Some people have stranger hobbies than I do. One of my hobbies is taking pictures of QR Codes during my vacations. On a recent trip to Europe, I did exactly that. Here are a few of my pictures of QR Codes.
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QR Codes of St. Maarten
You know you are a QR Code geek when you go on vacation and take pictures of all of the QR Codes that you see on a Caribbean Island. Well, last week, I had the pleasure of spending time in St. Maarten in the West Indies and I came home with quite a cool collection
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Study: Young Americans Scan QR Codes More Than Europeans
When it comes to QR Code scans, the USA is #1. According to a recent study by Pitney Bowes, more Americans are scanning QR codes than our European friends are. The same study showed that 19% of all Americans had scanned a QR code.
QR Codes Bring out the Voyeur in You
There are really some amazing things that can be done with QR Codes. QR Codes take a bad rap only because so many advertisers are not adding any creativity to their use. Not Axe Body Spray. Take a look at this voyeuristic use of QR Codes – a great promotion by Axe. <iframe width=”440″
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VIDEO: Largest QR Code Made of Fruit Boxes
Watch as a crew in Mexico build the largest QR Code ever made out of fruit boxes in this advertisement for Volkswagen. If you want to see the largest gallery of custom QR Codes on the web, click here.
Barcodes Now 60 Years Old
Here’s a neat infographic about the history of the barcode and the more recent QR Code. And, no, Santa Claus is still not using them for inventory control or promotions.
Get Your Game Face On
With the application of QR codes on the rise, new ways to use them are being found every day. QR codes are currently being employed to connect patrons to a wide range of data like mobile websites, videos, surveys, sweepstakes, and more. You can currently find QR codes anywhere, specifically packaging, magazines, and billboards. Although
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Cokeheads Scan QR Codes
One of the leading companies in the beverage industry, Coca-Cola is now placing QR codes on its products in order to strengthen its place in the mobile world while also connecting with their audience on a deeper level. These icons are featured on Coca-Cola products, including Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, Minute Maid, and Georgia Coffee, in
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QR Codes Cover Your Glass
It seems like every month that companies are figuring out new and innovative ways to advertise their products. Most recently have been the QR codes. QR codes are now customized, and are found in a number of different places. Guinness has come up with an idea to put their QR code on a glass of
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Novel Idea
In Spain, trains are showing QR Codes to allow riders to download the first chapter of a book. What a great way to get people hooked on your book and get them to buy the entire product! With this product, I wouldn’t have to sit in the book store and get dirty looks when I
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How To QR
If you’ve seen QR Codes, but aren’t sure what to do with them when you see them, watch this video about QR Codes and you’ll soon be an expert on scanning QR Codes.
Ben Franklin Loves Beer
Anybody who has ever visited Philadelphia knows that its residents take sports very seriously. In a city known for “brotherly love,” its fans are anything but and are not afraid to show their passionate support for their home team and their disdain for their opponents. Philly Sports Live is an upstart website that reports
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Auto Dealer Uses Custom QR Code
Auto dealers are certainly learning the power of mobile marketing and QR Codes. Advanced Telecom Services developed a Custom QR Code for The Suburban Collection — an 29 brand auto dealer group in Michigan and south Florida. Visitors who take a test drive receive a $25 incentive. The Suburban Collection used Eye Candy Wraps to
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From Standard Web to the Mobile Web
It’s almost official where we will soon be calling 2012 the Mobile Era. With Text Message Marketing, QR Codes and a Smartphones in almost every hand, it seems mobile is the new fad. If you are late you need to play catch-up and if you’re on time you need to keep on running. The mobile
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The Shocking Truth About QR Codes
The use of the QR Code increased by 6 times in 2011 and with increased smartphone penetration for 2012, it shows no signs of retreating. If 2010 was the year of mobile, then 2011 was the year of the QR Code. The percent of print ads containing QR Codes showed growth from below 1% of
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What is the Best Placement For a QR Code?
What is the Best Placement For a QR Code? Magazines, Newspapers or Other Print Media? I selected Magazine as the best place for a QR Code and here is why: Most people who read a newspaper are focused on a particular section (news, sports, dating, etc.) So to place a QR Code in a newspaper
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Nordstrom QR Code Fail: Business Card
On a recent post, Robert Bentz, owner of Advanced Telecom Services, wrote an article on the use of business cards and Custom QR Codes. With QR Codes being the new advertising fashion sensation, codes are becoming more visible to the public eye. But with that said, are businesses taking advantage of what a QR Code
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Weekend Warriors: 7 Steps to Successful QR Codes
QR Codes have become the new marketing piece for businesses and their brands. The awareness of a QR Code is becoming more evident than ever; you can see QR Codes on billboards, magazines, television commercials – even on houses. The beauty of the QR Code is the interaction with the mobile phone. Scanning a QR
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Sharks Attack Mobile
Camden, New Jersey – The Camden Riversharks are stepping up to the plate and making their marketing mobile in 2012. And, the Riversharks have come out swinging even before the season has started, although just in the rookie year of its mobile marketing plans. Its custom QR Code, complete with the Riversharks logo injected in
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Put a QR Code on Your Business Card
Business cards are getting a bit old fashioned. In fact, the day may come in the not too distant future when business cards are obsolete. For now, however, business cards remain a vital part of doing business. If you’ve ever attended a trade show, you know what I mean. I keep waiting for somebody to
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QR Codes for Magazines: A Glamourous Debut for QR Codes
September Issue of Glamour Logs 512,339 Scans The September issue of Glamour magazine logged over 500,000 QR Code scans for its social edition. Based on Glamour’s circulation of 2 million, that works out to 1 in 4 readers that scanned the various QR Codes in the magazine. Glamour pushed the download of the mobile app
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QR Code Scans Lead to Purchases
Half of all smatphone owners have scanned QR Codes and 18% of them made a purchase after scanning a QR Code, according to a new survey by Chadwick Martin Bailey. More statistics show that 21% of those who scanned a QR Code shared that information with somebody else. Most find scanning a QR Code to
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I See the Future and it Includes More QR Codes
If you thought you saw a lot of QR Codes during the Christmas shopping season in 2011, wait until next year! According to a survey conducted by AT&T, 82% of all marketers surveyed plan to increase their use of mobile marketing. And, leading the way with the most increased usage are the development of mobile
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Microsoft to Dominate the World of Technology
With Microsoft’s recent announcement of the all in one Tag Reader App, it seems that they will become the new Technology Empire. Back in 2009 Microsoft had a game plan, in which they sought Microsoft Tags as the product of the future. Their concept was to generate a Tag that would be accessible by only
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Santa Could Move Into the 21st Century with QR Codes
The Greatest Businessman of All-Time North Pole –When you think about the greatest businessman of all-time, who comes to mind? Ford? Rockefeller? Bill Gates? Donald Trump? Richard Branson? Mark Zuckerberg? Steve Jobs? Give me a break. The greatest businessman of all time is, without a doubt, Santa Claus. 8 Things That Santa Claus
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All I Want for Christmas is a Custom QR Code
Every year, the Mazza family of Philadelphia seems to out-do their neighbors when it comes to Christmas decorations. And, out-do their selves from the year before. “Each year, I add something different,” said Frank Mazza Sr. who has been decorating his South Philly home near the stadium complex since 1989. “A few years back I
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Why Should I Pay For A QR Code?
One of the most frequently asked question in the realm of QR Codes is “Why should I pay for a QR Code if I can make them for free?” Today you will notice that QR Codes are taking over the advertising space on almost everything. Many users are going generating their own free black and
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