Thursday, July 31, 2008

Traverse City MI Video Testimonial



www.BlueLaVaMedia.com is a locally owned Traverse City, MI virtual tour company with team members Jason LaVanture and Jim Blue. Jason LaVanture is the founder and Vice President of www.realtourvision.com, the # 1 ranking virtual tour company and virtual tour software provider in the World. Jason brings nearly nine years of internet savvy and expertise to the table. With Real Tour Vision servicing over sixty thousand real estate agents world wide and over 1500 virtual tour providers in his network, he knows what services and functionality are needed on a local or national level.
Jim Blue has nearly 35 years of professional photography experience. He has designed and taught independent photo classes in both silver-halide and digital imaging for over 20 years. Jim was the former owner of Blue Photo Co Inc, a retail camera store and photo-finishing lab. Jim was responsible for managing employees, sales strategies, developing ad campaigns, marketing and distributing advertising to many types of media outlets. Here are some of Jim's photos of Traverse City

Together LaVanture and Blue’s talents come together to create Northern Michigan’s premiere virtual tour company and property marketing firm. Give us a call today and let us help you and your company look your very best online.

BlueLaVaMedia
Home of the Exposure Engine
Grand Traverse Virtual Tours
Traverse City Virtual Tours





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Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Virtual Tour Updates

RTV is happy to announce major changes to our Buttons editor and Linking Email. These changes are now live for all RTV virtual tour providers to start using during the virtual tour editing process. These edits give our virtual tour dealers more functionality and control than ever before!!

By popular demand Real Tour Vision providers have wanted a custom button on their virtual tour and now they can!! Restaurant tours can now have a menu button, rental tours can have a rate card button, real estate tours can have a finance button that links directly to a marketing partner!! So many possibilities with every virtual tour type.

RTV is also very pleased to announce that we are giving our virtual tour dealers full control over the default viewing mode. Now every virtual tour produced can start with flash view as the default instead of Java. RTV dealers can even choose Java only or Flash only if they want.

Finally, we've reformatted our virtual tour linking structure so the virtual tour links are incredibly short!! Much easier to read, understand, place in print ads and email out to the customer. No more super long links.

Stay tuned for more great virtual tour enhancements coming soon from RTV!
Team RTV
An International Virtual Tour Company
www.realtourvision.com





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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Traverse City Virtual Tours Big 100

BlueLaVaMedia, Michigan virtual tour company is very proud to announce the coming and going of 100 Virtual Tours. As soon as the snow melted at the end of April up here in Traverse City it was as if a gun went off. Jim Blue, manager and virtual tour coordinator of BlueLaVaMedia, literally went from making cold calls and working on practice virtual tours to receiving phone calls and being behind on completing “Real Tours”.

These are certainly great problems to have in such a unique market. In my personal experience of bringing new virtual tour providers on all over the world, I know that a lot of people think that property marketing is falling by the wayside due to the gas and real estate crisis. Fortunately for us virtual tour providers out there it is exactly the opposite. It is now more important than ever to properly market homes via the Internet and give home shoppers the online experience they desire.

Sure there are those who have stopped spending money on marketing but there are STILL and will always be those who want to stretch their dollars out and work smarter. Now approaching August and reaching nearly 50 tours a month we attribute our instant success in this market due to the fact that we have outstanding virtual tour technology, top notch customer service, great looking marketing pieces and of course very competitive pricing for our products.

Here is a compliment that we recently received from one of our customers:

“I do nearly all of my advertising via the internet. My sellers love the virtual tours, and they love being able to send the link to family and friends or being able to direct them to the single property website. It seems to be a source of pride for them. I’m waiting for my first call from a prospective seller who has noticed the PanoRider Custom Round and wants the same level of service for themselves! My sellers enjoy receiving the website hits too. It’s an easy way for me to “stay in touch” when there maybe hasn’t been as much activity on their homes. It helps them stay loyal and confident in the market. I appreciate your level of customer service and the quality product you produce.” Andrea Galloup - Traverse City Real Estate

It’s great compliments like this from forward thinking real estate agents that help us over here at BlueLaVaMedia realize we are making a difference in the way people buy and sell their homes. A big thank you to the Real Tour Vision development staff for giving us an amazing product to sell, the marketing staff for making us look our best in the field, and the dispatch and support team for keeping us going out there. Good luck everyone and we will see you all at the big 500!


Best,

Team BlueLaVa
www.BlueLaVaMedia.com
Home of the Exposure Engine
Traverse City Virtual Tours
Order a virtual tour- 877-941-TOUR





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Monday, July 28, 2008

Another RTV Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial

Lori S. Nunes

Insight Virtual Tours

Cambria Santa Maria CA Virtual Tours




Lori Nunes is the owner of Insight Virtual Tours, an RTV authorized virtual tour company in Los Osos, California. Visit her website for more information about her virtual tour services!

