WGAN-TV Podcast
WGAN-TV Podcast covers Matterport (and related) digital twin creators and providers shaping the future of real estate today. (Nearly) every Thursday at 5 pm ET, WGAN-TV Podcast airs live (www.WGAN-TV.com) and by the following Thursday, available free on popular podcast apps and YouTube. We Get Around Network (www.WeGetAroundNetwork.com) Founder and Managing Editor Dan Smigrod interviews industry thought-leaders and content creators to provide insights and training. (200+ one hour, live interview podcasts since August 2016). ’’ The We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) knowledge base includes 99,000 Matterport and related posts among 18,000 topics, as of February 2024. The WGAN Forum is read monthly by 14,000+ unique visitors and has 9,000 registered members in 147 countries. WGAN-TV Podcast helps you connect the dots to succeed faster. Join the We Get Around Network community and get connected to what matters to help you succeed faster. It is free to join the WGAN Forum (www.JoinWGAN.com) and instantly receive 50+ WGAN Membership benefits. Info for potential WGAN-TV Podcast guests: www.WGAN.INFO/guest | DanSmigrod@WeGetAroundNetwork.com
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
On WGAN-TV Live at 5 (5 pm ET | GMT -5) on Thursday, 7 April 2022, my guest will be Planitiar (iGUIDE) Marketing Manager Chris White (@Chris_iGUIDE) to show and tell about:✓ WGAN-TV | iGUIDE Refresh: New 3D Tour Display and iGUIDE ANSI Compliant 2D Floor PlansiGUIDE, an industry leader in 3D tours and floor plans, introduces an enhanced interface designed to create a faster, better, and more attractive user experience.The iGUIDE enhanced 3D tour (example above) promises to create a fresh yet familiar way for viewers and virtual visitors to interact with a space."Changes are thoughtfully designed for maximum impact while retaining the functionality current iGUIDE users value," writes Chris.Changes to the iGUIDE Viewer include:1. Streamlined floor plan for better navigation and a more immersive experience2. Grouped toolbox to put commonly used commands together for ease of use3. More refined menu bar with a new background and space for branding and an addressOffering the capability to minimize the menu bar and floorplan, users will enjoy a more immersive virtual environment while retaining robust control of Viewer functions.In addition to showing and telling about the iGUIDE Viewer refresh, Chris will discuss what's new with iGUIDE.
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
Are you a Matterport Service Provider that works with -- or want to work with -- Retail Store clients?On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 31 March 2022, learn about how to add value to Matterport tours for Retail Stores -- using Matterport paired with the RETAIL VR Platform -- including:1. Retail Store Virtual Staging2. Virtual E-Commerce3. Virtual Showroom4. VR in Retail (More)5. AR in Retail6. In-Store Simulation7. Product Launch Testing via 3D Virtual Store8. Simulate POS Merchandising LocationsMy guest will be: Asnières-sur-Seine, Île-de-France-based RETAIL VR Partner International Business Development Adrien Zanelli (@Adrien).For an amuse-bouche – a taste - of what to expect on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 episode, please see the short RETAIL VR videos (below) and the Matterport/RETAIL VR media release announcing their partnership (27 January 2022 | below).Questions that I should ask Adrien on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show?Best,DanRETAIL VR Links✓ RETAIL VR website✓ RETAIL VR on LinkedIn✓ Adrien Zanelli on LinkedIn✓ RETAIL VR YouTube Channel✓ Retail VR on Twitter: RetailVR_✓ WGAN Forum: @Adrien
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, March 24, 2022, our topic is:✓ WindoVision: How to Leverage Matterport Virtual Tours in a Real Estate Broker's WindowsMy guest will be WindoVision Chief Executive Officer Peter Thomas."WindoVision has developed technology that converts an existing storefront window of a real estate office into a through-glass touchscreen device that allows users to search real-time listing data, access 3D tours, view agent profiles and other company information, on demand. They can do all of this without any personal contact or ever stepping foot in the building," reports RisMedia.WindoVision Demo Includes1. Experiencing Matterport virtual tours via the through-the-glass tech2. Interactive real estate specific software including MLS/IDX daily sync for property searches3. Lead GenerationAbout WindoVisionATTRACT | You start by giving buyers a reason to stop by. Bright illuminated displays combined with a big screen wrapped with an interactive touch graphic creates a warm inviting environment at your office front. Buyers are drawn to your windows and spend time looking at an attractive presentations of your listings.ENGAGE | Buyers can instantly access virtual tours for all your properties by entering their three digit code from the property display. Shopping for a home has never been more easy and fun. Buyers can also search MLS listings, map their location and even calculate their mortgage payment . . . all right from the sidewalk!CONNECT | More people stopping at your window means more walk-in business. The most successful agents, however, connect with buyers engaged on the sidewalk. When you’re closed, the system continues to generate leads by capturing the buyers email address or cell phone number and instantly forwards it to the agent.Special Offer for We Get Around Network Community✓ Use Coupon Code WGAN to receive three free additional months of WindoVision Standard Premium Package.Questions that I should ask Peter?Best,DanLinks/Contact✓ WindoVision Website✓ Schedule a Demo (Bottom Right)✓ Phone: 800-714-1310 (or Peter Thomas at 734-363-8363)
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Refugee Ukrainian Children Drawings Displayed Within a Virtually Staged Matterport 3D Tour GalleryDrawings of Children From Ukraine: A Campaign By Laura IlioaeiArtem and Anastasia Bykovets are a couple who had resided in their home in the suburbs of Kyiv, Ukraine. They have two daughters: Sasha and Sofia, who are 2 and 6-years-old, respectively.However, Russian fighter jets recently began flying over their house, spontaneously bombing the country they had all previously called home. Staying put was evidently not an option. These parents told their children that there was no choice but to flee. Sasha and Sofia were told to gather three of their favorite toys before they would leave and seek refuge in a safer country.Though barely older than a toddler, Sofia was well-aware that the world she had known was under turmoil and chaos. Terrified and teary-eyed, she gathered her things, bade her room goodbye, and left it while crying the whole time. The family went into their car, and Sofia’s parents attempted to console her with soft words without sparing the honesty of the tragic situation of the war at hand. Sofia quickly found herself needing to find an outlet to channel her sorrow and anxiety.This outlet manifested into using art to cope with her emotions. Sofia began to actively paint. Initially, it was on craft bags and napkins, but she quickly transferred to more digitized platforms on tablets and cell phones.Artem and Anastasia realized that art had a cathartic power; when Sofia painted, she was too distracted to feel distressed. They realized that art therapy would be beneficial to other children like Sofia.Many Ukrainian children are currently spending time hiding in basements and bomb shelters as opposed to playgrounds. Since they are young, they’re unable to verbalize their feelings. They’re disturbed by the disruption in their routine and the terrors of war. The uncertainties felt by their parents perturb them as well, as there is no authority figure that can guide them through the dangerous volatility of their situation.Prompted by these truths and their own anecdotal evidence through watching Sofia, Artem and Anastasia quickly founded UA Kids Today. It’s a platform that aims to help Ukrainians by tending to their psychological and emotional needs.Their emphasis is on the well-being of children. They’re currently launching an all-Ukrainian online virtually staged 3D gallery of children's drawings (See Above). These drawings are meant to show how children feel about war, exposing these insights to an international audience.
