Incorporating augmented reality shopping into your ecommerce site is a great way to improve top-line revenue and customer satisfaction. According to Deloitte, 71% of shoppers would shop more often if they could use AR experiences while doing so, and 61% would choose stores with AR over those without it. With customer demand for AR growing
Augmented Reality (AR) marketing is a proven method for boosting consumer interest and engagement. It is also a way of positioning your brand as forward-thinking. According to research by Marketing Dive, AR “is the most likely technology to make consumers think a brand is innovative.” However, if you’re unfamiliar with AR technology, it can be
Trends in fast-moving spaces like augmented reality (AR) are notoriously difficult to call. While last year turned many predictions on their heads, one thing that did happen was widespread digital transformation. For AR, 2020 also saw consumer interest, brand adoption, and technological capability advance tremendously. Consequently, AR uptake among retailers and brands has snowballed. Between
The key augmented reality trends of 2021 will be a continuation of this year’s worldwide digital transformation. Whether the kitchen table became your new office or phrases like “social distancing” entered your vocabulary, the events of 2020 transformed our world in ways that would have been unimaginable even a year ago. Some aspects of this
Looking at today’s augmented reality (AR) trends shows just how far this technology has come. Since the first commercial use of AR technology in a 2008 BMW advertisement, AR quickly reached mainstream consumer consciousness and widespread usage, recently overtaking virtual reality in the process. Today, almost 75% of consumers aged between 16 and 44 are
From cars to pretzels, augmented reality is catalysing a transformation in how consumers engage with retail products. However, if you had to choose one area where AR is most rapidly gaining traction, it has to be augmented reality furniture. In fact, research shows that furniture is one of the main products customers want to use
As the world moves online, augmented reality ecommerce and 3D ecommerce allow consumers to interact with your product listings without leaving their home. Making the digital world more tangible in this way will become increasingly necessary for ecommerce stores, as pandemic-driven trends become long-term behavioural changes. Across society, what was a slow move towards increased
I got the chance to catch up with Paul, the creator who won the Roy Castle brief. Paul runs his own agency called Gloam and first came across the digital 3D world space in the 90s and worked in creative industries since, including being a radio producer at BBC 6 Music & Radio 2. I
As Covid-19 restrictions begin to ease up and restaurants and bars to reopen, the food and drinks industry is dealing with lower-than-usual customer numbers and higher competition. While schemes such as Eat Out To Help Out encouraged people to support their local businesses, restaurants and bars are still facing huge disruption. One of the ways
TikTok is fast becoming the go-to social network, and not just for the Gen Z generation. With their recent announcement of AR Branded Effects, brands will finally be able to publish AR effects that allow users to take their videos to the next level, encourage word-of-mouth sharing and increase brand engagement. With this new offering,