Lori S. Nunes
Insight Virtual Tours
Santa Maria Virtual Tour Company
www.insightvirtual.com
Order a virtual tour today - 805-704-8988





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Sunday, July 27, 2008

RTV Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial
Krystyn Agness
Digital Imaging of Myrtle Beach
Myrtle Beach Virtual Tours






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Saturday, July 26, 2008

RTV Virtual Tour Provider Testimonial

Video Testimonial
Taylor Keith
NC Home Tours
www.nchometour.com

Arlington Properties
Realtor/Broker
www.arlingtonpropertiesinc.com
(252) 375-5010 direct
(252) 215-8858 fax





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Friday, July 25, 2008

Real Tour Vision™ Announces New Full Service Provider in Middle Tennessee

Loretto, TN July 25, 2008— SpotLight Virtual Tours has recently partnered with Real Tour Vision™ (RTV), the world’s largest and fastest growing virtual tour software provider. As a Real Tour Vision full service provider SpotLight Virtual Tours will be able to offer state-of-the-art virtual tours and innovative online marketing solutions to local real estate agents and businesses. SpotLight Virtual Tours has completed proprietary training as a certified RTV full service dealer and will also be offering their clients and customers expert advice on internet marketing.

“RTV is known for having full service coverage across the country in places other virtual tour companies do not. This is why our brand is chosen over many of the others when a national virtual tour service is required. We love adding new providers to our family like Brett Weaver who are able to fill in those gaps and service multiple large cities at once.” Stated Jason LaVanture, Vice President of RTV.

Brett Weaver, Real Tour Vision Provider and owner of SpotLight Virtual Tours stated, “My goal is simple. To help my Realtor clients sell more homes and sell them faster. In today’s market, my clients are looking for creative, cost-effective ways to differentiate themselves and their property marketing to their clients. I'm excited to offer full service virtual tours and professional photography using RTV technology solutions to Middle Tennessee and Northern Alabama Realtors and businesses.”

For more information about residential and business Middle Tennessee virtual tours call 931-279-1047 or visit their website. Those interested in business opportunities with Real Tour Vision are encouraged to visit the Virtual Tour Company Blog for more information before contacting Real Tour Vision.

About SpotLight Virtual ToursSpotLight Virtual Tours was founded in 2007 by Brett Weaver, a lifelong Lawrence County TN resident. Brett combines fifteen years of photography experience with five years of online marketing experience and specializes in virtual web media, real estate photography, web design and property marketing consulting.

Contact:
SpotLight Virtual Tours
Brett Weaver Owner/Photographer
Middle Tennesse Virtual Tours
Phone: 931-279-1047
Email: Info@SpotLightVT.com

Visit our Virtual Tour Blog





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Thursday, July 24, 2008

RTV Virtual Tour testimonial

Dear RTV,

Frank Nicolato from Jersey Virtual Tours answered his phone immediately and we were able to set an appointment within a few days time. Frank is true professional and his work is beautifully done.

I've been a full time real estate agent for 24 years and Frank is one of the best photographers I've worked with. I used him for another virtual tour after the initial order and I plan to use him in the future.

Thanks for giving me his name.

Bev P. with Re/Max

Another satisfied RTV client! A big thanks to all our virtual tour providers for being so dedicated.

Team RTV
Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
Order a virtual tour - 866-947-8687





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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Heard about PanoRiders?

Of course you have! So if you are one of the few dealers who have not started offering these fantastic add-on products to your list of offerings, you are missing out!

Missing out on what? ADDITIONAL REVENUE of course. This product simply sells itself. For a modest fee, your clients can add significant traffic to their virtual tour. And that benefits YOU as a dealer. It shows the agent just how effectively your service can market their listing.

With the current housing situation in most of the country, most real estate agents are cutting back on their marketing expenses. But this means they have to invest more time to sell a property. Why not introduce them to the PanoRider with single property website? Demonstrate how these unique marketing tools can save them time and make them more money in the process.

Show them the statistics like these from an order from AT Virtual Tours in San Angelo, TX where about 1/3 of the traffic to this tour is from the sign! Show them that investing in your virtual tour services and PanoRider can dramatically increase their exposure in the marketplace without any additional investment of their time.

If you don't have a sample PanoRider yet, now is the time to get one! Just add an additional sign with your next order to save on shipping. So what are you waiting for? It is your virtual tour business, so get busy and show your clients what you've got...show them your PanoRider and start generating MORE REVENUE for you and your clients!!

Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
www.realtourvision.com
Order a single property website with Panorider today, Call 866-947-8687!





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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Virtual Tours Increase Internet Traffic

I want to take the time to thank Real Tour Vision for the quick and easy sale of my home in the Virginia Beach. When I purchased my new home I discovered 360 degree photos and virtual tours and wondered how virtual tours were done.

After, researching several companies over the internet I discovered Real Tour Vision. I called them up and learned all about their company. From there I entered into business with Real Tour Vision as a Full Service Dealer. Dream House Photography was born!

