Tag Archives: retail mapping

What is a Retail Business Map?

Retail stores live and die based on foot traffic. A successful retailer may sell online or even deliver products, but it’s the people who walk in the door that make or break the sales goals at retail. A retail manager … Continue reading

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Creating a Demographic Profile by Zip Code

Once again, a business mapping customer inquiry led me to a new application for MapBusinessOnline. Coincidentally I’d been dancing around this particular solution with a couple of retail chain customers. Let’s imagine you’ve launched a new fast food restaurant in … Continue reading

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Retail Mapping with Map Business Online

Let’s pretend I am a retail store manager using business mapping software for the first time. What if I had a retail store located in Denver, Colorado and I’d asked each retail associate to track the zip codes their customers … Continue reading

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Premium Map Layers in Map Business Online

Map Business Online offers full-time subscribers a premium set of additional map layers. These additional layers are geographic map data options that were repeatedly requested  by the Map Business Online user base.  To access these layers click the Blue Globe button, currently … Continue reading

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How to Build Franchise Territories Using MapBusinessOnline

Franchise businesses require particular business mapping features. These features are usually related to defining areas of market responsibility across franchisee operations. MapBusinessOnline is an excellent solution for franchise companies hoping to share sales territory maps that represent areas of operation. … Continue reading

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Map Business Online Nooks and Crannies

I’ve eaten English Muffins for breakfast many times in my life. Especially growing up, when Ma was looking for quick, cheap, and easy ways to feed four growing boys before school. I thought Thomas’ English Muffins did a great job using … Continue reading

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Summarize Your Data by Zip Code, County or State Map Layer

New to our blog? Each week we try to talk about Map Business Online features or real world applications of our business mapping software. Occasionally we might touch on a subject outside of business mapping software. We try to keep … Continue reading

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Five Steps to Creating a Valuable Customer Map from Business Data

Business mapping software is all about the data visualization of your business data. Business owners and sales managers derive business intelligence and strategies by viewing their business data against an accurate base map. So, what are the best ways to … Continue reading

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Map Business Online and Your Data Security

For good reason both large and small businesses are worried about data security. It feels like we read about data breaches in the news almost every day. While at the same time, desktop software is steadily giving way to web-based … Continue reading

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Organize the Sales Pipeline by Geography

Many businesses invest in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems that store customer contact data and compile customer sales potential into a sales pipeline. If your business has installed a CRM that now feeds a robust sales pipeline you are to … Continue reading

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