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GovDocs integrates QR codes with new Compliance Check labor law posting service

Stephen Vagus
gov qr code

GovDocs, a state and federal labor law poster and human resources product distributor, has launched a new service that aims to streamline compliance audits by integrating QR codes into the process. The Compliance Check program will be using the codes to help businesses ensure they fall in line with the 200 changes to the U.S. labor law that have happened in the last two years. Businesses are required to make their labor law posting available for all employees and each posting will feature its own QR code so workers can…

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Adidas replaces recruiters with QR codes

Sam Lambert
Adidas

As the world of recruiting becomes more competitive, companies are beginning to feel the need to adopt new technologies as a way to reach out to potential talent. There is one trend amongst consumers that makes it simpler for recruiters to find new candidates for the companies they represent: Smart phones. With smart phones playing a bigger role in everyday life, companies have begun adopting mobile technologies that are geared toward engaging smart phone users. The best piece of mobile technology is widely believed to be QR codes. Adidas, a…

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Shelter pets benefit from QR codes through the Purina ONE initiative

Stephanie Beck
Purina QR Code Campaign

Purina ONE has announced the start of two new initiatives to help benefit pets living in shelters, including one involving the use of QR code stickers which can be found on the front of packages of its dry cat food. Every time one of the barcodes is scanned, Purina ONE will give a donation of $1- up to a maximum of $30,000 – to feed pets living in shelters. Furthermore, the “Bowl-by-Bowl” program is starting at the Facebook page for Purina ONE, allowing its visitors to take simple quizzes that…

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QR codes assist Phoenix airport visitors to find their way around

Sam Lambert
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport has announced that they will be using QR codes to perform a number of new tasks to make the traveler’s experience a faster, easier, and more convenient one. They will use QR codes to find the official website for the airport, learn a flight’s status, find restaurants and other amenities within the terminal, complete satisfaction surveys for taxi service, identify problems in the airport’s restrooms, or even have the airport notify you of the location of your vehicle in the parking lot via email upon…

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Awareness of QR codes growing in Germany as companies begin to adopt mobile strategies

Stephen Vagus
QR Code

Germany’s Lobbe Group, an industrial waste disposal company, was an early adopter of QR codes when they began appearing in Germany a few years ago. The codes were plastered on a select few of the company’s waste disposal trucks and the response has been favorable. The company is now launching a new campaign that will emblazon their entire fleet of trucks with QR codes. The campaign is being designed to help other businesses connect with the Lobbe Group. In Germany, QR codes are still uncommon. The codes have seen modest…

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