With the training I received, I practiced on my own home that was for sale. Immediately we noticed that internet hits on the local MLS service and several other property listing web sites nearly quadrupled. The sites were now being hit by a 389% increase in traffic in just one month.

Once the virtual tour was posted, we no longer got the prospective buyers that came and then left quickly. Now we were getting prospective buyers that were truly interested in the home. They had seen it before on the internet with the advanced technology only offered through Real Tour Vision.

Even with the real estate market on the downhill slide, we had three prospective buyers making offers! We sold the house within a month of the virtual tour hitting the internet. And GET THIS we got our ASKING PRICE with a minimal amount of closing cost to cover.

For this I have to thank Real Tour Vision, both for my newly founded virtual tour company and for the quick SALE of my old home that allowed Terry and I to purchase our new beautiful home setting on 325 feet of beautiful lakefront property.

Now if you’re a home owner that wants to sell, demand a virtual tour from your real estate agent. If you’re an agent and want to make it to the top of the million dollar charts hire yourself a Real Tour Vision Full Service Dealer that can give a truly professional marketing rocket. If you’re in the Hampton Roads area give

Keith Frank
Dream House Photography
Virginia Beach Virtual Tour Company
dreamhousephotography.com
Order a virtual tour - 757-831-0829





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Monday, July 21, 2008

Traverse City Real Estate Team Update

National Real Estate Market Update from the Hintz-Rice Team

Existing home sales increased 2 percent during the month of May, according to a published report from The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). This increase has lead NAR to revise its 2008 existing home sales prediction, which now stands at 4.99 million units, up from 4.89 million units published in May.

The national median home price was reported at $208,600 in May. According to NAR President Richard Gaylord, "Home buyers are starting to get off the fence and into the market, drawn by drops in home prices in many areas and armed with greater access to affordable mortgages," he said. "Today’s buyer plans to stay in a home for 10 years, which is a good strategy for building long-term wealth."

Freddie Mac reported the national average 30-year, conventional, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.04 percent in May, up from 5.92 percent in April. Despite the recent increase, overall mortgage rates are down from 6.27 percent, available May 2007.

Existing home inventory is reported at 4.49 million units. According to Lawrence Yun, chief NAR economist, "The large supply of homes on the market clearly favors buyers, and it should take several months to draw the inventory down. Stabilization in home prices can only occur with buyers returning to the market, so we are encouraged by rising home sales, particularly in distressed markets."

A number of areas nationally are experiencing increased activity over May 2007, including Sacramento, the San Fernando Valley and Monterey County in California; Sarasota, Florida, and Battle Creek, Michigan.

Staging to Sell!
It's important to think like a buyer when preparing your home for sale. Do everything you can to remove clutter and make the home feel as inviting as possible. If your home is vacant, consider hiring a professional staging consultant to bring in furniture and provide vision for making your house feel like a home. The more you can do to welcome today's buyers, the better your odds of selling your home for top dollar. Remember, you only get one chance to make a first impression!

Who Do You Know?
If you know of anyone looking to buy or sell traverse city real estate who deserves a hardworking, honest team of professionals, feel free to recommend us. The finest compliment we can receive is a referral from past clients and customers. Thank you for your trust.

Susan.hintz@c21northland.com
www.hintz-rice.com
Grand Traverse Real Estate





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Sunday, July 20, 2008

Baker B Virtual Tours Deliver

I just finished a photo shoot yesterday of a Virtual Tour in Hyattsville,
Maryland
near College Park and the owner (a doctor) made a comment that
humbled me and took me off guard a little. It turned out that his Realtor (a
regular client of ours) mentioned that she would be sending over a
professional photographer. She then continued and said, Alex is not just a
professional photographer, he is an artist. You will love his work." I
really was humbled. I know that the results we produce are better than most,
but to be called an artist for the work I do is something really special.

Along those lines, I wanted to share what some other BakerB Solutions
clients had to say about our virtual tours, photography and services with
the following testimonials:

"Wonderful photography, high-quality end product and a quick turn-around
time that offers premium exposure with extremely user friendly
access...worth every penny with high customer satisfaction and it frees up
my time to continue to generate more business!" ~ Jean Pirovic, Assistant
Sales Manager, Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc., White Oak/Silver Spring, MD

"Your [BakerB Solutions] Virtual Tours are by FAR the best I've seen! I
would hate to be your competition - because there is no comparison." ~ Ken
Bowers, Sales Manager, Llewellyn Realtors, Rockville, MD

"We received an offer on [a property] solely based on the virtual tour; the
Buyers haven't even been inside the house!" ~ Claire Crawford & John P.R.
Lee, Listing Team, Keller Williams, Germantown/Boyds, MD

So if you know of anyone in Rockville, Silver Spring, Boyds, Germantown,
Gaithersburg or Hyattsville, Maryland or anywhere else in the Washington DC
Metro area, that is interested in hiring professionals to take photos of a
property and create a world class virtual tour, please call BakerB Solutions
(www.bakerb.com) at 301.424.8282 to get stared today.


