QR Codes help you do grocery shopping at the subway!

This is a virtual store in a Korea subway station where huge posters displaying grocery items together with QR Codes help busy commuters shop with their mobile phones. Groceries are delivered right to their door. This is a common use of QR Codes but taken to a larger scale than just a catalog, newspaper or magazine ad.

QR Codes help people find their style at Timberland

Timberland is handing out 10,000 booklets during its "Style Night Out" events that feature QR Codes linked to mobile videos to promote its women's fall collection and deepen the brand experience.

QRickit the TV Star!

HSN (Home Shopping Network) is showing me on TV! When people scan me on the TV, they can go to the product page for more info and ordering - all on their smartphone or tablet.

Scan a QRickit to help homeless dogs!

Pedigree and Walmart are using QRickits to help feed homeless dogs. When a consumer scans the QR code on a package of Pedigree sold at Walmart a bowl of food will be donated to a shelter.

QRickit in Cosmopolitan magazine

QRickit is featured in JCPenny's ad in Cosmopolitan magazine. When scanned, consumers are directed to JCPenny's mobile site where they can view (and shop) the "Call It Spring" collection.

Free wings when you scan a QR Code

The QRickit on this print ad lets users "Like" Hooters on Facebook to receive a Buy 10 Get 10 Wings free offer. QRickits are also used by Hooters to lead consumers to its Facebook page to interact with the brand and to enter a chance to win a trip.

Diesel "Likes" QRickit and Facebook!

QR Codes at Diesel stores take customers to Facebook Like Pages. Customers can get a discount when they scan the QR Code and "Like" a certain Diesel product on Facebook. See how this QR Code Campaign works in the video below. (When customers "Like" a certain Diesel product, all their friends will know about it and likely check it out! This is the essense of this campaign.) 

Happy Father's Day QR Code

Gadget and gift retailer, Brookstone, is using QRickits in its NY stores and catalogs to help customers pick out the perfect Father's Day gift. Customers can see mobile videos which demonstrate how some gadgets work.

Mobile Coupons, Specials and Foursquare Check-In with QR Codes

Create a QR Code that helps people check-in to your Foursquare Venue at http://goo.gl/DwWMJ or QRickit.com. (Get a venue ID for your business at Foursquare) Google Places, Foursquare and Keypons allow you to create specials or mobile coupons to use at your shop or restaurant. Use QRickits to promote your mobile coupons in other print and online media and help consumers get them on their phones.

QR Codes can help you win a trip to SPACE!

How It Works: Go to a 7-Eleven store. Check in with your Foursquare app. You can scan the QR Code (where posted) to check-in quickly. How convenient! Unlock the special and follow the link to see if you are a winner. Win cool prizes and enter to win a trip to space. Every 88th check-in who participates can win a free movie ticket and every 88,888th check-in can win a Zero-G Experience weightless flight. Spread the word. The more people that check in, the more chances there are to win and the 888,888th check-in unlocks the trip to suborbital space. See http://www.7-eleven.com/Only-at-7-Eleven/Promotions/Check-In-To-Space/Default.aspx for more details. *Make your own QR Codes to help mobile users check-in to your Foursquare venue at http://QRickit.com.

QRickit is a TV Star!

QRickit is BIG in NY!

Real Estate Agents Love QRickit QR Codes

QR Codes are all the rage now in the real estate industry. Here are a few examples:

Also check out the following link to a company that provides real estate signs with QR Codes. http://www.drivebuytech.com/ Some say it's a fad, but whatever makes it more convenient for potential buyers to get info is not a bad thing considering QR codes are free and easy for anyone to make and use. If you're in the real estate industry, or any business for that matter, you should be using QR Codes. It's a no-brainer! QRickit Get your own QRickit at QRickit.com!

QRickit Quick Tips and API

QRickit Quick Tip #1: Just copy and paste the following in front of any URL you are viewing in your web browser and hit enter to get a QR Code for it: http://qrickit.com/api/qr?d=

QRickit Quick Tip #2: Just copy and paste the following into your web browser, add your text after it and hit enter to get a QR Code for it:
http://qrickit.com/api/qr?d=

For advanced website managers/developers, QRickit also offers a free and custom API so you can dynamically generate and display QR Codes on your own web pages. Please see the QRickit API Guide.

QRickit Widget for Your Web Pages

Let your users create their own QR Codes right on your website, blog or other web page. Simply copy the QRickit Widget code and paste it into any web page that permits the iframe tag.

Try it out! (I added an HTML gadget to this blog and pasted the QRickit Widget code in it so it appears in the right side column. I also pasted the code in this post.)

You can get the free widget code at http://QRickit.com/qrickit_widget.php






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