Yext Completes Acquisition of Hearsay Systems
02 August 2024 - 6:05AM
Business Wire
Combination Will Deliver Industry's First End-to-End Digital
Presence Platform
Yext, Inc. (NYSE: YEXT), the leading digital presence platform
for multi-location brands, today announced that it has completed
its acquisition of Hearsay Systems, a global leader in digital
client engagement for financial services. The acquisition marks a
significant milestone for Yext and the industry.
The combination of Yext and Hearsay Systems is intended to
produce the industry’s first end-to-end digital presence platform,
combining Yext’s cutting-edge digital presence management
capabilities with Hearsay Systems' compliant engagement solutions
across social media, websites, text, and voice. This strategic
integration will enable multi-location enterprises to consolidate
all of their digital marketing channels in one platform and
leverage the industry’s most extensive set of data, insights, and
recommendations to convert prospects into customers faster.
“The close of this acquisition marks a pivotal moment for Yext,”
said Michael Walrath, Chair of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of Yext. “Our mission is to empower brands to connect
seamlessly with their customers across all digital channels. With
Hearsay Systems now part of Yext, we are positioned to accelerate
innovation, provide unparalleled solutions, and drive growth for
our customers. This combination represents a significant leap
forward in the industry and will deliver the first platform that
can manage the end-to-end customer journey from prospect to loyal
customer.”
Hearsay Systems’ compliance-driven solutions, trusted by top
financial firms, help expand reach, optimize customer interactions,
and ensure regulatory and brand compliance. By integrating
Hearsay's social media, text, voice, and compliance features with
Yext’s digital presence management and AI technology, the combined
platform will offer an exceptional suite of tools for managing
customer touchpoints and enhancing performance across all channels.
Yext’s acquisition of Hearsay also boosts value by enabling robust
CRM integration, including with systems like Salesforce. This
integration will synchronize contact information, track client
interactions, and streamline and automate workflows, providing
businesses with unprecedented customer journey insights and
performance improvement recommendations.
Nick Burgess, VP, Director of Social Media and Email Marketing
at First Horizon Bank, a long-time customer of both companies,
remarked, “We are thrilled about Yext’s acquisition of Hearsay.
Combining Yext’s digital presence management with Hearsay’s
compliance-driven client engagement will significantly enhance our
localized marketing efforts. The prospect of a unified platform is
an exciting advancement for us, and we are eager to see the
benefits unfold.”
For more information, visit Yext.com.
About Yext
Yext (NYSE: YEXT) is the leading digital presence platform for
multi-location brands, with thousands of customers worldwide. With
one central platform, brands can seamlessly deliver consistent,
accurate, and engaging experiences and meaningfully connect with
customers anywhere in the digital world. Yext’s AI and machine
learning technology powers the knowledge behind every customer
engagement, automates workflows at scale, and delivers actionable
cross-channel insights that enable data-driven decisions. From SEO
and websites to social media and reputation management, Yext
enables brands to turn their digital presence into a
differentiator. To learn more about Yext, visit Yext.com or find us
on LinkedIn and X.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements"
including, without limitation, statements regarding Yext's
expectations, beliefs, intentions, or strategies regarding the
future, including the effects, benefits, and challenges of its
acquisition and integration of Hearsay Systems. You can identify
forward-looking statements by the use of terminology such as
“believe”, “expect”, “will”, “should,” “could”, “estimate”,
“anticipate” or similar forward-looking terms. These statements are
based upon current beliefs and are subject to many risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from these statements. The following factors, among others, could
cause or contribute to such differences: difficulties integrating
the business and technology of Hearsay Systems, the risk that the
benefits described in this release are not realized, and whether
all offerings and capabilities will be available as stated in this
release. All forward-looking statements are based on information
available to Yext on the date hereof, and Yext assumes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events, or
otherwise.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240801993799/en/
Investor Relations ir@yext.com Public Relations pr@yext.com
Yext (NYSE:YEXT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Dec 2024 to Jan 2025
Yext (NYSE:YEXT)
Historical Stock Chart
From Jan 2024 to Jan 2025