Alex Saenger
BakerB Solutions
Maryland Virtual Tours
Interactive Virtual Tours
& Marketing Specialists
www.BakerB.com
Order a virtual tour - 301.424.8272





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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Virtual Tour Company Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial

Michael Thompson

RealVisionStudio

Greater Metro Detroit Virtual Tours









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Friday, July 18, 2008

RTV™ Announces New Full Service Providers in Athens, Georgia and Southern Maryland areas.

Athens, Georgia - July 17, 2008— Blue Sky Virtual Tours has recently partnered with RTV™, the world’s largest and fastest growing virtual tour software provider. As a Real Tour Vision full service provider Blue Sky Virtual Tours will be able to offer state-of-the-art virtual tours and innovative online marketing solutions to local real estate agents and businesses. Blue Sky Virtual Tours has completed proprietary training as a certified RTV full service dealer and will also be offering their clients and customers expert advice on internet marketing.

Jason LaVanture, Vice President of RTV said: ‘The RTV business model certainly sparks the entrepreneurial spirit. Most people who choose to use our virtual tour software and property marketing system do so because they are the kind of people that wake up every day and love the fact that they are in business for themselves but not by themselves. Blue Sky Virtual Tours is just such an operation and now with three locations in the US they are gearing up to be one of our larger virtual tour providers in the country.’

Steve Bartlett Jr., RTV Provider and Vice President of Blue Sky Virtual Tours stated, ‘We are very excited to start our marketing business that will focus on meeting and exceeding clients’ needs in the evolving business world.’

Since 1999, RTV has continually led the way in the virtual tour industry with marketing implementations such as their proprietary interactive software, RTV™ PanoRider™, single property websites, on-demand Virtual Tour Traffic Reporting 2.0, 2D/3D interactive floor plans, animated walk-throughs, custom websites, proprietary order-dispatch system, tour audio solutions, tour discs and sketch-and-fax services. For more information email info@blueskyvirtualtours.com or visit their website at www.blueskyvirtualtours.com. Those interested in business opportunities with RTV are encouraged to visit our virtual tour company blog for more information and current dealer testimonials before contacting Real Tour Vision™.

Blue Sky Virtual Tours, LLC operates in three metro areas, Atlanta/Athens, Georgia; Southern Maryland and Washington DC/Fairfax, We provide high quality, interactive 360° panoramic virtual tours at an affordable price. In addition to this, we deliver customer-oriented service to ensure the best value in the marketing business.


Contact:
Steve Bartlett
Blue Sky Virtual Tours, LLC
706-818-3211
Email: info@blueskyvirtualtours.com
Athens Georgia and Southern Maryland Virtual Tours





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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Virtual Tour Company Video Testimonial


Video Testimonial
Cathal Duffy
A&D Marketing Solutions
Daytona Beach Virtual Tours









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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Virtual Tours of South Africa in Official Google Earth Layer

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, 07/16/2008 – In association with the South African Tourism Board, Virtual Africa has recently announced the release of their official South Africa Tourism Google Earth Layer, which has been included into Google Earth’s Primary Database.

This layer includes 100 scenic virtual tours of the most important tourism destinations in South Africa, compiled by South Africa virtual tour company, Virtual Africa. Google Earth users simply need to go to the ‘layer section’ (bottom left in Google Earth), navigate to the Gallery and select the South Africa Tourism layer under ‘Travel and Tourism’.

“We shot and processed about 60,000 individual pictures in 7 months, stitched them all into 5,000 panoramic images, chose the best 2,500 and dropped them into 100 location based virtual tours. It is a truly amazing accomplishment and we are excited to be included in Google Earth’s Primary database. The addition of these virtual tours will help stimulate tourism in our beautiful country by encouraging tourists to visit sooner rather than later.” says Tinus Le Roux, Managing Director of Virtual Africa.

Internet users can now enjoy and explore South Africa virtual tours of places like Robben Island, Soweto, Cape Town and the Kruger National Park all with the click of a button.

“We’re really proud of the end result. In less than a year we have created an incredible tourism tool for our country. We would not have been able to deliver on a project of this scale, within the timeframe allowed, if it wasn’t for the built in scalability and ease of use of the RTV virtual tour creation system and Google Earth layers. Six months ago a Google Earth layer with links to virtual tours was the only available way to explore South Africa online. Now we have created something much more powerful and effective.”

With the 2010 Soccer World Cup around the corner and South Africa’s popularity as a tourism destination at a constant rise, the timing of these virtual tours is perfect. But, according to Le Roux, it’s only the first step. Le Roux revealed that Virtual Africa is in the process of geo-locating each of the images shot during the project and embedding them into a Google Maps South Africa interface on their website. Currently 1,000 images have been geo-located with 3,000 more planned in the coming months.

