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360° Preview

Virtual tours of almost every type of business - retail, commercial, manufacturing, property, hotels or visitor centres benefit from the viewer being able to virtually walk through and around the subject matter by simply navigating the image on their screen. The tour can comprise just one scene/room and allow the viewer to take a good look around - a hotel bedroom for example or we can create a multi directional through-the-door tour of all the facilities. There is no limit to the flexibility of the system and the cost is great value compared with alternatives such as 360°video.

Our 360° Preview virtual tours are designed for viewing on web-sites, tablets, smart phones, Facebook, Google Maps and YouTube. If you wish, a voice over and music can be added to further enhance the tour and even integrate video into areas of the 360° programme.

Our professionalism is best quantified by Google awarding us Google Street View Trusted status.

Take a look at our demonstrations where you will see that 360° Preview can cope with smallest to the very largest venue... but before you do check out the marketing advantages that we can develop for you in social media and virtual reality click on the icons below.

...and we can help you 'SWEAT' your 360° asset

Whilst 360° virtual tours were primarily designed for web-sites the acceptance of them by the major social media platforms has not only expanded their exposure but created interest levels that are very significant... and measurable. Add to this the ability to view the tours in Google Cardboard and many other VR goggles and 360° Preview can deliver a viewer experience that is truly amazing. Click on the icons below and check out the different opportunities to 'Sweat' a 360° Preview asset.

Can do's

We have some unique can do features in our 360° programmes that significantly enhance the VT experience….and set us apart! Click here to view them alongside some useful information if you are not familiar with 360° Virtual tours

Virtual reality tours captured in stereo... ...experienced through the Oculus Go headset

We have further invested into our equipment and expertise to produce the ultimate virtual reality tours in stereo. The experience is amazing and must be seen to be believed.

If you own an Oculus Rift or Go then you can view these stereo tours we have produced recently by loading up the following links.

Note: Make sure you are sitting down!

http://samples.panoramic-imaging.com/ima/glancyfawcettwebvr
http://samples.panoramic-imaging.com/ima/todayswebvr

If you don’t own or have access to an Oculus Rift or Go then please contact us to arrange a demonstration.

WHAT'S IN STORE... MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE!

360° preview photography is a superb B-to-B selling tool as this demonstration proves

FiveWays store in Cleethorpes is a brand-new Today's Extra 3,000 sq ft Convenience Store. It is the flagship store for Today's wholesale member Dee Bees showing how it is possible to maximise space to provide a supermarket offer and incorporate proven footfall generators like Costa and Subway. The tour is designed for Business Development Managers to demonstrate the shop concept whilst on the road and on exhibition stands. The unique feature of this 360° virtual tour is the inclusion of drop down information points designed to give independent retailers industry best advice in selected key category areas.

View it in Google Cardboard... and you are in the store.

We have uploaded the tour to Google Maps and have generated over 9,000 views to date – see the Google Map tour for yourself click on the link below.
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Fiveways+Todays+Extra/@53.5655758,-0.0602167,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x4878.

JENNINGS BREWERY 'COCKER HOOP' WITH THEIR 360° BREWERY VIRTUAL TOUR- TASTER

To help promote Jennings already popular Brewery tour we produced a 360° taster to wet the appetite of their fans and web-site visitors to go and enjoy the full tour.

So Jennings, part of the Marston Brewery Group, were very happy, in fact to quote their award winning Premium bottled Ale... they were Cocker Hoop.

To maximise the exposure of the virtual tour it was uploaded to Google Maps which we always recommend doing as it attracts many more viewings than the standard 'drive by 360°' produced by Google themselves and the static photographs that often occupy the Google maps entries.

LIVERPOOL CATHEDRAL

We were interested to see the sharpness and height that our fish eye lenses would deliver in a massive and challenging space. They don’t come much bigger than Liverpool Cathedral which has the world highest Gothic arches…as you will see.

Watch this space as we have been asked to do a full tour.

NEW CENTURY SADDLERY

Walking an interested viewer through a retail environment leaves nothing to their imagination.

Our recent 360° tour of New Century Saddlery shows how you can guide the viewer by ‘hotspots’ to different departments and enlarge the images to see high resolution detail.

THERE ARE MORE THAN 3 SIDES TO THE TRIANGLE

Londis, a member of the Booker retail partnership, commissioned us to produce a 360° virtual tour of their latest forecourt format. Stunning! that what we said when we saw it... that's what you will see when you view it.

