AR is "a great way to get customers involved in a promotion in a more interactive way than just reading or seeing an ad," says Jim Ensign, Papa John's vice president of marketing. "It's the new bright and shiny object that marketers want," says Tom Bedecarre, chief executive of AKQA. "Just because you can make a logo spin doesn't mean you should make a logo spin," says Mike Sabatino, senior vice president and partner at Fleishman-Hillard.
2004年6月15日、ホットリンクはブログをテキストマイニングして利用者の興味に合わせた広告を配信するシステムを発表。同日にリニューアルされたドットシティで広告配信を開始。行動履歴（訪問したサイト、頻度、滞在時間など）もターゲティングに反映させるという。