ArcGIS vs. Bing Maps vs. SalesRabbit

I'm very grateful to be able to use it, and I have a master's degree with a focus in Geospatial Analysis. There can be a bit of a learning curve, and I try to build user-friendly ways for volunteers to see & collect data. Meanwhile, if a colleague is less confident with building such a system, it may be more difficult for them to implement.

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Bing Maps gives access to clear background aerial imagery. The imagery and street views are quite up to date which helps quite a bit. There should, however, be more features included on Bing Maps.

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SalesRabbit is generally a good sales tool for field sales reps, the UI is simplistic enough and the actions needed to log activity are straightforward. Creating new dispositions or custom fields is simple. We as an organization have moved away from SalesRabbit as of May 2022 to one of their competitors mainly for two reasons. The first being it took them a few years to get an analytics/dashboard platform integrated into Sales Rabbit, they have one now that is in beta that appears promising. The second reason was too many inconsistencies with reps' data not syncing timely back to SalesRabbit or not at all. Reps are always looking for immediate satisfaction meaning if they mark a home as a sale they want to see it show up on the leaderboard within minutes not hours.

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• ArcGIS Online simplifies complicated functions in ArcMap.
• Allows you to layer various data points on top of each other
• Enables for some spreadsheet calculations within the platform (instead of having to do every single step in Excel before bringing it in as a CSV.)

• Close ups on the street 360 is very clear
• The to and from for directions is very accurate
• The features are very user-friendly

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• Simple system for any rep to pick up and use.
• Easy lead upload process.
• Simplistic dashboard/leaderboards.
• General stability of the app.

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• There is a steep learning curve for ArcGIS users.
• It takes a lot of computing power for ArcGIS, as it can't be installed on every computer.
• At times, tools can be outdated and there are many similar competitors making more web-based tools that can replace ArcGIS.

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• include more features
• make it compatible with other data that can be imported

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• Support service
• Upgrades are not regular

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Simply because the program deserves it. It seems to me that it is a fundamental tool for the storage, analysis, and interpretation of medium and large-scale phenomena, unmanageable with traditional engineering software. Its versatility in the handling of the different "layers" with which the data is handled and interpolation tools, make this software a powerful ally both for companies and for the educational part of the universities.

Once set up, the tools are extremely easy to use. I had a staff member develop a tool for field data collection, that included an external and internal dashboards to monitor progress in days. The field workers that collected the data, barely knew how to use a computer, and within minutes they could use the application that was configured for them.

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ArcGIS' web support is quite good. They also have a broad user base that is active in answering community members' questions. For more sophisticated questions, ArcGIS technical support is good at answering questions, although answers usually are not instantaneously available. I'd also say that ArcGIS is working hard at making its technical support more reachable, at least it appears that way.

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My students love the "drop" feature in Google Maps, but besides that it truly doesn't compare. I love that you can add, delete, or change layers to this map to better understand its larger affect. There are many more ways to manipulate maps on ArcGIS than on Google Maps. I can also add personal details and information if I want to create a specific map, something that I am unable to do with Google

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Home Depot and Lowes are both in the same category and offer great products and services but each have something a little different the other doesn't offer or have. Likewise, Bing Maps is in the same category as Google Maps but offers a little something slightly different in the features.

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We considered HubSpot CRM but since we are already using HubSpot Marketing Hub and the cost is too high for this so we purchased SalesRabbit. Got more features in the same cost.

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• The high availability of training exercises and materials available save valuable faculty time - we don't have to create those materials from scratch.
• The ability to use the software for a wide variety of application spaces gives us maximum flexibility in pursuing extramural funding
• Novel applications developed by our team help facilitate university success

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• More customers have seen our locations on Maps
• Customers have called the phone numbers on our Maps pages
• Bing Search has picked up on Bing Maps changes

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• Increasing more meetings
• Increasing time efficiency in terms of prospects prioritizing

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