Hamish Mcewen's Posts

Throughout life there are a few phrases one hears repeated over and over again. One of the most frequent ones is “plan ahead”. Whether it be planning ahead for the financial future, planning your grocery shopping list, or planning your daily schedule, planning ahead leads to success. For those who do lots of driving as part of their job or are embarking on a road trip, planning your driving route using route mapping software to plan ahead is a necessity.   Using route mapping software to plan your trip will give you the tools you need to make a…

December, 2014 marked the end of MapPoint. Microsoft decided it would discontinue it’s popular mapping program. Many users were caught off guard and didn’t know what they were going to do without their favorite mapping program. As former MapPoint users begin their search for a MapPoint alternative, they should know about the options available to them. Former MapPoint users are looking for route planning software that is user friendly, cost effective, and available on all devices. When looking for route planning software to replace MapPoint, MapPoint users should look no further than Badger Maps. Badger Maps is the best…

Mobile devices have become ever present in our daily lives. Everywhere you look people are using them, either for personal or work purposes. iPhones, iPads, and Androids have become necessities for salespeople, so it makes total sense to have route mapping software like Streets and Trips or MapPoint available on these devices.    Streets and Trips and Mappoint were flawed in that they came on a disk, meaning they were only available on PCs. This made it almost impossible for field sales reps to use these products because it was extremely difficult to drive while looking at a computer. Mobile…

Sales reps can rejoice because there is route mapping software available that has been designed specifically for sales reps. For too long sales reps had to deal with Mappoint and Streets and Trips, mapping software that got the job done but forced sales reps to compromise. Now there is a Mappoint alternative and Streets and Trips replacement that is the tool every sales rep needs.   Badger Maps is a great sales territory mapping tool that helps sales reps create routes, map sales, and find new leads. Badger Maps is a Mappoint alternative that has been designed by sales…