WGAN-TV Podcast

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By Tom Sparks | www.WeGetAroundNetwork.com | www.WGAN-TV.comBusinessEntrepreneurshipTechnology
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  • 160-WGAN-TV | 8 Reasons Real Estate Photographers Should Join the Urbanimmersive Franchise Network | #Matterport Competitor

    1. What is the Urbanimmersive Franchise Network?

    2. What are the 8 reasons real estate photographers should join the Urbanimmersive Franchise Network?

    Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 15 September 2022 when my guest will be Urbanimmersive VP, Business Development and Partnerships François-Hugues Liberge :

    WGAN-TV | 8 Reasons Real Estate Photographers Should Join the Urbanimmersive Franchise Network

    I will ask François to elaborate on these eight (8) reasons rReal estate photographers should join the Urbanimmersive Franchise Network:

    1. Focus on what you love
    2. Join a national group while keeping your own identify
    3. Get preferred pricing on Urbanimmersive services
    4. Create recurring revenue streams
    5. Get help with your marketing
    6. Protect your clients
    7. Receive potential orders from national accounts
    8. Help you with taking care of your customer service

    To get up-to-speed on Urbanimmersive services, watch this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show that aired live on Thursday, 9 June 2022:

    https://vimeo.com/718889931

    59 min
  • 159-WGAN-TV | UCCA-Georgia Branch Initiatives to Help Ukraine | How Photographers/Videographers Can Help

    What can you do to help Ukraine?


    Find out on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 8 September 2022:

    ✓ WGAN-TV | Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Georgia Branch Initiatives to Help Ukraine

    My guest will be Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Georgia Branch Board Member and President Nataliia Onyskiv.

    Among my questions: What can we do to help Ukraine? (where ever you are!)

    (If you follow me on Facebook, you likely have noticed that I am a volunteer photographer for Ukrainian events in the greater Atlanta area and I create/like/share many social media posts about Ukrainian: particularly related to Ukrainian events in Atlanta.)

    Examples of My Volunteer Photos/Video Shoots

    1. UCCA-GA-Everything will be Ukraine Concert
    2. UCCA-Georgia Branch at Decatur Arts Festival
    3. Atlanta | War is Not Over Rally
    4. Ukraine | An American and Ukrainian Patriotic Program
    5. Stand With Ukraine-The International Night Market Atlanta in Roswell, Georgia

    I also shoot 360 virtual tours - and 360 video - to help amplify the Ukrainian story:

    ✓ Everything will be Ukraine Concert
    ✓ Stand With Ukraine Rally in Atlanta on Saturday, 5 March 2022

    (You do not need to be Ukrainian to help amplify the story in your market.)

    1 hr 17 min
  • 131. Matterport Pro3 Camera Solves 10 Problems & Helps MSPs with 5 New Use Cases | Text-to-Speech

    Commentary and Analysis by

    Dan Smigrod

    Founder and Managing Editor

    We Get Around Network Forum

    WGAN-TV Live at 5

    WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport)

    Matterport hit a grand slam home run with the design, build, distribution and pricing of the Matterport Pro3 Camera for Matterporters around the globe.

    The Matterport Pro3 Camera solves 10 problems and enables at least five new use cases for Matterport Service Providers (MSPs). 

    While the Leica BLK360 image laser scanner paired with the Matterport Capture app solves most of the following challenges with its LiDAR scanning tech for capturing spatial data (versus the Matterport Pro2 3D Camera’s structured light tech), the BLK360 $20,400 starting price – versus the Pro3 $5,995 starting price – is simply too high (and capturing spatial data too slow) to scale a global network of Matterporters with the necessary image laser scanner required for scanning much of the built world. 

    Until the Pro3 announcement on August 30, 2022, that was a big-big-big problem for Matterport.

    Given Matterport’s ambitious plans for its Matterport Capture Services On-Demand program - now in 150 plus cities among seven countries – and the challenges of the Pro2 and BLK360, my only surprise about the Pro3 is that it took Matterport so long to introduce it. For more on this topic, please see my post in the We Get Around Network Forum in January 2022: Why Matterport will Build and Sell a Leica BLK360 Clone for Less Than $7,500.

