Connected packaging market is growing with the aim of filling the blanks in digitally and physically spaced areas. Probably one of the most difficult examples is integration of QR codes on product packaging. RFID, NFC are other connecting technologies which are widely integrated into packaging. These codes may be scanned by the customer’s smartphone camera and it will redirect them to online subjects. The consumer the manufacturer’s website, to know more on the product and company, or if it is the user manual, direct him / her to a specific product page. Intelligent packaging is a fast-developing area that targets big brands mostly, creating new shopping experiences by combining animated gaming, music and sensory imaging with traditional packaging features. This technique adheres to the concept of customer choice theory, that argues that clients look for products and services that are tailor-made to fit their individual needs. Personalization is a proclamation that the company is thinking about customer’s uniqueness, a factor that improves their image and encourages customer loyalty.
The connected packaging is done by making results based upon the user who has scanned the QR code and it is a mode of personalization. If a citizen in a Spanish speaking country scans a QR code on a US manufactured product, they will be guided to the Spanish version of the website. During this process, the technology provider employs customer’s geo-location data and his/her device’s setting information, which in turn helps the customers receive pertinent products and customer support platforms.
The growth of e-commerce, mainly with the pandemic as a background, has added an additional impulse to the consumer-packaged goods that are made to be connected. The figure e-commerce growth has stabilized a bit more, the jump in online sales was 7.8% in the first quarter of 2023, which was completed by the US Census Bureau. Industries including such as F&B, Pharma and Medical Support Systems/Equipment, and Consumer Packaged Goods have come to realize the big role that packaging in the increasingly tech-reliant, omni-channel economy, has recently acquired.
Companies are using connected packaging to intensify their approach to sustainability issues; as technology advancement, results in the ability to detect private labelled packaging with accuracy as high as 99%. This is one method through which this technology can be made available to consumers with interactive features attractive to the end-user and directly addressing consumer recycling concerns by cloud-based data from the watermarks.
Connected Packaging Market Size, Growth and Industry Analysis (2023 – 2032)
The global connected packaging market size is estimated to grow from USD 42.89 billion in 2022 to reach an estimated USD 74.30 billion by 2032, growing at a 5.7% CAGR between 2023 and 2032.
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Report Highlights: Important Revelations
- Global connected packaging sector is poised for growth, starting at a value of USD 42.89 billion in 2022.
- The market is expected to grow, reaching an estimated value of USD 74.30 billion by 2032.
- This expansion is at a consistent CAGR of 5.7% over the period from 2023 to 2032.
- Influence of connected packaging on North American sectors.
- Connected packaging emergence reshaping packaging trends in Asia Pacific.
- QR codes redefining consumer engagement through connected packaging.
- Fusion of digital advancements and food packaging emergence of connected experiences.
- Connected packaging fuelling innovations in e-commerce.
Connected Packaging Market Trends
- Brands will be able to engage directly with consumers via connected packaging; they will offer interactive experiences through smartphones or digital devices.
- Connected packaging is a feature which tracks products in real-time right from the supply chain. Through implementing RFID tags or even tracking technologies, manufacturers can get access to the information about product movement, storage conditions, and handling practices from manufacturing to retail shelves.
- The packaging helps to deliver the individual marketing messages, promotions and product parameters that are based on the consumer preferences and purchase history.
- Connected packaging solutions support sustainability initiatives by facilitating the provision of knowledge about the product origin, ingredients, and environmental consequences. Brands can take advantage of connected packaging to emphasize their initiatives on sustainability, like using eco-friendly products, emitting less carbon, or supporting ethical sourcing.
Impact of Connected Packaging on North American Industries
The North American market for connected packaging is undergoing major growth, which may be attributed to several key factors. An increasing percentage of the shopping population is always looking for the newest and the most enticing. Digital packaging is perfect for satisfying this need as they do a great job by fusing the online and walk the talk worlds, letting customers dig into online content with a push of a button on the packaging. The growth of the e-commerce sales in North America makes connected packaging adoption to take-off. Increasingly more shoppers shop online, brands thus are looking for advanced novel means to reach the customers of theirs beyond the only bordered of retail stores.
Rise of QR Codes Transforming Packaging in Asia Pacific
Asia Pacific is the centre where the emergence of the new and innovations are often first tested. Nations such as Korea, Japan, and China have come to the forefront of this technology’s implementation, placing QR codes on the packaging to promote their convenience. QR codes play a game changer role in digital marketing toolbox, converting consumers to engage with a physical display by scanning a QR to explore the extent of information collection.
A very important reason for this situation is the trend of putting transparency and reliability in forefront of consumers’ relationship with the producer. The smart packaging and product labels are spurring with QR codes, which allow the consumers to discover useful information about the product’s journey such as the field where it was grown, how it was made, its logistics, transportation routes, as well as the ingredients included. This transparency in particular helps build the consumers trust, assuring them that the goods they buy actually correspond to specified quality and authenticity standards.
Asia Pacific market has been through an incredible QR code for packaging growing, and it is believed that the growth is to jump 83% in the coming year. The region applies such exponential growth in the adoption of new technologies that are not only designed with an eye to provide better service and meet the needs of varied consumers. In China, C2C (QR codes) have became inseparable for consumers with 65% of them deeming them optimal wise to achieve credibility. This wide spread acceptance of these codes calls the attention to the crucial influence of QR codes on building credibility and earning customers’ trust playing a much more important role in a highly competitive commerce.
QR Codes Revolutionize Consumer Interaction with Connected Packaging
Packaging has gone through a remarkable change shape from time to time. Initially, it served as just a product protection strategy, but later on, it transformed into the primary look of a brand. When connected packaging technologies have been introduced, it becomes more than a package’s visual element and into an important part of the brand narratives. In the contemporary competitive market-place visual appeal is very important in grabbing the consumers’ interest with the main challenge being beyond repetitive customers. Unique and eye-catching design for packaging and labels beautifully contribute to the general style of your product on a shelf by attracting customers to search more. Next on the line is connected packaging which through QR codes reappear or rather explore more alternatives of the physical and the digital world.
The ubiquity of QR codes is beyond anything we have ever witnessed. By the end of 2022, it is estimated that at least 5.3 billion QR codes will be employed for coupon redemption, one of the main applications. These codes allow consumers to rapidly connect with brands hence proving crucial in providing access to product information, while on the other hand, brands can also easily gain feedback from their consumers.
Packaging is the final means of communication between a consumer and a brand whereby consumers expect to get detailed product information from many aspects such as allergens, ingestion, usage, and recycling instructions. It also serves as a critical completion point to develop an enduring bond with consumers for the brands.
The current customers make business sales of the company more than half now i.e. they account for about 60%. Noteworthy is the fact that only an 5% improvement in customer retention can lead to major increases in profits ranging from 25% to 95%. This gives an insight into the need of the packaging for the education and engagement of the customers in addition to the creation of eternity as regards the brand loyalty and prosperity.
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