NEW FUNCTIONALITY:CONTACT INFORMATION QR CODES

New functionality on the SacProNet website for creating QR Codes that encode member's personal contact information, and

for creating QR codes for Marketing

John L. Mohammed

External Vice President

Computer Committee

Sacramento Professional Network

August 28, 2012

WHAT IS A QR CODE?

2-dimensional bar codes that encode text Originally created to track parts in the

automobile industry Now ubiquitous as a marketing tool

magazines newspaper ads flyers

Can encode text in different formats website URL contact information vCard email address YouTube video, App store download, Skype call, ...

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EXAMPLES ABOUND

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Magazine

Store coupon

Newspaper Ad

NEW FUNCTIONALITY ON OUR WEBSITE

Contact Information QR Code Enables members to create a QR Code that

encodes their contact information Member has complete control regarding content Code is associated with the member's profile

Marketing QR Codes Content type that facilitates creating QR Codes

for arbitrary text Enables creation of codes that take readers to

web pages, to promote events4

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CREATING YOUR QR CODE

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CREATING YOUR QR CODE

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WHY CREATE A QR CODE?

A QR Code containing your contact information makes it really easy for networking contacts to obtain your information

Your contact information can easily be put in the contact's address book

Use it on: Name badge you wear to networking events Business cards Resumes Websites

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READER'S EXPERIENCE

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User starts Scanner and points at QR Code

Information is recognized as a contact

With one click, user can add it to the address book

or add it to an existing entry in the address book

or email it to his/her self or another person

The information properly parsed as a contact

MARKETING QR CODES

New content type: QR Code Generator Any text typed into its QR Code field is rendered

as a QR code when the node is saved A sample node that can be reused is available

from the navigation menu: Committees → Marketing → Marketing QR Codes

Additionally, any text in any text area field using the default Filtered HTML input format can be rendered as a QR code using special syntax:

[mobilecode #preset="preset"]content[/mobilecode]10

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