    Unlike Leica that likely needs to make a profit on each BLK360 LiDAR scanner sold, I could imagine that Matterport is uniquely positioned with the Pro3 to sell at or near cost because Matterport has additional fly-wheel revenue stream opportunities from scanning spaces, including:

    [We Get Around Network Forum Founder and Managing Editor Dan Smigrod's Commentary and Analysis continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com).

    19 min
  • 158-WGAN-TV | Transform Your Retail Experiences in Matterport powered by L2vr.co | eCommerce| Shopping | Shopify | WooCommerce

    Are you wondering:


    1. how to seamlessly integrate Matterport + Shopify or Matterport + WooCommerce?
    2. how to enhance brand identity, with customized menus, MatterTags and billboards?
    3. how to add interactive design elements for marketing events that include gamification, virtual staging or live streaming?

    Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 25 August 2022 when my guests will be:

    1. L2VR.co Business Development Kelly Zhang (@l2iot) and
    2. L2VR.co General Administration Danny Ng

    Kelly and Danny will demo and discuss how L2VR.co can help you with their official Matterport Partner eCommerce integrations.

    If you need custom integration (development) of Matterport + eCommerce, L2vc.co can help you with that as well (and demonstrate a couple of high-end eCommerce integrations showing that!

    You can sign-up for a 14-day free trial at: www.L2vr.co and/or email: [email protected]


    Best,

    Dan

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    About L2 (Info Provided by L2)

    Value-added Service for your Matterport Spaces

    L2 is a virtual tour solutions provider, dedicated to 3D reality creation and virtual experience application development. L2 provides online and offline solutions, including:

    ✓ service robot customization
    ✓ VR/AR applications
    ✓ tailor-made brand experience
    ✓ And more!

    L2 serves users in more than 30 countries.

    The services provided by L2 include:

    ✓ 3D panoramic scanning
    ✓ interactive game experience design
    ✓ 3D navigation
    ✓ online location-based services in virtual space
    ✓ 3D furniture display
    ✓ service robot integration
    ✓ user browsing data analysis

    L2's unique 3D navigation service is applicable for:

    ✓ large shopping malls
    ✓ hotels
    ✓ museums
    ✓ other large complexes

    Features of virtual tour also include:

    ✓ virtual staging
    ✓ gamification
    ✓ synchronized guided tour
    ✓ multi-language audio tour
    ✓ e-commerce shop integration
    ✓ 3D space web design customization

    Please visit L2VR.co for more information and sign up for 14-day Free Trial.

    L2 is an official Matterport Partner.

    1 hr 11 min
  • 157. WGAN-TV | AEC Team Meetings Inside Your BIM Models, powered by SuperViz

    Imagine architects, engineers and construction contractors meeting, presenting and collaborating inside of a BIM model: a space that does not (yet) exist.


    Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 18 August 2022 for:

    => WGAN-TV | AEC Team Meetings Inside Your BIM Models, powered by SuperViz

    My guests will be:

    1. SuperViz Co-Founder and CEO Russ Rive and
    2. SuperViz Head of Sales Marcelo Franco

    Russ and Macelo will demo how an AEC team can meet inside of a:

    1. BIM model
    2. CAD file (such as Revit, SketchUp and SketchFab)

    Topics Include

    1. Save Time and Increase Engagement - SuperViz supports BIM remote collaboration with integrated immersive video conferencing in browsers with no downloads and just a couple clicks
    2. Share pre-build designs - Share your SuperViz link with collaborators and ‘teleport’ them to meet inside your project.
    3. Access 3D tools during meetings - Includes Wireframes, Floor Plan, Reset View and Measurement Ruler.
    4. Make meetings efficient - Shared view options and avatars ensure everyone’s on the same page during virtual discussions.
    5. Empower your team’s decision-making process
    6. Anticipate decisions and avoid rework
    7. Meet, record and share

    Note: Russ and Marcelo were my guests on WGAN-TV Live at 5 that aired on Thursday, 30 June 2022 for the show (below):

    => WGAN-TV | Meet, Present and Collaborate Inside Your Matterport Tours powered by SuperViz

    Want to get started with SuperViz today?

    1. Start a 14-Day Free Trial
    2. Schedule a SuperViz Demo
    3. SuperViz Pricing (scroll down)

    Questions that I should ask Russ and Marcelo?

