So this month MEF will be at MWC for our 10th amazing year, and we're asking the question, in that whole time, what was the most significant advancement for mobile content & commerce? It's a mighty long time in the mobile world, so we've boiled our favourites down to five suggestions (we didn't include the iPhone, sorry) - let us know what you think! And if you're coming along to Barcelona this year, be sure to sign up for the party! … [Read more...]
Quick Poll! The most significant advancement for mobile content & commerce in the last 10 years was…?
February 7, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MEF reveals Top 10 Predictions for 2012
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Welcome to 2012! If there's one thing everybody loves come January, it's a top 10 list of predictions for the year ahead. MEF is no exception, and the mobile gurus have looked into their crystal ball apps to bring us foresight of the big things to come in 2012. MEF has a good track record with it's predictions for the mobile world - in 2011 among other things, it accurately forecasted that the proliferation of Smartphones would drive consumer engagement in mobile. Check out last year's predictions to see how well we did on the rest.. Of this year's list, Rimma Perelmuter, MEF Executive … [Read more...]
MEF North America GM is one of Mobile Marketer’s Mobile Women to Watch in 2012
December 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Congratulations to Marjorie DeHey Daleo, our North American General Manager, who has been featured in Mobile Marketer’s prestigious “Mobile Women to watch in 2012” list! The leading mobile news outlet produces its list each year as a celebration of the talented women likely to make a major difference in mobile advertising, marketing, media and commerce in the year ahead. In the article, Marjorie talks about her role at MEF and the challenges and priorities for next year;"For 2012, my priorities are growing MEF’s mcommerce initiative and creating more content distribution opportunities for my … [Read more...]
Amazon Kindles Fire under tablet market
September 30, 2011 by 2 Comments
This week, Amazon unveiled their first foray into the tablet market with their new full colour, 7 inch Kindle Fire. The launch immediately ignited debate as to whether the Fire constituted a credible threat to Apple’s dominance in the market, primarily because of the pocket friendly $199 price tag, a fraction of the iPad’s which starts at an eye-watering-by-comparison $499. And while the debate rages on, the general consensus thus far seems to be; Apple needn't lose too much sleep, but everyone else should sit up and take note. Running a modified Android OS, the Fire will be able to access … [Read more...]
U.N. leads way with M-commerce charity initiative
September 24, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees in Syria will now be able to receive United Nations food aid by exchanging coupons sent to their mobile telephones as the first such electronic food voucher system in the world moves beyond its pilot phase to embrace those living outside Damascus. This is an amazing real life example of mobile which combines charity with M-commerce and mobile coupons on feature phones. Going beyond pure monetisation, this demonstrates how mobile companies can make a real difference to ordinary people’s lives in disadvantaged circumstances. To read more on this topic, … [Read more...]
MEF members dominate Guardian’s 2010 Tech Media Invest 100 list
September 17, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Flirtomatic, GetJar, Jeego, Mippin, Perform Group and Saffron Digital make list of most innovative technology companies, while Shazam tops it. This week saw the announcement of the Guardian’s 2010 Tech Media Invest 100 list. The list honours those companies within the technology industry which have exhibited the highest standards of innovation and creativity in their respective fields. Among those included on the list are a host of MEF members, with Flirtomatic, GetJar, Jeego, Mippin, Perform Group and Saffron Digital all featuring prominently, while Shazam had the distinction of topping … [Read more...]
MEF’s Executive Director Rimma Perelmuter honoured in Top 50 Women in Mobile Content list
August 20, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Female execs from members’ companies recognised in definitive list of industry’s top female execs This month saw Mobile Entertainment magazine unveil its 3rd annual Top 50 Women in Mobile Content list. First established in 2008, the list honours the key female figures shaping and driving the modern mobile content industry, with those shortlisted including representatives from handset manufactures, mobile network operators, application developers and analysts houses, amongst others.Recognised for the third year running is MEF’s Executive Director, Rimma Perelmuter. Now at the helm of the … [Read more...]
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