CharpstAR Newsroom

Articles, page 7

Ideas, numbers and working demos on 3D and AR for online shops, from the team that builds them.

OCT2023
Whether your business should use augmented reality

3D for e-commerce3 min read

Whether your business should use augmented reality

Six questions that show whether AR is worth the money for your products, what to do if the answer is no, and how to run a first test you can measure.

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OCT2023
Is it too late to add 3D to your e-commerce shop?

3D for e-commerce4 min read

Is it too late to add 3D to your e-commerce shop?

Where 3D and AR adoption stands, what a year of waiting costs a shop that sells bulky goods, and the situations where waiting is the better decision.

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OCT2023
Questions to ask a 3D and AR vendor before you sign

3D for e-commerce6 min read

Questions to ask a 3D and AR vendor before you sign

Nineteen questions to put to a 3D and AR vendor before signing, covering live proof, file sizes, ownership, revisions and what results to expect.

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SEP2023
Selling outdoor and garden products online: placement, sunlight and scale

Furniture and home4 min read

3D and AR for summer online sales of outdoor products

Garden furniture is bought for one patio. Where 3D and AR help with fit and scale, the sunlight limit, and why the models have to be finished in winter.

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SEP2023
A blue sports coupé in a 3D car configurator, half of it with paint and half as a bare grey body

3D for e-commerce7 min read

How a car configurator works, and what one costs to build

A 3D car configurator taken apart: the model, the paint, the wheels, the glass and the baked light, what each one weighs, and what a dealer or parts brand pays for one.

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SEP2023
Furniture 3D and AR case studies: Sweef, MELIMELI, Contura

Furniture and home3 min read

Furniture 3D and AR case studies: Sweef, MELIMELI, Contura

What we built for Sweef, MELIMELI and Contura, what their case studies report, and where each project started.

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SEP2023
What a product page can do to reduce cart abandonment

3D for e-commerce3 min read

What a product page can do to reduce cart abandonment

Baymard puts average cart abandonment at 70 percent, most of it from shipping costs and checkout. The causes a 3D model on the product page can affect.

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SEP2023
3D renders vs product photography: which costs less

3D for e-commerce4 min read

3D renders vs product photography: which costs less

Product photography vs 3D renders: where a shoot is still cheaper, the costs that don't appear on either invoice, and what we charge per product.

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SEP2023
How to sell bikes online with 3D models and configurators

Guides4 min read

How to sell bikes online with 3D models and configurators

What a 3D viewer and a configurator tell someone buying a bike online about size, looks and accessories, and what a rider still can't learn from them.

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SEP2023
Reusing one 3D model across e-commerce content marketing

3D for e-commerce4 min read

Reusing one 3D model across e-commerce content marketing

What one 3D model produces for ads, social, email, product pages and print, the workflow from brief to render, and where the reuse argument has limits.

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SEP2023
Product page audit checklist for furniture e-commerce

Furniture and home5 min read

Product page audit checklist for furniture e-commerce

Twenty things to check on a furniture or home product page, in the order they tend to affect sales. 3D and AR are items 12 and 13.

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SEP2023
Customer loyalty and accurate product information

Other4 min read

Customer loyalty and accurate product information

What published surveys show about returns, product content and repeat buying, and the loyalty figures a shop can track for itself.

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