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Test Your Mobile Barcode IQ

by david

To help celebrate "Mobile Marketing Week", ScanLife is going to be giving away daily prizes starting today through September 9th. All you need to do to enter is brush up on your mobile barcode knowledge.

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Scanbuy Enables Mobile Barcodes for Businesses Throughout Argentina

The ScanLife Platform Includes Analytics Tools That Allow Businesses to Track Barcode Usage and Understand Advertising Effectiveness

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Mobile Barcode Technology Expands in Denmark with Country’s Leading Mobile Operators

Telenor and Telia Pre-Load Scanbuy’s ScanLife Mobile Application on Multiple Nokia and Sony Ericsson Handset Models

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New Survey Sheds Light on Scanning Behavior

by david

Comscore just released some dedicated survey results validating the growth of mobile barcode adoption in the United States. The survey found that more than 14M people scanned a code in the month of June alone!

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Unlock the Box with ScanLife

by david

Taco Bell and MTV have teamed up to help promote this year’s MTV Video Music Awards with the help of ScanLife. The fast food chain has placed QR Codes on all of their “Big Box Remixed” packages and large cups.

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July, 2011 Campaigns

by david

We’ve just released our latest campaign examples from July. Like always, campaigns ranged from a variety of industries including Tourism, CPG and Retail. The summer has also become a popular time for sweepstakes, as we had codes linking users to contests from Hanes, JanSport, Tilly's and more. And in perhaps the most bizarre code use we’ve ever seen, a man from Paris had an EZ code tattooed to his chest, becoming the first ever animated tattoo. July’s Key Campaigns:…

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Scanbuy Adds Wayne Silverman as Chief Revenue Officer to Expand Global Footprint

Silverman Brings More Than 20 Years of Experience Developing Strategic Partnerships and Creating Revenue Opportunities

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ScanLife & Chips?  A Perfect Combination!

by david

Frito Lay just launched a brand new program to get people using their products in a whole new way - by scanning the bag! All you need to do is pick up a current bag of Lay's Original, Sunchips, or Tostito's Scoops, open up the ScanLife app, and scan the UPC code right on the back of the package.

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When did mobile barcode scanning take off? You just missed it!

by david

Every quarter we publish data showing the significant growth in mobile barcode scanning. This edition is a little different as we are now sharing some hard numbers that really show what we see every day. Information like how frequently consumers are actually doing this, what are they scanning, and how many marketers are really publishing codes.

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When QR Codes Go Wrong

by david

Due to the enormous growth of mobile barcode technology, thousands of marketers are turning to QR codes to engage with their audience. While great news, we’ve found that many codes are providing a poor user experience simply because the codes were published incorrectly. Some codes are not scanning at all, making them useless and discouraging to potential customers.

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Neutronian Announces That Scanbuy Has Earned Its Data Quality Certification

Neutronian launches Data Privacy Scoring of over 3,000 publishers, brands, ad platforms, retailers, and data providers

Scanbuy Announces ExtendedAudiences(TM) Act-Alike Audience Extensions of CPG Consumer Purchase Data, Powered by Diveplane

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