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Using QR Codes in Print Marketing: Engage Your Audience and Measure Results

 When it comes to print marketing, you can use dozens of tricks to embellish your designs and grab your customers' attention.

Some available details, like using embossing for letters or using textured paper, are already promoted by many printing companies. One newer option that you should consider for your next print project is using QR codes.

According to Statista, 75.8 million people in the U.S. with smartphones scanned a QR code in 2021. They are increasingly popular and create more opportunities than you might realize when it comes to your print marketing.

Read on to discover tips for incorporating QR codes into your next print campaign.

5 Ways to Use QR Codes for Print Marketing

1. Get Creative with Color

When you think of a QR code, you probably think of the traditional black design on a white background.

You might not know that QR codes have become much more customizable!

Use your brand's signature colors, or create your company logo within the design for the code. This will make the QR code pop out from the rest of your print material!

2. Increase Visits to Your Website

One of the best ways to engage with your customers is by sharing information through your website!

But sometimes, sending them to your site in the first place can be difficult. Including a QR code on one of your print marketing ads can intrigue customers into scanning it and visiting your site!

Plus, by printing that QR code on brochures, posters, or stickers, you can showcase your company's info to a broader audience.

3. Engage Customers with Special Offers

A tried-and-true way to connect with your customers is by offering them special, personalized deals on your products and services.

Put a QR code poster on the door of your store offering a sale price reward for shopping in-person, or print one on a direct mail piece that will lead them to a unique coupon code.

4. Track the Effectiveness of Campaigns

One of the first things you should get set up to make sure you're making the most of your QR codes is tracking channels using the codes.

An urchin tracking module (UTM) can be applied to any URL, which would be the URL the QR code opens when scanned. 

You can use UTMs or other tracking methods to see how many people visit the webpage linked to your URL, specifically by scanning the QR code. In this way, they're one of the most straightforward ways to measure your print campaigns' response rate and effectiveness. 

5. Use QR Codes to Encourage Reviews

Customer reviews are essential to building your audience's confidence in your brand!

One creative way to encourage and remind people to add reviews for your company is by creating a QR code with a link to a site where they can add a review and print it on your direct mail.

Otherwise, for an even more immediate connection with existing customers, it could be printed on the bottom of your receipts or included on a special thank-you mail piece after customers make a purchase.

Incorporating QR codes into your print marketing can be a game-changer. Don't miss out on the endless possibilities they offer! Contact us today, and let's take your marketing to the next level.

 


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