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Article continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com)
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16602/page/1/refugee-ukrainian-children-drawings-displayed-within-matterport-3d-tour/
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
The sweet spot for Matterport is spatial data for enterprise at scale. Then, if you add Matterport's recent acquisition of Enview, which is a company that teases out those analytics of three-dimensional models at scale, once Enview puts the tools and solutions in place for Matterport, that is the single greatest use case for Matterport.
The sweet spot is spatial data at scale for enterprise.
Let me see if I can give you an example. If you're a facilities manager and you have 150 different commercial office spaces across the United States, for that matter, across the world, and you're tasked with, "hey, what if we put in this light bulb versus this light bulb in all those three by six boxes that have the fluorescent lights, how much money would that cost?
How much money would that save? What would be the energy efficiency?" Whatever questions that get queried.
Well, the old-school way of doing that is, you'd send an email to the 150 different counterparts at each one of those buildings and say, "hey, Jim John, those fixtures in the ceiling that are three by six, that each have four fluorescent light bulbs, how many do we have in that 100,000 square foot location?" They say, "well, I don't know. Let me go walk all these floors and count these fixtures, and I'll get back to you." That is a Herculean manual task done old-school.
Now imagine, you have a Matterport spatial data, digital twin, of all those 150 buildings, and you have this powered by Enview solution, and you're able to say, "okay, here's the object I'm looking for with AI. Go find all those three by six light boxes in 150 buildings, tell me how many boxes do I have by building and total?" That should be a 10 minute exercise that would otherwise take weeks and tons of people time, and totally inefficient.
Now, let's go count fire extinguishers and let's go count windows because we have this inefficient glass. If we go put this other type of glass in, we'll be able to save energy by 50 percent. But, we need to know how many windows that we're talking about in 150 buildings.
Go count the windows. That's an example of Matterport in the best, highest use case, where it can add the most value to enterprise, and charge the most money. That's all about software, that's all about recurring revenue. Has nothing to do with what device that I use to capture the data?
We didn't talk about it. But if you were to ask me, I would say, "in the long run, Matterport should be out of the camera business." They shouldn't be making any devices. They should be out of Capture Services (On Demand). They shouldn't be running a labor-intensive business.
They should just be the essence of what is the best, highest use case for Matterport, and that's spatial data meets enterprise at scale. Everything I look at, I tend to evaluate in terms of quadrants. I think about it in terms of my career over time. Did I like working for that company?
Did I like who I worked for? That was in Quadrant four. I was happy, and the company was happy. Quadrant 1 in the lower case was, I was unhappy and the company was unhappy. That's metaphorically what we're talking about. Let's get in the right box.
If you take all the different use cases for Matterport, if you were telling me about residential real estate, obviously, Matterport doesn't really add a lot of value in terms of spatial data and it takes a long time to capture, and all these things.
I'll put it in that lower box where it doesn't add a huge amount of value versus competitors. Matterport probably can't charge as much for it. By the way, they can't sell a lot of add-ons over time for it. Now, this top quadrant box, which I would describe as what is the highest use case for Matterport?
Things that involve spatial data that matter for enterprise. That's a sweet box up in this top right corner. That provides a ton of value to enterprise, and that is something that Matterport can charge a lot of money over time as recurring revenue.
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Continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com)
Monday Mar 07, 2022
Monday Mar 07, 2022
If you are thinking about buying a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera -- and start a Matterport Service Provider business -- you should watch this video (above), if you:1. are not a real estate photographer2. are not a real estate agent3. do not have an existing service business where Matterport digital twins would be an Add On to your existing business.Questions?Best,DanTranscript (Video above)[The voice of the WGAN Forum Member has been changed and edited for clarity and brevity.][00:00:03]Dan Smigrod: Thanks for reaching out, Thanks for joining the We Get Around Network Forum. How did you hear about us?[00:00:09]WGAN Forum Member: Well, I just did some preliminary research and I just saw you everywhere. Anywhere I went talking about Matterport or 3D scanning your name on We Get Around Network just kept popping up and I was like, "You know what, I think this is the guy I need to talk to."[00:00:28]Dan Smigrod: Well, I looked at your LinkedIn profile, it didn't jump out at me that you are going to start a business. Why don't you tell me about what you're planning to do and then how I can help you.[00:00:39]WGAN Forum Member: Basically, I caught wind of the whole Matterport thing recently. I'm a retail merchandiser by trade, andlike we started offering the Matterport services to retail clients and I was actually out... standing with the camera: literally, physically doing it.I thought it was the coolest thing, but my mind started turning like there's so many different uses for this. I can see eventually all this talk about a 3D and the whole virtual VR thing is where things are going, coming out of that 2D space into the 3D space.
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Transcript continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com):
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16543/page/1/dan-should-i-buy-a-matterport-pro2-3d-camera-and-start-a-service-business/
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Monday Feb 21, 2022
Commentary and Analysis byDan SmigrodFounder and Managing EditorWe Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Live at 5Monday, 21 February 2022My manicurist, Brenda, told me Friday (18 February 2022) that she is thinking about buying Matterport, Inc. (NASDAQ: MTTR) stock, after a friend told her about how Matterport had been trading as high as $37.60 per share after going public via a SPAC deal at $10 per share and Matterport was now trading at $6.83 per share; near its low of $6.20 per share.“I’ll invest $500. It will be fun,” Brenda told me with a smile.(Brenda initially said the company was Matterhorn and didn’t mention the specific dollar amounts or SPAC, but that was the gist of what her friend told her.)I could imagine that Ola Rollén, President and CEO of Stockholm, Sweden-based Hexagon AB is thinking nearly the same thing: buy Matterport now for a few billion dollars while Matterport is trading at its surprising “blue-light special” pricing.While Matterport begins every media release with “Matterport, Inc., the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world,…” that statement is likely a much-much-much better description of the much-much-much bigger Hexagon.“Our Vision: A future where data is fully and autonomously leveraged so that business, industry and humanity sustainably thrive,” writes Hexagon on its website. “Our Mission: Putting data to work to enable autonomous, connected ecosystems that boost efficiency, productively and quality for our customers.”Aside from the lofty words, what do the two companies have in common?
