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New report from Tomi Ahonen details mobile stats in 2008

World renowned mobile commentator, Tomi Ahonen has just sent me a new report titled 7th Mass Media in 2008 which complements his recent book “Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media” and looks at the size of the mobile industry in 2008.
I had the pleasure of meeting Tomi at the Future of Mobile conference in [...]

Mobile Industry Thought Leaders New Initiative Launched

I am Immensely proud to be associated with this new phase of Jonathan MacDonald’s “yes we can” change program for mobile advertising.  Full details below.
Mobile Industry Thought Leaders Launch Mobile Advertising Information Resource
EverySingleOneOfUs unites brands, carriers, publishers, associations and industry experts to identify solutions and best practices that facilitate positive change in the development of [...]

Tomi Ahonen’s new book Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media released

I’ve been a big fan of Tomi Ahonen’s writing and approach for a while now, and so I am excited that his new book, Mobile as 7th of the Mass Media has just been released.Â
You can download a 30 page extract of the first chapter, or do what I have done, pre-order the bookat Futuretext.
The [...]

The ALDI effect and how it will benefit mobile advertising

Much has been written in UK newspapers about the “Aldi effect” - as consumers tighten their belts due to the global credit crunch and tougher domestic conditions in the UK and switch to lower cost retailers to save money.
Traditional retailers such as Tesco are acutely aware of this phenomenon and are plotting to counter the Aldi [...]

Tomi T Ahonen on permission based and targeted mobile advertising

Jonathan Macdonald recently pointed me to a brilliant post by on permission based advertising by Tomi T Ahonen - someone well respected in this space for among other things his communities dominate brands blog.
In Tomi’s posted titled Permission Based is not enough: Understanding mobile advertising from March 20 this year, he argues eloquently that with [...]