Google Unveils Brand New Look for Google Maps
Mashable got a first look at the newly redesigned Google Maps (See the article here). We are anxious to take a deeper look into the new features.
Among Google Maps enhancements are major improvements in directions capabilities. The “Best Route” is displayed by default with alternate options available. Other improvements that will impact field service companies using an Android Smartphone include:
- Live Traffic – review current conditions and travel times.
- Voice Navigation – voice guided navigation
- Indoor Maps – excited to see what’s available here
- Off-line maps – ideal for those rare times when you loose connectivity
- My location and Compass – use this mode to find and orient yourself on the map
iPhone Users will have a less rich experience but still promise to be better than the current Apple Maps. Features include
- Voice Navigation – voice guided navigation
- My location and Compass – use this mode to find and orient yourself on the map
- Street view
18% Increase in Converting Estimates to Work Orders using Call Backs
Does this sound familiar?
A customer calls to get an estimate. You send your best estimator out. The customer receives the estimate and says “I need to talk it over with my spouse” or “I need to see if insurance covers it” or some other excuse to never hear from them again.
What are you doing to capitalize on this missed opportunities?
Enter Call Backs
Call Backs is a scheduling feature in our product ZenTouch that enables you to set reminders to follow-up with Customers. Using Call Backs you can create Call Back Types; i.e. Follow-up, 30 Day Warranty, Waiting for Parts, etc. You determine the call back types that fit your business. When a service or estimate call is complete you can schedule one of your Call Backs to follow-up with the customer.
A simple feature that is driving business.
One of our customers reports that by using Call Backs their rate of converting estimates to work orders has increased 18%. Not a bad return for scheduling a Call Back and picking up the phone.
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Jody Sedrick, CEO
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Zenware is a Boise Idaho based company that specializes In custom mobile software development, custom iOS development, custom Android development, ipad software development, iphone software development, custom web development, web hosting and Saas based work order management software.
Don’t Forget Your List – A Global Problem
When we created the app Don’t Forget Your List for two very busy mom’s late last year, we had no idea what a cool idea they had. We definitely liked the concept of a location based app integrated with Google Maps that would remind a you that you have a shopping list when you are in the vicinity of an assigned store. For example I use the app to remind me to pick up meds on the way home. Now a half mile before the exit I receive a notification reminding me to stop at the pharmacy. I can’t tell you how many return trips this has saved me.
Staying organized and eliminating extra trips is proving to be a universal problem. Since the launch of Don’t Forget Your List the app has been downloaded from the following countries:
- Australia
- Canada
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Hong Kong
- Ireland
- Japan
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Philippines
- Poland
- Spain
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Thailand
- USA
- UK
The list of users from different countries continues to grow. Fun to see an app that we created have such a strong impact on helping people all over the globe in their every day lives!
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Jody Sedrick, CEO
Follow me on Twitter: @jodysedrick and @zenewareinc
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Zenware is a Boise Idaho based company that specializes In custom mobile software development, custom iOS development, custom Android development, ipad software development, iphone software development, custom web development, web hosting and Saas based work order management software.
