Guinness World Records 2013 Takes a BITE Into Augmented Reality!
I was soooooo excited about this and was on my way to buy it when I found out after going to iTunes that the book and the app arent available until September 11, 2012!! Guinness does have a nice preview up and was cool to see SOCIAL MEDIA RECORDS in there! The use of AR is […]
The Top 10 Reasons Why In-Plants & Print Centers Should Attend GRAPH EXPO
Why In-Plants and Print Centers (Corporate, Education and Government) Should Attend GRAPH EXPO By Elisha Kasinskas, Marketing Director, Rochester Software Associates, Inc GRAPH EXPO has reached out to in-plants and corporate, education and government print centers to find out what they want to see and hear at this year’s show. In a truly collaborative effort, […]
Budweiser Extends Happy Hour With QR Code Campaign
This is from Y&R Ecuador and launched in May 2012. It’s making the rounds in the US now. The premise – kinda cool – if you want more hours to your HAPPY HOUR buy a Bud, scan the QR code and add 1 minute to the BUDCLOCK. Do the math, 20 scans, adds 20 mins […]
QR Code Scans Skyrocket in Q2 2012
What I would love to know is whether or not the “Scanners” would scan again, how many of the accounted for scans were “new scanners” vs people who already scan, and of course if the new mobile pricing plans will impact whether or not these scanners would scan in the first place… Sure, Im happy […]
Coffee Chain Creates Location Based Interactive Newspaper Ads
Simple. Added Value. Caffeine. The trifecta of optimum conditions for ROI. Coffee Chain Creates Location Based Interactive Newspaper Ads Scannable barcodes allow readers to find their nearest Cafe Joe to their current coordinates. By Yi Chen Cafe Joe is one of the biggest coffee chains in Israel, and has recently launched an interactive advertisement in local […]
IKEA Unveils Its Catalog Of The Future
Goodbye QR Code and Hello Augmented Reality… it was only a matter of time before the inevitable, right? With IKEA going AR, you know the rest will soon follow. AR is really the perfect tech for such things anyhow as you need the print in hand to access to added value, and with IKEA providing […]
Well Organized and Insightful, Print Tech China 2012 Summit a Success
Noppen is a leading international company facilitating business across Asia and Europe. Driven by the desire for excellence and supported by a supreme understanding of the Asian market, Noppen has been delivering exceptional events, assisting new market entries and establishing government relations since 1998. Our top-level business connections paired with our close relations to the […]
The Future of Print is Online Now
I am not a Vista Print fan. I have never used them, but I do know three people who have and only one was happy with their job. The other two ordered business cards and the text was not centered. They also said the card stock was really flimsy. They spent an endless amount of time […]
The potential in printing electronics: Video from TED2013
This is REALLY COOL… and a great story of perseverance and ingenuity! Kate Stone: The potential in printing electronics Kate Stone is the Founder and Managing Director of Novalia, a company that specializes in interactive printing. Her work combines physical prints with digital electronics. via Watch “Kate Stone: The potential in printing electronics” Video at […]
Social Customer Service [infographic]
via Social Customer Service [infographic]. Social media has allowed companies to become more responsive than ever before. Today’s infographic Social Customer Service: The Next Competitive Battleground shows us that companies are responding quicker than ever to their customers complaints. In fact about 84% of social media use is geared towards improving customer service.
Will Verizon’s New Data Pricing Be The Real QR Killer?
Beware of the new threat in town… MOBILE DATA PLANS! In the new pricing structure, a consumer can choose to pay MORE for a super-sized data plan and life goes on for them as normal. If they choose a tiered option, then they pay for the amount of data they will access – like choosing […]
Why Stopping Toshiba's National No Print Day Worked, and Why it Shouldn't Have
10 days after the announcement of National No Print Day, Toshiba pulled the plug and victory celebrations broke out through The Printerverse. Victory is a strong word. It implies a winner and a loser, but there is some grey area here too. Ok, in the movie version yes Toshiba is the villain and Print & […]
