6 Cool iPhone Apps for Sales Pros
I've been trolling around for interesting iPhone apps that are useful for sales reps. Here are six that I think are cool. A couple are generally useful outside of sales, but most of them are targeted right at the savvy sales pro.
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READERS: What apps are you using? I'd love to expand this post but, heck, there are thousands of apps out there. So help me out, OK?
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Sales App #6: GetPaid!
- What it does: Produce professional invoices and time sheets in PDF format, so that you can more easily bill your customer, submit your time sheet, and move on to the next job. It also tracks time, inventory and the payments that come in.
Why It's Cool: Sure there are big systems that do this kind of thing, but this is small enough and easy enough for anybody to use, even somebody who is selling for a tiny startup. Plus at $4.99 it's relatively cheap, compared to, say, $1 million for an SAP implementation.- More info HERE.
Sales App #5: Roambi-Visualizer
- What it does: Accesses CSV files (produced by Salesforce.com, SAP , etc.) and creates mobile dashboards of various kinds of available information that you can use for analysis and presentations. (Note: the app is free, but the client for the web service that has a "freemium" model.)
Why It's Cool: It's the ultimate handheld tool for selling to decision-makers who need to see plenty of data before they make a decision. Plus it makes you look like a wizard when you can tap, turn and swipe and come up with a customized graph to answer a customer question.- More info HERE.
App #4: Worldcard Mobile
- What it does: You snap a picture of a business card and the applications converts it into a contact in your contact manager, usually with everything filed in the right field, including the photograph (if there's one on the card.)
Why it's cool: There are plenty of business card readers out there, but this is the one that's setting the standards. Most people seem to feel that it's more accurate and easier to use than the other products.- More info HERE.
App #3: vTie Premium
- What it does: Provides step-by-step instructions for different necktie knots, including Windsor, Pratt, Onassis, Oriental, Bow Tie, etc. It also contains instructions for folding a pocket square.
Why it's cool: If you're a male, and you're going to wear a tie, you'll look more polished if you know how to tie these knots rather than just the overhand knot that you learned in prep school. And if you're a female, there's no more sophisticated way to flirt than to retie your guy's necktie.- More info HERE.
App #2: Bump
- What it does: Makes sharing contact data (and other types of data) as simple as bumping two phones together. Just pick what you want to send, then hold your phones and gently bump hands with another Bump user.
Why it's cool: While trading business cards is nice, this removes the step of having to scan the card or reenter the data. Since the point of making contact is to stay in contact, the easier it is, the more productive your networking becomes.- More info HERE.
App #1: Lead Qualifier
- What it does: Helps you create, while the information is still fresh in your mind, a qualification summary that records critical information about the lead. Then you can email it or automatically log it as an activity on Salesforce.com.
Why it's cool: The best way to keep an opportunity current is to keep your data straight. Anything that makes it easier and more convenient to help track an opportunity during the early stages is a huge saver of time and effort.- More info HERE.