Articles in The 'QR Codes' Tag

QR Codes Have (Re)Entered the Room

by Anthony Gallegos

Do you remember QR codes? If you never fumbled around with your phone and tried to open a third-party QR scanner app to get the perfect, in-focus scan only for the app to then freeze or shut down, I’ll provide a brief overview.

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QR, NFC and Smart Phones

by MoreVisibility

I received an email message that CommScore reported 14 million United States users scanned a QR code in the month of June.  This begs the question, what are folks doing to leverage QR in their business?  We continue to see the reports that smart phone shipments are outpacing PC shipments; it becomes when not if they overtake the number of PCs.  All of these smart phones present opportunities for keeping your customers engaged, which means at a minimum one must have a mobile-friendly web site and content specifically developed for the growing number of smart phone users.

I think the US lags behind Asia and Europe in harnessing the marketing power of QR.  I expect we will see more uses for QR, which will shortly morph into near field communication (NFC), by advertisers in ways that continue to improve quality of service and communication with their audience.  For instance in Asia, one can scan a QR whilst commuting to work in the morning, and upon returning home that evening the product, will be at their door ready for use in the evenings dinner.  Other examples I have found include embedding a QR/Chip into monuments for our departed to be remembered in a multi-media format.  Headstone maker’s need only embed an inexpensive chip into the stone/vase/niche.  If you have been to a museum in the past year, you have probably experienced this technology at work, when you scan and listen to the art history.  Disney World’s Epcot even used this technology to allow children to engage in an episode of Kim-Possible, while mom and dad make their happy hour pub crawl through the world show case, brilliant.

MoreVisibility Twitterchat August 4

by Danielle Leitch

Creativity in Marketing
Thursday August 4, 2011

MoreVisibility’s Twitterchat took place today, August 4th. MoreVisibility’s chat (#MVCHAT) discussed some new and creative ways that marketers are engaging with consumers.  Participants included Executive Vice President, Danielle Leitch (@DanielleLeitch) and Mike Siers (@mikesiers). The topics discussed included:

• The importance of measuring your customer engagement so you can know what works and what doesn’t
• New media offers new ways to connect (QR codes, mobile, geotargeting)
• Small businesses can be creative and get attention without spending a lot of money

MVCHAT is a weekly 30 minute discussion starting at 3:30 pm (est) covering a variety of online marketing topics. Clients, advertisers, and online marketing enthusiasts are invited to participate in this rapid-fire conversation by following and including #MVCHAT in tweets. Read more about #MVCHAT in the news here.