There was a great question yesterday during the Trends in Digital Media webinar about QR codes. Would you share with us how you are using or planning to use QR Codes in your organization?
What is a QR code, you ask? Here is a brief description for you.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_Code
We will be running an ad in an upcoming print publication that will feature a QR code-based contest entry. Once scanned, it will take the customer to a landing page optimized for mobile, where they can watch a promo reel and enter their info to submit a contest entry.
I should say that the publication is collecting the information and delivering it to us, so none of this is tied directly back into Tessitura at the moment. Baby steps…
Cheers,
T
Tom O'Connor
Associate Director of Marketing
ROUNDABOUTTHEATRECOMPANY
212-719-9393 x346
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We are using QR codes in some mailings we are currently sending out (which is our first go at using them)
It takes people to the standard version of our website
We’re tracking their success through a bespoke GA embedded code to measure interaction with our website so none of the information will feed back into Tessitura (yet!). As Tom said, baby steps….
Steve Crofts
Cydlynydd Barn Cwsmeriaid / Customer Insight Coordinator
Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru / Wales Millennium Centre
02920 634678
steve.crofts@wmc.org.uk
www.wmc.org.uk
From: Tessitura Marketing Forum [mailto:forums-marketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Tom O'Connor Sent: 07 October 2010 19:28 To: Steve Crofts Subject: RE: [Tessitura Marketing Forum] How are you using QR Codes?
We are including QR codes in our print ads that take you to the info page for that performance where you can read program notes and buy tickets.
We also changed out some of our ad posters on main street to simply be a giant QR code. That is the whole ad, a three foot square QR code. Scanning this ad will take you to a special offer page that we change out weekly.
Participation is slow, but this is new and people are still learning what the QR codes are and how to use them. We are willing to give them time to catch on.
We'd love to use QR codes - but thought we had to wait until our website was optimized for browsing via multiple mobile devices.
For those of you now including QR codes in your posters and print materials - and driving folks to your website from the codes - is your site already optimized for mobile browsing? Did you consider this before starting to use QR codes? [Maybe we shouldn't be worried about it?]
Chris Long
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts
We didn’t wait for site optimization, but we did have a custom landing page that was a bit more mobile-friendly.
From: Tessitura Marketing Forum [mailto:forums-marketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Christine Long Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:22 PM To: Tom O'Connor Subject: Re: [Tessitura Marketing Forum] How are you using QR Codes?
From: Jared Mollenkopf <bounce-jaredmollenkopf6141@tessituranetwork.com> Sent: 12/13/2010 12:47:19 PM
Tom – thanks so much for the reply.
Can you provide a link to the mobile-friendly landing page.
That might be a great route for us to follow as well.
Chris
Sure – here you go: http://m.timeoutny.mobi/BE/
As you’ll see, it’s very simple. It was crafted and hosted by a third-party (i.e. not us), so I don’t have usage/visitor stats just yet.
From: Tessitura Marketing Forum [mailto:forums-marketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Christine Long Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:37 PM To: Tom O'Connor Subject: RE: [Tessitura Marketing Forum] How are you using QR Codes?
Chris Long Manager, eCommunications and Audience Research
501 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202-2989 5023562.0196 p 502.562.0728 f www.kentuckycenter.org
Thank you!
From: Tessitura Marketing Forum [mailto:forums-marketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Tom O'ConnorSent: Monday, December 13, 2010 5:46 PMTo: Chris LongSubject: RE: [Tessitura Marketing Forum] How are you using QR Codes?
From: Tessitura Marketing Forum [mailto:forums-marketing@tessituranetwork.com] On Behalf Of Christine LongSent: Monday, December 13, 2010 2:37 PMTo: Tom O'ConnorSubject: RE: [Tessitura Marketing Forum] How are you using QR Codes?
Chris LongManager, eCommunications and Audience Research
501 West Main StreetLouisville, KY 40202-29895023562.0196 p502.562.0728 fwww.kentuckycenter.org
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