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Continued in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForumn.com) here:
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16479/page/1/will-matterport-be-acquired-by-hexagon/
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
✓ How can you host 360s?✓ How can you show a 360 aerial and link to: Matterport, Photos, Video, Floor Plans, 360s, Shopping and Audio?✓ How can you show a 2D image and link to: Matterport, Photos, Video, Floor Plans, 360s, Shopping and Audio?My guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 10 February 2022 is ThreeSixty Tours Owner Hadi Ossaily. Hadi will show and tell us about ThreeSixty Tours:✓ WGAN-TV | Introduction to ThreeSixty Tours: Including a Deep-Dive DemoShow and Tell Includes✓ What is ThreeSixty Tours?✓ When/Why use ThreeSixty Tours?✓ What are the benefits to using ThreeSixty Tours?✓ Front-end Demo: show examples of use cases✓ Back-end Demo: how to create a ThreeSixty Tour from start to finish✓ How to get started: free offer✓ Tell us about use-cases for ThreeSixty Tours, including:-- Residential Development-- Condominium Building-- Vacation Resort-- Campus Tour-- Large commercial offer space-- Shopping-- Tell us about how to get started with ThreeSixty Tours for freeSpecial Offer for We Get Around Network Standard Members✓ Free use of ThreeSixty Tours Business Plan as long as you are a Standard or Premium Member.The top-of-the-line ThreeSixty Tours Business Plan includes:✓ Responsive viewer embed✓ Social Sharing with Facebook, Twitter and Google+✓ Unlimited Panoramas✓ Unlimited Tours✓ Panorama Branding✓ Tour Branding✓ MLS friendly (no branding option)✓ Option to override branding settings on a per-panorama and per-tour basis✓ CSV Data Import/Export✓ 5 Custom Domain Names (White Label)✓ Seamless integration with WP3D Models Wordpress Plugin (Model Base: ThreeSixty Tours)Questions I should ask Hadi on WGAN-TV Live at 5?Best,DanAbout ThreeSixty ToursThreeSixty Tours is a platform to view and share one or more 360º photo spheres and 360º videos (via embedding) and additional content such as:✓ 360º photo spheres (panoramas) via embedding✓ 360º videos via embedding (host 360º videos on YouTube or Vimeo)✓ Matterport Spaces 3D Tours✓ Videos✓ Photos✓ Shopping (eCommerce)✓ Text✓ Annotate and connect 360º panoramasHere are ThreeSixty Tours examples:✓ Luxury Resort✓ Condominium Building✓ Residential Development✓ Stadium Tour✓ Shopping ExampleLinks✓ Website: ThreeSixty.Tours✓ LinkedIn: Hadi Ossaily✓ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: ThreeSixty Tours✓ Facebook: ThreeSixty Tours✓ YouTube Channel: ThreeSixty Tours✓ Twitter: ThreeSixtyTours✓ WGAN Forum Member Name: @ThreeSixty_Tours
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Matterport Axis Will Help Democratize the Creation and Use of Digital TwinsCommentary and Analysis byDan SmigrodFounder and Managing EditorWe Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV Live at 5Hi All,Does the Matterport announcement today (8 February 2022) of the Matterport Axis rotator for Android and iOS smartphones mean the end of the world for Matterport Service Providers?In a word, no.The Matterport Axis will help democratize the creation and use of digital twins. As a result, the Matterport Axis will create more business for Matterport Service Providers as the interest, awareness and use of Matterport digital twins increases.Likely more than half of all real estate agents engage a professional real estate photographer to shoot real estate photos and a smaller percentage - likely 5 to 15 percent - also engage a real estate photographer to shoot a 3D or 360 virtual tour (as an Add On).While some real estate agents will opt for the Do It Yourself (DIY) virtual tours with Matterport Axis (or other platforms (videos above) that offer rotators (such as Asteroom, Nodalview, Pivo Real Estate), the more real estate listings that include a 3D or 360 virtual tour, the more awareness by home sellers to ask their prospective real estate listing agent if their marketing plan for their home includes a virtual tour. (The real estate agent will need to say “yes” to win the listing and many of these real agents will want to engage a Pro.)Will new real estate photographers buy a Matterport Pro2 3D Camera or one of the 360 cameras, such as Ricoh Theta Z1, Ricoh Theta Z1 51GB (and soon the Ricoh Theta X) or Insta360 ONE X2 to shoot/scan Matterport digital twins?In two words, it depends.I could imagine that the Matterport Axis provides an on-ramp to getting started with Matterport. That said, if you make a living based on your time, then the time of the rotation will matter to real estate photographer professionals whom will then begin exploring 1-click 360 cameras or Matterport Pro2 3D Camera.
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Commentary and Analysis by Dan Smigrod continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com)
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16397/page/1/matterport-axis-will-help-democratize-the-creation-and-use-of-digital-twins/
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Matterport Introduces Axis, a New Hands-Free Motor Mount for Precision 3D Capture for SmartphonesSUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced Matterport Axis™, a revolutionary motorized mount that works with a smartphone to capture 3D digital twins of any physical space with increased speed, precision, and consistency. This convenient, hands-free solution produces reliable high-fidelity results with just a click of a button. From homes to offices, hotels, rentals, retail locations, even a factory floor, Matterport Axis is the most affordable way to supercharge 3D capture using just the phone in your pocket. With Axis, the company aims to accelerate the digital transformation of the built world by making it effortless for anyone with a smartphone to digitize any kind of space with a new level of precision and ease of use.Starting today, Matterport Axis is available with special pre-launch pricing of just $59, by securing a place on the Axis waitlist at: www.Matterport.com. The official launch date is April 1 when general availability pricing will start at $79. All waitlist sign-ups received by March 31 will qualify for pre-launch pricing, subject to terms and conditions. Matterport has also enlisted its premier e-commerce partners, Adorama [Matterport Axis Motorized Smartphone Mount with 1 Year Starter Plan] and B&H, to bring Matterport Axis to market. The special pre-launch pricing will also be available at both of these websites starting today.Customers across a variety of industries use Matterport to virtually measure, document, manage, and promote their properties online. Now, with Matterport Axis, organizations across the globe can scale up their efforts to affordably capture high-fidelity digital twins at multiple locations simultaneously. Distributed teams get reliable, consistent results from their smartphones, and Axis helps to ensure that every scan from every location achieves the same level of precision. Matterport Axis simplifies deployments across all industries including:1. Retail and Hospitality. On-site employees can use Matterport Axis and the smartphone in their pocket to reliably capture a digital twin from every location across a chain of properties. This enables merchandising teams and facility managers to virtually inspect, plan, and manage multiple locations online, eliminating routine travel and on-site visits while rapidly increasing productivity.2. Real Estate. Professionals, property managers, and vacation rental owners can now create digital twins with greater speed and ease with Axis’ affordable, hands-free 3D capture - to publish stunning virtual tours online in less than an hour.3. Construction and Insurance. Builders and insurance adjusters can readily deploy multiple Axis units to the field to accurately scan and share detailed digital twins from any compatible smartphone, for every stage of the job. Enabling remote inspection, tracking, and management with contractors and building specialists anywhere in the world.“At Matterport, our mission is to make every space more valuable and accessible, and with Matterport Axis, we’re excited to help our customers bring their properties online so that they can manage them anytime, anywhere,” said Japjit Tulsi, Chief Technology Officer of Matterport. “We have democratized 3D capture by making the Matterport Capture app available to billions of Android and iOS users. Combined with Matterport Axis, we’ve made it even simpler for individuals, small businesses, and large multi-property enterprises to quickly and reliably scale the digitization of their properties at an affordable price.”To learn more about Matterport Axis and sign up for the waitlist, visit: www.matterport.com/axis.
