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Julia Freeman joins the AIME Executive

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

AIME is delighted to announce the arrival of Julia Freeman as Head of Business Development and Communications.

Julia has extensive experience in the direct marketing and direct response advertising fields and spent much of her career in London working at key agencies such as Proximity and Rapier.

During her career Julia has worked across most industry sectors including charities.

Julia’s role with AIME will be to develop AIME’s communication strategies both to members and to the external world where AIME and its member services are little known.  She will increase PR opportunities for AIME and its members and work with the five mobile operator members on the productisation and merchant awareness of Charge to Mobile.

Julia will also look at market development opportunities with the intention to increase membership and deliver to existing members improvements in their operating environments.

Julia met some of you at the networking event last week and looks forward to meeting other members very soon.

World Telemedia is hotting up! Early Bird discount available for 9 more days

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

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EXHIBITION – IT’S A SELL OUT!

It’s going to be pretty crowded in the sponsor’s expo lounge this year with record numbers of delegates and exhibitors trading voice and mobile billing solutions, digital marketing technologies, value added services and premium content. We’re working on releasing some more space so get in touch if you’d like to stand out from the crowd in Marbella

http://www.wtevent.co.uk/rate-card/

CONFERENCE – THE 28 NEW FACES OF TELEMEDIA

From the UK and Spain to Russia and South Africa and almost everything in between … We’re scouring the planet to bring you the most diverse range of expert speakers ever! Learn how the world of mobile payments and marketing is evolving into the single most important engagement mechanism for driving value added services & premium content”. 

http://www.wtevent.co.uk/speakers/

COUNTRY UPDATES – PUTTING THE “WORLD” IN TELEMEDIA

Country Managers from Empello together with co-presenters from billing gateways, aggregators, SPs and network operators – host these popular “quick-fire drop in” sessions which cover: •UAE •Qatar •Egypt •Turkey• Russia •Ukraine • Germany • Italy •Belgium • Switzerland • South Africa •East Africa • Brazil • Mexico

http://www.wtevent.co.uk/event-overview/country-updates/

NETWORKING – 24/7 EVENTS FOR ALL DELEGATES

It’s our job to get over 300 industry leaders from 52 countries “bonding” during their time at the show. So make sure you register for 3 days of VIP networking. We start with the T52 Golf Day at the fabulous Marbella Golf & Country Club on the 18th followed by a packed schedule of parties in Puerto Banus, speed networking, sponsored hospitality events … and don’t forget EVERYONE gets two fabulous lunches included in their World Telemedia event pass.

http://www.wtevent.co.uk/event-overview/networking/

Early bird Discount ends 9th September – register now for just €370 http://www.wtevent.co.uk/visiting/register/

PhonepayPlus releases three updated Guidance documents

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

In February, PhonepayPlus launched a public consultation on five pieces of Premium Rate Guidance that had been amended or developed afresh AIME executive and board members participated in this consultation resulting in significantly improved documents with the appropriate tone and usability.

Today PhonepayPlus publishes three out of the five pieces of Guidance and a statement following this consultation.

The Guidance documents are:

  1. Advice services
  2. Enabling consumer spend control
  3. Digital marketing and promotion

Yellow highlights in the documents indicate the changed areas.

The remaining guidance; Subscription Services and Method of Exit and still in review following the consultation.

 

Late Summer Networking 14th September

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

Evening networking event in London for interactive media, mobile and entertainment businesses. Come and join members from the mobile network operators, broadcasters, and interactive connectivity industries for an evening of relaxed networking and drinks. This event is open to everyone.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE!

Come and relax after a hard day in the office with fellow colleagues and business contacts for drinks, networking and a fresh snack of your choice, at our Late Summer Networking Event in the heart of London. This popular event is well attended by members of the mobile, entertainment, and interactive media industries.

Our Late Summer Networking Night on the 14th September  will  be at the Magic Roundabout in Old Street, London EC1Y 1BE. Situated in a hideaway on Old Street roundabout and accessed by its own private staircase straight from Old Street underground station, this venue will offer AIME exclusive networking space, a private bar and your choice of three in house eateries to choose from on the night (White Men Can’t Jerk – Caribbean jerk style food, Burger Bear – fresh juicy burgers with choice of toppings, Feral Food Store – Vegan goodness)

You will receive three drinks tokens on arrival (valid for use on all craft lagers, ciders, wine and single spirits and mixers), and also be presented with a food token which provides a main and side of your choice, which can be exchanged at one of the eateries mentioned above.

This fun and quirky venue will create a relaxed atmosphere for you to unwind after work and enjoy catching up with colleagues and new industry contacts for the evening.

Please note that this event is open to all members and non members and we encourage new contacts and businesses to attend, to ensure that it is a valuable networking event for everyone involved. Please pass this invitation on.

Tickets are available for sale from our tickets page: TICKETS

We hope you can join us.

New AIME Board announced

Posted on by Andrea Putnam-Moorcroft

Thank you to all members who voted for this year’s positions for the AIME Board.

We are now delighted to announce the 2016-2017 Board membership. During the Board meeting, the positions of  Vice Chair(s) was decided by the full Board. It was agreed that two vice chairs that represent the membership worked well and would continue in this new term.

New Board Positions:

  • Vice Chairs: Eric Feltin (Safari Mobile) and Rob Weisz (Fonix)
  • New elected Board Members: Kevin Dawson (Oxygen8) and Paul Murphy (OpenMarket)
  • Re-elected Board Member: Jeremy Stafford Smith (Vodafone)

Remaining Board:

  • Chairman: Edward Boddington (Harvest Media)
  • Alan Partington (Telecom2)
  • Barry Hayter (ITV)
  • Toby Padgham (AIME Executive Director)
  • Sally Weatherall (Strategic Brief) (Board Advisor)
  • Alex Haffner (Dentons) (Opt-in)
  • Hamish MacLeod (MBG) (Opt-in)

The Board expressed its gratitude to Chris Newell (ImpulsePay) for his previous tenure and significant contribution to AIME’s activities.