Microsoft MapPoint ceased development in 2014, which means if you're still using it today, you are using an outdated product that hasn't been updated in over two years. Using outdated software like this can be incredibly risky for your organization. If something goes wrong, there is no support available and no back-up available online. But that shouldn't stop you from mapping. eSpatial is the perfect alternative to MapPoint, allowing you to transform data from your CRM and spreadsheets into visualized...

Keeping a sales team motivated can difficult. Sales teams start the month firing on all cylinders, but can lose momentum as the end of the month and targets loom near. This can be symptom of the sales team becoming disconnected from their goals. What goals do sales reps care about? Achieving sales targets and earning commission, but the problem can be connecting your sales team to these goals in a unique way that provokes a meaningful motivation. Sales teams need to...

Every organization has reams of data stored in CRM systems, POS systems, ERP systems and more. What do you do when you want an overview of all your data in relation to a particular customer, salesperson, employee or location? You export that information to CSV or Excel to start investigating and gaining insight. Manipulating data in a spreadsheet is cumbersome. It's time consuming and can be very frustrating. Mapping excel data using software like eSpatial can help you in many ways,...

Mapping software takes your existing location data (city, county, address, zip code, etc) contained in a spreadsheet and converts it into a vibrant, insight-rich map. Mapping software allows you to take tabular data (such as numbers and customer locations) and visualize that data in a more meaningful way. Think about the silos of location-based data in your organization sitting in spreadsheets, CRM and ERP systems. Well, mapping software can bring all of this data together for you, giving you a...