Friday, 23 March 2012Mobile - 2012, The Year of Reckoning?

About the Event

This event looked at the role of the operator, mobile payments, this week's IAB figures, mobile data, Facebook's sponsored stories, opportunities around the Olympics, mobile specialists in agencies, mobile advertising spend and tablet formats...

1 Operators and Operations

Themes

  • What changes are we seeing in churn rates and ARPU across the market? What is driving this?
  • Has the OS battle been won by Google? Can Microsoft and Nokia dent this?
  • With smartphones approaching 50% penetration this year has the tipping point finally been reached?
  • Is this the year that NFC and digital wallets will start to become commonplace? How should agencies be advising their clients around these opportunities?
  • How do retailers ensure the in-store experience doesn't let down the promotional blitz?
  • The Olympics offers multiple m-commerce opportunities – who is set to exploit these best?

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Henry Lawson
- Presentation
CEOnFluence
Chris Alliott
Senior Telecoms AnalystRBS
Simon Andrews
Founderaddictive!
Michael Bayler
Strategist & AuthorBayler & Associates
Scott Beaumont
Director, EMEA PartnershipsGoogle
Chris Gobby
Head of Data and InsightsEverything Everywhere Ltd

2 Advertising and Promotions

Themes

  • Is m-commerce the mobile opportunity that display never was?
  • Are agencies positioned to advise clients around m-commerce?
  • Should more publishers follow the FT's example and drop the Apple store?
  • Are TV brands equipped to use social effectively via mobile?
  • Now that Facebook is set to offer advertising on mobile, what impact might this have on the market?
  • How should mobile be measured?

Chair and Panellists

Torin Douglas
- Chairman
Media CorrespondentBBC
Nick Lane
- Presentation
Chief Strategy Analyst and Head of Client ServicesMobile Squared
Mark Halliday
Head of MobileManning Gottlieb OMD
Tim Hussain
Head of Platform Development and PartnershipsBSkyB
Helen Keegan
Mobile SpecialistBeep Marketing
Steve Parker
Managing DirectorMediaVest UK
Stephen Pinches
Group Product Manager, Emerging TechnologiesFinancial Times

Partners

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Venue

RBS, 250 Bishopsgate, London

EC2M 4AA

Nearest Public Transport: Liverpool Street (mainline services, Circle, Central, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City)
Shoreditch High Street (Overground)

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