iPad app for sales reps on the road

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iPad app for sales reps on the road

I'm looking for an app that will allow sales reps on the road to load their catalog images on their iPad to replace carrying lots of paper catalogs.

Ideally it would be nice for the app to be able to tag the photos that the customer likes to build up a list/order and export/email when they finish showing products to the customer.

Does anyone know of an app/service that would work for this? It would need to work as an offline app as the reps don't always have wi-fi when they are working with customers. I know 3g is an option, but initially I'd prefer to keep it local.

Thanks!

iPad, iOS 4, N/A

Posted on Jul 26, 2010 8:19 AM

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varjak paw

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Jul 26, 2010 8:39 AM in response to chadhuskey

This app:

http://www.craftyapps.com/sc_apps.cfm?idapp=1&language1=English

looks like it might do the job but doesn't take advantage of the iPad's larger screen. You can ask the developer if they're planning an iPad version of the app.

Otherwise, you can do a Power Search in the App Store for "sales" or "catalog" and see what turns up. I didn't spot anything that would immediately do the job but I could easily have missed something. You could also perhaps build something with FileMaker and use FileMaker Go.

Regards.

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chadhuskey Author

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Jul 26, 2010 9:16 AM in response to varjak paw

Thanks so much for the advice, I'll check those out!

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Jul 26, 2010 9:34 AM in response to chadhuskey

I use Air Sharing HD for Brochures, Product Images, Price Lists, copies of Quotes etc. It even lets me email direct from the application so that if I need to send something as a followup, it is just two clicks.

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chadhuskey Author

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Jul 26, 2010 10:01 AM in response to Craig Brady

That looks pretty cool. Is there any way to do tagging of the photos as you are browsing?

It would be important for the reps to be able to mark the ones the customer likes as they go.

Thanks!

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