Ad agencies and giant brands showed support to MMA council in Mexico

Advertising agencies and giant brands showed support to the launch of Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)–Mexico in response to the growing recognition of mobile’s importance in the marketing mix and the need for industry support and guidance to create success in the region.

According to CEO at MMA, the creation of MMA local councils worldwide has to show that marketers at global scale are recognizing and embracing the power of mobile, and these people wanted some collaborative works so that mobile becomes an indispensable part of the marketing mix.

In Mexico, MMA launched with members and the support of Banamex and Terra. From Latin America, giant brands and advertising agencies also showed support to include Coca-Cola, Televisa, Ogilvy, Microsoft, Unilever, among others.

The new council is said to offer benefits to its members from the combination of MMA’s global leadership and local knowledge to have an even more productive, successful, and powerful mobile marketing industry in the region.

2009 Mobile Marketing Association forum, Branding on focus

The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) Forum 2009 kicked off in New York City with branding as its focus. The forum covers the entirety of mobile channel pointing consumer engagement, branding via mobile and social media, et cetera on top discussions.

The event presented various case studies and discussions around privacy, location services, and opportunities from executives of mobile-based companies joining in the forum.

Just recently, MMA announced four giant US wireless providers (AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile USA) agreed of incorporating their mobile marketing guidelines within the MMA’s best practices; which the MMA believes a sign of the mobile marketing industry’s overall evolution as it moves forward. Read more