This post is the second of our Customer Journey series. Last week we broke down the concept of a customer journey and how to go about building one that works for you. This week we’ll be explaining how utilizing 3D modeling and Matterport within TrueTour® can elevate the customer experience even further. Continue Reading…
Create better customer journeys with your custom link gallery!
The new Link Gallery lets our members create even better customer journeys! Now create sub-menus for your customers which make their experience even more intuitive, seamless, and user-friendly. Watch the video below to see how easy and fun this is! Continue Reading…
Make your TrueTour reflect your brand by selecting one of our Google fonts, conveniently managed in your member dashboard. Watch the 2 minute video below to see how easy this is! Continue Reading…
To sincerely connect with your audience today it’s vital to consider what you want your customer journey to look like. It’s become a new marketing and sales practice to thoroughly map out your customer’s relationship and contact with your business along with any tangent points (check out other recent marketing trends here). By proper planning, you can strive to give your audience the best possible experience when interacting with you. Contingency plans can then be put into place to avoid a negative experience. Continue Reading…
It is thrilling when a member embraces the potential of TrueTour in an exciting way. It’s even more thrilling when they are acknowledged by their community, by their peers, and recognized globally for their innovation.
We’d like to congratulate COHO Services and Southpark Seafood for receiving an Adrian Award from Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) for Digital Marketing Innovation. Specifically, Southpark is recognized for their use of TrueTour in the strengthening of their brand.
Are you taking advantage of Interactive Points of Interest in your TrueTour®?
360˚ photos are pretty cool, aren’t they? But, all by themselves, they are simple visuals. Here at Visiting Media, we want to convert these stunning images into opportunities for growth. In this article we show you how to convert your media into a powerful sales tool. Continue Reading…
Did you know you can now keep track of every person who sends and receives a shared text or email from your TrueTour? You read that correctly, folks! Introducing our newest game-changing feature: the TrueTour Lead Generator. Continue Reading…
Click the image below to view the fun infographic “Anatomy of A TrueTour”! Discover features and functionality and make sure you are taking full advantage of the power of TrueTour for your marketing and sales tool needs. Continue Reading…
We know that your job in sales is to effectively describe your business, location, venue, space or event in order to increase potential customers. When one of our members is exceptional in how they succeed in achieving this task, we think sharing their success story is newsworthy!
This week we spoke with Maegan Sullivan, Black Oak Casino Resort’s Hotel Sales Manager in Northern California. In this Insider piece, Maegan shares her secrets with us how TrueTour® solves significant challenges for her in communicating her resort to guests from around the world.
Read on for some great ideas you can copy and try yourself! Continue Reading…
We are thrilled to welcome Mason Feudner to the Visiting Media family this month! Being born and raised in Napa Valley, or as he calls it, the “epicenter of the hospitality industry”, has allowed Mason to build a solid foundation of experience within the hotel and restaurant fields. His background and enthusiasm has made him the perfect new addition to our sales team.
After studying marketing at Sonoma State Mason took a position at Meadowood in the marketing department. Read on to get to know Mason’s thoughts on TrueTour® and his transition to Visiting Media: Continue Reading…
Exciting news!! We’re starting a new blog series called “TrueTour® Insider”. Each post will feature one of our lovely members. We’ll explore the minds of industry leaders, trending topics, TrueTour tips, and more.
This week we had the pleasure of speaking with Bridal Bliss founder, Nora Sheils. Bridal Bliss consists of a team of innovative coordinators who specialize in wedding planning, elopement packages, and special event planning. Located in Lake Oswego, OR, they have gained national recognition for the work that they’ve done. For years Bridal Bliss has helped engaged couples across the pacific northwest organize the wedding of their dreams.
We think you’ll love joining the conversation: Continue Reading…
During this revolutionary time in technology, we constantly strive to impress our members as well as our end-users. This means releasing new features that push the limits of the digital user-experience and providing the utmost customer care.
Our goal with TrueTour® is to shake up how businesses and their audiences communicate and to increase meaningful conversions. We want our members to move beyond the typical marketing outlets and into this new realm of mixed marketing. Continue Reading…
We are thrilled to announce that Matterport has selected Visiting Media for a Matty Award! Our Evergreen Air & Space Museum is in the running for “ Best Transportation Space”. Visiting Media is honored to be selected alongside so many impressive 3D models.
If you haven’t yet explored this trending phenomenon, Matterport is a powerful tool used to present your venue as a glorious 3D model. It is perfect for exploring virtual spaces on any digital devices, and provides unique context and perspective, as well as a fun interactive component to engage the viewer. Once we’ve captured our members’ content with our unique 3D camera, we use Matterport’s technology in conjunction with ours to create the 3D dollhouse models and aerial floor plans found within TrueTour®.
