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2D Barcodes are Here. Are You and Your Audience Ready?
1. 2D Barcodes are Here
Here.
Are You and Your
Audience Ready?
visit Delvinia on your Mobile
Insights for your business.
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2. Your Hosts Today
visit Delvinia on your Mobile
Amy Sullivan Randy Matheson
VP,
VP Customer Insight Director,
Director Emerging Media
Insights for your business.
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3. Get to know Delvinia
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4. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Capabilities
Creating experiences that Give us your opinions, we’ll
enrich people’s lives. give you rewards!
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5. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Capabilities
Customer
Insights & analytics
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Tools Services
Delvinia Digital MOSAIC Qualitative Research
Delvinia Digital Canadians Quantitative Research
SAS Capabilities Online Panel Management
Web Analytics
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Social Media Monitoring
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6. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Capabilities
Digital Strategy Customer Experience Design
Insights & analytics
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Tools Services
Customer Delvinia Digital MOSAIC Qualitative Research
Insight Delvinia Digital Canadians Quantitative Research
SAS Capabilities Online Panel Management
Web Analytics
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Social Media Monitoring
Digital Business
Landscape Context
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7. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Capabilities
Digital Strategy Customer Experience Design
PROTOTYPE VALIDATION OPTIMIZATION
Customer
Insight
DISCOVERY DESIGN DEVELOPMENT DEPLOY
Digital Business
Landscape Context
PROTOTYPE VALIDATION OPTIMIZATION
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8. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Capabilities
A
Digital Strategy & Customer Experience Design
Firm.
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9. ABOUT DELVINIA
Our Experience
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10. What’s Up with 2D Bar Codes?
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2D Barcodes
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M ti 2D barcodes and might h
b d d i ht hear…
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Th ’ ugly, th d ’t fit in, th ruin
the look of the design
They are too much trouble to scan, a
waste of time, and provide no value
I feel awkward using my phone to scan
2D barcodes in public
They are just the latest technology fad
solving a problem that doesn’t exist
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2D Barcodes
Don’t look
D ’t l k now,
but they’re everywhere?
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2D Barcodes
Our fi t
O first 2D b
barcode project
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Aug, 2008: RBC’s Next
Great Innovator poster
re-directed
re directed user to a
mobile-optimized site for
additional information
about the competition.
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2D Barcodes
What is
Wh t i a 2D B
Barcode?
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data
data
data
Traditional 1D Code 2D Barcode
• Can only be read in one direction • Can be read in any direction
• Represents 13 characters
p • Represent up to 7,089 characters
p p
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2D Barcodes
Why
Wh use a 2D B
Barcode?
d ?
It’s an efficient way to connect the
physical world to online
information or data
A convergence of traditional and
mobile media
An alternative to typing URLs
or using SMS shortcodes &
keywords
Make print campaigns interactive
and measureable
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2D Barcodes
How do 2D Barcodes work?
H d B d k?
Media Scanning App Content
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2D Barcodes
Is th
I the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
bli d f B d ?
In 2010 we showed people a QR
p p
code and asked them what it was.
Only 20% of smartphone owners
could identify it correctly. The rest
said things like….
• a maze or puzzle?
• a bad carpet
• a badly designed town with a
tower at three corners
• a lot of upside down crosses
• a migraine waiting to happen
• I have no idea
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2D Barcodes
Is the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
4 out of 5 smartphone owners
have seen a 2D code, and 86% identify it correctly
Base: Smartphone & Tablet Owners, N=428
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2D Barcodes
Is th
I the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
bli d f B d ?
Over 1 in 2 smartphone owners with the app
have scanned a code in the past month.
Base: Smartphone & Tablet Owners, N=428
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2D Barcodes
Is th
I the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
bli d f B d ?
1 in 5 scan a 2D barcode every week.
Base: Active barcode scanners, N=163
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2D Barcodes
What Next?
Wh t N t?
85% of those who have tried
scanning a code would recommend it
someone else
else.
Exploit the opportunities made
possible through this great consumer
ibl h h hi
receptivity, and deliver the right the
experience on the other end.
Consumers are ready. 85%
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2D Barcodes
Is th
I the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
bli d f B d ?
QR barcode scanning
was up 1,200 percent
in the second half of
2010.
Mobio's Naked Facts Report
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2D Barcodes
Is th
I the public ready for 2D Barcodes?
bli d f B d ?
Mobile barcode
scanning grew
1,600
1 600 percent in
the year 2010.
