The 4 Best Ways to Use QR Codes for Marketing

Quick Response Codes or QR codes, as they are more commonly referred to, were first introduced in Japan in the automotive industry. Essentially, the QR codes are 2 dimensional codes that are read using a barcode reader. However, over the years, QR codes have been increasingly used for marketing and by the entertainment industry.

QR codes became popular because of the increased usage of smart phones that can be used to read the QR codes. They are very versatile and can be used to store a lot of different information. In the marketing industry, more often than not, keeping things simple helps. While many marketers will have flashy name cards, others may want to keep it simple. Read more…

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Measuring Social Media as a Marketing Tool

How can Bit.ly help with Measuring social media success?

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It could be argued that measuring the number of ‘mentions’ or ‘re-tweets’ your Twitter account gets, or the number of ‘likes’ on a Facebook page is a useful way of judging success. However, how do we account for negative sentiment, or those who like your Facebook page with no intention of spending any money? Web marketers are contantly seeking to improve the way success is measured. The URL shortening tool <a href=”http://www.bit.ly”>Bit.ly</a>  may go someway towards providing a solution. Bitly does far more than provide a shorter link to your websites; it can also serve as a powerful tool to gather quantitative data to track the success of your Social Media marketing campaigns.

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