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Matterport media release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16392/page/1/matterport-axis-a-new-hands-free-motor-mount-for-precision-3d-capture/
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
Saturday Feb 05, 2022
How can Matterport Service Providers succeed faster – with a higher paying vertical (architects) than residential real estate – with the same scanning process, but with a higher end scanner/camera: Leica BLK360.My guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 3 February 2021 is Indianapolis based-Immersaf Media (and Matt S. Photography) Principal Matt Crowder.Matt will show and tell us about:✓ WGAN-TV | How Architects Leverage Matterport Digital Twins Created with a Leica BLK360 Camera/ScannerQuestions Include1. What are the use cases for architects?2. The advantages to the architect of doing the scans with a BLK360?3. Can you show us some examples?4. When/why would you use the BLK360 software instead of Matterport?Also ...Matt emailed me:I have the Matterport point cloud and the point cloud built from the scans downloaded from the Leica Camera and registered on Leica software. The difference is very distinct. I will ... share my screen to show those. ....Other questions that I should ask Matt on WGAN-TV Live at 5?Best,DanLinks✓ WGAN Forum: @MattSCrowder✓ Immersaf Media✓ Matt S. Photography✓ LinkedIn: Matt Crowder✓ Facebook: Matt S Crowder Photography
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See Transcript and exact tour and other digital assets in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16377/page/1/transcript--how-architects-leverage-matterport-shot-with-a-leica-blk360/
Monday Jan 31, 2022
Monday Jan 31, 2022
WGAN-TV Podcast #132: Matterport Timeline: 2014-2022 | Milestones, Insight and CommentaryHi All,Are you wondering about the history of Matterport since the "early days" through the lens of a Matterport Service Provider?On WGAN-TV Podcast #132 - that first aired live Thursday, 27 January 2022 at 5 pm EST - my guest Hopscotch Interactive Founder Emily Olman (@Hopscotch) discusses the following:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast | Matterport Timeline: 2014-2022 | Milestones, Insight and CommentaryIn the video (above), you can get a taste of the milestones. I will ask Emily for more insight and commentary about the "history" of Matterport from the perspective of a Matterport Service Provider.Best,Dan
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
RICOH THETA unveils new 360-degree camera model: THETA XHitting the market in March 2022, the advanced model features many firsts for the brand including a large touch screen display for enhanced usabilityTOKYO, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ricoh Company, Ltd. (President and CEO: Yoshinori Yamashita) today announced the launch of the RICOH THETA X. Designed in pursuit of enhanced usability and outstanding quality, this advanced model joins RICOH THETA's series of 360-degree cameras that shoot immersive still images and videos in a single shot and is equipped with many firsts for the brand: a large touch screen, interchangeable battery, and external memory card.Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here.The RICOH THETA X's most innovative feature is the 2.25-inch full-color touch screen display, making standalone camera use much easier by reducing the need to connect to a remote control or smartphone app. Other first-time function additions include an interchangeable battery and an external memory card for more efficient and reliable shooting. Smartphone connectivity has also been improved, as the RICOH THETA X no longer requires the need to enter an SSID when establishing a Bluetooth connection. RICOH THETA X also boasts real-time stitching capabilities with stabilization, removing the need to stitch videos – this improves the processing time of 360-degree videos on computers drastically."Since RICOH THETA released the world's-first 360-degree camera in 2013, it has been utilized in a wide range of fields to expand the possibilities of photographic and video expression. The pandemic caused an even greater need for immersive imagery and virtual tours to boost business efficiency, especially in the real estate, construction, design, and automotive industries—and we only expect that to expand into additional industries," said Shinobu Fujiki, General Manager of RICOH Company's THETA Business division. "As we strive to meet the needs of our customers through the innovation of our digital devices and services, this camera is designed to help streamline workflows and deliver high-quality imagery for business users and consumers alike."
Ricoh Company Media Release continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com) here:
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16301/page/1/ricoh-theta-unveils-new-360-degree-camera-model-theta-x/
Monday Jan 24, 2022
Monday Jan 24, 2022
HomeJab Founder and Owner Joe Jesuele is my guest on this WGAN-TV Podcast (that aired live on Thursday, 20 January 2022.Joe discusses:✓ WGAN-TV eBook: HomeJab Professional Real Estate Photographer Survey ResultsYou can get a taste of the HomeJab Survey results below.
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Dan
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Friday Jan 14, 2022
Hi All,[Transcript below ...]Are you experiencing a race-to-the-bottom in pricing in your market?Make potential virtual tour competitors irrelevant with mashups (example above).If a potential client says - "I want a virtual tour like that!" - it's likely that few virtual tour photographers would know how to do this mash-up (or lack the gear and software) that uses:1. ThreeSixty Tours for aerial hero image with 3D and 360 location pins2. Matterport - Look for 3D location pins3. Leica BLK360 - Outdoor scanning of a golf course4. Labpano Pilot Era - for individual 360 photo spheresThe creator of the virtual tour above is: Brisbane, Australia-based Wingman Media Brisbane (@Wingman) Owner Mike Lysov.Mike will be my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 13 January 2022:✓ WGAN-TV: How to Make Potential Virtual Tour Competition Irrelevant with MashupsDemo and discussion will include:1. Demo This Tour - including pointing out which gear and software was used to create each feature2. Behind-the-Scenes Tour - show the how - backend - of ThreeSixty.Tours hosting platform for this tour3. Discuss how this virtual tour helps make potential virtual tour competitors irrelevant with mashupsWith so many 3rd party tools and solutions for virtual tour photographers, it's likely that you can mash-up services – and gear - to create an offering that makes your potential competitors irrelevant.Special Offer for We Get Around Network Standard Members✓ Free use of ThreeSixty Tours (Whitelabel Pro 5 Domain Subscription) as long as you are a Standard Member (Saves $19.99 monthly) | Highlights of WGAN Standard Membership Benefits | Join WGAN Standard MemberQuestions I should ask Mike on this episode of WGAN-TV Live at 5?WGAN Forum Related Discussions✓ How to Make Money with ThreeSixty Tours; Making Your Competition Irrelevant✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5: How to Make Your Matterport Competition Irrelevant✓ Blue Ocean: Make the Competition Irrelevant✓ Transcript: WGAN-TV Intro to 3DVista Virtual Tour Pro Software for MSPsHappy New Year,DanP.S. The top-of-the-line ThreeSixty Tours Whitelabel Pro Domain 5 Plan includes:✓ Responsive viewer embed✓ Social Sharing with Facebook, Twitter and Google+✓ Unlimited Panoramas✓ Unlimited Tours✓ Panorama Branding✓ Tour Branding✓ MLS friendly (no branding option)✓ Option to override branding settings on a per-panorama and per-tour basis✓ CSV Data Import/Export✓ 5 Custom Domain Names (White Label)✓ Seamless integration with WP3D Models Wordpress Plugin (Model Base: ThreeSixty Tours)
Transcript
https://forum.we-get-around.com/topic/16228/page/1/transcript-make-potential-virtual-tour-competition-irrelevant-with-mashups/
Monday Jan 10, 2022
Monday Jan 10, 2022