    Best,

    Dan

    SuperViz Links

    1. SuperViz website
    2. SuperViz on LinkedIn
    3. SuperViz Co-Founder and CEO Russ Rive on LinkedIn
    4. SuperViz YouTube Channel
    5. SuperViz Direction of Marketing Áine Kmen (@AineSuperViz)
    6. SuperViz Head of Sales & Customer Success Marcelo Franco (@Marcelo)

    47 min
  • 156-WGAN-TV | IFTI/PROvision Solutions-Order Matterport Digital Twins Globally | AEC | Facilities Management | Make Money | Construction

    1. Do you need dozens (or hundreds) of Matterport digital twin scanned across the U.S., Canada, Europe and/or Asia?

    2. Are you seeking one company/one invoice/one point of contact for all your Matterport digital twin scanning?
    3. Do you need Matterport digital twins captured with a Matterport Pro 3D Camera or a LiDAR scanner/camera?

    On Thursday, 11 August 2022, my guest will be IFTI/PROvision Solutions Vice President of Business Development James Duffy for this WGAN-TV Live at Noon ET show:

    => WGAN-TV | IFTI/PROvision Solutions: Ordering Matterport Digital Twins Globally

    Discussion Includes

    1. About IFTI/PROvision Solutions
    2. How IFTI/PROvision Solutions began offering Matterport scanning at scale
    3. IFTI/PROvision Solutions sweet spots
    4. Category Examples: Retail, hospitality, fast good, retail chains, senior living, gas stations
    5. Client Examples: Wendy’s, L'Occitane, Jamba Juice, Arby’s, Buckle, Chilis, Dollar Tree, Fresenius, Heartland Dental, Walgreens, US Bank
    6. Use-Case Examples: As-Builts, Construction Documentation, Facilities Management, Visual Merchandising, Store Remodels, retail facilities
    7. Phases: Plan / Build / Operate / Optimize
    8. Case Studies: As-Builts | Weekly Construction Documentation | Facilities Management
    9. Matterport Add Ons: Floor Plans, Single Property Websites, DSLR photos, Leica BLK360 scans

    How to reach James Duffy:

    ✓ 1-800-490-3657
    ✓ IFTI/PROvision Solutions
    ✓ Request a IFTI/PROvision Solutions Demo with James Duffy

    Questions that I should ask James during this WGAN-TV Live at 5 show?

    Best,

    Dan

    Who is IFTI/PROvision Solutions

    IFTI/PROvision Solutions is national service agency providing Matterport scanning at scale, anywhere in North America (and, internationally).

    IFTI started out 20+ years ago in the construction industry as a provider of independent concrete slab moisture testing. Over the years, IFTI has developed a reputation for providing reliable information and expert solutions at scale for any number of projects and/or locations across the country.

    IFTI applies this same processes to Matterport digital twins to begin providing our customers with better visibility into their commercial spaces, along with:

    ✓ as-built floor plans
    ✓ weekly or monthly construction progress documentation
    ✓ facilities management
    ✓ site surveys / store remodels
    ✓ visual merchandising
    ✓ and more

    Ultimately, IFTI/PROvision Solutions goal is to educate and drive up the value of Matterport scanning (and thus drive up the market rates for Matterport Service Partners) in the AEC space because prices have been anchored at low amounts by the fact that this technology was initially intended for smaller, non-commercial spaces.

    Matterport Scanning at Scale | One Point of Contact | One Quote | One Invoice

    56 min
  • 155-WGAN-TV | 9+ SIMLAB STAGES Updates for Matterport Digital Twin Integrations for AEC | Matterport Partner | Construction

    SIMLAB has updated nine plus (9+) features in SIMLAB STAGES to help communicate and manage commercial construction and renovation (AEC) projects.