ScanLife's 2010 Trend Report
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2D Barcodes
Types of 2D barcodes
Open source
Open-source
Quick Response code Data matrix code
• They are free to use
y
• Information can be embedded in the code itself
• Can be used without an internet connection for some actions
• They can be read on a wide-variety of readers
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2D Barcodes
Proprietary 2D b
P i t barcodes
d
Microsoft Tag ScanLife EZ Code BeeTagg
• These require special readers
q p
• Require an internet connection
• Can be used at a smaller size
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2D Barcodes
Direct vs InDirect
vs.
Action
Info embedded Scanner
• Easy to implement
• Event is embedded in
DIRECT
code.
• Changes would
require a new code or
scripting at destination
• Tracking must be done
at the server
Only ID embedded Your website
• Can be a less complex
dot pattern
Database
INDIRECT
• Longer life and more
flexibility to change
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triggered events or
destination in
database
• More options for
tracking &
measurement
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2D Barcodes
No
N smartphone, no problem
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JagTag
• Can be used on any phone
with a camera
• Take a picture of code
• Text picture to shortcode
Sports Illustrated
• Or send by email
y Swimsuit Issue Promo
• Receive text response or link
to further info or content
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28. How to get started?
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2D Barcodes
Three most popular formats
Th t l f t
Quick Response code ScanLife EZ Code Microsoft Tag
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2D Barcodes
QR C d
Codes
Created by Japanese
corporation Denso-Wave in
1994 to track auto parts
Licensed as open-source. Free
for anyone to create and use.
By 2006 nearly every phone in
Japan came with a QR
scanning app
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2D Barcodes
EZ C d
Codes
Developed by ETH Zurich and
licensed exclusively to
ScanBuy
Great for smaller executions
due to its simplicity and low
density
Requires the ScanLife barcode
Reader App
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2D Barcodes
Microsoft Tag
Mi ft T
High Capacity Color
Barcode (HCCB) introduced
by Microsoft in 2009
Uses 4 colour triangles but
can be appear as black &
white also
Requires the user to
download the ‘tag’ reader app
tag
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2D Barcodes
Comparing 2D b
C i barcodes
d
QR codes a point of view, Edwin Philogene,BBDO for digitallab
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2D Barcodes
What d
Wh t do you need to
dt
create a 2D barcode campaign?
2D barcode 2D barcode 2D barcode
generator scanner app management &
tracking service
t ki i
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2D Barcodes
2D b
barcode generators
d t
Generator
Ge e at Formats
F at Generator Link
Ge e at Li k
BeQRious QR beqrious.com/generator
QR Stuff QR qrstuff.com
QReate & Track QR qreateandtrack.com/
ScanLife EZcode, QR, DataMatrix scanlife.com
Microsoft Tag Tag tag.microsoft.com
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2D Barcodes
2D b
barcode readers
d d
Reader App
Reade A Code Formats
C de F at Download Li k
D l ad Link
I-nigma QR, DataMatrix, UPC/EAN i-nigma.com
RedLaser QR, UPC/EAN redlaser.com
BeeTagg R d
B T Reader QR, DataMatrix, BeeTagg
QR D t M t i B T get.beetagg.com
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ScanLife EZcode, QR, DataMatrix, UPC/EAN getscanlife.com
Microsoft Tag Tag gettag.mobi
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2D Barcodes
2D b
barcode t
d tracking/measurement
ki / t
Generator
Ge e at Formats
F at Generator Link
Ge e at Li k
MMMobile/I-nigma QR, DataMatrix i-nigma.com
BeQRious QR beqrious.com
QR St ff
Stuff QR qrstuff.com
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QReate & Track QR qreateandtrack.com/
ScanLife EZcode, QR, DataMatrix scanlife.com
Microsoft Tag Tag tag.microsoft.com
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2D Barcodes
Have an objective
• Does the execution match
a business objective
• Don’t use 2D barcodes
simply because you see
everyone else using them
Water Bottle from Wedding 2D Barcode
contains links to site to upload photos
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2D Barcodes
Know your audience
• Is your audience tech savvy?
Will they require additional
guidance and education?
• How have they responded to
previous campaigns using
mobile or emerging
technologies?
• Do enough of y
g your users
even have smartphones?
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2D Barcodes
Add value
• Don’t waste your user’s time
• Keep the concept of mobile in
mind
• Don’t duplicate exactly what
already exists on your website
• If your call to action is ‘Read or
Learn More’, think harder
,
• Leave a good impression with
the audience in exchange for
their ff t
th i effort
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42. STOP HERE!
If you don’t have the first 3 Best Practices
figured out, you may be using 2D barcodes
for the wrong reason.
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2D Barcodes
Know your environment Billboard next to busy highway
• Refer back to size requirements
• Consider angle of the signage Glare
• Is there internet connectivity?
