Checkout Upgrade
Add AR as an optional upgrade when customers order flyers, invitations, posters, packaging, menus, mailers, or photo products online.
Augmented Reality Add-Ons for Print Shops
Offer interactive print experiences without building AR technology in-house. Augdepot helps print shops add video and digital content to flyers, brochures, posters, invitations, packaging, menus, photo prints, mailers, and promotional materials.
- Flyers
- Brochures
- Posters
- Invitations
- Packaging
- Menus
- Photo prints
- Mailers
Sell More Than Standard Print
Your customers already come to you for materials that promote, inform, invite, package, and sell. Augdepot helps you offer an interactive upgrade that makes those materials do more after they leave your shop.
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Add a Modern Upgrade to Print Orders
Give customers the option to connect their printed piece to video, product demos, event recaps, menus, messages, or promotional content.
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Create a New Revenue Add-On
Offer AR as a checkout upgrade, quote line item, package add-on, or standalone interactive print service.
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Keep Production Familiar
Your team keeps handling design, printing, finishing, and fulfillment. Augdepot handles the AR experience layer behind the printed piece.
How Print Shops Can Offer AR
Custom Quote Add-On
Include AR as a line item for campaigns, event materials, product launches, branded packaging, or promotional print jobs.
Packaged Service
Create named services such as video invitations, interactive flyers, AR packaging, real estate flyer upgrades, or photo print video experiences.
Standalone AR Setup
Let customers purchase an AR experience for an existing design, campaign, or printed piece even if they are not ordering a full print run.
Print Products That Work Well With AR
Flyers & Brochures
Connect marketing materials to promo videos, service explainers, testimonials, product demos, event details, or campaign landing pages.
Posters
Add videos, launch messages, event previews, sponsor content, product stories, or promotional offers.
Invitations & Cards
Offer AR for weddings, birthdays, graduations, holidays, memorial cards, thank-you cards, announcements, and event invitations.
Packaging & Labels
Connect packaging to brand stories, care guides, recipes, product instructions, launch videos, or customer education content.
Menus & Table Tents
Add specials, chef messages, seasonal videos, ordering links, menu explanations, or restaurant promos.
Photo Prints & Albums
Turn printed photos, albums, and keepsakes into scannable experiences with video, voice messages, or highlight clips.
Mailers & Real Estate Materials
Bring postcards, mailers, listing sheets, and real estate flyers to life with walkthrough videos, agent introductions, or local market content.
Promotional Inserts
Add AR to event handouts, program inserts, sponsor materials, product inserts, launch cards, and campaign pieces.
What Your Customer Gets
A finished printed piece with a scannable AR experience connected to it.
Customers can scan the QR code or activation link with their phone and view the connected video or digital content in the browser. No app download required.
- Printed piece
- Phone scan
- Video or digital experience opens
How It Works for Your Shop
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Collect the Artwork and Video
Your customer provides or approves the print artwork and the video or content they want connected.
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Send the Files to Augdepot
Upload the artwork and video so we can create the AR experience.
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Receive the QR Code or Link
Augdepot sends the activation link or QR code your shop can place on the print piece, insert, proof, package, or delivery.
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Print and Deliver as Usual
Your shop keeps its normal production and fulfillment process while offering a more interactive final product.
Why Print Shops Add AR
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Increase Order Value
Give customers a premium upgrade that can be added to common print jobs.
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Differentiate Your Shop
Offer an interactive print service many local competitors do not provide.
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Support Customer Campaigns
Help customers make flyers, menus, packaging, invitations, and promotions more engaging.
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Avoid Technical Buildout
Sell AR without hiring developers, building software, or managing a custom app.
What’s included
- No app required
- Browser-based viewing
- QR code and direct link included
- Secure digital hosting
- Unlimited scans
- Optional analytics (CTA + social + metrics)
- Activation duration options
- Works for printed or digital materials
Start With a Shop Sample
Create a working AR print sample your team can test, show customers, and use in sales conversations. Send one design and one video, and Augdepot will turn it into an interactive print experience.
FAQ
What is an AR add-on for print shops?
An AR add-on lets print shops connect printed materials to video or digital content that customers can view by scanning a QR code or opening an activation link.
Can print shops sell AR as an upgrade?
Yes. Print shops can sell AR as a checkout upgrade, custom quote add-on, package option, or standalone interactive print service.
Do customers need an app?
No. Augdepot experiences open in the browser, so customers can scan and view without installing an app.
What print products can use AR?
AR can work with flyers, brochures, posters, invitations, cards, packaging, labels, menus, table tents, photo prints, albums, mailers, real estate materials, and promotional inserts.
Does Augdepot print the materials?
Augdepot creates and hosts the digital AR experience. Your shop can continue handling design, printing, finishing, and fulfillment through your existing workflow.
What files are needed?
Usually, Augdepot needs the final print artwork or image and the video or digital content that should be connected to it.
What does the analytics add-on include?
Optional analytics tracks opens, scans, destination clicks, watch time, and devices. It also unlocks a customizable CTA button and social profile icons on the scan experience (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Website). Add your links after checkout and manage everything from your User Portal.