In an effort to help our customers stay relevant with all of the changes in technology, Stay In Touch® now offers QR Codes in a variety of ways.
QR codes (short for Quick Response codes), and other two-dimensional codes are have gained a lot of popularity due to the increased use of various Smartphones. They are expected to achieve widespread use this year – and for good reason. Consumers want immediate access to relevant information and QR codes are making that possible.
If you’re not familiar with QR codes, here is a quick crash course.
QR Codes are similar to the barcodes used by retailers to track inventory and price products at the point of sale. The key difference between the two is the amount of data they can hold or share.
Bar codes are linear one-dimensional codes and can only hold up to 20 numerical digits, whereas QR codes are two-dimensional (2D) matrix barcodes that can hold thousands of alphanumeric characters of information. Their ability to hold more information and the ease of use makes them practical for small businesses.
When you scan or read a QR code with your iPhone, Android or other camera-enabled Smartphone, you can link to digital content on the web; activate a number of phone functions including email, IM and SMS; and connect the mobile device to a web browser.
Any of these desired functions are easily achieved by properly creating your QR code. It’s a simple process of entering the appropriate data into a QR code generator, described below, and it all takes just a few minutes.
The ability of QR codes to connect people with each other and to multimedia digital content is very useful for businesses and consumers alike.
Stay In Touch® offers QR Codes to our customers in the following ways:
Stay In Touch® Postcards Below are some suggested ways to use QR Codes on
your postcards:
All you need to do is either send us the link you want the QR Code to point to and we can generate it for you or you can send use your own QR Code.
Members Only Just Listed/Just Sold Email Templates
Members Only now has the ablility to generate a QR code for our Just Listed/Just Sold templates! Here are some suggestions for where your QR code can send your email subscribers.
QR Code generators have popped up all across the internet. Here is a list of some of the most trusted sites:
Delivr.com: -
This website gives a number of benefits after you sign up with them. It allows shortening the QR link and QR Codes that can include email message, phone number, URL, Text etc. Kaywa.com:- A free code generator website that provides a very simple QR Code Generator. There is also a 2D barcode reader that you can install on your mobile so you can easily scan 2D barcodes. Keremerkan.net:-
This website allows to create QR codes for Bing and Google maps, website bookmark, email, sms, Android marketplace search, iTune apps, BlackBerry messenger user, Tweets in Twitter, and so on. The results can be selected in the form of PDF, EPS, PNG, SVG, as well as TIFF. QRStuff.com:-
This website generates QR codes in 4 simple steps and the results can be selected for web, email and print. ZXing: -
ZXing project offers QR Codes for Geo location, Wi-Fi network, Phone number, and calendar event, URL, Text, and SMS.The graphics Department is available 9-5 Monday — Friday EST to answer any questions by dialing 1.800.241.9991. The staff is friendly, knowledgeable and ready to help!
