More and more businesses are using mobile advertising and marketing to reach on the go consumers. Now, we can add one more; Valpak. Best known for the envelopes full of coupons they mail out to people; now they have a mobile, augmented reality application. Valpak is a part of Cox Target Media. Target Media works with customers to develop innovative advertising placement strategies. Target Media uses media evaluation and analysis, detailed market and media research and strategic media planning and placement. Valpak uses the new application to interact with the…
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Brainstorming new and innovative ways to do business
This year’s SXSW conference has played host to a number of exciting innovations in the mobile technology sector. Mobile technology has come a long way in a relatively short amount of time. With the advent of QR codes and other data matrix platforms, smart phones have become a vital part of everyday life. With the rate at which this technology is advancing, it should come as no surprise that nine guys on a bus were able to launch a startup in less than 48 hours. WalkIN is a service that…
Read MoreLarge media firm in India uses QR Codes to win over consumers
Cyber Media, and India-based publishing and specialty media firm, has announced that they will be using QR codes in print media throughout India as part of their efforts to connect with customers. Scanning the code with a smart phone, or any web enabled mobile device, will take users to advertisers websites or other associated online content. “QR Codes will make print interactive,” says Prasanto K. Roy, president and editor-in-chief of Cyber Media. “We decided to commercially launch QR codes when telecom operators began rolling out 3G services that will make…
Read MoreQR Code news in the newspaper
The Appeal-Democrat or A-D, a print and online news publication, has been recently recognized for its big innovation in multimedia. According to Editor and Publisher, otherwise known as E&P, the news publication is being spotlighted in their article listed, “10 Newspapers That Do It Right”. A-D was written up as one of the five newspapers that standout individually with a taste for technology. Editor and Publisher goes on to say that the small town paper hurled itself into a bright future by being in the QR code generation through it’s blogs and live webcasts. The…
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