    On WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 28 July 2022, my guest will be SIMLAB Founder and CEO Marek Koźlak, PhD Eng. (@SIMLAB) whom will demo:

    ✓ 9+ SIMLAB STAGES Updates for Matterport Digital Twin Integrations for AEC

    1. Matterport Mattertag importer is now ready
    2. Brush Tool Kit for adding comments to Screenshots
    3. Email notifications for notes and their status change
    4. High, Medium and Low quality switch for 3D models (Desktop)
    5. Project location by integration with Google Maps 
    6. Transfer of notes between stages (Web & Desktop) 
    7. Custom Branding
    8. Value-Added Reseller of SIMLAB STAGES
    9. Freemium
    10. Public demos

    Best,

    Dan

    SIMLAB Links

    ✓ SIMLAB website
    ✓ SIMLAB STAGES micro-site
    ✓ SIMLAB YouTube Channel
    ✓ SIMLAB Founder and CEO Marek Kozlak
    ✓ WGAN Forum: @SIMLAB @Jedrzej

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    About SIMLAB STAGES (Info provided by SIMLAB)

    STAGES is a construction monitoring solution combined with a cross-sector communication platform that allows easy free viewing and comparison of sequential scans.

    A single platform to host multiple types of building representations including scan, CAD, and BIM to transparently compare at any point in time are helpful as a permanent record of foundation placement, framing completion, mechanical installation, pre-drywall, and owner turnover.

    An entire team is able to remotely monitor progress from anywhere.

    STAGES gives everyone tools to post an issue, add audio, brush and picture notes, and resolve the issue. The complete history is saved within STAGES.

    This allows variances from plan to field to be controlled, tracked and resolved. Regardless of a newly constructed facility or renovation, the stored views are permanently available for reference.

    STAGES allows to:

    • 2D PDF and CAD plans, and/or 3D BIM model to be viewed simultaneously with any scan stage.
    • easily combine and overlay IFC, BIM models, Matterport Scans, OBJ, PDF blueprints, and FBX scans into a single viewer.
    • step through the timeline to explore the building from any viewpoint. Easily validate property condition at any point in time.

    56 min
  • 154-WGAN-TV | Intro to Mattertraffic for Real-Time, In-Depth Matterport and Mattertag Statistics | Analytics | Matterport Partner

    1. Are you seeking robust data analytics for Matterport digital twins and Mattertags?

    2. Are you seeking insights that allow you to understand your customers better?
    3. Do you want to be able to better understand how visitors to Matterport tours interact with your models?
    4. Wondering what the demographics are of your Matterport tour visitors?
    5. Wondering how to schedule and share reports with stakeholders easily and efficiently?

    My guest on WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 21 July 2022 is Matterport Partner Mattertaffic CTO and Founder Diego Orofino (@mattertraffic).

    Diego will demo and discuss all this and more on:

    ✓ WGAN-TV Live at 5 | Intro to Mattertraffic for Real-Time, In-Depth Matterport Stats

    (Diego is also runs a long-time New York City-based Matterport Service Provider business: RealVirtualZone)

    Diego will do a deep-dive demo of Mattertraffic that includes:

    1. Mattertraffic Real-Time Traffic (Matterport digital twin and Matterport Mattertags)
    2. Mattertraffic Granular Location Insights
    3. Mattertraffic Audience Demographics
    4. Mattertraffic Schedule Reports (automated delivery)
    5. Mattertraffic Shared Reports
    6. Mattertraffic Navigation Heatmaps (coming soon)
    7. Mattertraffic Matterport Mattertag statistics
    8. Mattertraffic implementation workflow
    9. Mattertraffic pricing
    10. What problems does Mattertraffic solve?
    11. What are the best use-cases for Mattertraffic?
    12. Why did you create Mattertraffic?
    13. Specific Mattertraffic implementation shopping/e-commerce conversion tracking examples?
    (such as Whirlpool example | Matterport Digital Twin | Adweek)
    14. Syncing
    15. Custom Links (sub-set of tour)
    16. Uses Cases: Retail | Real Estate | Hospitality/Travel (such as Museums)

    1 hr 13 min
  • 153-WGAN-TV | How to Make Money with TourBuilder 360 Hosting Platform by LCP Media

    LCP Media needs hundreds of real estate photographers across the U.S. to shoot 360s of apartments for lease (and other spaces). If you shoot 3D/360 tours with a Ricoh Theta Z1 – or willing to buy a Ricoh Theta Z1 when you get an order, please complete this LCP Media form: www.LCPmedia.com/TourBuilderX


    Plus ...

