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On the Hunt – Best QR Codes at Expo! Expo!

by Joyce McKee on November 28, 2011

Next week in Las Vegas, Expo! Expo! will be held and the trade show floor will be open on December 7, 2011.  Our event suppliers will be showing off their products/services and enticing show organizers to consider them as future partners.  So what marketing tactics will they be using?  I wonder if they might have a QR code or two on their booth display or use them in the booth?

The show organizer audience is tech savvy and I bet the majority have smart phones.  Now the question – do they have a QR code reader downloaded on their device?  And if they do, are they actively using it as they walk the show floor?

As I amble up and down the aisles, I will be looking for the best examples of QR code usage.  It will be enlightening to assess how many exhibitors have embraced this tool and if they are pleased with the results?  I will have my trusty iPhone with me and plan to record what I see and experience.  Then I will report back to you on the ones which were successful and the ones which could be improved.

Expo! Expo! exhibitors make sure I know about your usage of QR codes so that I can stop by your booth.  I would like to report on your success.

This should be a great experiment and learning experience for us all.  Gee, I wish I could offer a prize for the best QR code usage at the show.  I hope a blog post will be sufficient.

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Social Media’s Impact on Trade Shows

November 14, 2011

Recently, I was interviewed by John Buchanan for an article he was writing for Association Conventions & Facilities.  The article is titled: Integrated Event Marketing – Leveraging Technology to Connect and Engage. Below is the beginning of the article and one of my quotes.  You can read the entire article by clicking the link above. [...]

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QR Codes – Novelty or Serious Marketing?

June 20, 2011

QR codes, as a marketing tactic, are flowing onto the trade show floor.  You are seeing them used by exhibitors in their booths as well as the organizers in strategic spots around the show. In a recent study by Pitney Bowes, released in April 2011, it cites: The newest tool to enter the marketing mix [...]

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Social Media Education for Trade Show Folks

June 13, 2011

Goodness, it has been almost two weeks since the IAEE Mid-Year Meeting in Washington D.C. where I had the privilege of learning from some of the very best social media gurus.  The day-long  session was Social Media Exposed, and it was taught by Rick Calvert from Blogworld, Jason Falls of Social Media Explorer and DJ [...]

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Planning to Win the Revenue Game

September 13, 2010

One of my trusted colleagues is Rick McPartlin of The Revenue Game.  I have shared some of his information with you in this past.  He and his partner Jane Adamson work with companies to direct the focus of the company on revenue generation. In his monthly newsletter’ he discussed various aspects of the revenue planning [...]

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