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QR code promotions

A QR code that knows who scanned it

A QR code generator gives you a picture that opens a link. Promotedly gives you a promotion: the customer scans, claims an offer on a page in your brand, and gets a unique single-use coupon code, while you get a customer record with their consent recorded. Print it once and change the promotion behind it whenever you like.

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  • Print-ready QR cards
  • Single-use coupon codes
  • Change the offer anytime
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The problem

Most QR coupons are a link and a hope

A plain QR code pointing at a coupon image can be screenshotted, forwarded and reused, and it tells you nothing about who used it.

  • One code for everyone

    A shared code ends up in group chats and on coupon sites, and you can't tell a first-timer from the hundredth reuse.

  • Scans, not customers

    Scan counts don't give you anyone to invite back.

  • Reprinting for every offer

    If the code points at one offer, every new promotion means new cards.

How Promotedly handles it

Scan, claim, redeem once

The QR card is the front door to everything behind it.

  1. Print the card

    Every promotion has a print-ready card with a high error-correction QR code that still scans when it's a bit worn.

  2. Customer claims on their phone

    They see your offer and fine print and enter the details you ask for. No app.

  3. A unique code appears

    Each claim gets its own single-use coupon code, on screen and, if they asked, by email or text.

  4. Staff redeem it

    Look the code up in the portal and mark it redeemed. It can't be used again.

A woman in a café smiles as she scans a code with her phone

One code, many promotions

Print once. Change the offer anytime.

Your brand QR code opens your rewards page, which always shows your current promotions. Swap a summer coupon for a holiday giveaway without touching the card on the counter.

  • No reprintingThe card stays the same while the promotions behind it change.
  • Also on your websiteThe same promotions can run in a pop-up on your site.
A man with his dog shows a coupon on his phone to the cashier at an independent pet supply store

Coupons with guardrails

Generous offers that can't run away

Set a minimum spend, a total number of coupons, an expiry and one per customer. A dollar-off or percentage-off coupon then does exactly what you meant it to.

  • Coupon countStop at the number you can afford to give away.
  • New customers onlyOptionally restrict an offer to people who aren't already on your list.

Deployment

Two ways to put a promotion in front of people

Print it, embed it, or both. Either route points at the same campaign, so the reward, the odds, the fine print and the reporting stay identical.

A printed tabletop card standing on a café table, with a QR code and a mint call-to-action panel

Printable QR card

Download a print-ready card with your logo, your headline and the campaign QR code. Put it on the table, the counter, the window, the invoice or the van.

Scan to claim

Scratch & win at the table

The code points at the campaign, not at a specific reward — change the offer and the printed cards keep working.

  • Print at home, at a local printer, or order a batch.
  • One code per campaign, per location, so scans are attributed properly.
  • Works with any phone camera. No app, no download.
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One-line website pop-up

Paste one script tag into your site and the same promotion appears as a pop-up. Choose the trigger — time on page, scroll depth or exit intent — and the frequency cap.

Paste before </body>
<script src="https://promotedly.com/embed/v1/promotedly.js" data-campaign="your-campaign-slug" defer></script>
  • Works on any platform that lets you add a script — WordPress, Shopify, Squarespace, Wix or hand-built.
  • Loads asynchronously and renders in a shadow root, so it cannot inherit or break your styles.
  • Respects a frequency cap so returning visitors are not shown the same pop-up repeatedly.

Where to start

Coupons that fit the job

A fixed amount for a first visit, a percentage for higher-value baskets and a countdown coupon to bring people in sooner.

Compare all 13 promotion types

Is it right for you?

Who it suits, and who it doesn't

A good fit if

  • You want coupons that can't be reused or passed around.
  • You want every scan that turns into a claim to become a customer you can reach.
  • You'd like to change offers without reprinting.

Probably not the right tool if

  • You only need a QR code that opens a link or a menu. A free QR generator will do that.
  • You need coupons applied automatically at a register. Redemption is by staff in the portal until point-of-sale connections are available.

Free for your first 100 customers, with no card required.

Paid plans from $59 a month, priced by how many customers your rewards list holds. Every promotion type is on every plan.

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Questions

QR code promotions questions

How is this different from a free QR code generator?
A generator makes a code that opens a link. Promotedly runs the promotion behind it: the claim page, the unique coupon code, the limits, the customer record with consent and the redemption by staff.
Can customers screenshot and share the coupon?
They can share the promotion link, which is fine, because each friend makes their own claim. The coupon code itself is single-use, so once staff redeem it, it won't work again.
What size should I print the QR card?
Print-ready cards are generated for you. Put them at eye level where people wait, such as the counter, the table or the mirror, rather than by the door.
Does it connect to my point-of-sale system?
Not yet. Point-of-sale connections are being built but are not switched on for customers. Today every reward is a unique single-use code that staff look up and mark redeemed in the Promotedly portal on any phone, tablet or computer, so it works next to whatever register you already use.
Do my customers need to download an app?
No. There is no customer app. A customer scans the QR code or taps the pop-up, and the whole promotion runs in their phone's web browser on a page in your brand.

Make every scan count

Create a QR coupon in minutes

Set the offer and the limits, print the card, and every claim becomes a customer you can reach again.

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