New! Nodalview enables live guided tours (video chat) within Matterport digital twins (in addition to live guided tours (video chat) within Nodalview 360 virtual tours.On Thursday, 6 January 2021, Brussels, Belgium based Nodalview Co-Founder and CEO Thomas Lepelaars will be my guest for:✓ WGAN-TV | Matterport Live Guided Tour (Video Chat) powered by NodalviewThomas will do a live guide tour demo within a Matterport digital twin and talk about the features and benefits of its new partnership with Matterport that enables live guided tours (video chat) with a Matterport digital twin.Questions That I Will Ask Thomas on WGAN-TV Live at 5Here are some of the questions that I anticipate asking Thomas about the Matterport live guided virtual tour powered by Nodalview:✓ What is a live guided virtual tour?✓ What are the advantages of a live guided virtual tour?✓ Do properties sell faster and at a higher price with the guided virtual tour?✓ Will live guided virtual tours help real estate agents win more and bigger listings?✓ What's the difference between a virtual tour and a guided virtual tour?✓ Is a guided virtual tour like an in-person tour?✓ When should a real estate agent offer a guided virtual tour?✓ Do visitors have to be together behind the same device to visit the property at the same time?✓ Is it possible to show another property during the guided virtual tour?✓ Is it possible to visit a property remotely from a smartphone?✓ Does a guided virtual tour help grow a real estate photographer's business?✓ Pricing?What questions that I should ask Thomas when he is my guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5?Recent Nodalview Media Coverage and Media Release✓ Nodalview Media Release (9 December 2021) Nodalview Offers Vide-Enabled Live Guided Tours/Lead Generation within Matterport Digital Twins✓ Archyworldys (27 October 2021) How Nodalview wants to transform real estate professionals into connected agentsAbout Nodalview (Info Provided by Nodalview)“Nodalview is a powerful sales and marketing platform built for the real estate industry. By leveraging high quality visual assets and immersive content, real estate agents can build winning sales strategies to better attract, engage and qualify potential customers while delivering a modern online buying experience.With Nodalview, agents can grow their online presence, close deals faster with tangible data insights and match the right buyers with the right home.At Nodalview, we believe in the modernization of the real estate industry through cutting edge technology and a customer-centric experience that helps agents sell faster and in a more effective way, while keeping a strong human-first approach.Nodalview supports over 10,000 real estate agents in 30 different countries with an international footprint counting 80+ employees from 10 different nationalities. Nodalview is backed by premium investors from Ghent, London and Madrid.WGAN Forum Related Discussions✓ WGAN Forum posts tagged: NodalviewBest,DanNodalview Links✓ Nodalview website✓ Matterport live guided tour powered by Nodalview✓ Nodalview live guided tour powered by Nodalview✓ Matterport Live Guided Tour (Video Chat) powered by Nodalview Media Release✓ LinkedIn: Thomas Lepelaars✓ Facebook: Nodalview✓ Instagram: nodalview✓ Try Nodalview 14-Day Free Trial✓ Book a free Nodalview Demo
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Sunday Jan 09, 2022
Matterport Completes Acquisition of Enview to Bring Powerful Property Insights and Analytics to Millions of Digital TwinsEnview’s advanced technology and specialized team to strengthen the Matterport data platform and provide customers with advanced business intelligence for any physical spaceSUNNYVALE, California, January 6, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Matterport, Inc. (“Matterport”) (Nasdaq: MTTR), the leading spatial data company driving the digital transformation of the built world, today announced it has completed its acquisition of Enview, Inc. (“Enview”), a pioneer in the scalable, artificial intelligence (AI) for 3D spatial data.On January 5, 2022, Matterport acquired 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests in Enview for an aggregate purchase price of 1.59 million shares of Matterport’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) and $35.5 million in cash. All shares of Common Stock issued in the transaction are subject to a lock-up period expiring 180 days following the closing of the transaction.Enview’s 3D AI platform has been deployed at nation-scale to solve mission critical challenges ranging from critical infrastructure protection for Fortune 500 energy companies, automating property analytics for insurance and disaster recovery applications, and logistics and mobility applications for national security customers. The acquisition of the technology and team will enable Matterport to speed the development of its next-generation spatial data analytics platform that optimizes the operations and management of any physical space, while providing powerful insights and building intelligence.“For more than a decade Matterport has led the digital transformation of the built world,” said RJ Pittman, Matterport’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We turn buildings into data, and for the next decade of growth, our focus centers on unlocking the power of that data for our customers around the world.Enview’s powerful spatial data analysis technology fits right into this strategy and readily complements the Matterport platform. Together, we can deliver breakthrough building analysis and data insights to our customers including automated building inspections, AI-powered space planning, and property utilization analysis to deliver operating efficiencies in a completely digital environment,” he added.Founded in San Francisco in 2015, Enview’s AI-based automation platform provides a highly extensible framework for rapidly solving complex 3D challenges as part of a digital twin ecosystem. Enview’s core technology combines novel AI, purpose built for 3D, with an enterprise platform that enables complex workflows to be automated for nation-scale datasets.Enview’s technology performs a variety of 3D spatial operations, including object recognition, feature extraction, feature-based change detection, 2D and 3D measurement and attribution. The company’s Explore product is designed to democratize and automate the previously manual task of extracting insights from complex, sensor-fused 2D and 3D data.Public and private sector organizations currently use Enview’s AI platform to virtualize the physical world and derive insights, including to protect people and infrastructure, and enhance national security.For example, Enview is the recipient of a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research award from the Commander of the U.S. Pacific Air Forces and a Phase II award from the U.S. Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office for AI-enabled 3D modeling of installations and fusion of indoor / outdoor digital twins for mission planning and facilities management.“Matterport is the clear leader in the massive market to digitize the world’s built spaces,” said San Gunawardana, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Enview. “Joining Matterport provides a unique opportunity to pair our leading 3D AI technology with Matterport’s rich spatial data to provide new levels of datafication and insight to customers around the world.We could not have asked for a better company to partner with to extend our work and build a world-class analytics platform for customers to increase the value of every one of the world’s 4 billion buildings.”Update on Public Warrant RedemptionAs previously announced on December 15, 2021, Matterport expects to redeem all of its outstanding warrants (the “Public Warrants”) to purchase shares of Common Stock that were issued as part of the units sold in the company’s initial public offering and that remain outstanding at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on January 14, 2022.As of December 31, 2021, approximately 7.1 million shares of Common Stock have been issued upon the exercise of Public Warrants by the holders thereof at an exercise price of $11.50 per share, resulting in aggregate proceeds to Matterport of approximately $81.5 million.About MatterportMatterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) is leading the digital transformation of the built world. Our groundbreaking spatial data platform turns buildings into data to make nearly every space more valuable and accessible. Millions of buildings in more than 194 countries have been transformed into immersive Matterport digital twins to improve every part of the building lifecycle from planning, construction, and operations to documentation, appraisal and marketing. Learn more at www.matterport.com.©2022 Matterport, Inc. All rights reserved. Enview and Enview Explore are trademarks of Enview, Inc. and Matterport and the Matterport logo are trademarks of Matterport, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.Source: Matterport
