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Ford launches augmented reality app to let consumers test drive the new 2013 Focus

12/23/2011 Sam Lambert

Ford has joined the ever increasing number of automakers adopting augmented reality for their marketing efforts. Ford is ramping up the promotional campaign for their new 2013 Fusion model and has chosen augmented reality as a way to engage mobile consumers. Earlier in the year, Japanese automaker Toyota adopted the technology to promote their new vehicle. Ford is keen to do the same in order to stay competitive in an industry growing more technologically advanced. The automaker has launched a new mobile application that utilizes augmented reality to let consumers…

Fledgling Crane 3D aims to make marketing more interactive with augmented reality

12/22/201112/22/2011 John Montgallo

As augmented reality continues to grow in fame around the world, an ambitious new company in the UK is looking to establish itself as a force to be reckoned with in the emerging AR industry. Crane 3D, a fledgling 3D graphics and augmented reality company, aims to change the way consumers experience everyday advertisements by enhancing them with new technology. In marketing, augmented reality is on its way to becoming a major trend. The trend is not likely to fade away any time soon, as more consumers get their hands…

Augmented reality gaining momentum with companies during the holiday season

12/20/201112/20/2011 Stephen Vagus

QR codes have been a major success this holiday season. The number of companies making use of the black and white barcodes has spiked in recent months as they come to realize the usefulness of the codes. While these companies – Macy’s, Sears, Best Buy – have all chosen QR codes as a way to engage holiday shoppers, they have also begun showing interest in augmented reality technology. Indeed, the technology has been seeing a swell of attention from companies throughout the country and may soon become the favored marketing…

Moosejaw announces the results of their augmented reality marketing campaign, shows that the technology may be the key to future success

12/15/201112/15/2011 Jesse Collins

Last month, Moosejaw, a large clothing company and provider of rock climbing gear, launched an augmented reality mobile application for smart phones that tied in with their latest marketing campaign. Using the app, consumers could point the camera of their mobile device at one of the retailer’s magazine ads and initiate an augmented reality experience. In this case, Moosejaw combined the idea of x-ray vision with augmented reality. The app would allow users to see through the clothing worn by models in the magazine ads. While some have ciricized the…

Nike’s Catch the Flash campaign a big hit in Austria

12/13/201112/13/2011 Stephen Vagus

Acclaimed footwear maker Nike has launched a new augmented reality campaign in Vienna, Austria. The campaign is a new take on the virtual scavenger hunts that have been growing in popularity recently. Using a mobile app provided by Nike, participants were tasked with finding 50 “flash runners,” each clad in highly reflective jackets. Each runner was assigned a number, which was stitched into their jacket that was only visible in the flash of a camera. The campaign, called Catch the Flash, is one of the most successful augmented reality campaigns…