Find out what your trade association is doing for the mobile industry. Learn how you can participate better and take advantage of your member benefits. This MMA member update is led by North America Managing Director, Michael Becker, who shares the latest initiatives and programs happening within the MMA and the industry.

How marketers need to learn from movie studio Warner Bros. experience with mobile as consumers increasingly consume and buy content via mobile devices, as well as respond to marketing messages in that medium.

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We live in a multi-screen commercial world. TV, computers, tablets and mobile devices have turned the traditional purchase funnel into a purchase pretzel. Consumers no longer follow the traditional, linear steps to conversion, but now follow a much more circuitous path that jumps spontaneously from screen-to-screen. This new path-to-purchase is highly individualistic, driven by the consumer, and very difficult to predict.

Last year was truly a breakthrough year for QR Codes, and many brands are just now realizing the full potential of the technology for millions of Smartphone users. This webinar will explore the newest trends, case studies, and tools that enable you to offer a more intelligent & personalized user experience that will keep consumers coming back for more. Come learn from the experts that power campaigns for some of the largest brands in the world.

Many who have run mobile marketing and advertising programs have tremendous insights that others can use to further their business goals and boost their careers. Hipcricket Chief Marketing Officer Jeff Hasen interviewed more than two dozen experienced marketers for his new book, Mobilized Marketing: Driving Sales, Engagement, and Loyalty Through Mobile Devices.

Today’s media environment is evolving rapidly, with dramatic growth in consumption from smartphones, tablets and other connected devices. Join us as we explore the latest trends in mobile usage behaviors and technology adoption, and review recent mobile marketing case studies as we evaluate how the mobile channel is presenting new opportunities  for other media and marketing channels. Key discussion points will include:

India is host to an abundance of dynamic landscapes to navigate, and an increasingly mobile population that craves information and engagement. Smartphone sales in India rose by 87% in 2011 over the previous year¹, and the tens of millions of smartphone subscribers in the region use their devices an average of 2.5 hours each day². Of this, communication (voice and text) accounts for only 28% of usage².

There’s no doubt about it—smartphones are powerful, addictive, and have a dramatic impact on consumers’ online behavior. But what’s the best way to reach mobile consumers, and how can marketers position themselves to take advantage of the smartphone revolution?

The latest research for ExactTarget examines:

The MMA Universal Mobile Ad Package v.2.0 is a set of 6 ad unit sizes that take the guesswork out of planning and buying advertising for mobile phones. With UMAP v.2.0 the MMA is able to identify the ad unit sizes that can run virtually anywhere around the globe, on either smartphones or feature phones. Creative and media agencies benefit from this because they can more readily include mobile in their media plans. Publishers and ad networks also benefit because it removes some of the friction that exists when many sellers offer ad sizes only a fraction different than others.

With U.S. smartphone penetration hitting 40% and tablet ownership expected to exceed 40 million by the end of 2012, the opportunities for reaching users through mobile apps are substantial. But research also shows app abandon rates are very high. How to best engage users in your mobile apps, drive usage and deliver that audience to advertisers? In this joint MMA/NAA Webinar, mobile industry experts will offer five critical steps for optimizing your usage and revenue on mobile apps.