencies​.

Integration Connectors: MAP Web has launched powerful integration connectors through its App Store, enabling easier connections between client sites and various business tools​.

These updates are designed to improve productivity, enhance site performance, and provide more creative control over website design and management.

MAP Ecomm

The latest updates for MAP Ecomm have introduced several new features to enhance user experience and streamline online store management:

TikTok Shop Integration: US-based businesses can now sync their product catalogues with TikTok, allowing them to sell directly on TikTok Shop. This feature aims to leverage the popularity of TikTok to boost sales and reach a broader audience.

Video Support in Product Galleries: Merchants can now add videos to their product galleries from various hosting platforms, such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, directly through the MAP Ecomm. mobile app. This feature enhances product presentations and can potentially increase sales by providing richer content to shoppers​​.

Staff Account Permissions: Store owners can now customize permissions for staff accounts, allowing them to assign specific roles and access levels for tasks such as adding products, processing orders, and managing marketing campaigns. This feature is particularly useful for businesses with multiple employees.

New Import and Export Tool: This tool supports all catalogue settings, enabling merchants to add or update products in bulk. It is useful for uploading supplier catalogues or making changes to numerous items at once​​.

Enhanced Tax and Order Management: New options for tax calculation on shipping costs are now available, allowing merchants to adjust tax settings according to their specific needs. Additionally, new action buttons for updating order statuses (e.g., "Mark as Paid" or "Mark as Shipped") have been introduced to streamline order processing.

These updates are designed to make running an online store more efficient and to help merchants better manage their products, shipping, and staff.

MAP Local

The latest updates for MAP Local include several significant enhancements and new features aimed at improving local SEO capabilities and user experience:

MAP Local Horizon: This new multi-location command center provides a country-wide view of rankings for all locations using Local Search Grid, making it easier to manage and optimize local SEO for businesses with multiple locations​.

Active Sync: An API solution for listings management, Active Sync simplifies the process of maintaining accurate business listings across various platforms, offered at a lower cost compared to other services.

GBP Post Scheduler: This tool allows users to publish posts to all their Google Business Profiles from a single interface, streamlining the management of GBP content​.

Local Rank Tracker 2.0: Upgrades to the Local Rank Tracker include new features and insights to help users better understand their local search performance​​.

Flexible Grid Points in Local Search Grid: Users can now place grid points wherever they want, enhancing the accuracy of local search tracking​.

These updates reflect MAP Local's commitment to providing comprehensive and user-friendly tools for local SEO management.

MAP Social

The latest updates for MAP social include new content capabilities and a soon-to-be-released AI content tool allowing you to save time and get creative:

Instagram Carousels: We were thrilled when Instagram finally released the Instagram carousel API, which gave MAP Social the functionality to auto-post and schedule Instagram carousel posts. 

AI Assist: Get ready to ramp up your social media marketing, as you will soon be able to effortlessly generate engaging, on-brand captions with MAP Social’s AI Assist, right within your Compose Box

These updates demonstrate MAP Social's dedication to staying ahead in the evolving social media landscape and offering you an all-in-one, user-friendly platform.