Triangle forecourt, near Hull, is a destination store for heavy goods drivers, locals and families. The double Costa machine gives you an idea of the footfall this store enjoys and the Pizza from the Stone Willy's kitchen is first class... and very welcome at 11-30pm when we finished.

'Fantastic sales tool' is the consensus at Londis. Can't say better than that!

NEW LONDIS FORMAT PUTS SALES UP 20%.

Londis Woodhouse Street was recently completely refurbished and fitted out with new Londis concepts. 20% uplift in sales is the result... and a very happy retailer.

To share this new format with existing Londis retailers and prospects we have produced a 360° tour with information points that define the Londis points of difference and acknowledge changing trends in the market. The virtual tour is now featured in Londis recruitment advertising – and used by Londis RDM's.

HANDS IN OUR POCKETS!

Glancy Fawcett have for over 30 years been supplying high net worth clients with luxury lifestyle pieces, homeware and designer brands for their superyachts, residences and private aircraft. Shooting their fantastic showrooms was a nerve racking experience as so many of the items on display are incredibly valuable... hence we kept our hands in our pockets. Truly a billionaire's paradise. We not only produced a 360° virtual tour but also a stereo 360° Virtual Reality tour viewed through the recently launched stand-alone Oculus Go headset.

As Glancy Fawcett have a presence in the Bahamas they can now take their customers on a virtual reality tour of their master showrooms and as they used it at the 2018 Monaco Yacht Show to sell to prospects.

MAGIC & MAYHEM SOFT PLAY

Parents always want to know that their children are safe and well cared for when they go to soft play centres. The facilities are very important given the customer is pretty fussy... the children. So a 360° tour delivers all the comfort parents need and an exciting prospect for their children.

This tour incorporates video and music to bring the tour to life and put over the personality of the centre.

NOT FOR SALE... BUT IF IT WAS!

We recently flew over an industrial scrap yard to carry out a drone roof survey. The owner very kindly let us produce a mini 360° tour of his home. We have used this to demonstrate how a simple voice over can help with the sales pitch of a prestige property and provide that bit extra to make the interested party want to view. Estate Agents - PLEASE NOTE!

NEW PLOUGH INN WITH WEDDING TEEPEES

Following a £700.000 investment by Tavistock Hospitality the New Plough Inn has been transformed and comes under their Sonnet 43 Brew House estate. It looks fantastic and has more wood inside it than Sherwood Forest.

The development of TeePees – which you will find in the tour which are truly amazing- are really popular for private events and wedding receptions.

We added music, atmosphere and video to make it a lively tour that gives the viewer a real feel of the Inn.

MAJESTIC THEATRE!

The owners of Magic and mayhem have further developed the magnificent old Majestic Cinema into a live theatre. There are areas for private events, a lounge bar and a separate cocktail bar to make for a really enjoyable event or theatre visit. Live music, amateur dramatics and touring theatre companies all use this atmospheric venue.

By adding music and video we have delivered a tour that reflects the ambience of this historic venue.

THE WHITE HEIFER THAT TRAVELLED... IN VIRTUAL SNOW

With as many dining rooms as the Houses of Parliament (Six plus the main dining area) this great Marston’s pub near Darlington has a really welcoming and warm feel to it. So we added the pub sounds and music to reflect this whilst adding a snow effect on the opening sequence which we can change to match the seasons.

GO LOCAL!

That’s what Parfetts did - the North West’s leading Cash and Carry Group when they appointed us to produce a 360° programme for their Go Local Extra convenience store format.

The Sheffield store – MJ’s, owned by the lovely Jai Singh, is a superb example of the Go local symbol offer detailing the thought-out customer friendly layout and the superb fixtures and fittings which together with Jai’s superb customer service makes for a great shopping experience. Parfett business development managers are using the programme to demonstrate the complete shop refit and re-stock with prospect customers.

360° PREVIEW PUTS YOU IN THE DRIVING SEAT

Letting a prospect customer view a virtual tour of the inside of a commercial vehicle cab is delivered by new service we have developed.

Technically the challenge was about being able to create a VT in a very small space and the successful ISUZU truck example has opened the door to many other applications. Now we can produce VT’s for tractors and cranes. The new technology is perfect for showing the features of caravans, campervans and cars and when combined with our ability to include drop down pdf’s a feature filled experience.