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Tag That! How to Effectively Use QR Codes in Your Green Industry Business Chris Heiler

Tag that! How to Effectively Use QR Codes in Your Green Industry Business

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One in every three Americans now owns a smartphone. Not only that, 9% of all web usage in the United States happens via mobile devices. It is projected that within two years 20-25% of all web traffic will be via smartphones. These are your customers. And they are quickly becoming mobile-savvy. In this presentation, we will discuss a relatively new mobile technology available to green industry companies: Quick response codes (QR codes). You will learn: - How real companies are already effectively using QR codes to communicate valuable information and market their products and services - The basics of how QR code technology works--how to create a QR code, how to read a QR code, etc. - Best practices so you can get started using QR code technology - How to integrate QR code technology into your inbound marketing program

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Tag That!How to Effectively Use QR Codes in Your Green Industry Business

Chris Heiler

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Within two years, 25% of all web traffic is expected to be

via smartphone*

via Pingdom.com

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Facebook mobile usage has passed desktop usage*

via Techcrunch.com

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More than 50% of all local web searches take place with

a mobile device*

via SocialMediaExaminer.com

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These are your customers!

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What we’ll cover1. The Technology

2. Best Practices

3. Getting Started

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The Technology

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What are QR codes?

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Why this technology is important

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Using QR codes effectively

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Using QR codes effectively

Packaging and merchandising

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Using QR codes effectively

Packaging and merchandising

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Using QR codes effectively

Marketing and advertising

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Using QR codes effectively

Marketing and advertising

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Using QR codes effectively

Customer support

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Using QR codes effectively

Customer support

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Best Practices

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Utilize a strong call-to-action and incentive

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Utilize a unique landing page

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Destination site should be mobile-optimized

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Keep it simple, stupid

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Tell the user where the tag leads

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Give users instructions for downloading a scanner

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Test your QR codes with multiple devices

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Location, location, location

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Shorten the URL before creating the code or tag

http://goo.gl/bJCWb

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Include the URL with the QR code

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Your QR code should be 1”x1” minimum

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Getting Started

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Downloading a scanner

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Scanning a tag or code

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Creating a QR code

www.tag.microsoft.com Getting Started

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Creating a QR code

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Creating a QR code

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Creating a QR code

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Creating a QR code

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Creating a QR code

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Get in touch

(800) 681-9169chris.heiler@landscapeleadership.comwww.LandscapeLeadership.com@Inbound_Agency@Chris_Heiler

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