AR/VR Spatial Marketing
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Virtual Try-On and Product Visualization
Demonstrable ROI. Categories, platforms, quality, integration, measurement, ROI.
Why try-on
Virtual try-on improves conversion (less returns, more confidence) and engagement. Beauty, eyewear, apparel, furniture, and home goods have proven use cases. ROI demonstrable in many cases.
Categories
- Beauty (lipstick, foundation, eye makeup).
- Eyewear (glasses, sunglasses).
- Apparel (sizing visualization).
- Footwear.
- Jewelry and accessories.
- Furniture (IKEA Place).
- Home goods (Wayfair).
- Auto interior / exterior.
- Native AR (iOS ARKit, Android ARCore).
- WebAR (8th Wall, Mywebar).
- Snap AR.
- Instagram AR.
- YouCam, ModiFace (beauty-specific).
- Vertebrae, Threekit (general 3D).
- Custom-built.
Quality
- Realistic 3D models.
- Accurate color matching.
- Lighting that matches user environment.
- Performance on common devices.
- Multiple angles.
- True-to-scale.
Integration
- Product page integration.
- Mobile app feature.
- Email campaign linking.
- Social media activation.
- In-store enhancement.
- Cross-device experience.
Measurement
- Try-on engagement rate.
- Try-on to add-to-cart conversion.
- Try-on to purchase conversion.
- Returns reduction.
- AOV impact.
- Customer satisfaction.
- Repeat purchase impact.
ROI
- Conversion lift.
- Return rate reduction.
- AOV impact.
- Cost of production amortized over usage.
- Cross-category benefit potentially.
Advanced
- Category-fit assessment.
- Quality standard documented.
- Product page integration.
- Cross-device experience.
- Performance on common devices.
- Production studio partnerships.
- A/B testing impact.
- Annual try-on program review.
- Industry benchmarking.
- ROI demonstrated annually.
Mistakes
- Category fit not assessed.
- Quality poor; user trust damaged.
- Product page integration broken.
- Performance issues on common devices.
- Cross-device experience inconsistent.
- A/B testing skipped.
- Annual review absent.
- Industry benchmarking absent.
- ROI not calculated.
- Production studio partnerships absent.
Checklist
- Category fit assessed
- Quality standard documented
- Product page integration
- Cross-device experience
- Performance optimized
- Production studio partnerships
- A/B testing impact
- Annual program review
- Industry benchmarking
- ROI demonstrated annually
Sources and further reading
- YouCam, ModiFace beauty try-on
- Vertebrae, Threekit 3D platforms
- 8th Wall WebAR
- Snap AR try-on
- iOS ARKit, Android ARCore
- IKEA Place case study
- Warby Parker virtual try-on
- Sephora virtual try-on case study
- Modern Retail AR coverage
- Marketing Brew try-on coverage
- Niantic AR research
- XR Today
Part of the AR/VR Spatial Marketing series.