[OMS_MANAGERS] FW: Your walking tour is going mobile!

[Kelly Haverkate]

We've looked at it but now done anything with it yet.  I'm curious how many
travelers know about it and might actually use it....

Kelly
Downtown Dayton


On Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 8:56 AM STUART Sheri * OPRD <Sheri.Stuart at oregon.gov>
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> Curious – is anyone signed up and using the free Distrx Mobile App?
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> *From:* Distrx Mobile App [mailto:admin at distrx.com]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 12, 2018 8:52 AM
> *To:* sheri.stuart at state.or.us
> *Subject:* Your walking tour is going mobile!
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> Does your Main Street offer a tour of historic buildings, sculptures,
> murals, or historic markers? Today your Main Street visitors rely on their
> smart phones to access information about your community, so offering the
> tour through your own mobile app saves money *and also* *creates a b**etter
> overall tour experience*. As tour participants approach each stop,
> pictures, descriptions and audio narration begin *automatically*. The
> narration provides the opportunity to point out additional information
> based specifically on where we know the visitor is standing for that stop.
> Calling attention to additional features in the surroundings provides the
> "local color" that makes the tour experience more engaging and immersive.
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> One of the best things about upgrading your tour in the digital age is
> that *you can make changes anytime you like*. Found a new picture from a
> historic archive? Upload it, and it's immediately part of the tour. Have
> the surroundings changed over the past few years? Update the description
> and audio narration. Problem solved!
> If your Main Street is already part of the distrx national network, you
> can create a tour right now by simply choosing "Tours" from your dashboard
> when you log in. You will create a welcome page for the tour and upload the
> pictures, text and audio files for each stop, just as you would update
> information in Facebook. Then create a completion screen to thank
> participants, solicit feedback and suggestions, and invite visitors to
> stick around and check out your amazing local businesses. It's* that*
> easy!
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> If you haven't claimed your free mobile app, what are you waiting for?  *Contact
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> <info at distrx.com?subject=I%20want%20to%20claim%20my%20free%20mobile%20app&body=Please%20create%20my%20Main%20Street's%20free%20mobile%20app.%20I'm%20ready%20to%20get%20started!>*,
> and your app will be up and running in no time.
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> Walking tours and other "apptivities" are just a few of the many ways to
> communicate with mobile users to drive traffic to your local businesses.
> Use your mobile app to tell the story of your Main Street and reach today's
> huge mobile audience.
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> *Let's get started!*
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> *Claim Your Free Mobile App*
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