Despite the importance of understanding consumer preferences, there has been little prior research on consumer attitudes towards mobile marketing communication in the smart phone era or on the use of and the factors that might influence the adoption of QR codes. In addition, it is evident that marketers are still struggling to harness the mobile channel and QR codes for optimum engagement. Accordingly, the aim of this research is contribute to understanding of consumer attitudes to mobile communications marketing, by undertaking an exploratory study to characterise the situation. More specifically, the objectives of this study are to: