Field Sales / Services

How to pick the best route optimization software for your sales team. Our seven essential features to look for before you buy. Seven essential features to look for in the best route optimization software Upload your customer destination information Add multiple stops along the route Include start and end times for meetings or deliveries Edit and adjust destinations, routes and schedules on the go Route planning efficiency Integration with top navigation apps Share routes with team members Today's field sales...

In a recent blog, we looked at how eSpatial's new Territory Manager can be used for operational scenario planning. Our hypothetical regional sales manager had to quickly cover a territory after a sales rep left the company. Now we'll look at how Territory Manager can be used for long-term strategic planning. Territory Manager allows you to save multiple versions of your territories. This is helpful during strategic planning because you can easily share them with key stakeholders, giving everyone the...

Maintaining and operating a fleet of vehicles is a major expense for any business, and it can fluctuate significantly based on fuel costs, insurance premiums and much more. So how do you reduce fleet costs? There are many strategies that can reduce the cost and ensure you’re getting the most out of your money. Whether your fleet delivers services or transports goods, using data to make decisions is the best way to keep costs down. Fleet costs fall into several...

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...

Our last use case looked at how a retail organization was using mapping software to improve their business processes. This time we're looking at a field sales team in the hospitality industry and how territory mapping helps improve their sales methods. Summary This month, we're looking at a field sales firm in a competitive market selling to hotels, restaurants and the hospitality industry. Let's call them Company X. As a seller of hospitality products, Company X needs to showcase their...

In a previous post, we wrote about the importance of mapping software for field service management companies. In that blog, we looked at how thorough route optimization can save time and fuel. This is also important for sales teams who can invest a lot of time and resources to meet with clients in different territories. In today's business world, organizations need to be cost-efficient, and for sales reps on the road, fuel and time are can be major costs. Route...

Last year, we added route mapping to eSpatial. This allowed users to create routes from existing mapped data, which they could access from a variety of mobile devices. Now you don't even need a device - you can just print out maps complete with a list of directions! Just follow the steps below. Create your route map Click on the print icon in the control panel and select the Print Steps option: This will generate a page in your browser...