5 minutes with… Openmarket

In our 5 minutes with profiles, MEF members talk about their business, their aspirations for the future and the wider mobile industry. This week, Tim Ritchie, VP of Sales and Account Management and North America Board Member introduces OpenMarket. What does OpenMarket do? OpenMarket provides mobile messaging and payments services to major enterprise clients.  Messaging services include A2P SMS, MMS, and Push Notifications via APIs or through a customizable cloud-based mobile engagement platform. Our solutions route messages via OpenMarket’s industry-leading scalable, reliable network. When …

Samsung VIP Executive Dinner Series

MEF’s Executive Dinner Series, launched back in September, returned to Beverly Hills in LA for the second instalment last month. The series, sponsored by Samsung, brought together top level industry execs to discuss how new interactive platforms are continuing to transform the media, sports and entertainment industries. Executives from top studios, such as Warner Brothers, and top VCs, such as Shea Partners, joined Samsung to discuss emerging technologies and innovative solutions. The next executive dinner is set to take place once again in city near you, so stay tuned for more …

MEF VIP Executive Dinner – September 18, 2012 – Los Angeles

In September, MEF North America hosted an Executive VIP Dinner in LA supported by MEF Members Impact Mobile, KPMG, OpenMarket, Polar Mobile and Samsung as part of the MultiScreen Summit.The dinner featured guest speakers from Hollywood including Bernie Laramie, co-producer of several major TV series, Neil Patel - SVP, Content Strategy and Development at The Martin Agency and Doug Stanley, Multiple Emmy-Award Winning Producer of some of US TV’s most popular series, who explored how mobile and cross-platform technologies are changing the way they create and distribute media and technology.  …

Register Now for the MEF North America Webinar – Patent Wars

Tuesday, October 23rd 20121-2pm ET / 10-11am PT / 6-7 pm GMTRegister NowMany companies in North America and beyond are facing assertions by patent trolls making claims on their technology. The mobile industry is a clear target for extracting licensing fees. Increased media surrounding the value and use of patents as well as focus on high stake lawsuits and patent abuses means your business needs to ask whether patent protection is required.The issue is affecting the mobile content and commerce industry today. MEF North America asks, how should businesses respond to threats by so-called patent …

Consumers are utilizing multiple screens every day – but how do you reach them?

It's clear that the “battle of the screens" is accelerating and continues to disrupt traditional media and content models. The MultiScreen Summit™ will bring content providers alongside senior brand, agency and entertainment executives to examine the new screen economy being driven by a fundamental shift in the way consumers search, access and share content. The two day event on 19th & 20th September kicks off the evening before with a VIP Dinner on 18th September hosted by MEF North America. Supported by Impact Mobile, KPMG, OpenMarket, Polar Mobile and Samsung, the dinner is the …

MEF North America GM is one of Mobile Marketer’s Mobile Women to Watch in 2012

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 …

MEF announces the return of MEF Americas 2011 – Mobile content and Commerce

MEF has formally announced the return of its hugely popular MEF Americas 2011- Mobile Content & Commerce conference. This prestigious event is to be held on the 29-30th November 2011 in the fabulous Fontainebleu resort, Miami Beach Florida, the ideal meeting place between North & South America. This annual gathering is set to be the must-attend event of Q4 for mobile professionals from right across the mobile value chain looking to looking to do business in the Americas. Last year’s was cited as the “deal making event of the year”, and all signs point towards a repeat …