    Watch WGAN-TV Live at 5 on Thursday, 14 July 2022:

    => WGAN-TV | How to Make $$$$$ with TourBuilder 360 Hosting Platform powered by LCP Media

    My guest will be LCP Media (TourBuilder) Chief Executive Officer Wojciech Kalembasa (@TourBuilder) to show and tell us about the TourBuilder 360 Hosting Platform powered by LCP Media and about opportunities shooting 360s of apartments for lease (and other spaces) for LCP Media.

    Topics Include

    1. Sweet Spots for 5,000 properties already on TourBuilder, including:

    Multifamily (Example Tour)
    TourBuilder virtual tours are designed to enhance the apartment search. Whether paired with floor plans, videos, photography or site maps, these apartment virtual tours can truly upgrade the experience.

    Hospitality (Example Tour)
    Perfect for conference halls, hotels, wedding venues and even restaurants, our virtual tours elevate the hospitality experience by allowing guests to explore the venue digitally before booking.

    Senior Living
    Virtual tours have become a a valuable tool for seniors and their families. Virtual tours help seniors and their families navigate the senior housing search with helpful imagery, videos, calls to action and more.

    Student Living (Example Tour)
    Students have a lot of options. By providing a virtual tour on your website, you can help student living prospects simplify their search at the website level and help them feel confident in their next home.

    Commercial Real Estate (Commercial Real Estate)
    Whether a large retail center, commercial office or co-working space, virtual tours help prospects get a feel for your floor plan and layout before choosing to buy, rent or even visit your property.

    Healthcare
    Hospitals and healthcare businesses offer a lot of options, rooms and amenities. Help future patients feel at ease when choosing if your practice or hospital is right for their needs with a walk-through virtual tour.

    2. Demo: How to create a TourBuilder tour
    3. TourBuilder Kit
    4. TourBuilder Features
    -- Complete Customization
    -- Lead Generation
    -- Easy Sharing
    -- Powerful Analytics

    1 hr 8 min
  • 117-Matterport Acquisition of VHT Studios: 9 Reasons This is a (Very) Bad Strategy | MTTR

    Commentary and Analysis by


    Dan Smigrod
    Founder and Managing Editor
    We Get Around Network Forum
    WGAN-TV Live at 5
    WGAN-TV Training U (in Matterport)

    The Matterport acquisition of VHT Studios announced Thursday (7 July 2022), will have many in the We Get Around Network Forum community scratching their heads wondering what to make of this news.

    While there are at least two reasons that the Matterport acquisition of VHT Studios is a big, bold and brilliant move by Matterport (in the short term), unfortunately, there are nine reasons that this is a (very) bad strategy (in the long term).

    I could imagine that there are two reasons that Matterport decided to buy one of the largest residential real estate photography agencies in the United States:

    1. VHT Studios will not offer any of the 170+ other 3D/360 virtual tour platforms and software that compete with Matterport
    2. Matterport Capture Services On Demand to add all VHT Studios services

    While most Wall Street financial analysts that cover Matterport will likely reward Matterport for these two short-term sales growth strategies, in the long-term, investors will cringe for the following reasons:

    1. Matterport’s Sweet Spot is Spatial Data for Enterprise at Scale – The sweet spot for Matterport is spatial data for enterprise at scale. This is the single greatest use case for Matterport. The acquisition of VHT Studios by Matterport is off strategy.

    2. Matterport Continues to Compete with Its Real Estate Photographer Customers – When Matterport announced its plans for Matterport Capture Services On Demand, I wrote a 6-part series in the We Get Around Network Forum about why this was a bad idea (Parts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6).

    I went into great detail about how and why Matterport Capture Services On Demand competes with its Matterport Service Providers (which is a significant marketing channel for Matterport).

    By offering Matterport exclusively via VHT Studios – and adding VHT Studio services to Matterport Capture Services On Demand, Matterport is competing with real estate photographers – customers of its Matterport Pro2 3D Camera and Matterport Cloud subscriptions.

    While Matterport will likely spin the story as more demand for real estate photographers to add Matterport, the reality is that VHT Studios and Matterport Capture Services On Demand will be low paying opportunities for real estate photographers that offer Matterport.

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    Continues in the We Get Around Network Forum (www.WGANForum.com).

    9 min

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