Virtual Africa is a Full Service Dealer for international virtual tour software company, RTV. For more information about this Google Earth project, visit their website or contact them directly.

Contact Information:

Tinus Le Roux
Managing Director
Virtual Africa
South Africa Virtual Tours





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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Virtual Tour Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial
Chris Grumley
Florida Eye Tours
Anna Maria FL Virtual Tours






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Monday, July 14, 2008

Virtual Tour Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial
Brad Hahn
CustomTours360
Evansville, IN Virtual Tours






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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Traverse Virtual Tour Company EXPANDS!!

Team BlueLaVa is proud to announce an addition to the BlueLaVaMedia Team. Bruce D, age 32 will be taking on the role of regional sales manager and will be responsible for additional BlueLaVa Tours in the Northern Michigan market. Bruce will be filling in an existing gap at BlueLaVaMedia and will be making use of the RTV Inner-Circle marketing pieces that are being created to market directly to businesses such as hotels, golf courses, campgrounds, B&B’s, restaurants and so forth.

Please take a moment to review some of our new virtual tour marketing brochures found here:


With BlueLaVa’s Traverse City real estate virtual tour load reaching nearly forty tours a month and growing, having a full time dedicated person out there selling business tours will be a wonderful asset to the company. Bruce comes to BlueLaVaMedia as a well seasoned B2B sales representative and has well established relationships the real estate, health care, hospitality and lodging industries. Bruce has been a professional sales rep now for more than ten years and is very excited to help businesses throughout Northern Michigan display their properties online by way of an interactive 360 virtual tour.

Good luck out there!

Team BlueLaVa
BlueLaVaMedia
Northern Michigan Virtual Tours
www.BlueLaVaMedia.com
Order an Interactive Virtual Tour NOW! 877-941-8687





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Saturday, July 12, 2008

Virtual Tour Video Testimonial

Video Testimonial
Gabriel Duque
Virtual Florida Tours
Miami FL Virtual Tours




As the owner of Virtual Florida Tours I was reflecting on the reason I selected Real Tour Vision as the company that supports all of our virtual tours.

We were selecting within the different tour support companies and all of them had different characteristics that I did not like. After trying the many different virtual tour software programs out there we realized that the one provided by Real Tour Vision was undoubtedly the best.

Then I started dealing with the support personnel and they too are simply the best. I decided I should share this experience with other virtual tour dealers and made a little video that was uploaded to YouTube.

Remember to contact us for any web related need in Miami Dade and Broward counties

Gabriel Duque
Miami Virtual Tours
www.virtualfloridarealtours.com
Order a virtual tour! (305) 331 8960





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Friday, July 11, 2008

Marketing 2.0 Video Series and RTVmail

Over the holiday weekend we released the first of our new series of marketing videos! The RPM Marketing 2.0 video series includes topics such as PPC advertising, organic search engine optimization, social networking, social media applications, blogging and much more!

This new video series is designed to help BOTH in-house AND full-service dealers, so it doesn't matter if you only produce virtual tours for yourself or if you produce virtual tours as a business. The information in these videos WILL help you increase your business!

All you have to do is watch, learn and apply to your marketing strategy.

We also began the release of RTVmail to all Inner-Circle members. RTVmail is a powerful web-based email system that allows you to send HTML & plain text emails to ANY SIZED email list! After much thought we have decided to offer this service FREE to all of our Inner-Circle Marketing members!

Over the next week we will be setting up all of our Inner-Circle members with their new RTVmail account. If you are an Inner-Circle member, you will receive an email from marketing with your access information within the next 7 days or so. Please be patient as this is a very large roll-out and each account is manually set-up.

AND if you are not an Inner-Circle member, we just gave you two great reasons to join! As our Inner-Circle membership grows, we are able to add more and more great new features!


Log into RPM at rpm.realtourvision.com and start growing your virtual tour business today!

-Team RTV

Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
Order a virtual tour - 866-947-8687





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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Texas Virtual Tour Company Success

We are extremely pleased with every part of Real Tour Vision. We began our partnership with them over 4 years ago and continue to be pleased with the product, ease of the photo stitching software use, visual, sharp, professional look of the package – and continual support.

Locally owned and operated offering Austin Virtual Tours and digital marketing services. As a Digital Marketing company featuring effective and value priced marketing solutions including Virtual Tours, Media Exposure and Mobile Web Sites we offer unequaled property marketing solutions. As a centrally located AUSTIN TEXAS Virtual Tour Company we also support the communities of the Texas Coastal Bend with our virtual tours, and all of Texas with our Media Exposure and Mobile Web Site products.

We couldn’t be more pleased with RTV and our experience working with them.

We HIGHLY recommend that if you are serious about having a virtual tour business that you would make it a priority to go with Real Tour Vision.

