Google Maps QR Code

Google Maps is incredibly popular. According to a survey, 67% of users prefer Google Maps. A Google Maps QR Code can be used in emails, newsletters, posters, flyers, or on billboards and banners to help users navigate to a physical location.

How to create a QR Code for Google Maps location

STEP 1: Create a ‘Location’ QR code on the dashboard

STEP 2: Search for the location

STEP 3: Customize your QR code with colours and logo

STEP 4: Test your QR Code and save, download, or print it

Creating a QR Code with embedded Google Maps

Let’s say, you want to offer more information to the user apart from directing them to the location. Perhaps, you want to add a coupon code, a call button, or another CTA.

You can do that with NFCCARD's (formerly Beaconstac) intuitive QR Code solution.

1. Create a landing page

Create a landing page on the NFCCARD (formerly Beaconstac) dashboard. Add your text, images, buttons, and embed the Google Maps location in your landing page. You can also add a retargeting option here for Google and Facebook. So, anyone who scans your QR Code can be retargeted online.

2. Create a QR Code

Create a dynamic QR Code to ensure you can keep changing the content. For instance, if you want to display a new offer or have relocated your business, the same QR Code can now point to different information. You can change this information in real-time through the NFCCARD (formerly Beaconstac) dashboard.

3. Attach the landing page to the QR Code

Choose the landing page you created and attach it to the QR Code. Test your QR code and download it in the required format and resolution.

How to scan or read the Google Maps QR Code

It is incredibly simple for a user to scan the code.

STEP 1: Point the camera at the QR Code.

STEP 2: iPhones recognize the URL as a Google Maps QR Code and Android devices display the link.

STEP 3: Open the link in the app. If the app is not installed, the user can navigate using the browser as well.

How to use a Location QR Code

Location QR codes are the most efficient way to drive footfalls, make navigation easier, and help attendees RSVP instantaneously.

RETAIL

• Make a location QR Code to drive traffic to your store

  A lot of revenue is spent on advertising the new store location - TV, print, OOH (Out-of-Home), and online advertisements. Barring online advertisements, all other forms of advertisements cannot offer navigation to the user which is crucial in today’s age. Whether you create a Google Maps QR code or a Waze QR code, providing the exact directions ensures you have more customers filing up outside your store.

• Use a location QR Code creator to help identify the right store branch

  Some franchises and chains offer a special discount at one location but not at the others which can lead to confusion for the customer expecting a discount. By adding a location QR code to the marketing material, customers can use the QR Code for directions to the right store location.

EDUCATION

• Generate a location QR Code to make navigation easier in schools and colleges

  For students at a large new campus, the campus map can be quite daunting to master. Instead of confusing directions and signboards, replace the arrow signs with QR Codes to send the location to students so they can arrive at the desired building easily. (Or, you can give out QR Codes that contain a PDF which contains a map of the campus.)

REAL ESTATE

• Create a QR Code for map location to encourage potential buyers to purchase

  For a potential buyer, some key factors include the distance from work, school, and the nearest amenities. Turn the location to a QR Code and add it to signages, marketing materials, and bench advertisements to allow buyers to find the perfect house. Use a dynamic QR Code Generator so that you can keep updating listings in real-time.

WEDDINGS

• Make a QR Code for location to allow your guests to locate your venue and RSVP

  As soon as guests receive wedding invitations, they look up the venue to see if they can make it. Make it easier for them by adding a Location QR Code in the invitation so that they can scan and instantaneously see how far they are from the wedding venue. You can also design customised QR Codes so that the QR Code matches the rest of the wedding card.

FOOD PACKAGING

• Allow consumers to verify the origins of the produce

  Add a location QR code onto the food packaging so that consumers can scan and verify where a particular ingredient originated from. Since QR Codes for food packaging have to be integrated into your system, you should use a QR Code Generator API that allows you to create a completely custom QR Code.

CHURCHES

• Create a location QR Code to help visitors find your church

  Get a QR Code for your church location to help devotees get directions to your church easily. Utilize a QR Code generator for map location to create QR Codes and add them to bulletin boards, posters, and other print media. Create a QR Code for a Google Maps location so that potential visitors can scan and view the route to your church instantly.