{"id":3579,"date":"2016-12-03T01:16:33","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T05:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.tlsrv.net\/360-tours-to-show-off-your-campus\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T07:17:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T11:17:44","slug":"360-tours-to-show-off-your-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/blog\/360-tours-to-show-off-your-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons Why You Should Create An Interactive 360\u00b0 Tour of Your Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As you&#8217;re thinking about\u00a0new marketing ideas for 2017, here&#8217;s one: Create an interactive 360\u00b0 tour that let students and parents visit your campus virtually. There are three good reason for doing this:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more--><strong>1) Stand out from the competition:<\/strong> A well curated\u00a0interactive virtual tour makes your school stand out from the competition. New applicants\u00a0will engage in a fun introductory experience that features the best views and details of the campus. The tour can be shared on your website and social media, which will increase reach and time spent with your school.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>2) Include families who cannot travel<\/strong>:\u00a0Finding the best school for each student\u00a0is an important process and decision in the family. Still, not all families are able to tour schools together. Offer a virtual\u00a0visit to your campus as an option to include the whole\u00a0family\u00a0in this important process.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>3) Stress-free introduction to new students:<\/strong> Beginning of a term is exciting time for everyone, and there are lots of details to share about how things work and where they are located. Creating a virtual introduction for new first-year students (and their parents!) will release stress from being in a new environment.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Two options to make it happen<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>OPTION\u00a01<\/strong>: <strong>Full Service\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Package &#8212; we will do everything for you<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This package is a turn-key solution to produce a professional interactive 360\u00b0 image (or 360\u00b0 video) tour of your campus. All you need to do is tell us what are the places and things you would like to highlight about your school. We will do all the rest. This inludes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: circle;\">\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sending a professional 360 photographer to your school campus at an agreed date and time<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Coordinating a\u00a0list of things to be highlighted in the tour<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Adding\u00a0interactive tags (text, image, audio, video, questionnaies, or other links) to the 360<span>\u00b0<\/span> photography or video<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thinglink.com\/mediacard\/840295507141066752\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>OPTION 2: DIY Virtual Tour Production \u00a0package &#8212; we will train you to do this<\/strong>\u00a0<\/h5>\n<p>This package comes with everything you need to create your own virtual tour. Included in the package is a Ricoh Theta camera that shoots 360 degree images or video, as well as training how to create a virtual tour using the camera with ThingLink&#8217;s <span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">360\/VR photo editor. Here are some tips and ideas of the materials you can embed in the tour: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.75em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Images: Insert close up photos about the campus architecture, facilities, and personnel<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.75em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Video: Add interviews, testimonials, or any existing video material that help introduce your\u00a0facilities<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.75em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Text: Tell interesting details about the\u00a0history of the buildings, or more information about different locations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.75em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Forms: Collect feedback from viewers with an interactive forms<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 1.75em;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Audio: Add music, or introduce staff and students with voice overs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify; 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