We are dedicated to providing our clients with high quality, cost effective products with an emphasis on customer service. Our Internet Marketing includes full utilization of cutting edge digital text marketing, virtual tours, video tours, and the usage of our Turbo Charged Media Exposure Engine to create visibility of our clients properties to prospects around the world by harnessing the power of the internet. 


Please let us know how it’s going, we LOVE hearing about another SUCCESS STORY.


Alan Fon
http://www.IslandDigitalImages.com
Local - (361) 749-0901





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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

RTV Announces Remote Host Tours 2.0 now in 2D and 3D!!

Remote host tours now include four different viewers for the client to choose from: a fully branded version, an unbranded version, a 2D flash only version, and a 3D java only version.

The fully branded remote host looks very much like an online tour, although it does not have all the capabilities as an online tour, such as email, hit stats link, view my gallery, or download tour. The viewer will also have buttons to toggle between Java 3D and Flash 2D!

The unbranded version is simply our virtual tour with the control buttons around it. The virtual tour viewer will have buttons to toggle between Java and Flash.
The Flash only version is an unbranded version of the tour that plays only in 2D Flash. Because this version does not include Java, there will be no 3D support for the 2D Flash version of our remote hosted tours.

The Java only version is an unbranded version of the tour that plays only in 3D Java. Because this version does not include Flash, there will be no 2D support for the 3D Java version of our remote hosted tours.

This is a great asset to all RTV dealers worldwide since the remote host tours can use more features than ever before, and that flexibility is exactly what the RTV solution is all about.





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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Virtual Tour Opportunities are Everywhere

Never Overlook an Opportunity to Promote Your Virtual Tours

Thursday night, June 26, Hillsdale County Economic Development Partnership, in partnership with Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center, presented a seminar called “Vision to Reality” at the Dow Convention Center and Hotel. This informative class focused on the start-up of small businesses and the interests of entrepreneurs in our community. Since I am always looking for opportunities to meet new people and make contacts with potential customers I signed up for the class.

There were people from many different types of industries looking for information and help to get started with their dreams. There was a graphic designer, a lady looking to possible open up an internet café, a farmer thinking about developing the hunting and fishing resources on his land into a private sportsmen’s club and a local business man thinking about starting a business of providing information and assistance for other entrepreneurs.

Talk about opportunity! It looked like I hit the jackpot. Every one of these people in one way or another could use a virtual tour and also knew someone who could. RTV virtual tours provide more than any other virtual tour. We are really more “Internet Marketing” people than just virtual tour providers. We have our unheard of special distribution for our virtual tours to over 40 different real estate portals. Our Singe Property Website providing property owners with the opportunity of having a virtual tour and a web site. Our Panoriders, the 3D Floor Plans, the stats reports, the many, many special aspects of RTV tours, put us out there as more than a virtual tour provider. We are Virtual Tour and Internet Marketing Revolutionaries.

Sandra M. Gibson
Power Play Multi-Media Productions
South Central Virtual Tour Provider
www.powerplaymmp.com
Order a virtual tour - 517-869-2707





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Monday, July 7, 2008

Blue Angels Virtual Tour


It is probably a little known fact that our virtual tour software company is located in (almost) Paradise. I say almost because it is only paradisaical a few months of the year. The rest of the time you have to watch out for snow, ice, and polar bears. I am kidding. There are no polar bears here. But it is cold enough.

The Blue Angels are here in town for the National Cherry Festival. They come every other year. On Friday they practiced for the air show over the weekend.

Since RTV is located right downtown the jets scream over our heads during their practice runs. It is quite exhilarating. Jon and I took one of our cameras out down to the beach and got some great pictures. Jon took the pictures while I gave him helpful advice. Kind of like how I help my husband drive.

The Angels did a total of three separate practice runs today. The first one was with 2 jets, then with 3, then all 5 together. This gave us three excuses to go outside and play!

I compiled the photos into a virtual tour for you to enjoy. The tour also links to the National Cherry Festival tour created by BlueLavaMedia. You can view both tours below:



Team RTV Support Crew
National Virtual Tour Company
Order a virtual tour - 866-947-8687





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Sunday, July 6, 2008

More RTV Client Testimonials

Real Tour Vision would like to wish all our US dealers and clients a happy and safe Independence Day holiday weekend. And a super weekend to our dealers in other countries as well!

This is a great time of the year to reflect on the ideals and ideas on which we've built our virtual tour company and dealer network.

We've built RTV on more than just words; it has been built on the backs of our hardworking
virtual tour providers. We have virtual tour providers across the nation and in many other countries consistently doing a great job providing virtual tour services to the general public.

Over this holiday weekend
RTV would like to share some of the feedback we receive thanks to our wonderful dealers.

*****
The tour turned out great. Dean was very prompt, efficient, professional and did a great job with the pics.

Thank you for your follow-up, I'll definitely recommend 360 VIP to anyone looking for this type of service.

Jennifer S.


*****
Thank you for the reference for a photographer. I am very well pleased. The whole procedure took longer that I anticipated, of course, but the pictures are pretty good.

