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Sales reps across the country have been seeking a Mappoint alternative or Streets and Trips replacement ever since Microsoft ended those programs in December of 2014. Some former users of Mappoint and Streets and Trips have found their way to Portatour, which makes route mapping software. Users of Portatour may find themselves asking if there is similar software available that is more developed and better suited to for sales reps. Badger Maps is the best Portatour alternative for several reasons.   Portatour is best for delivery people, not sales people: Portatour is a great program for users who are…

Are you still using basic mapping software, such as Google Maps, to type in your customers’ addresses one by one when you visit them? What a hassle! Google maps is a good mapping app when you are going to only ONE place. But when you have tons of appointments, Google Maps is not the way to go. Let’s see why multiple stop route planners would work better for you: They’re easy to use – A great mapping program should be easy to learn and use. You shouldn’t spend any time learning how to use a route-mapping app or retyping…

Our first Badger infographic about maps! This infographic goes into detail about why the Mercator projection is our standard map of the world, and why that gives us a distorted view of things.  See how Africa is 14 times the size of greenland, and why nautical navigation influenced the dominance of the Mercator.  Also learn about the Galls-Peter projection, the Winkel-Tripel projection, and the Goode Homosaline projection and why they are a better geographic representation of our world. Some great sources of information about the Mercator: http://thinkafricapress.com/history/terrabyte-incognito-africa-might-not-look-you-think http://www.geek.com/science/geek-answers-which-map-projection-is-best-1591108/ http://www.businessinsider.com/mercator-projection-v-gall-peters-projection-2013-12

Route Mapping can be a big pain for sales reps. To make the perfect route it takes a lot of research, time and flipping between a customer database, calendar and a map. Time is precious, and the time spent route mapping can be time used to make a sale. Badger Maps is a sales route software that puts a sales reps customer database, Calendar, and Maps all in one application.This software has many features that can help a sales rep cut the time spent making routes in the office and increase the time making sales. Here is a list…