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Turn “IN REAL LIFE” CONNECTIONS INTO CONTACTS

From Handshake to Hot Lead: Instantly Capture and Automate Real-Life Connections

May 15, 20255 min read

Turn“IN REAL LIFE” CONNECTIONS INTO CONTACTS

By utilizing Follow Up Spark and a digital business card, you can streamline networking processes by automating follow-up and creating effortless contact captures. This process offers an easy way to boost your in-person networking capabilities.

💥 10 Real-World Problems Solved by This Strategy:

  • “Wait… are you on Instagram, LinkedIn, or... MySpace?”
    It’s awkward figuring out
    where to connect with someone. Now? Just one scan, and boom—they're in your system.

  • “Hold on… let me just open my contacts, click +, type your name... oh wait, how do you spell it again?”
    Typing details into your phone is slow and awkward. Let
    them do it on their phone—and faster!

  • “I’ve got your card! Somewhere… maybe…”
    Business cards get lost, tossed, or forgotten. A scanned QR code puts their info straight into your CRM, instantly.

  • “I’ll totally follow up with you… someday… maybe… probably not.”
    Following up often never happens. This system
    automatically does it for you—immediately.

  • “I met so many people at that event... who was ‘Glasses Guy from Miami’ again?”
    Remember where you met them and what they look like—with selfies and tags captured on the spot.

  • “Ugh, I’ve got a pile of cards to type into my computer. It’s like admin homework.”
    Skip the data entry. Get organized instantly and never fall behind again.

  • “I forgot to grab their number—now it’s too late.”
    One quick scan and you’ve got their info forever. No more missed opportunities.

  • “Hey, what’s your email? Wait, can you say that again… slower?”
    Eliminate the spelling struggles. They type it into their own phone, so it’s always accurate.

  • “I gave out 20 cards and got zero follow-ups.”
    This time,
    you’re getting the contact—and the follow-up happens without you lifting a finger.

  • “I wish I had photos from the event.”
    You’ll get crowd selfies and event pics submitted by your audience—without hiring a photographer!

The process is simple, inside of Follow Up Spark you have all the forms, automations, custom values and custom fields needed to make this happen. All you need to do is create your QR code and link it to the form we created. A quick tutorial will explain the set up.

You will be able to

Capture In-Person Connections Seamlessly

Organize Your New Connections in One Place

Automate & Customize Your Nurturing


Turn In Real Life one on one connections into contacts.


Before any event you go to, place you visit, or even while just out and about, update your internal forms location name and specific tag you want to use.

(2 minute tutorial explains this)

  1. When you meet someone you want to connect with, or they ask to connect with you, have them scan your QR code that you show them on your phone.
    (Tip: Mine is my screensaver and wallpaper, so one click and the QR code is visible)

  2. Once they scan the QR, a form pops up on their own phone and they enter their contact info and attach a selfie that they take right there and in the moment. The form fill and selfie submission is super quick, faster than anything else for exchanging details electronically or having to dig out physical cards.
    (The genius part about this is, everything is done on their phone)

  3. Once they submit the form they get immediately added to your workflow which tags them and creates a contact record inside your CRM with the information about where you met them, and includes the selfie which is also added to their contact record. They receive an sms from you, and potential follow up if you choose.

  4. Your workflow sends you an email with your new captured lead or contact record.

  5. It's fully customizable but set up inside your account to be fast, and EASY


Turn In Real Life group connections into contacts

Before the group gathering or event you are speaking at complete the same internal form location name and specific tag.

This part is super exciting for coaches, trainers or speakers. If you are at an in person event speaking or performing, you can put your QR code on the large screen and entice your audience to scan it by offering the slides or a lead magnet. When a person in your audience scans the QR code, they fill out the same form on their device, and take a selfie or a photo of the audience at the event.

Amazing Benefits

  1. Easy way to automate the sending of your lead magnet, PDF, Slides or other promised items to your audience.

  2. Easily way to automate and get the contact information from your audience straight to your CRM contacts area. This is list building on steroids.

  3. Gets you bulk event photos, speaking photos and other shots from the event that would have been impossible to capture or collect from your audience. So many angles, phones, photos, and possibilities.

  4. The fastest way to exchange contact information available. No more fumbling with exchanging phone numbers or typing in new contacts on your phone, adding follows or DMs etc. Always in one place without confusion.

  5. You can instantly follow up with SMS, add them to workflow automations, and easily collect their email.

Because their contact information immediately gets added to Follow Up Spark, you have limitless possibilities.

Quick Recap

  1. You’re at a networking event and start talking with somebody you’re vibing with and want to exchange contact info. 

  2. You open your phone and they scan the QR code on your screensaver. 

  3. They scan it, enter their name and phone number into the form & take a selfie with you. 

  4. When they click “Let’s connect,” your contact card gets downloaded automatically, so they can save it in one tap

  5. They get a text message from your saved number (with your name now) of the selfie and where you just met. 

The next time someone asks you to exchange your info with them, or they want just want your digits, have them scan your QR, it's easy!.

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Richard Barker

Richard Barker is the CEO of Follow Up Spark and a Marketing expert.

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