In Seoul, retailer uses 3D QR codes and the sun to deliver discounts only during its quiet timesKorean Emart recently placed 3D QR code sculptures throughout the city of Seoul that could only be scanned between noon and 1 pm each day — consumers were given discounts at the store during those quiet shopping hours.
Sensory alarm broadcasts late-night fridge raids on users’ social networksThe Virtual Fridge Lock aims to help users stick to their diets by sending an alert to their social networks when the fridge is opened late at night.
In New York, bedroom furniture store lets customers nap for freeVisitors to the eco furniture COCO-MAT store in New York can test the quality of the outlet’s beds while catching 40 winks in a hotel room-like space.
Site matches event organizers with land owners willing to rentUK-based Field Lover is launching its field matchmaking site, which aims to make it easy for those with land to lease to find renters and vice-versa.
In Mexico, supermarkets offer low-cost divorce gift cardsLaw firm Abogados Postulantes en Sociedad is out to prove that separation does not need to be painful with its Libera Pass divorce gift card, which customers can buy for themselves or a friend.
Flavored parking tickets for sensory advertisingGrupoFourMidio is now enabling drivers to sample products by infusing flavors and smells into parking tickets in Brazil.
Rewards for users recommending apps to friendsbuzzdoes is an app add-on feature that pays smartphone and tablet users to suggest apps to friends.
Alarm clock app rewards users for guessing which city’s sounds they wake up toUsers of Lufthansa’s free Anywake app are awoken to the sounds of a random city — if they guess which one it is, they’re rewarded with discounted tickets to that destination.
Product placement firm serves brands with an ethical agendaGreen Product Placement is a New York-based company that works on behalf of makers of eco-minded goods to ensure that their products become an integral part of the production design in a film, television program or web series.
Australian beer brand crowdsources ideas for a new island getawayXXXX Island is a crowdsourced initiative by Australian beer brand XXXX Gold to outfit a newly acquired island in the Southern Great Barrier Reef as “the ultimate destination for mates’ trips away.”