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There has been an astronomical rise in popularity and demand for web-based Augmented Reality experiences from both consumers and brands. Web-based AR (Web AR) allows your existing and potential customers to engage with your brand through captivating AR experiences without the need to download an app to view - compatible on both iOS and Android standard device cameras. But before you start teleporting consumers to other worlds through Augmented Reality portals or launching an Augmented Reality direct mail campaign - identifying the right AR company for the project is crucial for its success.

We’ve put together a selection of our favourite Web AR experiences and AR Web Based marketing campaigns. From AR portals that transport consumers to different countries or worlds, to highly engaging AR experiences built into printed brochure designs. This list of examples should act as a spark for your creative minds - the possibilities are endless!

Aircards have teamed up with the innovative and forward thinking team at Alnwick Garden to create an engaging Spring/Summer Augmented Reality brochure to distribute across the UK.This app-less Augmented Reality leaflet was built using Web AR, meaning simply that the user does not have to download an app to view the experience.

Augmented Reality advertising has been around for a while now. It has been contained to app-based experiences, where brands have already invested in a mobile application so they could implement AR experiences within the app pretty easily. However the drawback to this was that for consumers to view the AR experience, they had to download the app first.

Web AR is taking the internet by storm. Brands, organisations and marketers are all starting to look at Web-Based Augmented Reality technology and identify use-cases within their business. To help inspire your next Web AR marketing campaign, here is 5 Web AR examples done right.

The fantastic team at Healium approached Aircards to create an animated 3D WebAR experience for the promotion of the Healium app, available on both iOS and Android app stores. The AR experience featured a custom 3D animation of a group of butterflies that emerging from the Healium business card and appear to flutter within the viewers own physical environment.