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QR Codes on instruction manuals

Add or replace your product instruction manuals with a QR Code. You will improve your customers' experience and save paper

Ideas 03/22/23

qrd.by becomes QR Planet

On the 21st of January 2023 qrd.by has been merged into the QR Planet family. Our QR Code platform is now available under the domain www.qrplanet.com

Product News 01/29/23

5 Best QR Code Scanners in 2023

We recommend using the internal camera app on your smartphone. If the camera app doesn't read QR codes, install the Denso Wave or Kaspersky QR Code Scanner.

KB 12/03/22

12 Minutes

6 QR Code Examples

Learn how to use QR Codes skillfully. QR Codes in magazines may redirect to movie trailers, app downloads, business cards and many more possibilities.

2 Minutes

Through the paper crisis with intelligent QR code management

Replace your printed information material with QR Codes: An environmentally friendly and cheaper alternative

QR Codes for Restaurants, Bars, Pubs and Hotels

Use QR Codes for digital menus, give away 1-time redeemable vouchers, ask for online reviews, link to lifestyle content, connect to delivery services.

8 Minutes

Live chat with your customers using QR Codes

Technology has boosted efficiency and automatization processes for the last 10 years like it has never happened before.

Google review QR code - Get reviews on Google with a QR Code

Learn how to create a Google review QR code. Increase your online reputation with Google reviews. Created quickly & easy to share.

QR Code campaigns in the German market

Movie trailers via QR Code in TV MEDIA, Hofer traces its products back to the origin with QR Codes, Iglo relies on QR Codes to make spinach taste better

Dynamic QR Code types 11/17/22

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QR Codes in Hotels for a better customer experience

Your guests may scan QR Codes for guest registration, check-in. QR Codes enable instant messaging with reception, allow to send a review or get a digital menu.

Use Cases 11/17/22

8 Minutes

PowerPoint QR Code

If you are speaking on a conference and you have reached the end of your presentation you can easily share your documents with your audience, using a PowerPoint QR Code.

2 Minutes

QR Code fails

We want to give you a clue on how not to use QR Codes and avoid wasting your budget on senseless activities like pulling a QR Code poster with an airplane.

Use Cases 10/21/22

UX Updates: Inline Edit, QR Code mass management, Tagging and Media

Changelog – March: Inline edit · Folders management · Archive · Tag system via API · Mass and group management · Media section

KB 10/21/22

QR Code Trends 2023

Since reading QR codes has been possible with every smartphone, there have been a multitude of trends such as digital vouchers or geo-targeted QR codes.

Product News 10/21/22

5 Minutes

Public transport tickets via QR Code

The Wiener Linien go digital and offer the option of using a QR Code to buy tickets via an app, view timetables and avoid waiting at the ticket machine.

Use Cases 10/21/22

Get your digital invoice with a QR Code at the gas station

Some gas stations offer to create the invoice online. A QR Code, which you can scan after refueling, leads you to the digital invoice.

Use Cases 10/21/22

QR Codes in Pokemon Sun Moon - Nintendo DS

The Pokemon Sun Moon game for Nintendo DS has introduced the ability to activate characters in the game via QR codes

Fun and Curious 02/21/17

Trends and innovation 01/05/17

Alibaba.com recommends using a QR Code as login system

The largest ecommerce in the world, alibaba.com, uses QR-Codes a login system for their users.

Capture the QR code and we will call you back

Thanks to a friend of mine, we received today a case of innovative application of QR-Codes at the Hospital de Sant Pau in Barcelona

Use Cases 12/14/16

Twitter App creates your QR-Code

Twitter has incorporated in their last App update the option to generate a QR-Code to access your account.

Use Cases 11/17/16

QR Codes go to School

Industries with less resources often depend on the passion, dedication and imagination of their professionals. The case of education is unfortunately a perfect example.

Fun and Curious 11/07/16

Trends and innovation 09/27/16

Invite to a Whatsapp group with a QR code

Next version of Whatsapp will allow you to invite users, friends or customer to a group via a link or a QR code

Late Night with Stephen Colbert shows a QR code on TV

We recently saw Stpehen Colbert showing a QR linking to his tumbler account

Fun and Curious 05/06/16

Trends and innovation 01/19/16

WhatsApp on your PC by capturing a QR code

This is yet another example of how useful, simple and secure QR codes can be for pairing devices and systems

Trends and innovation 05/29/13

Activating my Google Glass with a QR Code

Here we paste the screenshots of the activation process of the Google Glass.

A Human QR Code reader

One of the challenges in the TV Show “Incredibles” Antena 3 (Spain) was set by a human that can interpret QR-Codes at a glance.

Fun and Curious 05/25/13

The world's largest QR code

The world's largest QR code so far and the making of. With more than 1300 plates it was built in Toronto

Fun and Curious 06/18/12

QR Interview - Nieves Franco, Arsys

The QR-Interviews series, quick response interviews, continues and today we present the case of arsys.es and its brave bet on QR codes

Use Cases 06/18/12

3 Minutes

QR Interview - David Monreal, Infojobs

Within the QR-Interviews series, today we present the case of infojobs.net and its brave bet on QR Codes

Use Cases 05/21/12

QR Interview - Pablo Porcioles, eDreams

Today we start a series of QR-Interviews, quick response interviews, with communication professionals whose organizations have already started using QR Codes

Use Cases 05/16/12

Trends and innovation 03/02/12

Conversions, new metrics and KPI for QR code campaigns

Metrics and success indicators around the typical conversion funnel to measure the effectiveness of an action using QR-Codes

2 Minutes

QR Codes are not a fad

It has been more than 4 years since we published this blog and we have answered many times the same questions in different areas and forums. Today we dedicate the post to the doomsayers

Trends and innovation 02/15/12

5 Minutes

More QR codes in La Vanguardia

Today's innovative column by Jaime Serra is titled Quick Repsonse

Fun and Curious 07/24/11

Trends and innovation 06/28/11

Tesco - Disruptive innovation with QR codes

Today we show one of the most radically innovative uses of QR Codes. The following video shows the operation of Tesco's new campaign.

Trends and innovation 06/19/11

QR codes in Telefónica campaign :)

We see in a phone booth a movistar imagenio campaign that uses QR codes to access a promotion.

Creative CV. Talking QR

Victor Petit publishes his CV in a vimeo video and although it seems unbelievable, he is looking for a job. We won't explain more, you have to watch it

Fun and Curious 05/25/11

QR Codes in Buenafuente!

It's official, QRs are cool. Yesterday on Buenafuente, Berto and Ana Morgade took out and drank from a mug with QR codes

Fun and Curious 04/20/11

Infojobs puts QR codes to the test

Infojobs, the leading job portal in Spain wanted to experiment with the use of QR-Codes. Today this product is released in its beta version

Use Cases 02/28/11

Vichy: OPIs with QR Codes

We are seeing lately in Barcelona the Liftactiv de Vichy campaign in bus stops and other OPIs. It is BY FAR the best campaign we haver seen in Spain.

Use Cases 02/28/11

Another project with APLI

APLI offers the ability to customize business cards and badge cards for exhibitions, conferences, etc. including a QR code with the contact information.

Use Cases 10/25/10

APLI goes for QR Codes in Spain

APLI has included a QR-Code linking to a demo-video in one of the APLI products (mailng-express labels) so consumers can watch in for instructional purposes

Use Cases 02/12/10