The new RTV virtual tour window is more competitive than ever before. We have dropped the enlarged virtual tour mode and moved to one larger sized virtual tour window. We have another release planned in the few months which will integrate flash technology.
Also notice that we have moved some things around for a nicer look and feel. Nice clean tabs across the top of each tour are provided to give quick and easy access to additional features of the tour without cluttering up the tour itself.
By rolling the mouse over the tabs across the top of our virtual tours you will notice that additional features will appear. This again helps keep the tour looking cleaner and more organized.
We have added a new link on the tour near the Realtor's photo that will jump directly to their tour gallery.
New! RTV Audio Wrapper!
The new RTV Audio Wrapper is in!! We have created a program that automatically attaches an MP3 file to our download tours for the best offline presentation ever!!!
Default Speed of Auto Play on Virtual Tours Increased!
RTV recently surveyed over 1000 of our dealers regarding their thoughts concerning the rotation speed of our virtual tours in our August Newsletter.
The majority of our dealers thought that our default tour speed was much too slow. Therefore, we have increased our default tour speed. Thanks RTV!!!
RTV Releases new Tour Track system
RTV dispatches several hundred leads to Full Service Dealers every month using new Tour Track system. There are two primary types of tour requests that are dispatched by Tour Track: Inquiries and Orders.
An inquiry dispatch is initiated when someone contacts RTV via telephone, e-mail or the corporate website to request the contact information of a virtual tour service provider in their area. When this occurs, RTV sends this information to a Full Service Dealer for follow-up and fulfillment.
An order dispatch is initiated when a national company interested in our great technology as well as our complete national coverage guarantee decides to order tours directly through us. When this occurs, RTV sends this information to a Full Service Dealer for follow-up and fulfillment. Dealers who accept an order dispatch are accepting a pre-sold order in exchange of payment from RTV directly.
RTV Announces New
Rotator Flash Bracket.
RTV is pleased to announce the availability of a new Rotator Flash Bracket. The bracket is designed to mount your flash above and behind your camera in line with the camera lens using a hot shoe flash cable. The bracket allows you to utilize the tilt and swivel functions of your flash to their fullest potential. The bracket fastens to the RTV Rotator with two mounting screws for guaranteed stability.
Statistical Update
Virtual Tours Increase Bookings on Travel Sites
According to a joint press release issued by ICE Portal and
Leonardo in May of 2006, "Current research indicates that
moving images, such as animated images and virtual tours,
generate 46 percent more bookings than still images on travel
sites."
ICE Portal specializes in production, management and delivery of
moving content, such as virtual tours, steaming videos and flash,
in multiple languages.
Leonardo is the world leader in travel content management, e-marketing
and content distribution across the global travel chain.
According to RISMedia's 17th Annual Power Broker Report and Survey conducted in 2005, 73% of the top 500 real estate brokerages in the USA, offer Virtual Tours. This is a 13% increase from 2003.
The increased percentage of brokerages offering virtual tours indicates a growing understanding of the value of virtual tours among industry leaders.
Lesser producing real estate brokerages will likely bear witness to the fact that the industry leaders have embraced this tool, which is sure to have a positive effect on real estate related tour growth.
RTV recently surveyed over 1000 of our dealers regarding their thoughts concerning the rotation speed of our virtual tours in our August Newsletter.
