Another Fab Google Tour - Lilly's at Hawes, Collectibles Store

Here’s another of my favourites coming right up – this time a collectibles store. Worth a browse I think! You can do it on screen now!

I especially like the improvement of the data thrown up on an iPad when you search for Lilly’s, see before and after the Google tour here. Take a look on your tablet and see what you find…

Lilly’s data on an iPad before the Google Tour

Lilly’s data on an iPad AFTER the Google Tour - more inviting and more appropriate

A Google Tour makes such a difference to the way a business is presented to the awaiting world. In this case, you can see how lovely the shop really is.

The Lake Artists Society, Grasmere Village Hall 2015 Summer exhibition

We were pleased and delighted to be asked to do a Google Tour for The Lake Artists Society Summer Exhibition in Grasmere. This is a very prestigious art society featuring art in many styles and media. It is a very exclusive group.

Doing the tour is rather special for us too, since this is a time bound live event - an exhibition. It is easy to forget that Google Tours can also be used for live events. In fact in our opinion it just doesn't happen enough for promotional purposes.

This exhibition is opening in the next couple of days (from the date of this post). It's been running here for more than one hundred years and is only available to view in person for 6 weeks. By contrast, this Google tour will continue to share the artists work with the world and has the potential for enquiries and on-line sales.

Established in 1904 The Lake Artists Society was always at the forefront of its art and is now jumping into the world of virtual reality still at the cutting edge.

Delightful and exciting! Below there’s a taster of some of the great shots taken at the show - If you want to see more of them then simply - Google ‘Grasmere Village Hall‘ and see all the photos for yourself by clicking on ‘See photos’.

Enjoy.

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

'Kate Moss' Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

Shown at The Lake Artists Society summer exhibition 2015 Grasmere

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Another fab Google Tour – Gallery Artemis Cockermouth

Here’s another fab tour, this time of a super art gallery in Cockermouth called Gallery Artemis.

It’s yet another one of my favourites!

The entrance is through a door and up some stairs so when walking along the street –  it is easy to miss. However this process gives the gallery some good exposure on the web for art enthusiasts, who can now seek it out easily.

Included in the shot were professional photographs, these are some of my favourites. It’s great promotion for the gallery and the artists.

Artemis Gallery Cockermouth Time is a Wolf, sculpture by Mark Gibbs

Artemis Gallery Cockermouth wood bowls by Johnnie Walker

Artemis Gallery Cockermouth interior

And finally the before and after of the Google tour.

Knowledge Card before and after the Google tour

What started as a messy knowledge card with an inappropriate Street View image has changed into good, appropriate and inviting images.

Now back to the Google knowledge card…..

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What else can you do with a Google Tour?

Going beyond your Google+ page and See Inside on your Knowledge Card, there are more things that you can do with your Google Tour.

For instance, you can integrate it onto your website. I’ve created websites including Google Tours for clients – example below.

Example of a Google Tour embedded in a Web Site

(Alternatively your web designer can incorporate the link for you in your web site – we can provide them with the code, or they can click the right buttons on Google to get the embed code for themselves. If your web designer says it can’t be done – then you need to employ a different web designer)!

You can also incorporate the tour onto your Facebook page. It’s straightforward to do, and again, your web support should be competent enough to do this, otherwise get in touch and we can sort it out. Most people can figure out how to do it for themselves without my help or web support. Whatever anyone says – IT CAN BE DONE! (We will talk about the mechanics of how to do this in a later post anyway).

Example of a Google Tour embedded in Facebook

Then, share the links on all your social media – especially Twitter, plus anywhere else you advertise – yell, 192, printed materials, adverts etc. And get people to follow you on your Google+ page.

Let’s think! You could even get yourself a QR code that would take a customer straight to your Google Tour on a mobile phone or tablet.

OK, I can tell that last one maybe, is just one step too far for any newbies reading here….

So what else goes on your Knowledge Card/Google+ page?

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