Mobile marketing slices through the noise of other media channels and engages consumers on the device that is seemingly always within reach. With mobile adoption in the U.S. over 100% and smartphone penetration over 50%, consumers receive information on their phones through voice calls, text messages, emails, and mobile websites. By harnessing the power of mobile, marketers can strengthen relationships, reward customers, and deliver powerful results.

More than ever, mobile is a key customer engagement channel that enterprises need to master. Companies who have embraced mobile have found it to be the primary channel to interact with their customers. With the rise of smartphone ownership there are more ways than ever to engage with consumers – mobile web, applications, push notifications, Apple's passbook, QR codes and more – It is very easy to overlook the workhorse of mobile marketing, the humble SMS.

Hispanic consumers are clearly becoming the most important prospects for marketers, across all sectors. Walmart has reported that 100% of its sales growth is now coming from the multicultural customers. In this webinar we'll provide an overview of the Hispanic customers and strategies on how to engage this majority-minority throughout the path to purchase in order to win their hearts, minds and wallets.

The MMA recently announced an industry initiative to launch a mobile coupon ad unit standard. The goal of this standard is to drive the volume and effectiveness of mobile media spend by connecting the top of the funnel with trackable redemption events. This initiative has the participation and support of industry including companies such as Inmar, Sprint, ISIS, FunMobility, HipCricket, Univision, Valpak and many others. This webinar will introduce the standard and why it's important, as well as provide ways you can get involved in upcoming field trials.

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As mobile moves from afterthought to center stage, CMOs need to understand how mobile affects every phase of the customer journey, from consideration to purchase. In this webinar, How CMOs Can Succeed with Mobile Marketing, iCrossing's Vice President of Mobile Rachel Pasqua and eMarketer Principal Analyst Noah Elkin will share how CMOs can build connected brands with the mobile, always-on consumer. Rachel and Noah will draw upon ideas from their newly published book, Mobile Marketing: An Hour a Day. 

Strong privacy practices are no longer optional for mobile applications. Not only are they a requirement dictated by government and app stores, but they are demanded by consumers who weigh privacy heavily in their decision on whether to engage with your app. Why should mobile privacy matter to you? Which industry regulations affect your business? What should you be focusing on in 2013 when it comes to privacy?

Passbook is the new mobile marketing imperative: how to leverage it to drive sales, boost loyalty, and increase customer engagement

The MMA, in partnership with the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB US) and the Media Rating Council (MRC), has issued updated guidelines on how to measure and count mobile web ad impressions. Version 2.0 of the “Mobile Web Advertising Measurement Guidelines” includes a change that requires client-side counting for mobile web ad impressions, which will increase consistency with computer-based ad measurement, make impression counts far more robust and reliable, and may help to reduce mobile discrepancies.

The surge of video on mobile platforms is driving behavioral changes in consumers. In an era of video everywhere thanks to smartphones and tablets, businesses must grasp the potentially monumental difference in how consumers are motivated. This important webinar will answer the most important questions: What behavioral shifts are occurring? Who is driving these shifts? What tactics are most successful? What are the major content trends in video?

How the smartest brands are winning big with their mobile app and "Good Push" messaging