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Report: The Retail Brand's Guide to WebAR
See how leading retail brands are using WebAR to drive their marketing strategy.
Download report66%
of people say they are interested in using AR for help when shopping.
80%
of shoppers feel more confident when using AR during the decision-making process.
WebAR Lets Retail Brands Meet Shoppers Wherever They Are
Whether a store is online, brick-and-mortar or both, customers crave the ability to experience and evaluate its products—and brand—before making a purchasing decision. Explore the many ways that retail brands use WebAR to enhance their marketing mix.
Let Ecommerce Shoppers Try Out Products to Purchase with Confidence
- Allow customers to virtually try on make-up and accessories, use filters and more using Face Effects.
- Enable shoppers to instantly try on rings, bracelets and watches using Hand Tracking.
- Ensure the precise physical scale of any product that customers view in AR with the Absolute Scale feature.
Drive Foot Traffic to Storefronts
- Provide exclusive offers and experiences that can only be accessed in-store using Lightship VPS, which precisely anchors AR content to any location.
- Let customers unlock hidden AR content in-store that interacts with the real world using World Tracking, or use Image Targets on signage to trigger an experience.
- Navigate shoppers to your location-based AR experiences using the fully-customizable Lightship Maps feature.
Gamify the In-Store Experience to Increase Dwell Time
- Engage shoppers as they browse a store by strategically using Image Targets to shapeshift displays, packaging and signage into interactive AR experiences.
- Enable realistic 3D games that interact with the store environment to surprise and delight customers using World Tracking.
- Create social, multiplayer experiences that allow shoppers to invite others to join an AR moment using Shared AR.
Augment Advertising to Increase Engagement
- Engage users across desktop and mobile with AR Ads to make products more tangible.
- Transform print ads and catalogs into interactive digital content that's rich in data and customer insights using Image Targets.
- Add a QR code to a TV spot to extend a 30-second commercial into endless immersive experiences using World Tracking.
Case Study: KHAITE's Immersive Lookbook
WebAR Is Impacting Key Metrics for Retail Brands
Across the marketing funnel, web-based AR is demonstrating success.
250% Sales Lift
A WebAR scavenger hunt for Minecraft at Big W store locations resulted in a 250% increase in SKU sales.
4min+ Dwell Time
An in-store WebAR activation for LUSH Fresh Handmade Cosmetics resulted in an average dwell time of more than four minutes.
4x More likely to Buy
Shoppers who use a WebAR feature on ecommerce site Saatchi Art to preview art on their walls are four times more likely to purchase.
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