Fast forward a decade to the year Microsoft MapPoint is no longer available. Yet, the life of the average field salesperson has dramatically improved. Back in the day, it allowed salespeople to visualize their sales routes and keep track of customer data within a specific territory.
It was a game changer in the world of trip planning for professionals. Its lead generation tools were a valuable asset. They allowed salespeople to find potential customers based on industry and territory. It made it easier than ever to reach the right customers and focus on making the sale. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.
Translation: there were no MapPoint downloads. Because of this, it struggled to compete in an increasingly crowded and advanced market. It was an easy and effective tool to keep track of mileage, expenses, and time spent on the road. On December 21, , MapPoint was discontinued.
Microsoft decided to focus its mapping energy on Bing Maps, leaving MapPoint to fizzle out. Bing Maps did not have many of the specific features that salespeople used on the job. By catering to a more general audience, Microsoft moved away from the features that salespeople loved the most. Many people still wonder what the last version of this software was. Was there a MapPoint or MapPoint ? Actually, Microsoft MapPoint was the final version of this popular software available to the public.
Badger Maps is a mapping and routing software created with the specific needs of field salespeople in mind. As the 1 route planner in all app stores, Badger goes above and beyond what Microsoft MapPoint offered a decade before:.
It empowers field salespeople with optimized sales routes , customer data visualization, and dynamic territory reports. Each rep is seeing at least 2 more accounts and finding 2 more prospecting opportunities per day.
Regional Sales Manager, Kerr - Danaher. Badger Maps users save hours in weekly planning by automatically generating the shortest and most efficient route between appointments.
You can even save routes for future use. Stay on time with our easy-to-use scheduling features, and never get overwhelmed by taking on too much with too little time. MS MapPoint was well ahead of its time in its route planning features, but it existed before everyone had a cell phone. MapPoint was only available on the computer, which required a lot of pre-planning. Microsoft Shared source. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Microsoft MapPoint. View source.
History Talk 0. Custom app development We partner with a number of application developers who can create a mapping solution tailored to your needs. Microsoft PinPoint. Find a Partner When contacting a partner, please provide a summary of the MapPoint features that you use and number of MapPoint users to help them scope your project.
OnTerra Systems offers: RouteSavvy. RouteSavvy API — the RouteSavvy route optimization engine made available to software developers who want to quickly and easily incorporate route optimization into software solutions they are developing.
Visit OnTerraSystems. Contact Learn more. Check out our FAQ below. What is the history of MapPoint? How do I get support for MapPoint?
MapPoint was discontinued December 31, and is no longer supported. Data visualizations Power Map for Excel and 3D Maps for Excel allow you to quickly transform public or corporate data into dynamic and breathtaking 3D map visualizations and then easily share as cinematic tours that tell captivating narratives of your data. Microsoft 3D Maps Microsoft 3D Maps for Excel is a three-dimensional 3D data visualization tool that lets you look at information in new ways.
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If you agree to have your information passed on to obtain a quote and receive presales support, please check the box below to confirm. Please review the Privacy Statement. Whereas Microsoft MapPoint mostly existed as a tool for routing and visualization Map My Customers also acts as a mobile contact management and planning tool. This means that beyond routing, you can do all of your administrative work from your mobile device as you go about your day. Before you hit the road, use Map My Customers to pick out your highest priority customers and build your itinerary for the day or week.
As you go about your day taking meetings and making cold calls, you can log notes about your customers, add files, and schedule follow-ups as necessary. You can even use our Cadence Management tool to indicate when you need to follow up with an account. The best part about this is that you can also share this information with your entire team, which encourages clean and consistent data management practices across your entire organization.
Salespeople have been using territories for decades as a way to geographically categorize customers from different regions and strategize their sales approach.
MapPoint allowed users to create visual territories. Now, Map My Customers allows you to define and assign territories to your reps by drawing it or submitting a zip code range. Another way Map My Customers goes beyond MapPoint is with leading field team management functionality.
With our Field Dashboard, you can see recently added companies, recent activities like calls or emails and active deals. Plus, you can actively compare the performance of your reps by number of activities logged and by type of activity. You can also click in to an individual rep to see more about what their day is like and check in on them.
Within Reports, you can access tables of more granular information, activity logs, and added customers. One of the biggest advantages of Map My Customers is that we are both a web and mobile solution. You can easily create routes on the web and have it be available and accessible from your mobile device iOS or Android and vice versa. You can access any of the information you have on your Map My Customers account from the mobile app. He originally built MMC for his father, a career field salesman in the flooring industry.
View all posts by Matthew Sniff. Map My Customers is the new way to manage your field data and sales team. Try it free for 14 days. Sales Tools.
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