The Connected Product Journey: Factory to Consumer
Follow one product from identity and factory line through cartons, pallets and checkout to a consumer's phone, and see what connects each step.
Beginner8 min read
Connected packaging strategy
Connected packaging works best when it is treated as infrastructure rather than a campaign. These guides set out the layers involved — identity, traceability and engagement — and how to design them so they outlast any single promotion.
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What Is Connected Packaging?
Connected packaging links a physical product to digital information and services through a scannable identity. What it is, what it is used for and how to start.
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From Marketing QR to Connected Product Infrastructure
Why campaign QR codes stop working as products and brands grow, and how to evolve them into identity-based GS1 Digital Link infrastructure step by step.
Beginner5 min read
Identity, Traceability and Engagement: The Three Layers of Connected Packaging
Connected packaging has three layers: identity, traceability and engagement. What each one does, which standards it uses and how they build on each other.
Beginner4 min read
Why the Product Identity Should Outlive the Marketing Campaign
Campaigns last weeks; packs stay in homes for months. Why marketing teams should treat the code on pack as a lasting asset and run campaigns behind it.
Beginner5 min read
What Is a Digital Product Passport?
The EU Digital Product Passport explained: what it is, which products it applies to and when, what data it holds and how a code on pack links to it.
Intermediate6 min read
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