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10 new QR Code generators with analytics to bridge the mobile social online offline worlds and increase consumer engagement

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To say QR Codes are taking off is an understatement despite some calling QR Codes old technology and everyone not seeing the value of using them. But with the growing number of smartphone use and mobile marketing, QR Code campaigns from major brands, movie posters, jewelry companies and consumer products, tons of QR Code case studies are being created.

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Yesterday TechCrunch posted an article about a new social profile QR Code platform called SPARQCodes. “SPARQCodes can contain any type of content such as websites, phone numbers, addresses and invoke any app on your mobile phone.” Sounds familiar right? SPARQcodes are using QR codes to increase mobile engagement. While the use of QR Codes to add a website, phone number and other content is not new but with SPARQ Codes it links to your Twitter, Facebook, Yelp, Urbanspoon, Foursquare and Gowalla locations. Smart! It’s one of those simple ideas and it’s good for stores that would like to increase mobile engagement while promoting their social profiles at the same time by having customers scan their QR Codes. Especially since most of the time you’ll only see a Twitter, Facebook or Foursquare window cling on stores causing the user to search for profiles. Now all they have to do is scan a QR Code. It’s something similar we build into TriOut. With TriOut a business can create a quick check-in QR codes that allow customers to scan and check into Facebook, Foursquare and Gowalla at the same time.

Still there’s an increasing amount of QR Code generator platforms being launched. In September I wrote a post called 8 QR Code Generators that provide analytics/tracking. Here are 11 new QR Code Generators with analytics to bridge the mobile social online offline worlds and increase consumer engagement.

1. likify – Generate Facebook likes using QR Code

2. BeQRious – A robost QR Code campgina and trackign platform

3. Good Survey – Use QR COde for market research in documents

4. OK QR ME – Mirascape QR Code Generator – Generate a QR Code; get real-time stats on who is scanning it and where.

5. Jumpscan – JumpScan combines all your contact and social media information for quick, on-the-go sharing. http://Jumpscan.com/

6. itsmyurls – Put your complete online presence on one QR code

7. SPARQcode See above

8. myqr.co – URL shortener and QR code generator rolled into one.

9. deliver – Delivr generates a QR Code for each mobile-friendly URL.

10. wikkit – Creates Create, Sell, and Scan tickets to any event with QR Codes

Also since the post in September both Google (goo.gl) and Bit.ly have added the ability to create QR Codes using their url shortener platforms.

As you can see there are various ways to create a QR Code and receive tracking on who’s scanning, how often a QR Code is scanned, the location where the QR Code was scanned and more. But remember, just adding a QR Code to a website, poster, window cling or other marketing material should be clearly thought out and planned to receive maximum benefits.

Are you using QR Codes for marketing?



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  • Anonymous

    Thanks for all the info! Another great site I like to use is qreateandtrack.com. They have a pretty cool interface, and good tracking.

  • http://twitter.com/tonylukasavage Tony Lukasavage

    These are definitely some qr code applications I had not thought of. great list.

  • http://uqr.me uQR.me

    sooooo sorry not to see http://uqr.me listed up here :-( maybe in the next update… by the way it’s the only qr-based social utility that allows you to manage and update permanent qr codes with a user-friendly back-end…

    • http://socialwayne.com Wayne Sutton

      Thanks for the comment. Sorry I was unaware of http://uqr.me. It will most definitely be on the next QR Code generators list.

      • http://uqr.me uQR.me

        great! thank you wayne. and let us know whether you test our service.

  • http://www.lrcfiles.com Gobby

    I like the http://uQR.me , which is not listed there.

  • Anonymous

    Don’t forget that tag.microsoft.com has built in analytics for free including a heat map so you can see where and how many people are snapping your tags.

    Elliott,
    online community manager for Microsoft Tag

    • http://socialwayne.com Wayne Sutton

      Thanks for the comment Elliott….

  • http://www.studiopmg.com Chris

    Dear Wayne,

    Can you or any of your readers share examples of the kind of offers or incentives they’ve had success with, in getting users to scan QR codes or SPARQCodes? Thanks also for the list of code generators.