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
WGAN Coupon Code to Save $50 on REP Training Conference | Real Estate Photography Training Conference AND received 12-months WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport): WGANHi All,Will I see you at – REP Training Conference – the Real Estate Photography (REP) Training Conference Thursday, 26 May and Friday, 27 May 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri (at the Hilton at the Ballpark)?On WGAN-TV Podcast on Thursday, 16 December 2021, my guest is 2022 Real Estate Photography (REP) Training Conference Co-Organizer Zach Molino to talk about:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast | Why Attend the Real Estate Photography Conference (REP Training Conference)I will ask Zach to talk about:1. the 2022 REP Training Conference Trainers/Speakers2. the 2022 REP Training Conference Topics3. why attend the 2022 REP Training Conference?Plus ...REP Two-Day Workshop/Conference Includes✓ What I wish I knew before I started✓ How to get your first 10 clients and un-tapped methods to obtain more clients✓ How to take and edit stunning twilight photos✓ Licensing Images / Copyright Infringement / Intellectual Property✓ Contracts for contract photographers✓ Taxes, accounting/bookkeeping, business structure, liability insurance✓ Hiring and managing contract photographers✓ Lots of Q&A✓ Tons of constructive criticism and tips for improvement✓ Managing your in-house team and maximizing their production✓ Photo-balance and framing shots✓ Improve your photos with composition and managing the light✓ Creating floor plans, tours and other add-ons to increase revenue✓ How to obtain and photograph more luxury listings✓ All things Matterport and 3D✓ How to quickly shoot and edit video (drone and camera)✓ Scheduling and tour platforms - pros and cons of each✓ Having a Client Relation manager can save and expand your business✓ How to shoot and edit Flambient and/or Flash Photography✓ Outsource editing, how to find and train the right company✓ How to take stunning Commercial/Architectural photos✓ How to add various drone services✓ Brand management - growing and maintaining your brand✓ Social media and SEO marketing✓ How to price your services✓ How to increase your prices with little to no complaints✓ Balancing your personal life with your photography business✓ How to maintain a boutique experience - even as you scale✓ How to take your business to the next level✓ What agents are really looking for - the customer experience✓ Do my photos look good, how can I improve them✓ How to get started in this industry the right way✓ How to transition from part-time to full-time✓ All of the gear used by all of our speakers and coachesREP Training Conference | Real Estate Photography Conference Speakers✓ Amir Frank - Senior Evangelist, Matterport✓ Amy Thorp - Owner/Lead Photographer, Amy Thorp Photography✓ Brendan Hsu - Conference Host and Managing Partner, Aerial Canvas✓ Dan Smigrod- Founder and Managing Editor, We Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TV✓ David Deal - Founder, The Law Offices of David Deal✓ Charly Simon - Founder & CEO, Charly Simon Photo and Charly Simon Training✓ Chris Miller - Founder, One Point Media✓ Christopher Bradford - CFO & Architectural Photographer/Cinematic Creator, Dream Home Images✓ Darryl Stringer - Real Estate Photographer Coach/Consultant, buildaphotographybusiness.com✓ Eli Jones - Founder, Norman & Young and Real Estate Photographer Pro✓ Greg Hansen - Chief Operations Officer, Dream Home Images✓ Josh Mais - Founder, Show & Tour and Sherpa Media✓ Krista Abel - Founder and CEO of Dream Home Images✓ Samantha Ward - Founder, Picture KC✓ Vic DeVore - Founder, DeVore DesignREP Conference Links✓ REP Training Conference Website✓ Register Now for REP Training Conference✓ Ask Questions about REP Training Conference (Photographers)✓ Ask Questions about REP Training Conference (Vendors)I look forward to meeting you at - REP Training Conference - the Real Estate Photography (REP) Training Conference Thursday, 26 May and Friday, 27 May 2022 in St. Louis, Missouri (at the Hilton at the Ballpark).Best,Dan SmigrodFounder and Managing EditorWe Get Around Network Forum and WGAN-TVAtlanta
Friday Nov 19, 2021
Friday Nov 19, 2021
After that sinking feeling when you drop your Matterport Pro1, Pro2 or Pro2 Lite 3D Camera, then what?On WGAN-TV Podcast (first aired Thursday, 18 November 2021) Gainesville, Florida-based MatterFix Founder Mike Vorce (@MatterFix) – a Matterport Authorized Repair Service Provider - will show and tell us:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast: Top 10 Matterport Pro1, Pro2 & Pro2 Lite Camera Repairs (Revisited)-- Which repairs can you DIY (with one of these MatterFix repair kits?==> Matterport Camera WiFi Antenna Replacement Kit==> Matterport Camera Housing Repair Kit==> Matterport Camera Charger Port Replacement Kit-- How can you avoid some of these repairs?-- How do you recognize the problem (and the likely repair needed)?-- How much does each repair typically cost?-- What if you are outside the United States? Including MatterFix UK1 - WiFi Antenna✓ Camera was dropped✓ Other connection problems2 - Camera Top or Bottom Plate(s) Dislodged / Housing Not Fitted Together Properly✓ Camera was dropped3 - Batteries✓ Camera will not charge or only charges to 50%4 - Charger, Charger Port or OLED Panel✓ No reading on display when charger is plugged in5 - Pro2 Lite Battery Life✓ Upgrade Pro2 Lite by adding second battery6 - Unstable Error✓ Capture device shows “unstable” error after a scan7 - Sensor Errors✓ Pro1✓ Pro2 & Pro2 Lite8 - Failure to Align Error✓ Capture device displays “failure to align” error when camera moved to new scan position9 - Blurry Images (in models), Stitching Errors in Capture App, Noisy or Erratic Rotation✓ Usually related to the Clutch Assembly and/or Stepper Motor10 - Excessive Fan NoiseIn addition to covering these Top 10 Matterport Pro Camera Repairs (Revisited), topics, I also ask Mike:1. Chat about: MatterFix is now an officially authorized repair partner for Matterport cameras!2. How and why he decided to offer repairs of Matterport Pro1, Pro2 and Pro2 Lite Cameras3. Repair Pricing4. One-year MatterFix Warrantee5. Free! 12 months of WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport) with a MatterFix Repair of $250+ for WGAN Forum MembersAbout MatterFix (from the MatterFix Website)MatterFix.io is a Matterport Authorized Repair Partner to provide repair services for all Matterport cameras.At MatterFix, we provide out-of-warranty repair services for Pro1, Pro2 & Pro Lite Matterport cameras. We pride ourselves on providing a quick turn-around time (typically next-day service), reasonable pricing, and a one-year warranty on all of our repairs. Having owned a small chain of mobile device repair shops for eight years, we have extensive experience repairing electronic devices. MatterFix is an independent repair service company not affiliated with the Matterport company.Being Matterport Service Providers ourselves, we know how important it is for you to keep your camera operating properly. We provide repairs for a wide range of issues, from physical camera damage & WiFi antenna replacement to board level micro-soldering & component replacement. We do not charge for estimates or evaluations, and there is never a charge if we cannot repair your camera.While we can fix most Matterport camera problems, certain repairs can only be resolved by Matterport directly. Whether we repair your camera or the camera should be sent to Matterport for service, we will always advise you of all of the repair options available.1-Year Warranty included on all repairs.
