Effective, No-Cost QR Code Promotions

John Pedersen of Pedersen's Band and Orchestra first used QR codes as a promotional tool on his company's student band folders. Since then, he's seen his store's mobile app usage more than double—and he's gotten his message out to as many as 2,000 students daily. Learn about Pedersen's band-folder promotion, along with several other simple but creative uses for QR codes that have helped promote his music retail business.


provides relevant and high-value educational programs for NAMM members. Free sessions at NAMM Shows — Breakfast Sessions, the NAMM Idea Center and Retail Boot Camp — and NAMM U Online highlight the best practices and ideas in the music products industry, helping MI professionals run successful businesses.