Archive for Mobile Industry Players

Kim Dushinski Named on Mobile Women to Watch 2010

I am so honored to be included on Mobile Marketer’s Mobile Women to Watch List for 2010. It is so exciting to be listed with other “achievers who have already left their stamp on mobile marketing.”
There are some seriously awesome women on this list, like Laura Marriott, who is the Former President of the [...]

Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media – Excerpt

My colleague, Tomi Ahonen has a new book coming out – Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media – and it is sure to be a great read. I’ve learned so much about the mobile industry and how to market with mobile from reading Tomi’s books.
This one sets the stage for mobile being the biggest [...]

Mobile Web Megatrends

If designing for the mobile web is even part of what you do, there is an upcoming conference that you should know about.
The Mobile Web Megatrends is a unique one day event that addresses the strategy and best practices relating to key current trends for the Mobile Web. It will be held September 8th at [...]

Hat’s Off to Laura Marriott

Mobile Marketer reported today that Laura Marriott is stepping down as President of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) to pursue entrepreneurial opportunities. Good for her!
Marriott has been a huge force behind not only the MMA but mobile marketing as well. Almost every time I read one of her many well written articles about mobile [...]

The Pope, Bull Riding, and Mobile Marketing

No, the Pope has not taken up bull riding, but he has jumped on the mobile marketing bandwagon and so has the Professional Bull Riders Association. Both stories were reported in the May 12, 2008 issue of RCR Wireless News. (MOBULL RODEO, Inspired Messages)
According to the RCR Wireless story, the Pope will be sending out [...]

Scobelizer meets AdMob’s Omar Hamoui

If you are not up to speed on what is happening in the mobile advertising space (or even if you are) this video is well worth watching – to the end.
You’ll find out about how AdMob got funded in a day, get Omar Hamoui’s take on the future of the mobile web and get [...]

Setting Up a Mobile Storefront is as Easy as Pie

Selling physical goods on a mobile site may seem like pie in the sky, but if you look to the Japanese it is more like money in the bank. While at Mobile Web Americas, I learned from Daniel Wright, CEO of mPoria, that in Japan over 10 BILLION dollars of physical goods were sold via [...]

Thanks for the warm welcome

I want to give a quick and heart-felt thank you to Vic Berggren at MobileMarketingWatch and Greg Harris at Mobivity for the warm welcome to the world of blogging about mobile.