EventPilot includes free lead retrieval that enables your exhibitors and other attendees to collect basic contact info by simply scanning the QR code on a badge. This feature is designed to work offline so you do not need to provide WiFi for your exhibitors. 

The QR code you print on the badges must include the core contact information, which you can typically specify via your registration system: 

  1. First Name
  2. Last Name
  3. Badge ID
  4. Email Address
  5. Optional: Title
  6. Optional: Organization


Tip

Limit the content in the QR code as much as possible to increase your scanning success rate. Highly complex QR codes with a lot of content contained in the image can be difficult to scan for some devices depending on the device camera, lighting conditions, and the printed size of your QR code.


If you are using event registration software, you can typically add QR codes and have the system generate those based on your specifications or by choosing the vCard format. If you are managing a small event without a registration software, you may use a variety of QR code generators online (Search for "QR Generator"). 


If your proof app or the free Badge Scanner app does not recognize your particular QR code, please send a couple of QR code samples along with the data they contain to your Client Relationship Manager or support@ativsoftware.com. We can then update EventPilot Lead Retrieval to decode your specific QR code.


Exhibitors and attendees can scan with the app, take notes, and export the contact list. The exported data is available in a CSV file format, which can easily be imported into mail applications or CRM systems.


If you restrict exhibitors from using your event app, your exhibitors can install the free "Lead Retrieval Badge Scanner" app from the app store to scan the QR codes.


The following QR Code Structures are built into the app already. Think of each structure as a spreadsheet table with a set number of columns and column headers. The symbols you see are the column delimiters. 

For example: 

First NameLast NameEmail
JohnDoejdoe@acme.com

If your delimiter is ^, you can transfer this table like this: 

John^Doe^jdoe@acme.com

If you are missing the first name, you'd leave the first column empty but still indicate the column: 

^Doe^jdoe@acme.com

If the last name is missing, you'd do the following:

John^^jdoe@acme.com

If the email is missing, you still add the column indicator:

John^Doe^

If you just have the last name, it would look like this: 

^Doe^

If you just had the email, it would look like this: 

^^jdoe@acme.com


The order of your columns must be an order that is supported in the badge scanner! 

If you are mixing up the delimiters or shifting the order, you are now placing content into the wrong fields. The following incorrect example would place the email in the last name field and the last name in the first name field: 

Doe^jdoe@acme.com


Supported QR Code Structures (vCard & MeCard)


Structure: 

first^last^email^organization^badge^title
Example:

John^Doe^jdoe@acme.com^ACME Org^2018001^Support



Structure: 

BadgeID$Event$First$Last$Email$Org

Example: 

219281$ABC123$SILKE$FLEISCHER$info@ativsoftware.com$ATIV


You can also use the MeCard format: 


Structure: 

MECARD:N:lastname,firstname;EMAIL:email;ORG:organization;TEL:phonenumber;TITLE:title;URL:website;;

Example:

MECARD:N:Fleischer,Silke;EMAIL:info@ativsoftware.com;ORG:ATIV;TEL:707-336-2848;TITLE:CEO;URL:ativ.me;;


Additional Structures

first^last^email^organization^badge

org|badge|first|last|email

ID^first^last^title^org^tel^url^email




Try Creating Your Own QR Code

  1. Go to https://www.qr-code-generator.com/
  2. Select type TEXT
  3. Copy and paste one of the structures above into the text field
  4. Press the Generate QR Code button
  5. Use the EventPilot Badge Scan app to scan your QR code


Use Mail Merge

If you use Microsoft Word, you may be able to use its Mail Merge feature (These instructions were shared by a client - thank you!)

  1. Open Word, create a mail merge
  2. Design label as needed using mail merge fields as desired
  3. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert a blank mail merge field
  4. Insert code MERGEBARCODE Field_Name QR \h 1 \q L in between the { brackets }
  5. Replace Field_Name with the merge field name from your excel file that you want to convert to a QR code


Decoding a QR Code

If you have received a QR code image from a third party and you are trying to find out what its content is, you can decode the image via this website: 

https://zxing.org/w/decode.jspx


Using Google Chrome on your mobile device, you can also Scan a QR code and Google will decode the contents of the code for you.




Note: line breaks in the individual text fields are not supported