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Great promotion buy one get one free. Either scan or print this great promo.
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Dunkin Donuts on
223 west beardsly Rd
Phoenix, AZ 85203
P: 480.334.8889
This is not a real ad. Promotion is only for example.
QR codes are popping up in more and more places, from billboards to business cards, and mobile consumers are responding: 32% of smartphone users say they have used a QR code and 70% say they would be interested to do so, either for the first time or again, according to a survey from MGH.
Moreover, nearly three-quarters of smartphone users say they are very or somewhat likely to recall an ad with a QR code.
What is QR Code :QR really stands for “Quick Response” and was created in the early 90′s in Japan.
A QR Code is a two-dimensional barcode, which has encoded in it a URL (web address), text, or other information which is read by a QR code scanner, including QR scanner smartphone apps. QR Codes store up to 4,296 alphanumeric characters of arbitrary text. QR codes can be read by an optical device with the appropriate software. Such devices range from dedicated QR code readers to mobile phones.
Reading a QR code?
If you have a smartphone, go to the app store and search for a QR code reader. You’ll find several free apps. Run the app and then hold your phone’s camera over a QR code to read it. Most QR codes you’ll come across have a URL encoded, so chances are when you read the QR code it will take you to a web pag
QR Code Users Demographics
Women (51%) and men (49%) scan QR codes at nearly equal levels, while such users tend to be young (48% are age 18-34) and affluent: 71% have an annual income of $50,000 or more:
QR codes may help in ad recall: 31% of smartphone users say they would be highly likely to remember an ad with a QR code and 41% say they would be somewhat likely to recall such an ad.
Below, other findings from MGH’s online survey of 415 smartphone users.
Awareness for QR codes is relatively strong: 65% of smartphone users say they have seen a QR code, most often on product packaging (56%), in magazines (45%), on coupons (45%), and in newspaper ads (27%).
About the data: Findings are from a survey of 415 smartphone users via the Vision Critical Springboard America panel, conducted in February 2010.
In Japan, marketers have been using QR codes for years to link offline interactions with a brand, creating a measurable connection. A typical example is placing a QR code in a print ad. The user would take a picture of the ad with a mobile phone and connect to a mobile website, or they would be sent a text message or mobile application.
Many companies have tried to get into this space over the years in the U.S., but camera phones on mobile devices were just too low quality, and surfing the web on mobile devices was very uncommon. This is changing as the U.S. begins catching up with the rest of the world. Text messaging is more common, mobile web browsing has been popularized by the iPhone, and the desire to tie together online and offline behavior is growing.
So with that in mind, I have been digging into some of the companies and technologies that are primed to take advantage of this confluence of opportunity. The good news is that all of these companies have demos of their websites and you can try it out for yourself and see how it works (at least the demo).
There are two basic technical approaches that companies are taking to this problem, and two basic user experiences on top of those approaches.
Technical approaches: Image recognition or custom tagging
The image recognition approach is very broad — technically difficult and hard for consumers to adopt — only because there’s no inherent call-to-action. The basic idea is to take a picture of something with your camera phone, send it back against the database, match the image to an offering, and send something back to the user.
The custom tagging approach is less complex technically and has the benefit that if one format wins out, it can become a broad mechanism with a built-in. This is essentially the same thing that QR codes did in Japan. But despite lots of players in this space over a long period of time, nobody has really cracked the code — pardon the pun.
EFFECTIVE WAYS TO USE QR CODES
With the right target audience, QR Codes may have a positive impact on the success of your marketing and educational efforts.
Below are a few examples of how you might be able to utilize QR Codes.
COUPONS
“Virtual” coupons are a quick way to offer both online and offline discounts or rewards. Include a QR Code on your printed ad and your customers simply “scan and click” to take advantage of the offer.
WEBSITE
Use QR Codes to drive more traffic to your website. Put a QR Code for your URL on all your marketing materials to make it easier for your mobile customer to find you online.
LOCATION
Make it easy for your customers and prospects to get to your shop.
Include a QR Code that links to an online map and they’ll be at your door in no time.
PRINT MATERIALS
Personalized URLs are proven to increase response rates; make them even easier to use.
Include a QR Code pointing to a personalized URL on your direct mail piece, and your customer or prospect can simply scan and click to get to their personalized website.
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