Ash n Ad qr codes
QR Codes / PhotoCodes

Mobile marketing is becoming one of the most powerful new marketing strategies as more and more people start carrying around web and camera capable smart phones.

This opens up a massive new opportunity to market your business, and Quick Response (QR) codes are one of the best ways to get started. QR codes provide an easy way for users to share information between stationary media and their mobile device without any hassle.

You may have noticed these black & white new square box images on magazines, websites or posters. Similar to barcodes, they contain information that you can easily gain access to, such as a URL, a body of text, or phone number.

When you scan this code with your smart phone, you receive the information that is programmed within the QR code. If you want your website to show up, the user’s phone will automatically launch their Internet browser and visit that website. You can do the same with a phone number and a call screen with the number you provided would be displayed and ready to use or save in your phonebook.

How to use QR Codes with your mobile phone?

First you must download a free QR code reader to your mobile device in order to scan the barcode. We have researched and use a reader that works on more than 400 different phones, including Apple, Blackberry, HTC, LG, Nokia, Samsung, Sony and many more mobile phone companies. Click here to download it and fine out more.

Once you have the application running, start using it! Scan the code you see here, and it will take you to our Fan page. You are most welcome to “like” us, post any comments or share this new tool with friends.

How do I make a QR Code?

You do not have to be a computer programmer to create a QR code, and you do not have to deal with any “code language”. A good generator site is BeeTagg. We use their supplied free service and generator. BeeTagg also allows you to track and see how many people have used your code.

You don’t need to register with BeeTagg to generate your code. After placing your information or website address into the generator, the site will spit out a QR code; this is done instantly. You can then copy and paste the QR code to where ever you would like to display it.

Marketing and QR Codes

The wide spread use of mobile devices is a benefit to promoting your brand identity through the use of QR codes. By simply providing a QR code on printed marketing material, your potential for reaching a wide target of people is greatly increased, who then are more likely to purchase your product or interact with your brand.

The use of QR Codes is especially well suited to the Ash n Ad outdoor media solution because, typically, viewers of the QR codes on our ashtrays will have the time to download the reader and interact with the web-based content.

Whether they are smokers, non-smokers or passing pedestrians, the Ash n Ad outdoor media solution provides an engaging, noticeable and ubiquitous advertising opportunity that is uniquely placed to provide solutions to your marketing challenges.

QR Codes can help your brand in many ways.

Our previous advertising clients took advantage of this innovative marketing element and combined with our outdoor A4 media network which resulted in successful interaction with the public and their displayed brands.

1. Coupon marketing – You can drive traffic to a separate page to give those users a special offer or discount on your product or services.

2. Cab / Taxi Numbers – QR Code can easily contain a Cab company phone number which will help a user get home safe and save that number for future use.

3. GPS co-ordinates - Providing customers with directions which lead them directly to your business front door.

4. Social Networking – A displayed link to join your email list and your other social networks, like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc etc.

If you are interested in adding a QR Code to your advertising message, simply contact us and we will assist you with the process.