August 2020 news & updates

Greetings Team RCE,

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected every aspect of daily life, forcing us all to take a serious look at our respective business sectors and the economy as a whole. As Reality Capture Experts continues to fine tune who we are, what we do and how are we going to do it, I would ask you to share in answering some of the same questions we are asking ourselves.

  • Who are you as a company and how do you plan to position yourself in your local market?
  • What products or services do you provide? You are a problem solver. Have you clearly identified your target market’s specific problem—in text and data—and clearly described your solution?
  • What is your value proposition to clients? You are asking prospective clients to invest in your products or services. Have you laid out the financial commitment to acquire your services and their anticipated savings and/or boost in net operating income? In what ways will your product or services elevate the quality of and/or simplify your client’s operations?
  • What distinguishes your product(s) or service(s) from the competition? In what specific ways do you solve a problem that others do not? Have you ‘built a better mousetrap,’ or a mousetrap no one else has built?

As you continue to pivot and adapt to the always-changing tech climate and circumstances you find yourself in, remember that RCE offers a unique situation for 3D reality capture business owners to attract high level multi-location clients in need of an organization that provides managed services globally.

Reality Capture Experts is here to support your business locally AND globally as an entity that will come alongside you to help you say "Yes, I can provide services wherever you need me to be" to your clients.

We are the ONLY organized network of 3D reality capture providers in the world. WE HAVE what your clients need! When leveraging the power of the community, we are stronger together.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Monthly Global Meeting
Friday, August 7th
2:45 - 3:29 | RCE Training with Tomas Dunbar @ VTSA
3:30 - 4:00 | Yann Ménard - MP Embed / Managing Director
Yann will give an in-depth overview of the exciting new features just released on the MP Embed platform and go over the exclusive RCE discount code.
4:00 - 4:30 | We will give an update with what has been going on within RCE over the last few months and then have an extended open mic time to catch-up and to answer any questions you may have specific to Reality Capture Experts.

ZOOM link will be sent out the day of meeting.
DIRECTORY & MEMBERSHIP
Directory Update:
As mentioned in our last meeting, RCE is in need of expanding our coverage areas as the RCE community takes on an increased number of new clients. We are inviting any Matterport Service Providers to be a part of our external directory in an effort to quickly get to know them and have technicians at the ready when we have work in an uncovered area. We also are in need of backup technicians in areas where we already have coverage to solve for vacations, scheduling conflicts or travel restrictions. We hope to be able to onboard more providers who are in non-competing areas to an existing member and those that see the benefit of RCE membership. The RCE Directory is available for all Members to leverage as you grow and expand your business.

Membership Dues:
Thanks to those that continue to support the infrastructure of RCE. We could not do this without you!
Our membership dues covers the Microsoft email account, Workplace by Facebook subscription, website related expenses as well as Constant Contact, Zoom and various other productivity tools and subscriptions.

As a reminder, in an effort to reduce membership dues, Members now have the option to either keep their RCE email address or eliminate the extra fees associated with having the Microsoft account. This brings the monthly dues down to $18 per month instead of $25, billed $54 quarterly. If you keep your RCE email address, then the $25 per month cost would still apply.
Please Note:  An RCE email address may be required to take advantage of certain teams, discounts and scanning opportunities.
RESOURCES
We are gathering all the tools, resources & discounts that third party vendors have graciously provided in one document so that members have easy access to what is available. We will continue to add to this list so check back often.
Top news from Workplace by facebook
Ricoh Theta Z1 and CupixWorks
6 lucky RCE members were frontloaded and able to instantly (No 2-4 week wait) order their Z1's with an exclusive Coupon Code and huge discount. This was a token of appreciation from our friends at CUPIX and their redesigned platform | CupixWorks.  

RCE360 Platform 
Facebook Live and YouTube Live interview with Tim & Jen, developers of Seek Beak and the RCE360 platform.
Watch out 30 minute interview here:

RCE / VTSA Professional Development & Training Schedule
Tune In and Join! If you are a seasoned 3D-Scanning Professional or have new members added to your team, we could all benefit from absorbing industry related knowledge designed to save time and generate more revenue. Here is a link to the page where all RCE members receive the tools and resources for FREE:  https://realitycaptureexperts.workplace.com/groups/RCE.VTSA/

Booking.com + Matterport
Sergey has created a clever workaround and wanted to share it with the team. Click on a Booking.com listing he created a Matterport tour for:  https://bit.ly/31izOGA . If you are creating content for the Hotel and vacation rental industry, this is an innovative workaround - Well Done Sergey!
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT:
Will Johnson


Hey, I'm Will Johnson from Charlotte, NC, and went to school for Journalism/Business at UNC Chapel Hill. Previously, I worked at CBS Radio & Beasley Media Group for 10 years as a Digital Content Manager for six different radio stations. I came into Matterport and 360 technologies as my co-worker from Status Digital had previously done 3D work for bigger theatres and restaurants in Charlotte. Currently single and loving to travel, hang with friends/family, enjoy a nice craft beer, and play/watch all kinds of sports.
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