{"id":8928,"date":"2018-07-10T06:38:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.altethos.com\/?p=8928"},"modified":"2019-02-20T11:14:18","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T18:14:18","slug":"how-augmented-reality-drastically-increases-trade-show-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altethos.com\/how-augmented-reality-drastically-increases-trade-show-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"How Augmented Reality Drastically Increases Trade Show Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to 2018. We\u2019re on the verge of self-driving cars, holodecks, AI assistants, jetpacks, and drone pizza delivery. The shift in digital technologies is happening at such a staggeringly rapid pace that it can be difficult to keep up if you are not constantly watching the trends. In this post, we are going to take a closer look at one emerging trend – augmented reality (AR), and how it is being applied to marketing and brand recognition in the physical realm of trade shows.<\/p>\n
Trade shows act as an important tool for sales generation and business development across many industries. In fact, the Center for Exhibition Industry Research<\/a><\/u> reports that attendees spend an estimated $44.8 billion and exhibitors spend an estimated $24.5 billion at events annually. The challenge for organizers and exhibitors is finding ways to stand out from the hundreds of other booths on the floor. More progressive companies are looking at creative uses of augmented reality that drastically transform their trade show booth and create the buzz necessary to get people into the sales funnel.<\/p>\n