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Residential Real Estate Agents have a new option for creating 360 tours: Pivo Real Estate.On this WGAN-TV Podcast – first aired live Thursday, 11 November 2021 - my guests will be 3i Inc. (Pivo) Director of Business Development Doron Kasmi and 3i Inc. (Pivo) Business Development Part Team Lead Amanda Oto to demo and discuss:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast | Introduction to Pivo 360 Tours with Pivo Pod Black for Residential Real Estate-- Unboxing: | Pivo Real Estate Kit Case | Pivo Pod Black | Pivo Remote | Pivo Bracket (for smartphone) | Pivo Tripod |-- Downloading: download Pivo Tour smartphone app (iOS | Android)-- Pairing: how to pair the Pivo Pod Black to your smartphone via Bluetooth-- Creating: create 360s with a Pivo Pod Black + Pivo App (iOS | Android) + Smartphone-- Locating: distance between spins ( "Capture Points" )-- Naming: name the Capture Points via the Pivo Tour smartphone app (iOS | Android)-- Publishing: how to publish the Pivo 360 Tour to the Pivo Real Estate platform-- Enhancing: how to add a floor plan to a Pivo 360 Tour-- Other Pivo Uses: | Follow Me Recording | Follow Me Video Chat |-- Pricing: Pivo Real Estate Kit | Pivo 360 Tours via Pivo Real Estate platformWhat questions should I ask 3i Inc. (Pivo) Director of Business Development Doron Kasmi and 3i Inc. (Pivo) Business Development Part Team Lead Amanda Oto on WGAN-TV Live at 5?[Please post your follow-up questions to the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com).WGAN Forum Related Discussions✓ 3i Inc. (Pivo and Beamo) Raises $24 Million in Series A Funding Round✓ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Pivo Real EstateBest,DanPivo Real Estate Links✓ Pivo Real Estate (website)✓ Pivo Tour smartphone app (iOS | Android)✓ Instagram: pivo3dspaces✓ Pivo Real Estate Blog✓ Pivo Real Estate Community (Group) on Facebook✓ GetPivo YouTube Channel✓ Pivo Real Estate on LinkedIn
Friday Nov 05, 2021
Friday Nov 05, 2021
1. When should you use a Leica BLK360 paired with Matterport?2. When should you use each of the Leica BLK360 settings?3. How far can Leica BLK360 scan locations be from each other within a Matterport digital twin?These are 3 of 20 questions that I will ask Philadelphia-based Robotic Imaging Co-Founder Mike Chawaga (@MikeChawaga) on this WGAN-TV Podcast episode that first aired live on Thursday, 4 November 2021:✓ 124-WGAN-TV Podcast | Matterport + Leica BLK360: 20 Questions (and Answers)Best,DanAbout Robotic Imagining (from the Robotic Imaging website)What is Robotic Imaging?Our team consists of reality capture technicians throughout the world digitizing the future of industrial, commercial and residential real estate. Robotic Imaging digitizes the world with high definition laser scanners and reality models online. Architects, Engineers, Construction, Developers and project stakeholders work with our data to accelerate real estate development and portfolio scalability.How does Robotic Imaging work?Request and scan and we will deploy Robotic Imaging on your site. LiDAR, Drones, BIM and VR are foundational for our applications.How much does Robotic Imaging cost?The more accurate to reality, the more time and cost. Our high definition laser scanning can collect LiDAR and colorized RGB values at a variety of densities specific to your project. Reach out for a quote: capture@roboimg.comWhere and When is Robotic Imaging available?When your property is accessible, scanning can occur 24/7, on weekends, outside hours of operation and/or under specific certifications or procedures.How did Robotic Imaging start?Founded in Philadelphia by Real Estate Developers and Programmers. Reach out and connect with us: info@roboimg.comRobotic Imaging Links1. Robotic Imaging Website2. Mike Chawaga LinkedIn Profile3. Robotic Imaging Facebook Page4. Robotic Imaging YouTube Channel5. Robotic Imaging on Twitter: @RoboticImaging6. Robotic Imaging on Instagram: roboticimaging7. Contact Mike Chawaga: capture@roboimg.com
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
On this WGAN-TV Podcast - that first aired live on Thursday, 28 October 2021 (Episode 123) - my guest is CAPTUR3D Founder and COO Steven Kounnas. Steven shows and tells CAPTUR3D Creator Studio features and how to leverage these CAPTUR3D features to get new business:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast: CAPTUR3D Creator Studio to Target Retail-Museums-Events-EducationTopics Include1. Customizing Mattertags including icons, photo galleries, website and more2. Creating audio overlays and location based audio experiences3. Integrate images and videos without the need of Mattertags4. Learn how to virtually stage a tour to maximize your offering5. Using CAPTUR3D Creator Studio to target new industries (Retail, Museums, Events, Education)Special Offer for CAPTUR3D✓ $90 CAPTUR3D credit when you use this WGAN Affiliate Link to create a CAPTUR3D accountQuestions that I should ask Steven on this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show?WGAN Forum Related Discussions1. 7 Strategies to Sell Floor Plans as an Add On with CAPTUR3D (9 September 2021)2. Augmented Reality (AR) of Matterport Spaces powered by CAPTUR3D (25 February 2021)3. How to Shoot Matterport for Virtual Staging with CAPTUR3D4. How to DIY Virtually Stage a Matterport using CAPTUR3D (13 May 2021)5. WGAN Forum discussions tagged: CAPTUR3DBest,Dan
Friday Oct 22, 2021
Friday Oct 22, 2021
✓ Do you want a great looking floor plan created from a Matterport tour?✓ Would you like a free Single Property Website (example) for your Matterport tour, photos, floor plan (and more)?✓ Would you like to save money?On WGAN-TV Podcast - that aired live Thursday, 21 October 2021, my guest was My Visual Listings Co-Founder and CEO Greg Paterson to do show and tell:✓ Free Single Property Website with Every 2D Floor Plan Order for Matterport Pros from My Visual ListingsAbout 2D Schematic Floor Plans created from Matterport Tours by My Visual Listings✓ color✓ Interactive floor plan version for Single Property Website with radar showing photos✓ Next morning Express Delivery Guarantee: upload by midnight EDT; (pre-populated) Single Property Website; and Floor Plans delivered by next morning.From the My Visual Listings WebsiteThe huge problem with ordering floor plans has been delivery time. Agents want them quickly. We have our own in-house editing team that takes all the measurements accurately from your Matterport model, creates the floor plans, add them to your free single property website and create your exclusive interactive floorplan from your gallery photos while you are sleeping.About Single Property Websites by My Visual Listings✓ Themes include: Matterport | Video | Zillow | Luxury 1 | Luxury 2 Luxury 3 | Modern | Premium✓ Royalty Free Music Selection✓ Add Custom Video Free of Charge✓ Matterport Tour✓ Property Details & Property Description✓ Photo Gallery✓ Interactive Floor Plan (showing photos)✓ Google Street View, Map View & Local Amenities✓ Presented by (real estate agent photo, name and title, company name and logo, email, website, address, phone)✓ Lead generation contact formBest,DanAbout My Visual ListingsMy Visual Listings helps real estate photographers, videographers and virtual tour providers:✓ save time✓ save money✓ look betterMy Visual Listings was founded over 18 years ago by Greg Paterson, a former real estate agent and longtime entrepreneur. My Visual Listings has become one of the top real estate virtual tour and marketing companies in Canada with over 75 real estate photographers using our platform. Now with our Matterport floorplan service and video editing service that