Disrupting a legacy industry with 360 video
The Dallas Market Center is one of the most complete wholesale trade resources in the world with millions of buyers visiting the location each year. However, with increased pressure from online options and new competitors entering the market, the DMC must stay innovative and keep traffic numbers up. With hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in new amenities and a state-of-the-art innovation center, they were looking for an innovative way to share their story and attract new buyers.
Goal
With a new Innovation Center and annual Lightovation show, the Dallas Market Center (DMC) is making waves in an industry ripe for disruption (interior design and lighting). And they were looking for an original way to share their story.
Action
CM&D worked with the DMC to create an engaging 360 video that highlighted the center’s unique attributes and industry-shifting innovations.
Outcome
The final product was an immersive experience that gave retail buyers around the world an inside look at how the DMC is doing things differently.
Why 360 Video?
The DMC is bringing innovation to an industry stuck on the staus-quo, and they wanted to tell their story in a medium that represented that ethos. They felt the only way to truly communicate their modernity was to transport industry vets to their annual Lightovation show. The perfect job for 360 video.
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Interactive Storytelling
Creative Direction
The DMC is over two million square feet and features hundreds of different brands servicing clients across multiple industries. Working closely with their marketing agency, CM&D was able to craft a shooting plan, cast the perfect talent and write an engaging script that captivated their audience and gave viewers a true sense and scale of their enterprise.
Immersive Development
360 Video Production
CM&D provided all of the services required to successfully complete the 360 video production portion of this project including, location scouting, talent casting, 360 video capture and crew, stitching, editing, color correction and sound design. In other words, all the things.
Engagement
Distribution Strategy & Development
The DMC wanted to use their new 360 video experience to engage with buyers and brand representatives both onsite at the DMC and remotely at sales engagements. CM&D was able to help their marketing team put a plan in place that allowed for just that!
Immersive Brand Activations
To help ensure the DMC had all the tools needed for a successful deployment of their new experience, CM&D assisted with hardware procurement, setup and team training, development of event support materials, event staffing and prepared multiple versions of the final 360 video to be used on different platforms.
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