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Examples of the best (and worst) QR code marketing techniques

Examples of the best (and worst) QR code marketing techniques

QR codes have been continuing a trend of positive hype for more than a year now and are now appearing on more ads, products, and other locations than ever before. Though many have predicted that the increased use of these codes will mean that there will soon be a decline in the number of first time users, this is far from the case. In fact, the opposite is true. As the number of individuals who own … Read entire article »

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QR codes used to help find children who have gone missing

QR codes used to help find children who have gone missing

QR codes used to help to find missing children   Milk cartons and posters displaying the image of missing children have just gone much more high tech with the addition of QR codes that can be scanned using mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. Though the print ads still serve their purpose to help to reach a broad audience of people and find out if a missing child has been spotted, they are very limited in the … Read entire article »

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Annual student sculpture event at Washington University has a new mobile twist

Annual student sculpture event at Washington University has a new mobile twist

QR code art   Washington University and University City’s 26th annual Student Sculpture Project began on April 1, with an event at Centennial Commons, after which point the various art pieces will remain available for public viewing until September. The pieces on display were selected from among those submitted by the Washington University Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts sculpture students. Their submissions included both proposals and models, as well as the budgets they would require. … Read entire article »

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Chocolate Graphics releases the latest in mobile marketing through QR code embossed treats

Chocolate Graphics releases the latest in mobile marketing through QR code embossed treats

Chocolate Graphics, a unique confectioner company that specializes in personalized embossed chocolates, has now released a product that can allow businesses to take advantage of QR code marketing. The product is a chocolate treat that features a QR code embossed on top, which can be scanned in order to direct mobile device users to app downloads or mobile websites as per the wishes of the customer. This allows the recipient of the chocolates to obtain information … Read entire article »

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QR code allows smartphone users to adopt a tree in D.C

QR code allows smartphone users to adopt a tree in D.C

The District Department of Transportation’s (DDOT) Urban Forestry Administration (UFA) is currently piloting a project that allows residents of Washington DC to use their smartphones to scan QR codes in order to adopt a tree. DDOT has already planted more than 3,900 trees throughout the city, each of which features a QR code that can be scanned with a smartphone. When they are scanned, the device user can adopt that tree and join the Canopy Keepers … Read entire article »

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Facebook team adds giant QR code to rooftop

Facebook team adds giant QR code to rooftop

In a recent hackathon by the Facebook Intellectual Property team, a 42 foot long QR code was created on the roof of the new Facebook office building. A member of that team, Mark Pike, came up with the idea after having read a blog post by Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook. The post inspired him, as it encouraged the company’s employees to decorate and spray paint the new Facebook office. Pike took this concept of … Read entire article »

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