Benefits of using a QR code for PDF

From easy sharing to better user engagement and experience, a PDF QR code has many benefits.
Let's look at the advantages of a QR code for PDF.

Quick access

A PDF QR code makes PDF more accessible to users. They can scan the PDF QR code to open the PDF file on their smartphones.
For instance, it's easy to share PDFs online. You can send them through email, messaging apps, AirDrop, and file-sharing apps.
But what about sharing PDFs with an offline audience?

Here's where PDF QR codes come into the picture. You can put up PDF QR codes in offline locations — newspapers, billboards, magazines, and more — to share PDFs with offline users. Hence, you can use QR codes for PDF to make your PDF files seamlessly accessible across all channels.

Better user experience

PDF QR codes improve user engagement and provide a better user experience.

PDFs and other forms of digital content have emerged as popular tools to inform and engage consumers. However, imagine a user coming across your brand's newspaper ad, flyer, brochure, or billboard. How'd you share PDFs with them?

One way can be to give the URL in the advert and ask users to visit it manually. That's not user-friendly.

The user must open their browser and enter the URL — character by character. This is not only time-consuming but also error-prone. The user may type in the wrong URL.

PDF QR codes solve this hurdle. Instead of including the URL, you can simply have the PDF QR code. Users can scan the QR code on their smartphones to obtain the PDF.

Tracking and analytics

QR codes add tracking abilities to your campaigns. If you create a dynamic PDF QR code, you can view its analytics in your QRCodeChimp dashboard.

QRCodeChimp provides the following QR code analytics:

• Total scans
• Location information
• Device information
• Browser information

This data will help you realize how many people have viewed your PDF, including their locations and devices used. You can use this information to better understand your users and make informed marketing decisions.

If you’re an ULTIMA or above user, you can even export the analytics data based with respect to your timezone.

Real-time editing

If you create a dynamic PDF QR code, you can also edit the PDF URL without reprinting the QR code.

Let's say you put up a billboard advertisement for your latest product — a plant-based protein bar. You include a QR code on the ad to share a PDF containing in-depth information about the product.
A few days later, you realize you want to make some changes in the PDF or add more information. If your PDF QR code is dynamic, you can simply replace the PDF URL and save the changes. The QR code will be updated instantly, and users will get the new PDF.

Hence, you can change the PDF URL multiple times and still use the same QR code.

Better marketing

Sharing PDFs and other useful information is a crucial aspect of marketing. Empowering consumers with information builds trust, resulting in more sales. You can add PDF QR codes to your marketing strategy to share information more seamlessly with your consumers.