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Students rely on virtual tours to inform their college decision-making—but not all tours are created equal. With a best-in-class Appily Tour, you can leverage our innovative platform and the power of AI to wow your prospective students, capture more inquiries, and build a more engaged student audience.
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8.2

average minutes of engagement

18.3%

average inquiry rate

3.9x

higher campus visit rate

Why Appily Tours?

  • A Best-In-Class Tour That Exceeds Expectations

    Today’s teens have grown up in an era of immersive content and personalized marketing. Our innovative platform and new AI features allow you to deliver a personalized tour experience that will exceed their expectations and inspire them to act. On average, visitors spend more than 8 minutes on an Appily Tour and are 3.9x more likely to schedule an in-person visit.

  • Built-In Promotion to Millions of Prospective Students Nationwide

    There are currently over 3.4M students using Appily to guide their college-search journey. With an Appily Tour, you can capture their limited attention and make an incredible first impression. Appily partners who have virtual tour on their profile see, on average, a 16% higher application rate and 60% higher deposit among inquiries.

  • Access to an Award-Winning Studios Team and Ongoing Support

    From storyboarding to content capture to launch, our Studios Team will be there every step of the way to create a standout virtual tour. Your tour will be built on a foundation of best practices gleaned from over 700 partners and showcase the distinctive elements that make your campus so unique. Each school also has a dedicated Partner Success Manager to help you optimize tour performance over time.

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Layered and Dynamic Media

Our platform offers multiple ways to share information with prospective students. Between interactive elements, unlimited media galleries, and a robust iMap feature, every student will find something compelling within your virtual tour. Our tours are also fully ADA-compliant and can be made available in over 130 languages.

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A Personalized Tour Experience Driven by AI

Students want relevant information—and they want it fast. With our new AI features, you can provide a personalized tour experience for every student. After answering a few short questions, students are presented with a customized destination picklist based on their expressed interest, leading to 48% greater time on tour. Students can also use our AI Search tool at any time to find the content they care about most.

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Superior Inquiry Capture and Virtual Tour Analytics

With an Appily Tour, turn student interest into student intent. We prompt students to act based on their engagement level and our progressive Conversational Inquiry Form shows a 2x higher conversion rate compared to traditional web forms. We also offer a robust analytics portal to monitor individual and aggregate engagement data and benchmark your performance against our virtual tour network.

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  • Team of Creative Storytellers

    Our award-winning creative team will craft a customized virtual experience in as few as six weeks and provide continued creative support throughout your partnership.

  • Expert Project Manager

    Your dedicated Project Manager will handle your implementation to bring your project to life in a timely manner.

  • Dedicated Partner Success Manager

    Our team of former higher education professionals will provide you with ongoing performance reviews and recommendations to drive strategic impact.

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Partner Results and Stories

  • EAB’s Virtual Tour Impact in 2023

    Partner Story

  • How UVM Effectively Drives Inquiries, In-Person Visits, and Deposits Using an Immersive Virtual Tour

    Partner Story

  • Grinnell College Enrolls One of Its Most Diverse Classes in History with the Support of an Enroll360 Virtual Tour

    Partner Story

  • EAB’s Virtual Tour Impact in 2022

    Partner Story

Latest Research and Insights

Insight Paper

Set Your School Apart with a High-Impact Virtual Tour

Download our insight paper to read about the characteristics of a high-impact virtual tour and how to measure…
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Blog

How a virtual tour can improve your enrollment metrics

Explore the top ways that virtual tours can drive results across the funnel, along with tips for maximizing…
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Dedicated Partners

Partner with Virtual Tour Experts

Appily Tours are backed by a team of creative experts who craft high-quality student content to support students in their college-search journey, grow engagement, and encourage students to act.

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Alice Shindelar
Alice Shindelar

Creative Director, YouVisit Studios

Specialties Digital Marketing and Communications, Digital Transformation, Student Experience

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