Verify journalists and auto-issue digital press badges with QR codes

When a journalist applies, the system verifies their email, creates a QR-code badge, and emails it instantly.

How the work actually flows

It branches. Every path runs.

Pattern: Parallel Split (2)

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Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationMessaging & NotificationsSpreadsheet & Database OpsAPI & Webhook Integration
Connects
GmailGoogle SheetsSlack

The problem it solves

Vetting press credentials by hand for every journalist who applies to your event is slow, and a fake or spoofed email can slip through if you're not careful. Meanwhile you still have to design and send a badge to everyone who's approved.

Who it fits

Event organizers running conferences, trade shows, or launches who need to verify and badge media attendees.

How it works

  1. A journalist submits a press credential application
  2. The system verifies their email address is real and not disposable or spoofed
  3. It generates a branded digital badge with their photo, outlet, and a QR code
  4. The badge is emailed to them with download links, and a copy is logged to your spreadsheet and Slack channel
Quick estimate

What it is worth to you

Your numbers, your hourly cost. We add nothing hidden.

per week
minutes
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0Hours freed per month
0Value per year at your hourly cost

Assumes every application still needs the same verification and badge steps, and that freed hours are put to other work.

What you get

A verified digital press badge delivered by email, with a logged record for your team.

What you need

An email account, a spreadsheet account, a Slack workspace, and an email verification service.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

Let's Talk Strategy

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