QR Codes

What this company does is when one scans the code it brings up video introducing my company. It also captures their info and puts them on a text to list. It allows me to send them promo and such through text. The only problem is how do you get that code out there? I would have to do it in print ads, which currently I do very little of.

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Originally Posted by SuperiorDG

It also captures their info and puts them on a text to list. It allows me to send them promo and such through text.

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How does it capture their info? Does the video page allow them to volunteer their info? Otherwise I don't think you can surreptitiously get their contact info just by having them visit.

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Originally Posted by SuperiorDG

What this company does is when one scans the code it brings up video introducing my company. It also captures their info and puts them on a text to list. It allows me to send them promo and such through text. The only problem is how do you get that code out there? I would have to do it in print ads, which currently I do very little of.

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I would personally be LIVID if someone did this to me just from scanning a QR code.

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Originally Posted by DeusExMachina

I would personally be LIVID if someone did this to me just from scanning a QR code.

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the scanner will deliver all of this information in their TOS and it can be disabled in some scanners.

i know what they are but never use them bc of alot of the reasons already mentioned

The problem with QR codes is all the QR code reading apps are full of spam and or user tracking. Did a survey of about 200 QR reading apps last year - 95% of them wanted full control over all the data on your phone (contacts, emails, call logs, speaker, microphone, etc.). The other 5% wanted just a little less.

I thought about writing an Android QR app that was totally open source without any mal-intent... but then life happened. ;)

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Originally Posted by RMD

QR huh?

:)

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Beat me to it!

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Originally Posted by foxtrot

It's a pain in the ass. I'm younger, and yes, I know what they are (and have used a few) but seriously, to have to dig out my phone, point a camera, hold still, blah blah blah, it's just easier to type a damn web address.

I think they are ridiculous and probably 0.2% of the population uses them on any regular basis. And those are probably scarf wearing blue voting San Fransisco natives on disability.

I'm sure I probably offended somebody [BooHoo]

They are novelty, nothing more. 5 years from now probably wont see them anymore.

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I Vote Red and I do not own a scarf, thank you....

:D

I made one for my website a while ago but never really used it

http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...Misc/chart.png