Your outside sales fleet can be the life blood of your business. They are the movers and shakers that get people excited to buy and use the products or services you create and offer. They can also be a huge drain on your business if you don’t watch what they’re doing day after day carefully. These are just a few ways your business can benefit by using GPS tracking for outside sales fleets.

Protect Routes

Regardless of your promise to protect routes for your sales professionals, sometimes, aggressive members of your team will cross lines to seal the deal. You can help prevent this from happening by protecting territories with GPS tracking that alerts you when drivers are straying from their assigned routes.

Learn Where Your Reps are Spending their Most Time

Sometimes it is specific customers that require the greatest time and effort and at other times, it’s a matter of sale staff taking care of other business on company time. Either way, you can use GPS to learn where your team members are spending the bulk of their time outside the office and how well it benefits your overall business plan for them to do so.

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With growing concerns about a potential global threat stemming from the Marburg virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the Pentagon’s Defense Threat Reduction Agency to pony up funds for bat trackers.

The Marburg virus is a close cousin to Ebola, one of the more terrifying viruses widely recognized by those in scientific communities. It is also carried by bats. When transmitted from bats to humans, the illness is lethal in nine out of ten victims when some dying within a single week.

There are two reasons scientists are so eager to study the nocturnal movements of bats. One is in hope of preventing the spread of Marburg and the other is in hopes of making progress for more effective Ebola treatments. The belief is that since the diseases are so closely related, making progress on one disease can boost progress on managing the other.

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Before you buy GPS trackers for your business or personal needs, it’s a good idea to explore your options and learn more about the various types of GPS trackers on the market today, such as these: Read the rest of this entry »

Geofencing offers many possible benefits to businesses of all shapes and sizes. And, its popularity is growing. In fact, from marketing to deliveries and all points in between, today’s technology allows businesses to use geofencing in ways you’ve never considered before. These are just a few advantages geofencing has to offer your business.

Entice Customers to Visit Your Store

Because geofencing is location based, you can use it to generate enticing offers and incentives to encourage nearby customers to come into your store. It’s a great way to capitalize on local foot traffic. It’s also an incredible way to boost your sales.

Track Employee Time More Effectively

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Driving is a task that demands your full attention. Even if you’re an outstanding driver, you can’t be sure how your nearby drivers will drive. There’s no telling if they’ll maneuver through traffic in a safe and predictable manner or if they’ll follow all the rules of the road. Because of this, you should make sure you are aware of your surroundings at all times and are prepared to take the necessary evasive action at any given moment.

There are three primary categories distracted driving falls under. These are manual, visual and cognitive distractions. We’ve talked about cognitive distractions already, and in this post, we’ll talk about manual distractions.

Manual distractions are those that cause you to take your hands off the wheel. They could slow your reaction time, causing you to swerve off the road to avoid an accident. No matter what you’re using your hands for, when driving, it’s considered a manual distraction.

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