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www.BoyanDesign.comDigital tools to help your business

IWFMN, May 2020

Digital tools to help manufacturers showcase their products, connect with customers,

and increase sales

The webinar will reveal different online tools to be used during lockdown (and later) to engage with your customers and help you get more sales. Boyan will touch on topics like setting up a virtual showroom, the importance of creating digital content, the value of building online brand presence, as well as the benefits of utilizing 3D modelling and 3D renderings. He will also give examples of costs and explain how

easy it is to set up some of those services.


Boyan Grigorov - www.boyandesign.com

WEBSITE / E-COMMERCE + DEV BRANDING 3D RENDERINGS - INTERIORS

FURNITURE DESIGN CAD + DEVELOPMENT 3D RENDERINGS - PRODCUTS


Virtual showroom options

1. FACETIME VIRTUAL SHOWROOM ASSISTANCE (FREE)

2. GOOGLE VIRTUAL TOUR ( £200+)

3. IPHONE 360 PHOTOGRAPHY + FACEBOOK (FREE)

4. 3D VIRTUAL REALITY SHOWROOMS (£1000+)

5. VIRTUAL EXPO, LIKE 6CONNEX (£2000+)

6. BUY 360 CAMERA + FREE CUPIX SOFTWARE (£300)

7. USE YOUTUBE (FREE)


1. Facetime Showroom Assistant (free)

- Use Facetime on iPhone, or on Android: Messenger, Skype, JustTalk, Google Duo, Glide

- You can give it a fancy name like Virtual Interior Design Service, or Showroom View, etc.

- Add it on the home page with clearly visible tel. contact numbers

- Client can show you their space, you can walk him through the showroom and suggest

- Pros: no extra apps to be installed

- Pros: Free


1. Facetime Showroom Assistant (free)

- Pros: It looks high-tech, but actually super simple

- Call it anything you like - Virtual Interior Consultant...


2. Google Virtual Tour (like Street view)


2. Google 360 Virtual Tour (like Street view)


3. iPhone Pano + Facebook / Google Street view app (free)

- Use your smart phone

- Take PANO photo

- Upload to your Facebook page => auto 360 option

1 min tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbvJPOC4bQs


3. iPhone Pano + Facebook / Google Street view app (free)- Use your smart phone + Google street view app

- Follow the orange dots, take multiple photos

- Locate your business listing on Google Maps and upload

- It will appear on your business profile as 360 drag-L-R photo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhoLz7qxrYY


4. Virtual Reality 3D model (£900+/location)


5. Virtual Environment / Expos1. CONS: Expensive £10K +

2. PROS: You can host Expo, Training, or Other events for 2,000 people simultaneously

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OQWEBT6n3g&list=PLATYAlq7fFxufqfiBo3ZL1xpLd9D9yrEt


6. Buy 360 camera + Cupix free software (£200)


7. Setup YouTube channel (free)

- You can shoot, upload, add music to a video in 20min from your iPhone

- Use it to show details or special finishes or colors to customers (CSI tool)

ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0iZ2hu6PwI

- Use it to show your process, make tutorials (how-to) and point mistakes

(check-out skill builder channel, how he does it:

ex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J19y7nGHM3c)

- Capture all of your installations with Photos and Videos, create content

- Marketing = Tell the world what you do = Social Media


Setup e-commerce (online store)

1. SHOPIFY, WIX, GODADDY

2. ETSY OR FACEBOOK

3. A PARTNER CAN BUILD IT FOR YOU ( OR I CAN )


Setup e-commerce (online store)

- As easy as never before

- Drag and drop, no coding needed

- Lots of partner can build it for you

- Ask your kids to play around and do it for you

- Boyan can help


Setup e-commerce (online store) - Use Etsy (like Amazon)

- Use Facebook’s new e-commerce for SMEs


3D renderings

1. SHOW YOUR PRODUCTS (NEW OR EXISTING)

2. SHOW ALL CONFIGURATIONS / FINISHES

3. CREATE IN-SITU IMAGES

4. OFFER AS A SERVICE TO YOUR CLIENTS

5. USE ACROSS YOUR WEBSITE / FOR MARKETING

6. CHEAPER THAN PRODUCING IT


3D renderings


Digital tools to to help your business360-SPIN GIFS

FOR E-COMMERCE OR STATIC WEBSITES

Video 360-spin - https://youtu.be/39Svn11dahw


3D renderings


Digital tools to to help your business


3D renderings

3D RENDERING COSTS:

£30 - SIMPLE MODEL TO RENDER

£80 - INCLUDES MODELLING

£120 - MULTIPLE VIEWS / 360 SPIN

£250 - QUICK SPACE PLANNING, INTEIORS

£400 - SIMPLE INTERIORS, IN-SITU SET

£800+ - DETAILED INTERIOR, FULL FF&E SPECS


How I can help

1. ASSIST SETTING UP ANY OF THE ABOVE

2. TRAINING HOW TO USE ANY OF THOSE TOOLS

3. BUILD A WEBSITE / E-COMMERCE, TEACH YOU HOW TO

MANAGE IT AFTERWARDS, SETUP EMAIL

4. TAKE POHOTOS OR VIDEOS

5. CREATE 3D RENDERINGS & CAD DRAWINGS

6. BUILD YOUR BRAND IDENTITY - MARKETING, DESIGN

7. DESIGN PRODUCTS FOR YOUR RANGE, COHERENT

COLLECTION, NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

8. SEARCH FOR NEW MARKETS

M: +44 (0)7713 658965

E: [email protected]

WWW.BOYANDESIGN.COM


Q & A

1. WHAT IS THE ONE SINGLE THING THAT YOU NEED HELP ON?

2. WOULD YOU BENEFIT FROM MARKETPLACE WHERE YOU CAN

LIST AND SELL YOUR PRODCUTS AMONGST OTHER BRANDS?

3. WHICH PART OF THE PRESENTATION WAS UNCLEAR OR YOU

WANT TO LEARN MORE ABOUT?

4. START WITH WEB / E-COMMERCE, LOW COST, FREE ADVICE

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Q & A - Answers

3D Modelling & renderings softwares:

3DStudioMax to model, V-Ray to render

Cinema4D to model VR, Unreal Engine - to render VR

SolidWorks to model upholstery frames

Kitchen modelling - ArtiCad, https://www.autokitchen.co.uk/,

PIM (Product Information Management) - Akeneo

Explore Cylindo for 360-spin but do get back to me

with their offer as I may be able to improve on it

Video 360-spin - https://youtu.be/39Svn11dahw

WWW.BOYANDESIGN.COM - design + 3D rendering + branding

WWW.CONCISEUX.COM - web / e-comm + development

M: +44 (0)7713 658965


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