• What is user behaviour? – are
?
they rushing by, driving, sitting,
standing
• With TV, consider time that the
code appears on screen
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2D Barcodes
Don t
Don’t make me squat
(or stretch)
• Always consider
placement of the code
and make adjustments
if you can
• Place at a level that
allows for easy
scanning Too low
Too low
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2D Barcodes
Size Matters
• Min for QR codes
1.25” x 1.25”
Microsoft Tag: .75”
EZ C d
Codes: .5”
5”
• 10:1 ratio
• 10cm away : 1cm
• 1 metre : 10cm
• 20 metres : 2 metres
• Lower light or less colour
contrast use 8:1
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2D Barcodes
Keep It Simple
Short URL Google Map Link VCard Info
• Minimize the amount
of information that
will be stored in the
2D barcode
• Use a URL shortener
like Bit.ly to simplify
Bit ly
the link
• Use a simplified 2D
p
barcode such as
ScanLife’s EZ Codes
or Microsoft Tag
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2D Barcodes
Be
B creative… b t t t
ti but test
• A QR Code can be generated
with up to a 30% error
correction built in
• Use that 30% to add other Los Angeles Convention Louis Vuitton
graphical elements & Visitors Bureau
• S ft th edges and round
Soften the d d d
the corners
• Colours must contrast with
background enough to be
read by a QR code reader
NewEra Caps
N E C HBO True Blood
T Bl d
• Trail and error. Test
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2D Barcodes
Set expectations
• Tell the user what they
should expect once they
scan the code
• Make sure the destination is
mobile-friendly
• Consider type of media.
Sharing audio or video can
challenge bandwidth and
g
data plans. User may not be
in an environment where
they can watch or listen to
content
t t
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2D Barcodes
Include instructions
• Tell people what the 2D
barcode is, and how to
use it
• Point users to a mobile
barcode reader
• Instruct non-smartphone
users on an alternative
way to access content
y No instructions
Great Instructions
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2D Barcodes
Provide an alternative
• Consider users who do
not have smartphones,
or don’t have a 2D
barcode scanning app
• Include a alternative
URL,
URL but keep that
simple as well
• Use an SMS keyword
y
and shortcode
Short URL www.td.com/find included in copy next to code
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2D Barcodes
Preferred Way to Access Mobile Content
Base: Smartphone & Tablet Owners, N=428
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2D Barcodes
Test, test test
Test test, test…
did I mention test?
• Test codes on different smartphone
platforms
• Test different scanning applications
• Test the time it takes the user
interaction to happen
• Is the experience seamless?
• Test size, lighting, environment
• Test the alternative ways to access
Poster wrapped around a light poll making
contest
t t this 2D barcode impossible to scan
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2D Barcodes
Where are they scanning…
58% 25% 22%
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2D Barcodes
Where aren’t they scanning…
9% 9%
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2D Barcodes
Why are they scanning…
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2D Barcodes
Free Stuff
Stuff…
• Client: First Bank
• Free Books, Soduku or
Crossword Puzzles
• Expecting 7000
downloads in the 5
month campaign
• 750 downloads in the
first few weeks
• 30 second download
• 9% used QR code
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2D Barcodes
Classic Cocktails
• Client: LCBO
• February, 2011 Classic Cocktails
promotion
• Shelf signage featured EZ codes to
keep the code readable by older
mobile phones
• Redirects to one of 24 classic
cocktail recipes using a featured
product
• The angle of the shelf signage was
p
perfectly suited for scanning
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2D Barcodes
Backstage Pass
• Client: Macy’s
• Users could access fashion tips and
beauty secrets
• They did not emphasize the term QR
code – they called it a Backstage Pass
• Features a great instructional videos
on using QR codes and used a SMS
short code to download a scanning
app
• Included floor staff training. Sales
p p
people wore a lanyard allowing them
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to show customers how to use codes
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2D Barcodes
Tim Burton Exhibit at TIFF
• Client: RBC
• QR Code linked to series of
videos describing different
parts of the exhibit
• Poster includes instructions
for downloading a scanning
app and how to use the codes
• RBC sponsored wifi within the
exhibit.
exhibit The signage includes
the login information
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2D Barcodes
Delvinia eCeption
• Internal Project
• Lobby touchscreen
• QR codes with embedded
contact information for
each team member
• QR code with Google map
link to our favourite
restaurants in the
neighbourhood
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62. Wrap It Up
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2D Barcodes
Things to Remember
• Smartphone adoption is on the rise in Canada
• QR codes are here, the public is curious and willing to try them
• Keep your business objectives in mind
• Always follow Best Practices
• Provide instructions and alternative ways to access content
• Measure and Track your campaign
• Contact Delvinia, let’s talk about optimizing your digital experience
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64. Thanks!
Visit us at delvinia.com
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Insights for your business.
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