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13 percent of consumers in Europe have scanned an outdoor QR code advertisement

13 percent of consumers in Europe have scanned an outdoor QR code advertisement

According to the results of research from CBS outdoor and Kantar Media, only 13 percent of consumers in Europe have ever scanned an outdoor advertisement’s QR code. That same study indicated that the awareness of these two dimensional barcodes among consumers has reached about 40 percent. Equally, though, when compared to other forms of mobile interactive technologies, QR codes have shown a very positive performance. The report of the research findings, entitled “Interactive Europe”, was created based … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, International, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes

Mobile apps may be the solution to save newspapers

Mobile apps may be the solution to save newspapers

The struggle faced by newspapers that are currently battling to keep their subscriber base due to the significant online competition as consumers start to use their mobile devices on an increasing basis for reading their news every day. According to Amy Mitchell from Pew Research Center, consumers are moving away from the trend to search for news and are now using their mobile devices to use a specific news app or website. She added that “People … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Trends, United States

Juniper Research study shows mobile commerce should hit $74 billion in NFC transactions by 2015

Juniper Research study shows mobile commerce should hit $74 billion in NFC transactions by 2015

The results of the latest study by Juniper Research have been released, showing that near field communication (NFC) technology will have facilitated approximately $74 billion in mobile transactions by the year 2015. Though NFC mobile payments remain in their infancy, they are being used on an increasing basis for the purchase of transit tickets and to purchase products in-store. The use of smartphones as an alternative to paper tickets and plastic credit cards is among the … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, Mobile Payments, Near Field Communications, Trends, United States

L’Oréal reveals outcome of its New York taxi m-commerce campaign

L’Oréal reveals outcome of its New York taxi m-commerce campaign

In an interview with Forbes magazine, the CMO of L’Oréal USA, Marc Speichert, the results of L’Oréal USA’s m-commerce campaign last month called “Shop the Look” have now been revealed. The campaign outfitted a number of New York City taxi cabs with “Taxi Shops”, throughout the Fashion Week in that city. The taxis were designed to allow smartphone using passengers to instantly purchase beauty products from the Lancôme and Yves Saint Laurent lines. The campaign was … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes, Trends, United States

Have QR codes reached their limits?

Have QR codes reached their limits?

The world of mobile marketing and m-commerce are evolving very quickly, to the point that many are finding it difficult to keep up with their evaluations of different techniques and technologies, causing some to ask whether or not QR codes have reached the end of their usefulness. These barcodes have, after all, been around for a while, though it was not until quite recently that they moved from being used in vehicle manufacturing plants for tracking … Read entire article »

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ConnectMe QR releases new mobile marketing platform to broaden its customer profile

ConnectMe QR releases new mobile marketing platform to broaden its customer profile

ConnectMe QR, a mobile marketing business, has announced the expansion of its customer profile following the launch of its new subscription service, Advanced Mobile Website Editor and QR code, which was released at the start of the year. The company’s flagship product is called the mCard, and when it was first unveiled, the attention was focused on directing consumers to the contact information and social media of subscribers. However, the Advanced Editor now allows those subscribers … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured News, Mobile Commerce, Mobile Marketing, QR Codes