Needless to say, the Matterport 3D model feature is one of our most popular member benefits. Matterport by itself is pretty exciting. But, Matterport as an added component within TrueTour transforms the 3D Model into an uber powerful selling tool, connecting the dots for the viewer and making the buying decision seamless and significantly easier. Continue Reading…
An elevator pitch is a unique presentation form that is used to persuade an audience to take a specific action. It is concise, conversational, and unforgettable. The idea behind the term is that you should be able to present a clear idea or pitch within the length of time it takes to travel in an elevator. Ready, set, go. Continue Reading…
We understand how important it is to stand out from the crowd at a trade show. With so many booths, often filled with colleagues and competitors within your shared industry, customers and consumers can get overwhelmed by sensory overload.
Never fear, the TrueTour® Virtual Reality Dome is here. Continue Reading…
Click below to view our fullscreen infographic on how to create a virtual brochure, as we invite you to journey with us on the adventure of understanding immersive and traditional content. TrueTour® is so much more than a virtual tour. It is designed to compliment both traditional and immersive content, producing the best sales tool for hospitality and private event industries. We think you’ll discover they go together hand-in-hand just perfectly.
As marketers, we are constantly trying to reach consumers on a deeper level. We aim to connect with them both emotionally and physically to send a carefully crafted message that will inspire and gently lead them to want to take a desired action. In the last decade, we’ve seen just how much technology is advancing our opportunities to achieve this objective. Continue Reading…
PDFs are an integral tool you use every day.
Now you can upload all of your PDFs into your TrueTour, sharing a single link that invites your ideal customers to not only view your intended PDF in all its glory, but also invites the fullest and most immersive customer experience possible.
We can’t wait for you to try this new feature! Have any questions? Contact us here. We’re happy to help.
Announcing our “How do YOU #TrueTour?” Campaign!
One of the greatest benefits about TrueTour is the ability to virtually use it from anywhere in the world. We’re curious to know how our end users are enjoying TrueTour in their everyday lives. What are you doing while you have browsing TrueTour? Are you in the comfort of your home? Are you out on the ski slopes or basking in the sun at the beach? What features do you use the most when exploring the platform?
To capture this feeling of endless accessibility and diverse vantage points we decided to start a new photo campaign featuring YOU. We are very excited to announce our latest campaign “How do YOU use #TrueTour”!
The holidays can be a very busy time of the year for most businesses. Shoppers are on the lookout for the best deals and trendiest gifts. It’s almost a given that developing a unique holiday marketing campaign should be a top priority to stand out against competition. Putting thoughtful consideration into how your company will encompass the holiday spirit and attract customers in a witty way is something that should be thoroughly planned.
In this post we are going to dive into a few exclusive tips that will optimize your TrueTour for the holiday season. From updating your new video and photo galleries, to tasks as simple as utilizing holiday icons, we promise that you’ll want to implement at least one idea this season!
Our TrueTour™ PartnerList feature is a highly valuable tool for building relationships with other businesses and boosting your reputation as a qualified source of knowledge. By showcasing your favorite vendors you are growing your sense of community and providing your audience with useful information.
Your PartnerList transforms your TrueTour from a simple virtual brochure into an invaluable resource and tool used by your target audience and favorite customers. What could be better than that?
Follow these 5 steps to easily create an impactful PartnerList: Continue Reading…
If you have a destination business, such as a spa, resort or recreation-based venue, you certainly know the challenge of describing your venue effectively to potential guests interested in booking special events. You probably spend a significant amount of time and money fielding the same questions, scheduling tours which may or may not be for your qualified ideal customer, trying your best to get the word out through the proper online channels and resources. Continue Reading…
The Holiday season is upon us and Black Friday is just around the corner! For many of our members, the time between now and the end of the year marks the busiest and most important season for your business.
Just this past holiday season, online sales broke the internet with a whopping 50% of online traffic and 30% of retail sales coming from mobile devices.
Want in on the action? Here are 5 ways you can optimize your mobile experience for your target audience: Continue Reading…
Joe Gillis is founder and CEO of Northwest Navigator Luxury Coaches, and longtime Visiting Media member. We recently asked Joe to share his experience with TrueTour as a sales tool. We thought you’d love to hear how this extraordinary company has consistently taken marketing to the next level, and specifically, how TrueTour has become their greatest online marketing tool. Continue Reading…
Our Visiting Media family is growing! Our newest (and youngest) addition to the team is Austin Griffiths. You may just want to pinch his cheek. He says things like “Good heavens” and “Woo!” a lot. We’re extremely happy to have been selected as Austin’s new “virtual home” and to help break the ice we’ve asked Austin to share his answers to some very important and ridiculous questions. Continue Reading…
On behalf of ORLA (Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association), Travel Oregon, and all of us here at Visiting Media, we are thrilled to announce that Sunshine Dairy was the winner of our blind raffle drawing held Friday, October 13, 2017. Continue Reading…