includes a FREE Single Property Website with every order, we are expanding right across Canada and the USA.Real estate photographers, videographers and Matterport providers can use our Single Property Listing Webpage Themes to add any media like photos, videos, floor plans and Matterport 3D models to create a dynamic visual presentation for real estate agent's listings. We even provide panoramic stitching services that save our certified photographers countless hours, and these full screen 360 panoramic scenes are a fantastic solution to agents who don't want to spend the extra expense of a Matterport virtual tour.We are extremely pleased to have just joined the WGAN as a sponsor and help real estate photographers and Matterport Service Providers save time, money and get more clients by using our platform, products and services.My Visual Listings Website✓ www.MyVisualListings.com✓ My Visual Listings | Single Property Websites | Theme Examples✓ My Visual Listings | 2D Color FloorPlan CreatorEXPRESS (from Matterport tours)✓ My Visual Listings | Listings Video Editing Service✓ My Visual Listings | Example: Single Property Website✓ My Visual Listings | Example: Media Delivery Page
Friday Oct 15, 2021
Friday Oct 15, 2021
You are ready to get started with virtual staging of your first Matterport space with Listing3D: now what?On WGAN-TV Podcast that aired live on Thursday, October 14, 2021, Listing3D Customer Success Manager Kate Montalbano will show us the Listing3D Virtual Staging Form for Matterport Service Providers.-- WGAN-TV Podcast | Virtual Staging of Matterport Tours Using the Listing3D Virtual Staging Form for MSPsWatch this WGAN-TV Podcast to see how easy it is to virtually stage:1. an entire Matterport tour2. just one or more rooms within a Matterport tour3. specific 360s (scans) within the Matterport tour4. with your choice of furniture style within the Matterport tour5. Matterport tours of residential or commercial spacesBonus: tour a fully furnished home virtually staged by Listing3D.This is a follow-up WGAN-TV Podcast/b] to:-- WGAN-TV: How to Make Money Offering Virtual Staging, Remodeling and Decluttering of Matterport Digital Twins powered by Listing3DBackstory for Matterport Service Providers | Virtual Staging of Matterport SpacesJoin the Club! | Partner with Listing3D to Offer Virtual Staging of Matterport Tours-- Starting with an unfurnished Matterport digital twin [Matterport "After" Example by Listing3D]-- Decluttering a Matterport digital twin [Matterport "After" Example by Listing3D]-- Remodeling a Matterport digital twin [Matterport "After" Example by Listing3D]-- New Real Estate Developments (from floor plans)-- Construction (visualization)-- Residential and Commercial Real Estate==> Join the Listing3D Club!With the Listing3D Virtual Staging Club, creating and advertising virtually staged Matterport tours are easy! Streamline your business by offering Matterport virtual staging as an Add-On service and let the Listing3D expert design team take care of the rest.===>Listing3D + MatterportListing3D has teamed up with Matterport to revolutionize real estate marketing.Listing3D is one of the only companies in the world that can virtually stage Matterport 3D tours and furnish them utilizing its 3D home décor library. Leverage the Listing3D expert design team to take the hassle and stress out of the virtual staging process.Listing3D Virtual Staging Club Membership for MSPs Includes-- Your choice of:Option 1: FREE White-Labeled Listing3D Website (example) with your Branding and Contact InfoOption 2: FREE White-Labeled Listing3D Widget for your WordPress-powered website-- Set Your Own Pricing for Virtual Staging as an Add On-- FREE Virtually Staged Matterport Tour examples for your website-- Virtual Staging of Matterport spaces is easy to offer as an Add-On via Listing3D-- Listing3D provides free marketing tools to MSPs to minimize your time spent selling-- Virtual Staging by Listing3D is a high-margin Add-On for your business-- You can place the order OR have your clients place the order via your White-Labeled Listing3D Website (example)-- Option to virtually stage only some rooms within a Matterport tour-- The Listing3D design team are experts at virtual staging, minimizing your time spent on projects-- Dedicated support from the Listing3D teamDanWGAN Forum Related Discussions✓ WGAN-TV: How to Make Money Offering Virtual Staging, Remodeling and Decluttering of Matterport Digital Twins✓ WGAN Forum discussions tagged: Listing3DListing3D Official Links✓ Listing3D website for MSPs✓ Listing3D Virtual Staging Club (Join)✓ Listing3D Relations Success Manager Kate Montalbano on LinkedIn
Friday Oct 08, 2021
Friday Oct 08, 2021
WGAN-TV Podcast: MSP-How Matterport is Used to Create Xactimate Insurance Claim Documentation
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Summary: If you are a Matterport Service Provider that would like to grow your business by scanning fire-flood damage to residential and commercial real estate, but do not know who are your potential clients, what's different about Matterport scanning for insurance claim documentation or what to charge, this WGAN-TV Podcast is a "must watch" episode for you.
---Full Description: If you are a Matterport Service Provider, you may be wondering:1. How is a Matterport Tour Used to Create Xactimate Insurance Claim Documentation?2. Is it necessary to use a Matterport TruePlan to create an Xactimate?3. What is involved in doing a Matterport scan of a fire or flood damaged space?4. How do you get Matterport scanning business for fire, flood and natural disasters?Get answers to these questions – and more – 5 pm EDT on Thursday, October 7 2021:✓ WGAN-TV Podcast: MSPs: How a Matterport Tour is Used to Create Xactimate Claim DocumentationMy guest will be Bend, OR-based Claims Delegates Founder and Licensed Insurance Adjuster and Xactimate Team Leader Andrew McCabe.Based on my pre-show Zoom chat with Andy, it's obvious that he has a ton of useful info to share with Matterport Service Providers – like you – to help you make more money by helping you understand how Matterport tours are used for insurance documentation by general contractors and insurance companies and how to get business in this vertical.Andy also:✓ engages Matterport Service Providers for scanning fire, flood and natural disasters✓ teaches courses in Matterport meets Xactimate✓ offers Xactimate consulting✓ creates Xactimates for general contractors✓ Author: The 24HR Tech: Step-by-Step Manual to Increase Mitigation Profits and Reduce Training Time to Just One Day! (2nd Edition)About Claims Delegates (From the Claims Delegates Website)- Claims Delegates specializes in assisting contractors and property owners manage their own insurance claims.- Our background in the property damage industry uniquely positions us to help those who have suffered a covered property damage loss. We have insider knowledge of the insurance claims process and understand how insurance carriers handle claims.- Our goal is to enable the retention of value and profit by claimants through eliminating waste and unnecessary supervision.- Our perfect customers are:1. a builder who wants to expand his service offerings by performing insurance repairs, or2. a professional property management firm with in-house maintenance/repair capabilities that wants to keep their insurance repairs in-house as well.Social Media Links✓ Andrew G. McCabe LinkedIn profile✓ Claims Delegates LinkedIn profile✓ Claims Delegate Website✓ Claims Delegates Facebook Page✓ Twitter: @claimsdelegates @andygmccabe✓ Instagam: @claimsdelegate✓ Claims Delegates YouTube Channel
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