    Chris Atkinson
    StudioPMG

    • http://twitter.com/Conuiti Conuiti

      The best success with my retail clients has been to offer in store coupons as a reward for easy linking to Fan or Follow.

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  • Geldbrauchtdiewelt

    You have a really inspiring and interesting Blog. It is really fun to read.
    If you like, you can check out my website as well at: http://marketingsecretsunlimited.com/ I would be grateful :-)

    I also offer free software.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3224505 Tyler Coffin

    Have you used http://www.SocialQRCode.com? It lets users create QR Codes for social media and social sharing!

  • http://twitter.com/Conuiti Conuiti

    The eventual impact of QR codes in social business media will be overwhelming!

  • Mikey

    Check out http://www.bwscan.com with real time detailed analytics. You can even download a CSV file with geo-location info. All for free.

  • http://twitter.com/scottandjames Scott James

    Thank you so much for this, Wayne! Massive help for me in a pinch.

  • http://twitter.com/juegosmmorpg Fernando Cortes

    You can receive cards from others by scanning their QR Code. Last but not least, whenever you update your QR Card information, all your contacts that already received your QR business card will be able to see and access the new information automatically. More info at http://www.yprintit.com
     

  • Mauro

    http://uqr.me is not listed and in my opinion is the best.

  • Samp

    The fastest and most reliable QRCode reader I come across is QRCode Reader HD which is working smoothly on my iPad2. Get it from here.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qrcode-reader-hd/id448292686?mt=8

  • guest

     Nice QR code generator which supports tracking and various data types: URL, vCard, SMS, phone, GEO, WiFi:
    http://justScan.it

  • guest

    Try http://justScan.it – simple and nice QR code generator, supports tracking and many datatypes, including URL, vCard, phone, SMS

  • Raultech1

    I’m using uqr.me also and is pretty flexible. QR codes are dynamic so you can change their links whenever and wherever you want in the web (FB likes, PayPal, Youtube, any url)
    There are free and premium accounts for both social and commercial uses.
    Users can beutify their QR codes changing colors, rounded square corners and inserting some images

  • Anonymous

    I think QR codes are yet to gain market penetration in the US and Europe like they have in Japan. Still the analytics that can be generated to elucidate what is happening on your website are invaluable, plus its simply cool and modern to have a QR code if you have a mobile website.
    Paul Vesely
    http://www.searchengineoptimizations.co/

  • 未来 张

    That’s
    cool! QR codes are awesome stuff in these days.

    Plenty of free sites are available for generating QR codes and I like this most:http://generator.onbarcode.com/online-qr-code-barcode-generator.aspx.

  • http://twitter.com/dimanise Dmitri Sennikov

    for those that need a mobile-optimized profile page to link QR code to, check http://mobile-sites.com/2012/02/6-easy-steps-to-create-qr-code-business-cards-with-moo-and-sitomic/

  • http://www.qfuse.com/ Sean Dempsey

    I think a great platform to add to this list is Qfuse – http://www.qfuse.com. They are not just a QR code generator/tracker but allow you to create a free mobile-optimized website as well!

  • http://www.qfuse.com/ Sean Dempsey

    Great post! Thanks for consolidating this information.

    If I may — I would add two sites/platforms to your list of awesome tools for “bridging the gap” here — the first is a basic QR Code Generator (allowing you to link to a website, video, text, phone number, social media, etc) – qrintel.qfuse.com. The “premium” version is more comprehensive and allows you to TRACK your QR Scans and marketing campaign so you can see how many scans it got, where in the world it was scanned (geolocation), etc.

    The second service is also FREE but far more comprehensive and impressive – Qfuse – http://www.qfuse.com. It is not just a QR Code Generator (which tracks your scans and provided analytics), but it is ALSO a mobile website generator/CMS. In a nutshell the Qfuse platform allows you to create an entire professional mobile site and then link to it with a QR Code. Check out the cool video on the homepage to learn more. http://www.qfuse.com