
12 QR Code Mistakes That Kill Scan Rates
Twelve QR campaign failures—from weak calls to action and tiny print to glare, broken links, poor mobile pages, and missing attribution.
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Twelve QR campaign failures—from weak calls to action and tiny print to glare, broken links, poor mobile pages, and missing attribution.

The best physical and digital QR code placements, plus the distance, surface, dwell-time, and context checks that improve scan rates.

Twenty real-world QR and 2D-code campaigns across television, packaging, retail, restaurants, events, travel, museums, fundraising, and product traceability.

Practical QR code ideas for reviews, bookings, payments, loyalty, product support, hiring, inventory, and measurable local marketing.

Twenty-five useful QR code payloads, from websites and Wi-Fi to product manuals, payments, surveys, tickets, and dynamic smart pages.

Seven restaurant QR uses for Wi-Fi, reservations, ordering, payment, allergen details, reviews, loyalty, events, catering, and takeout reorders.