Wireless data plans become optional as software providers
introduce offline data collection.
Mobile data collection has been
transformative in retail-related businesses that include manufacturer
merchandising, sales and marketing companies, and point-of-sale auditing.
However, many companies -
especially small to medium-sized - have been reluctant to adopt this cost and
time-saving technology, not because of the cost of the mobile data collection
software but due to the wireless data charges associated with having hundreds
(sometimes thousands!) of field reps using cell phones and tablets to do their
jobs.
VisitBasis, the award-winning
software company from Hallandale Beach, FL, has been a pioneer in solving this
dilemma: Its retail mobile data collection solution comes with offline
capabilities since the very beginning.
On the VisitBasis App, when
field reps and auditors select to work on offline mode, they synchronize
collected data only when they are connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi
network, reducing wireless data charges to virtually zero. In this way, they
could technically connect to the Internet only twice a day: Once in the morning
to download the visits and tasks that should be performed throughout the day,
and in the evening to upload the information collected.
VisitBasis offers a complete
field team management solution for merchandising, field marketing, retail audit
and outside sales, comprised of a web-based admin and supervision interface,
and a mobile data collection app for field reps. The VisitBasis App works on
Apple and Android smartphones and tablets and can be downloaded for free from
App Store and Google Play.
For more information and to
register for a free trial, go to www.visitbasis.com.
To view the original press
release, go to prweb.com.
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