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Mobile marketing introduced in new Toys ‘R’ Us campaign

06/14/201306/12/2013 Stephanie Beck

This massive toy store has recognized that its customers are smartphone carriers and this is an important opportunity. Toys ‘R’ Us has revealed that it is moving to the cutting edge when it comes to advertising, with a new mobile marketing campaign that will use techniques such as smartphone coupons that will include barcodes that can be scanned at the point of sale in order to allow shoppers to obtain discounts. The company is also running campaigns in a top American magazine to gain tremendous exposure. The toy store will…

Black Friday to be a proving ground for holiday-oriented QR codes

11/25/2011 Jennifer Goula

Black Friday is here and retailers are looking enlisting the aid of QR codes to help manage the crowds of shoppers heading their way. For retailers, barcodes have been a valuable tool for decades. QR codes are becoming more popular with businesses due to their ability to streamline and expedite the shopping process. Companies like Sears, JC Penney, Kmart and Macy’s are using the codes to weather the storm of shoppers on the busiest day for the retail industry. Sears has integrated QR codes into their expansive holiday shopping strategy.…

Toys ‘R’ Us holiday marketing campaign includes QR codes

10/31/201110/31/2011 Julie Campbell

Toys ‘R’ Us has announced that it will begin its QR code marketing for the holidays well ahead of the start of the main rush of the shopping season, in order to help drive sales over the next two months. The QR codes currently being released are being printed within the catalog called “The Great Big Toys ‘R’ Us Book,” and will allow consumers to obtain a larger amount of information about the products they are considering within the catalog, before they actually make their purchase. Toys ‘R’ Us stated…