Simple QR code technique could help marketers build more effective campaigns

Mobile Commerce

QR codes may be becoming more popular amongst consumers, but the businesses using them may not be doing so effectively. Most codes are linked to discounts and other deals that can be found online. The codes have proven themselves to be a powerful consumer engagement tool, but businesses have grown accustomed to allowing the codes to perform a sole function. As marketers become more comfortable with the codes, they are beginning to see beyond the boundaries they once believed kept the barcodes confined. Most QR codes are scanned by consumers…

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Action needs to be taken to save the QR code

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QR codes may be widely recognized in the mobile marketing world as having a tremendous amount of potential – the majority of which hasn’t even been identified yet – but at the same time, the future of these two dimensional barcodes is becoming shaky, and it may only continue to decline unless the right action is taken to rescue them. Over the last few years, QR codes have made some headway into popularity, including the use by large corporations such as Google, which is highly involved in mobile. However, the…

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Report highlights some of the pitfalls in QR code use that could break marketing campaigns

QR Codes

Though QR codes have been used extensively in Japan, many companies using the codes in the U.S. have yet to follow the examples set by the Eastern market. Many of the businesses and marketers using the codes do so as a way to quickly engage consumers. This instant-satisfaction treatment has proven successful, to an extent, but marketers could see much better results by avoiding simple pitfalls. The Mobile Marketing Association has released a new report detailing some of the problems facing the use of QR codes. The report offers up…

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Research and Markets report shows 4,500% growth in QR code scans in 2011

QR Code Statistics

Research and Markets, a market research firm, has released a new report concerning the growth of QR codes and how much they have been scanned this year. 2011 has been a successful year for the codes as many more companies have begun incorporating them into their marketing campaigns. Awareness of the codes has been swelling amongst consumers, who had never before been exposed to such mobile technology. The report details how quickly the codes have grown in a single year. According to the report, QR code scan rates have jumped…

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QR codes and NFC to be supported by Microsoft Tag

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Microsoft has announced that its mobile barcode service, Microsoft Tag, will be supporting near field communication (NFC) and QR code technologies. The software giant is hoping that by adding these additional capabilities to its Tag mobile barcode service, it will be able to reduce or even eliminate the current confusion that consumers have regarding the different types of mobile barcodes that are currently available. According to the general manager of Microsoft Tag, Aaron Getz, Microsoft Tag is offering support for the two most common types of two dimensional mobile barcode…

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