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Everything you need to know about digital, mobile & social media marketing to help you engage your audience & drive new business
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QR codes: the good, the bad and the ugly

QR codes: the good, the bad and the ugly | Digital Marketing Power | Scoop.it

Over the past couple of years, QR codes have cropped up everywhere from billboards to ketchup bottles, and have become a must-have gimmick for some marketers. 

QR codes can be a useful tactic for marketers, however when used badly they're utterly pointless. 

Here is a selection of those....

 

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Genius QR code marketing campaign from Heineken at music festival

Genius QR code marketing campaign from Heineken at music festival | Digital Marketing Power | Scoop.it

QR codes have been getting a good bit of flak recently as a fad that are mostly used by brands and marketers but ignored by consumers. There have been some pretty silly uses but this latest campaign from Heineken is actually a very smart and social way for them to be used at a music festival. Check out the short video to see what it was all about

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Even teenagers don’t care about AR apps and QR codes

Even teenagers don’t care about AR apps and QR codes | Digital Marketing Power | Scoop.it

Last year, it looked like augmented reality apps were on the cusp of becoming mainstream as numerous ad campaigns and mobile apps started to use the technology. The same goes for QR codes. For the most part though, neither has been able to go beyond being a gimmick yet and, according to a new study by youth marketing and research firm Ypulse, even the members of the tech-savvy Millennial generation either have no idea what QR codes and augmented reality apps are or don’t see any value in these technologies.

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