{"id":4570,"date":"2022-05-06T09:21:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-06T09:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/?p=4570"},"modified":"2022-07-21T15:19:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-21T15:19:26","slug":"live-traffic-route-optimization-for-sales-reps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/en\/live-traffic-route-optimization-for-sales-reps\/","title":{"rendered":"Live traffic route optimization for sales reps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that portatour\u00ae is now the first and only app combining live traffic with historical traffic data for multi-stop schedule calculation and route optimization for field reps! This feature has been highly requested and now many companies and reps are already benefitting from it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Why is live traffic route optimization a game changer?<\/h2>\n<p>portatour\u00ae has already been leading the market with fully <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/en\/route-planning-optimized-through-historical-real-traffic-data\/\">automated route-planning based on historical traffic data<\/a>. Now, real-time traffic has also been incorporated into our intelligent algorithm to guide you towards customers and away from traffic jams.<\/p>\n<p>How so?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Image you are already having a busy day and on top of that, there\u2019s a major traffic jam in the city.<\/li>\n<li>Rather than getting stuck, you cleverly check your portatour\u00ae schedule before starting the engine: you now are informed about the traffic conditions for the day.<\/li>\n<li>With one click and within seconds, the portatour\u00ae route-planner not only takes into consideration fixed appointments and includes due customers in your schedule, but also optimizes your sales route according to the current traffic.<\/li>\n<li>Therefore, a customer who is due for a visit but currently blocked by heavy traffic will be postponed to a later point today or even tomorrow, whereas another due customer that you can reach more quickly will be prioritized instead.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This means, even more dynamicity, more precision, and a consequent more impressive sales performance increase!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Landkarte-Besuchsplan-mit-aktuellem-Verkehr-0322-EN.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Landkarte-Besuchsplan-mit-aktuellem-Verkehr-0322-EN.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1141\" height=\"820\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to get started with live traffic route optimization?<\/h2>\n<p>Easy! Sign up for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.portatour.com\/try\/en\"><strong>free 30-day trial of portatour\u00ae<\/strong><\/a> and make the most out of the portatour\u00ae high-performance algorithm. A typical portatour\u00ae user optimizes their routes on average twice a day, making it possible to <strong>achieve a +25% increase in customer calls<\/strong>. Learn from the professionals and start optimizing your routes today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to announce that portatour\u00ae is now the first and only app combining live traffic with historical traffic data for multi-stop schedule calculation and route optimization for field reps! 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