What are the benefits of a virtual tour?
For your business
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- A virtual tour is a very cost efficient marketing tool which boosts impressions of your business online.
- Showcases the décor, ambiance and unique qualities of your business premises in an interactive way.
- Increases engagement with your store online and encourages potential customers to look around.
- Free to embed on web pages and share on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter.
For your customers
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- Your business is open online 24/7, 365 days a year to potential customers from all over the world.
- Customers can walk through the front door virtually and experience your business as they would in person.
- All tours are viewable on computers, smart phones, tablets and VR Headsets.
- Allows customers to “see before they buy”, both in terms of products and viability of your premises.
- Intuitive and straight-forward tour interface and navigation.
What features are available for Advanced Virtual Tours?
Advanced Virtual Tours are our most powerful, comprehensive and customisable tour type. You can feature navigational menus, info, audio and video hotspots, website links, social media links, interactive floor plans, aerospheres and more.
What is a Hotspot?
A hotspot is an interactive graphic or area within the Advanced Virtual Tour.
By clicking on it, users can trigger a behaviour, such as moving to another panorama, playing a video, showing a photo, displaying information, listening to an audio, entering a website or showing and hiding elements of the interface. When creating your virtual tour we can add as many hotspots as you want and assign any of the aforementioned functions.
How long does it take?
Shooting time can vary from as little as 30 minutes for a micro business up to several hours for a large venue. It all depends on the number of camera positions and the size of your premises.
What is an Aerosphere?
An aerosphere is a 360° aerial panorama captured using a RPAS or ‘drone’. These are perfect for showcasing larger venues and environments from above. We can even connect multiple aerospheres to create a ‘sky tour’ experience.
Can I sell my products/services within the Advanced Virtual Tour?
Yes! You can integrate your booking system or online store and sell directly to customers within the Advanced Virtual Tour using hotspots. View an example.
Can I showcase multiple setups/themes for a single space?
Yes! We can capture a room in different theme configurations so that users can transform the space with a single click.
How do I prepare my business for the photo shoot?
In preparation for our visit please turn on all of your lights and present the area as you would like it to be seen for the best result possible. The aim of the tour is to show customers what they would expect to see if they visited your business on a normal day.
Depending on the size of the venue and where we are shooting from, we may need to vacate immediate areas whilst we conduct the photo shoot.
Will my business be disrupted?
We carry out all our photo shoots with minimum impact to the business. It is up to you whether or not your business is open or closed at the time of the shoot. Day or night, populated or not, we work with total consideration to your business’ needs.
How long will a photo shoot take?
Shooting time can vary from as little as 30 minutes for a micro business, or a number of days for a larger venue. It all depends on the number of 360° photo positions needed to sufficiently showcase your business.
How fast will my Advanced Virtual Tour be online?
Depending on the size and complexity of the Advanced Virtual Tour, initial drafts can be ready for review within 5 business days from the photoshoot. Once you are happy with the final result, we will issue an embed code or the tour files, based on your preferred Hosting Option.
All of our 360° HDR photos pass through a quality control check to ensure all tours meet our consistently high production standards.