Signaling that the rise of programmatic buying in mobile is equally as dramatic as its ascension in other forms of digital media, the Mobile Marketing Association’s first-ever Automation and Programmatic Forum studied not only its growth, but the ramifications that growth has for mobile. The Forum brought together several hundred practitioners from brands, publishers, agencies and technology providers.

In a first-of-its-kind effort to launch an industry initiative, the MMA featured a subject matter expert to enlighten and inspire MMA members who have joined this new program. Walmart’s Senior Director Shopper Marketing, Matthew Parry, offered industry data and his insights on great marketing and great customer experiences, both of which are the primary goals of great brands and great retailers.

The webinar, entitled “Mobile Shopper Marketing and the Impact on the Path to Purchase” covered the following:

The MMA IoT Connected Objects Working Group seeks to help brands see the possibilities and understand the strategic implications of extending their mobile marketing initiatives through connected objects. 

These guidelines are intended to cover the measurement and disclosures related to dynamic, inapplication advertisements that appear on mobile devices. These guidelines are not intended at this time to cover the following: hard-coded advertising, or sponsorships or advertising in a non-mobile environment (the nature of the environment generally can be determined based on the operating system used to access the advertisement).

The Mobile Web Advertising Measurement Guidelines have been developed by the membership of the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), the IAB (U.S.), and Media Rating Council (MRC) in close collaboration with the GSMA and other stakeholders. Contributors to these guidelines are representative of the key parties in the mobile marketing ecosystem, and include handset manufacturers, wireless operators, ad servers, content providers, agencies, brands and technology enablers.

The Mobile Viewable Advertising Impression Measurement Guidelines document that follows is intended to provide guidance for the measurement of viewable impressions in Mobile Web and Mobile In-Application (In-App) environments.

These viewability guidelines are designed for mobile (web and in-app) advertising. This document supersedes all previous MRC guidance on the measurement of viewable impressions of advertising that appears in mobile environments effective upon issuance and serves as permanent guidance (subject to periodic updates).

As the mobile phone has emerged as the single most personal means with which to communicate, the day’s speakers underscored that mobile as a marketing platform has to be equally personal, providing users with messaging that is meaningful, appropriate, relevant and contextual.

The 2015 Yearbook is packed with all the insights and success tips that you have appreciated from MMA over the years: over 20 articles from expert practitioners across the board, country snapshots from across the region, profiles of the MMA leadership and membership,and comprehensive data sets. From trends and case studies to creative tips and marketing insights, this Yearbook has it all. The Yearbook is available for free download . Happy reading, and do share your feedback with us to make the fourth edition even better and in line with your markets and needs!