Thursday, August 9, 2012

Mobile Users' QR Code Scans Soar in 2012

Scans of quick response (QR) barcodes on printed materials are rising dramatically worldwide, led by U.S. mobile device users. The 13 million mobile-device scans in the first quarter of this year reflected a 157% increase over the same period a year earlier, according to Scanbuy Inc., a QR barcode platform company. Videos, as the most common type of content delivered by scanned QR codes, were a key impetus to that growth. The leading medium for QR code placement is packaging, followed by the Web, direct mail, magazines and in-store displays, according to Scanbuy's study. For more, see the report at http://www.btobonline.com/article/20120518/ADVERTISING13/305189993/study-qr-code-scanning-surges-spurred-by-video

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