She used two of my pictures for the exterior as it was raining the day she came. Thank you for the reference and I am truly satisfied so far with YOUR service.

Phyllis L.


*****
John Ferrante and staff at Ferrante Photo - Professional, Impressive work, service orientated and result driven. I have had my virtual tour opened on 140 times in almost two weeks. My open house landed me with an offer and I have showed my house 8 times in two weeks. Though I declined the offer, I know that Real Tour Vision has had a substantial positive impact on my showings. Thank you RTV!

Thank you so much,

Jennifer C
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*****
All of my needs were met and we were very happy with the service. Alan is very professional and he did our virtual tours in a very timely manner. I would use Island Digital Images again.

Thank you very much,

Sumer R.

*****
Terrien Photo did a great job! Thank you for following up.


Kevin M.

*****
Thank you for following up. Your representative, Michelle Duffy from Seaside Virtual Tours, was very responsive and courteous, but the builders elected to contract with another local service with whom we'd had a prior positive experience. I will be happy to retain the information for future projects.

Please extend my appreciation to Michellle.

Sincerely,

Judy H.

*****
Inno-Vision 360 did a great job at a very low price.

Bill S.

*****
So far the sercie from Chris Brown has been great. He was on time and very personable with the clients. Our virtual tour isn't active yet because we are waiting on the mls number, but so far things are going great. American Virtual Tour Productions was great to work with!


Regards,

Mark W.


*****

Just wanted to say that whoever shot the tours and stills for this property did an outstanding job!! Please let them know. The images are sharp, colorful and beautiful. Absolutely wonderful Thank you RTV!!


Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
Order a virtual tour - 866-947-8687







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Saturday, July 5, 2008

RTV Client Testimonials

Real Tour Vision would like to wish all our US dealers and clients a happy and safe Independence Day holiday weekend.

This is a great time of the year to reflect on the ideals and ideas on which we've built our company and dealer network.

We've built RTV on more than just words; it has been built on the backs of our hardworking
virtual tour providers. We have virtual tour dealers across the nation and in many other countries consistently doing a great job providing virtual tour services to the general public. Over this holiday weekend RTV would like to share some of the feedback we receive thanks to our wonderful dealers.

*****
Everything went great with our virtual tour. Paul with Omnivision 360 did a fantastic job and completed everything in a timely fashion. Thank you for your help and we will be sure to use Real Tour Vision again in the future.

Have a great day!

Jackson G.

*****
Mike Buck with See It to Believe was very prompt in responding to my initial inquiry and flexible with scheduling. The tour turned out beautifully and my clients were extremely happy with the results.

Thanks,

Nancy W.

*****
My client is very happy with the virtual tour and I enjoyed working with Rob at Robo-Tours. He did a good job and provided more services than I was expecting. I would definitely work with him again. Thank you for your assistance in this matter.

Sincerely,

Kathy C.

******
I think the virtual tour turned out great! I will be calling BlueLavaMedia again.

Dale S.

*****
Thank you for such good follow-up. I am very happy to report that Laura was very responsive to our request. We were contacted by her long before we needed her services and when we did need her, she was available and got the job done very efficiently. She was pleasant and personable and we will use MediaCarrot again.

Joyce S.
I couldn't be MORE please...The tour came out great. I'm very pleased. I will definitely use Mr. Wellik's services again in the future.


Thanks for following up.

Regards,

Steve S.


*****

Heather Holmen and I have been very pleased with the work that Cynthia has done. We have had our new listing up for four days, and today had a Broker's open (34 agents came through) with a good turnout. We intend to continue working with Custom 360 Tours for future listings.

Thanks again for your quick response and connecting us so efficiently.

Have a great day!

Regards,

Miriam M.


Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
Order a virtual tour - 866-947-8687





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Friday, July 4, 2008

Happy Independence Day

Real Tour Vision would like to wish all our US dealers and clients a happy and safe Independence Day holiday.

This is a great time of the year to reflect on the ideals and ideas on which we've built our company and dealer network. We've built RTV on more than just words; it has been built on the backs of our hardworking
virtual tour providers.

We have dealers across the nation and in many other countries consistently doing a great job providing virtual tour services to the general public. Over this holiday weekend
RTV would like to share some of the feedback we receive thanks to our wonderful dealers.

****
It is the BEST virtual tour I’ve seen. The response was immediate and the service spectacular. It is one of the fastest loading, straight forward tours I’ve experienced. I’m just glad that the tour company I called first did not call me back for 3 days----Greg Pierce is a wonderful photographer. The view counter was a complete surprise, but what a terrific tool. It made my client’s feel like something was happening. I do credit the tour for the increased activity, mostly due to the photography. The house sold the next weekend. Feel free to use any part of this as a testimonial. I couldn’t have been more impressed!

Thanks!!

