Just recently Forrester predicted that in 2011 marketers will take the training wheels off mobile programs and start investing in cohesive mobile marketing strategies – setting the stage for the convergence of mobile and place based media. With the stage set, what technologies should marketers and brands deploy to bridge place based media with the mobile phone? Today there are 7 critical mobile platforms and each serve their own underlying function. Let us now take a look at each and evaluate their pros and cons as well as how they should be implemented with place based media:
#6. Quick Response (QR) Codes – RICH CONTENT THROUGH “FUN” AND RECOGNIZABLE MEDIUM
Pros:
Can link consumers to all types of rich media Beginning to gain major awareness from consumers Easy to deploy and implement across large OOH network Cons:
Requires a smartphone with camera and special reader Need to be in close vicinity / line-of-sight of QR Code Optimal Usage with Place Based Media:
Works great for campaigns looking to drive downloads of mobile application Ideal for campaigns that need to be implemented quickly and at low cost Great for campaigns looking to drive traffic to a specific mobile webpage
For the 8k guru's...let's assume eBay does license the optional search patents. Would Neom need to file a new 8k indicating such a license or can Neom get away with it since they laid out the possiblility in the first 8k filing?