Cobblestone QR Codes

To get into the minds of tourists, Turismo de Portugal decided to fuse the QR Code technology with Portugal’s historical cobblestone tradition. As a result they ended up creating the worlds first QR Code made from Portuguese cobblestones.

The first QR Code was embedded in the city grounds of Lisbon, followed by Barcelona which holds the distinction of being the world’s most visited city. The resounding success of the campaign has led to plans of similar QR Codes being embedded in cities like Berlin, Paris, Tokyo, New York, Viena, Goa, Lima, Oslo…

The eternal happy hour

Happy hours at bars always come to an end. But people at bars in Ecuador can keep the happy hour going by simply scanning a special QR Code coaster at the Budweiser Budclock machine. Every coaster scanned helps extend the happy hour by one minute. 😎

Emart Sunny Sale

Korea continues to set the standard in creative QR Code campaigns! In June last year Homeplus in South Korea had used QR Codes to create a virtual store in a subway station.

Now Emart, South Korea’s largest retailer has created shadow QR codes across the city that only become visible when the sun is at the correct angle in the sky i.e. between midday and 1pm. Consumers who scanned the QR Code during this period were re-directed to the Emart online store where they received $12 coupons for products that would be delivered to their homes.

The Sundial QR Codes were installed at 36 locations across Seoul and served more than 12,000 coupons. Emart membership increased by 58% and lunch hour sales went up by 25%.