Exhibitors can use QR codes to provide product information at trade shows. At the World Congress on Intelligent Transport in Orlando, Austrian company Kapsch gave attendees a choice of scanning a QR code or picking up printed materials.
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Tiffany & Company's Fashion's Night Out
Tiffany & Company used cookies with a QR code in the frosting to invite guests to its Fashion’s Night Out activities. The company made 3,000 cookies that linked to the detailed invitation online.
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Matt Hunter at the Samsung Experience
More than 500 fans of Latin pop singer Matt Hunter received QR-coded bracelets at an invitation-only concert at New York’s Samsung Experience in September. The bands, a new product from Skanz, linked to Hunter’s social media presence, online content, and exclusive videos. The company also created Skanz bands for attendees at Consumer Electronics Week to demonstrate how they could be used in place of business cards. Skanz also offers QR-coded phone cases.
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Kapsch's Booth at the World Congress for Intelligent Transport
Austrian company Kapsch placed QR codes on its booth at the World Congress for Intelligent Transport in Orlando in October, giving attendees the option to scan the code for detailed product information rather than picking up printed materials. Kapsch staff working at the booth also had QR codes on their nametags.
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M.P.I.'s World Education Conference
Attendees at Disney’s opening night party at Epcot for Meeting Professionals International’s World Education Congress received badges with a QR code on the back. When scanned, the code lead to a Web site that offered the evening’s menu, a map of the party, descriptions of featured park attractions, and a welcome message from executive chef Robert Gilbert. On each bar at the party, a QR code linked to recipes for the featured cocktails.
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Toronto's Boobyball Fund-Raiser
Toronto’s Boobyball fund-raiser for Rethink Breast Cancer in October put QR code stickers on the chests of two topless male models. The code linked to iTunes, where guests could download the organization’s new app, which reminds women to check their breasts.
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'Shape' Magazine's Bikini Body Tour
Shape magazine used a Microsoft Tag to sell tickets to its Bikini Body Tour events in Santa Monica and Miami in 2011. Ads in the magazine and posters placed around the two markets included the Tag, which linked directly to the ticket site.
Image: Courtesy of Shape Magazine