JoAnn G

****
Everthing went fine, the pictures look good and the time was fast.

Thank You
Dean S

****
Beautiful job. Really nice photographer, who made the homeowner very comfortable.

Thanks,

Stephanie H

*****
Yes thank you. I was happy with the product I received and used it today at a sales meeting --I will definitely use you again!

Annie L

*****
The company I chose was very professional, Scott Olsen with Virtual Tour Outlet got back to me right away, was on time and courteous.

The photos overall are great. I would probably recommend them to others.

Overall I had a good experience.

Sandra A

*****
I actually had a tour filmed by Mike Thompson with Real Vision Studio and am very happy with their services. The client is also pleased with the finished product. I would recommend them to all of my agent friends.

Sincerely,
Deborah C

*****
I have been very busy and that is why I haven't emailed you sooner. I was very happy with the virtual tour from Debbie Higgins with Four Seasons Virtual Assistance and I will use your services again in the future.

Sincerely Yours

Dan W

Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Summertime Marketing Fun


Real Tour Vision marketing is celebrating the 4th with the launch of a weekly series of marketing initiatives to help your virtual tour company capitalize on the summertime market. And since summertime is vacation time, the first marketing piece released today for RPM Inner Circle members will aid you in targeting vacation rentals.

The vacation rental materials include a professional brochure and service proposal, which can both be downloaded and customized with your virtual tour company branding. Look for next week’s summertime initiative promoting country club and golf course virtual tours.

-Team RTV

Real Tour Vision
National Virtual Tour Company
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Virtual Tours in Florida's Treasure Coast

I moved up to Stuart a couple of years ago from Ft. Lauderdale to get away from all the hustle and bustle. Knowing the area where I wanted to be, I looked on the mls and other areas of the web.

I loved pictures of the houses, but a virtual tour, well, that was a bonus. I didn’t even bother to look at a home without anything visual.

I am a graphic designer by trade and love it, so as time went by and a familiarized myself with my new beautiful town, my real estate agent hired me to do some ads and postcards for her. I was happy with that but I wanted to broaden my scope and get into something in addition to graphics. I offered to to take pictures for her of her listings, I asked her about virtual tours and if she used them, etc. She said that she didn't use them but that she thought it was an invaluable tool for marketing real estate.

This sounded like a great new business opportunity. It would also enable me to go to different places and meet different people, and since I love to socialize and love diversity, I thought that would be perfect.

Last September, I looked at several different companies and found Real Tour Vision. My salesperson was great to talk to and was very helpful. I loved the quality of the virtual tours and the support they offer. So far, I have many happy clients and have been having a great time. I also enjoy doing business virtual tours as well as more and more are getting their own websites and want to show as much as they can to potential clients. I have a couple of big jobs coming up!

Last week my agent friend and her partner from Remax hired me to do a virtual tour for a high end condo downtown overlooking the water. Being in a market slump, they wanted to really promote this property as the seller has high expectations. In addition to my 360 virtual tour, they got extra creative and were able to get the local news from two different major channels to come and cover a staged cocktail party they put on, showing off the beautiful rooftop balcony and view. I actually got on TV and their broker sent an email to all 65 or so of the agents in their office what a great job we all did. GREAT PR!

Superior Quality + Personable Service + Quick Turnaround = Happy Clients

Liz McKinley
Full Circle Studio
Creating virtual tours in the Treasure Coast and beyond.
www.afullcirclestudio.com
Order a virtual tour today - 772.463.7760





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Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Aerial Photography from BakerB Solutions

BakerB Solutions now offers Aerial Photography from the ground! No planes, no pilots, no planning necessary! Our 60 Foot Elevated Tripod allows us to get above the subject to get a "Bee's Eye View". These angles are best used for properties with:

  • Large plots of land/acreage
  • Natural amenities such as creeks, ponds, landscaping . Additions not visible from one side or easily visible from the ground . Pools, hot tubs, multi-level decks, etc.
  • Backing to golf courses or parkland

We also enhance our Aerial photos with High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology for the BEST results!

Pricing starts at only $150 per setup.
To order, call 301.424.8272
www.BakerB.com




Image 1: Under Exposure
(captures the full dimension of the clouds and sky)







Image 2: Normal Exposure
(captures an average view of all the image dimensions)




Image 3: Over Exposure
(captures the full dimension of the grass, trees and house)





Image 4: High Dynamic Range Image or HDR Image (combines the full dimension of all exposures in the sky, trees, house and grass)




Aerial Photo HDR Enhanced
This HDR composed photo only taken at 30 feet against branches of a tall oak tree, allowed us to get above the whole scene. At this angle we are able to see the wrought iron gates, full pool shape, landscaping and roof lines.

BakerB Solutions Aerial HDR Photos
Pricing starts at only $150 per setup.
For more details or to order, call 301.424.8272 www.BakerB.com

Alex Saenger
BakerB Solutions
Maryland Virtual Tours
www.BakerB.com
Order a virtual tour or elevated photography - 301.424.8272





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