On May 15, 2026, the company formerly known as Alexa Business Directory completed its official rebrand, emerging as Alana Business Directory - a 10-product AI company headquartered in Los Angeles that syncs verified business data across more than 350 directories and voice platforms simultaneously. The Alexa Business Directory rebrand marks a structural expansion well beyond the platform's original scope, positioning Alana Business as the first solution to directly address how local businesses get listed on Amazon Alexa - and to extend that capability across every major voice assistant ecosystem.

From a Single Directory to a Multi-Platform AI Network

When the company launched under the Alexa Business Directory name, its core focus was defined: help local business owners understand how to get their business on Alexa voice search and ensure their listings appeared accurately when consumers used Amazon's assistant to find nearby services. That problem, however, turned out to be one piece of a much larger challenge.

Voice search does not operate on a single engine. Consumers direct the same types of local queries to Siri, Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Microsoft Cortana, and Samsung Bixby - and each assistant draws data from its own distinct network of sources. A business that appears correctly on one platform may surface with outdated hours, a disconnected phone number, or no Alexa listing at all on another. Alana Business Directory, formerly Alexa Business Directory, built its infrastructure specifically to close that gap, syncing a single verified business record outward to more than 350 platforms in real time.

For business owners who have searched for a clear answer on how to list business on Alexa step by step, the process has historically been fragmented and technically demanding. The answer was Listings AI - a proprietary synchronization engine built on direct API connections to the directories, data aggregators, and voice platforms that every major assistant draws from. One submission. One verified record. One direct path to an Alexa Business Listing. 350+ platforms updated in real time. Listings AI was the product that filled the gap Amazon never addressed, and the results it delivered for local businesses drove the company's expansion into the 10-product AI suite it operates today. Alana Business removes that friction by treating the 350+ network as a single managed layer, with one submission propagating across directories, data aggregators, GPS systems, and voice assistants simultaneously.

What the Rebrand Reflects About Where Voice Search Is Going

The decision to transition from Alexa Business Directory to Alana Business Directory reflects the company's evolution into territory that extends beyond any single platform or assistant. Questions such as how to add my business to Alexa, how to register my business on Alexa, and how to appear on Alexa voice search represent only a portion of the voice visibility challenge facing local businesses today. The expanded Alana Business platform addresses the full spectrum of that challenge.

"Most business owners come to us asking how do I get my business on Alexa, and that is a completely valid starting point," said Alex Claire Hayward, AEO Expert & Onboarding Specialist of Alana Business Directory. "But voice search is not one place - it is hundreds of data points across dozens of systems. The rebrand reflects what we have always been building toward: a company that solves the entire discovery layer, not just one assistant."

The 10-product suite now operating under the Alana Business name spans AI-assisted listing management, answer engine optimization, and real-time data correction - tools designed for business owners who need to get found on Alexa and every comparable platform without managing each one individually.

A Guarantee Tied to Measurable Outcomes

Alana Business Directory operates under a performance-based commitment: clients who do not achieve page-one placement within their contracted period have their billing paused for one month, activating 55 days post-contract signing - a structure that puts Alana Business Directory's revenue directly at risk if the service does not perform. For businesses that have struggled to understand how to get listed on voice search or have encountered dead ends trying to get found on Alexa, the policy is designed to align the company's revenue directly with client outcomes.

The rebrand does not alter the underlying mission that Alexa Business Directory originally set out to execute. What it changes is the scale at which that mission now operates. The infrastructure functions as a single coordinated system - one verified business record distributed outward to 350+ platforms simultaneously, removing the need for separate submissions across individual directories and data aggregators that help generate audible citations when a customer uses a voice assistant to search for nearby services.

Businesses looking to get their business on voice search can access the platform at directory.alanabusinessdirectory.com.

About Alana Business Directory

Alana Business Directory - formerly Alexa Business Directory - is a 10-product AI company headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The platform syncs verified business listing data across more than 350 directories, voice assistants, and data platforms in real time, including Amazon Alexa, Apple Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft Cortana, and Samsung Bixby through its proprietary API-based Listings AI software. Alana Business Directory is recognized as the first platform to fill the gap Amazon never addressed - giving local businesses a direct pathway to be cited on Amazon Alexa and syncing that verified record across up to 350+ platforms simultaneously.

Learn more at Alana Business

Contact Information:

Alana Business

7190 Sunset Blvd #55G
Los Angeles, CA 90046
United States

Alex Claire Hayward
+1-818-514-1954
https://directory.alanabusinessdirectory.com