The MMA will host a discussion of the Network Advertising Initiative's recently released Mobile Application Code, which extends the NAI's self-regulatory program into the mobile advertising ecosystem. The discussion will be led by Anthony Prestia, NAI counsel responsible for the development of the NAI mobile compliance program, and Alan Chapell, MMA Privacy Committee Co-Chair and NAI Board Member.

With consumer’s use of mobile devices increasing exponentially, brand advertisers can’t afford to be absent from the medium. In turn, media owners need to ensure they are creating mobile advertising vehicles that support advertiser’s goals. In this web seminar, we’ll cover everything you need to know to tap into the brand advertising opportunity on mobile devices, including:

The tablet advertising landscape is rife with potential, which is why VivaKi’s Pool team, along with 26 advertisers and publishers, spent 14 months with 20 million consumers (nearly one-third of all tablet users) to find the best ways to advertise on this emerging platform. In the process, the team studied 130 tablet ad executions and conducted an amount of unprecedented research in the space.

The MMA location committee was established to give advertisers and their agency and media partners the confidence to invest their ad dollars into a growing new category of mobile ad products and services. This webinar will provide all participants with an overview of the primary activities that the committee is undertaking, including:

Unlocking the power of mobile messaging presents companies with a worthwhile challenge. The mobile channels – SMS, IVR, Push, Twitter, Facebook, Passbook – return significantly more value when integrated across Marketing, Sales, Communications, Support and Operations. Seamlessly developing this requisite integration, however, requires the tactical coordination of ESPs, CRMs, traditional agencies, specialist agencies and specialist technology companies.

As more consumers migrate their online activities to mobile devices, the challenge for brands is to not just be mobile, but to own more “mobile shelf space” than their competitors.  While the knee-jerk reaction is to focus solely on app development, apps are just one part of a solid mobile marketing strategy.  

As an increasing number of sports organizations embrace the power of digital channels to engage with their fans, they are beginning to unlock the potential to communicate in a new way with each of their fans and sponsors. Whether it be social, SMS, application or mobile web -- brands are collecting a wealth of information about each individual fan. The challenge of getting someone to talk about a team/brand has evolved into how can you effectively collect and target your most loyal and passionate fans?

Designed for the mobile community who were unable to attend this year’s MMA Forum New York (and as a useful summary for those that did) we asked three of our members to join us as we identify and discuss the key take-aways from the May 8-10th event.  But, perhaps even more importantly, we ask what surprised them and which conversations at the event are most likely to prompt change, not just for their own business, but for the industry at large.

Consider this: Mobile marketing contributed $139 Billion to U.S. economy in 2012 and that number is set to rise to $400 Billion by 2015.

Protecting the privacy rights of users and continuing to deliver transparency and control is critical to any business. When privacy is breached, this not only affects business operations but more importantly, your end-users and their trust in you. In this new era of mobile in which customer data powers everything down the value chain, it's your responsibility to understand customer privacy and data protection.