Apple Ads · Arizona
We were the first agency in Arizona to run Apple Ads on Apple Maps
Apple Maps now shows ads for local businesses in the United States and Canada. They put your business at the top of Maps search when someone nearby looks for what you sell. We set them up and run them alongside your Google Ads.
How Apple Maps ads work
- Where ads show
- At the top of Suggested Places when someone starts a search, and at the top of relevant search results
- Ad formats
- Three images, one image or text only
- Who can advertise
- Businesses with locations in the United States or Canada, verified and claimed in Apple Business
- Not allowed
- Home services, including plumbing, electrical, locksmith, HVAC, pest control, roofing and general contracting
- Targeting
- Search terms, the approximate location of the phone and the area of the map on screen. Apple does not use age, gender or precise location.
- Pricing
- An auction, with a monthly budget maximum. In Apple Ads you can bid per tap or per thousand impressions, choose keywords and negative terms, and target by ZIP code, city or distance.
- Reporting
- Impressions, taps on the ad, and taps on Directions, Call, Website, Photos, Share and Get the App
- Labeling
- Every ad carries an Ad mark
- Sign-up credit
- Apple gives eligible new advertisers a 150 USD credit. A valid credit card is required.
Source: Apple, ads.apple.com/maps and the Apple Business help pages, read November 1, 2026. Read Apple’s page ↗
searches for a business on Apple Maps end with the person taking an action, such as getting directions, calling or visiting the website.
Source: Apple, ads.apple.com/maps.
What’s included
Apple Business setup
We verify your organization with Apple, claim your locations and keep your place card current with hours, photos and links.
Campaign setup
Ads built from your place card and shown to people searching near your location for what you sell.
Your account
The account stays yours. You add Ted’s Media as your agency in Apple Business, and you pay Apple directly.
Run with Google Ads
One plan across both maps apps, so you reach Android and iPhone users.
Monthly reporting
Impressions, taps, and direction, call and website taps from Apple Maps, in the same monthly report as the rest of your ads.
How it starts
Tell us about the business. It takes about two minutes.
We look at your accounts, reviews and ads before we reply.
If it’s a fit, we book a call and bring a plan for the first shoot.
Month to month. Ad spend is paid directly to Google, Meta or Apple, and you own the accounts.
Questions
Where do Apple Maps ads show up?
At the top of Suggested Places when someone starts a search in Apple Maps, and at the top of relevant search results. Each ad carries an Ad mark.
How much do Apple Maps ads cost?
There is no fixed price. Apple prices ads in an auction, and you set a monthly budget maximum. Apple gives eligible new advertisers a 150 USD credit. You pay Apple directly, and our fee covers the work.
Which businesses can run Apple Maps ads?
Businesses with locations in the United States or Canada that are verified and claimed in Apple Business. Apple does not allow ads for home services such as plumbing, HVAC, locksmiths, pest control or roofing.
Can Apple Maps ads target by age or gender?
No. Apple matches ads to search terms, the approximate location of the phone and the area of the map on screen. It does not use age, gender or precise location.
Should we run Apple Maps ads or Google Ads?
Both, if your customers use iPhones and Android phones. Google Ads covers Google Search and Google Maps. Apple Maps ads cover the maps app built into every iPhone. We run them in one plan with one monthly report.
Is Apple Ads the same as Apple Search Ads?
Apple Search Ads was the earlier name for ads in the App Store. Apple now calls its ad platform Apple Ads, and it covers the App Store and Apple Maps. This page covers ads on Apple Maps for local businesses.
Is there a contract or a setup fee?
No. We work month to month, with no setup fee.
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