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Tim Bigoness
Director of Marketing & Corporate Communication
Scene7, Inc.
Office: 415-506-6022
Cell: 415-320-9277
timb@scene7.com
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May 18, 2004
Levenger Increases Online Sales Using Scene7’s Dynamic Imaging
Platform
Levenger adds Scene7 dynamic zoom and pan to highlight fine details
Novato, CA — May 18, 2004 — Scene7, the leading provider
of dynamic imaging software, today announced that Levenger, Inc. (www.levenger.com)
has licensed Scene7’s Infinite Imaging™ Platform to enhance
the online presentation of its proprietary line of high-end reading
and writing products for online customers. Using Scene7’s sophisticated
image production and serving technology, Levenger is now able to highlight
the true quality and workmanship of its products – removing
the ‘tactile’ barrier to shopping and eliminating the
hesitation to purchase.
“Scene7 offers savvy and smart visualization technology, in
keeping with our standards of quality, to draw attention to the finer
aspects of our upscale product line. Our consumer research showed
that our buyers are seeking more detailed product imagery. We are
now providing exceptional imagery to display important features of
our products. We particularly like Scene7’s ability to adjust
viewing to match our customer’s bandwidth – improving
the overall shopping experience. Scene7’s dynamic imaging capabilities
help to set us apart from our competitors and contributed to our significant
online sales growth last year, as well as average order size and conversion
rate increases,” said Lynnette Montgomery, Internet Marketing
Manager, Levenger, Inc.
Levenger’s product inventory changes frequently during the year,
resulting in extensive manual color change and correction, as well
as excess storage capacity and asset management problems. Levenger
chose Scene7’s platform after trying another vendor’s
solution – what most impressed Levenger was Scene7’s quick
response, bandwidth options and “just in time” streaming
detailed viewing. Levenger was also attracted to Scene7’s unique
back-office Image Production System allowing them to easily set ‘merchandised’
hot spots to highlight important product features, change color as
needed and prepare all web imagery for publishing. Levenger launched
Scene7’s Zoom on over 250 products, offering both HTML zoom
for dialup connections and enhanced Java zoom for broadband customers.
Scene7’s Zoom allows customers to quickly and interactively
view high-resolution product details providing an engaging, informative
shopping experience. Seeing the visual details, like distinguishing
a gold versus nickel finish, is also helping to reduce product returns
for the company.
"Levenger continues to show its market leadership and dedication
to serving customers by providing powerful visual information for
its shoppers – we are very excited to be working with them,"
said Doug Mack, CEO of Scene7. "Levenger can expect a variety
of long term business impacts as they roll out additional Scene7-enabled
capabilities for workflow improvements and enhanced, personalized
product presentation.”
In the near future, Levenger will start to utilize Scene7’s
Image Authoring to slash its costs and time associated with studio
photography, modeling, sampling and creative. Using its existing digital
images, Image Authoring generates each option from a single master
image – modifying key elements such as colors, materials, textures
and patterns – just as if new original photography had been
completed.
With Scene7’s Image Production System (IPS), Levenger plans
to streamline its web publishing workflow by centralizing its image
management and production process. Because IPS is browser-based, all
internal groups can access these images at the same time and dynamically
generate the right size and formats needed for their specific purposes.
For the web group, this process will be streamlined as the images
can be automatically scheduled for publishing to the website with
no manual intervention – all in the perfect size and format. Levenger
also plans to extend its use of Scene7’s platform to provide
360 spin viewing of products allowing customers to view products from
all directions, gaining key visual details.
About Levenger
Levenger, the multi-channel marketer known for quality, functional
products, was founded in 1987. The company mails approximately 26
million of its "Tools for Serious Readers" catalogs annually
and averages 20,000 visits a day to its www.levenger.com website.
About Scene7
Scene7 is the leading provider of dynamic imaging software. The company's
Infinite Imaging™ Platform enables companies to cost-effectively
create, manage and publish dynamic images, helping customers increase
sales and reduce costs associated with digital imaging. Scene7 clients
can easily computer generate any digital image they need – in
absolute photo quality – for uses including Websites, catalogs,
portals, partner extranets and marketing collateral. Scene7 has entered
relationships with global brands, technology and service providers
including IBM, Microsoft, The Home Depot, Levi Strauss & Co.,
La-Z-Boy, Victoria's Secret, American Standard, Scripps Networks,
Restoration Hardware, Home and Garden Television, and Ambrosi. Scene7
is based in Novato, California. For more information on Scene7's platform,
contact Scene7 at 415.506.6000 or www.scene7.com.
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