The BlackBerry 10 platform has been widely acknowledged as “slick, easy to use and distinctly different to any of its rivals”. With standout handset features such as the keyboard predictive word feature, the BlackBerry hub, swipe to unlock, BlackBerry Balance (to split work/personal identities) and sharing of photos, songs and links via NFC, it’s no surprise that BB10 has been well received by developers, consumers and business’ alike.

Alex Bowker, Business Development Manager, will kick off by talking about the opportunities open to Developers on the new BlackBerry 10 OS. Luca Sale, BlackBerry Developer Evangelist, will take over and take a more in depth look at the platform and how Developers can build beautiful and engaging applications that will have the users calling for more! He will cover topics like Native Development, Web development and UI guidelines. The panel will discuss their experiences on BlackBerry 10 and show real examples of how it’s worked for them.

Dukes 92 – Merchant Room
18-20 Castle Street
Manchester, United Kingdom
Monday, April 15, 2013 from 6:00 PM to 9:00

Upon launch, BB10 boasted 70,000 apps available to download; join us to find out how, and why, you should be developing for BB10. Register Here.

There is a growing wave of location-based mobile apps and they are becoming increasingly smarter and smarter knowing what we want and need. Whether we use them for checking in via Facebook or locating our tent at a festival, location is driving consumer uptake, and is rapidly becoming an exciting time for consumers as well as opportunities for mobile developers and brands alike.

Here at MoMoMcr we would like to share some of them with you, on how location apps can bring significant opportunities to mobile and how it can work for you.

We are currently looking for speakers and sponsors for this event, if you are interested please get in touch with michelle@momomcr.org.

Confirmed Speakers:

Shermadeen Miller – Client Strategy Manager – O2 Media

Stuart Smith – Chief Shepherd – 3 Sheep Limited

Mike Dunphy – Managing Director – MD Media Consulting

Mia Bennett – CEO – Turned on Digital

Dukes 92 – Merchant Room
18-20 Castle Street, M3 4LZ Manchester
Monday, September 10, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Please Register in Advance Here

Look forward to seeing you there.

Mobile Monday Manchester brings a topic for discussion which was a £203.2 million business in 2011 (IAB/PWC Mobile Adspend Study). Mobile Media saw a rise of 157% YOY 2010/11, which begs the question – what are you doing around mobile media?”

Dukes 92 – Merchant Room
18-20 Castle Street, Manchester
Monday, July 16, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00pm
Please Register in advance here

Confirmed panelists.

Our chair for the evening will be Steven Beckwith owner of 7 Interactive Media Ltd

Claire Valoti is the MD for O2 Media. Previous to this role, Claire was the Head of Digital Display and Mobile at Mindshare and was co-chair at the Mobile Marketing Association.

Rob Weatherhead Head of Digital Operations for MediaCom, Rob oversees the delivery of digital campaigns for some of the country’s leading brands. His role spans all elements of the digital space and he is charged with delivering cross channel strategies for MediaCom’s clients.

Louise Evans has 8 years experience in digital and joined Yahoo! recently from the corporate client world of Unilever, where she was working in Global Brand Management for the Laundry category. She started her career agency side at OMD back in 2005, where she was planning & buying digital media for leading brands such as Peugeot, Sony and McDonalds. Today she is responsible for delivering the sales strategy for Yahoo.

Tom Cull sits on the Board at Carat Manchester and holds responsibility for the agency’s search & social products. Having built the department over the last few years to their now 55+ PPC, SEO and Social experts, Tom focuses his time on working with key clients on their strategic development, developing the agency’s digital products and working to develop talent within the teams to ensure continued results for their clients.

Leading mobile and game developers will be showcasing their products at MoMoMcr’s 1st Demo Night. Come along and join in the fun, listen and learn from industry experts and network with fellow companies in the North-West mobile industry.

We are pleased to confirm that Oscar Clark, Evangelist for Papaya Mobile will be our compere for the evening. We are looking for the best and brightest examples of mobile concepts, products, games and services to showcase to our members.

Venue: Dukes 92 – Merchant Room, 18-20 Castle Street, Manchester
Date: Monday, June 18, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 9:00PM
Register: http://momomcrjun12.eventbrite.com

Your product could also be at prototype state and you are looking for feedback, whatever your stage of development if you’re interested in showing us what you’re up to and would like to share your insight, please get in touch with michelle@momomcr.org for an application form – closing date will be Wednesday 13th June, 2012.

Developing on multiple mobile platforms can be an arduous task. Discover and learn how other people are using various different tools to create cross platform solutions.

Some of the questions we will be looking to answer:

Which platform(s) should you develop for?

What software tools are easy and which are difficult to use, and which give the best benefits?

Should you be focusing on one platform, or many?

What can platform owners do to make their platforms more attractive to developers?

What is the % split of smartphones on the market ie: iPhone, Android, BlackBerry etc?

Confirmed Speakers:

Marmalade – Speaker to be confirmed

Chris Garrett – Abstraktion

Stuart Smith – Managing Director – 3 Sheep Limited

Amir Latif – Director - Me,We Studios

After a recent survey to our members, Cross Platform Development was the most requested topic to be covered and has generated a lot of interest. Please Register in Advance Here.

Dukes 92 – Merchant Room
18-20 Castle Street
Manchester, United Kingdom
Monday, April 30, 2012 from 6:00 to 9:00PM

We look forward to seeing you.

Come and join MoMoMcr and BBC our sponsors and hosts for the 1^st event of 2012.

Just some of the topics we will be discussing:

- 2^nd screen experiences

- the potential for 2nd screen services as a compelling interactive media.

- how broadcasters engage their audience on tablets or smartphones?

- Real-time play along

- 2^nd screen content synchronization to accompanying advertising opportunity

-  industry trends towards social media and television shows.

Confirmed Speakers to date:

Ryan Norton – BBC – Senior Product Manager

Paul Rawlings – Screach – Co-Founder and CEO

Jeff Coghlan – Matmi – CEO

Date:              23^rd January 2012

Venue:           MediaCity UK, BBC, Quay House, 5^th Floor

Time:              6pm

Due to security access – please arrive promptly, as all attendees will need to be signed into the building and escorted in groups to our event.

How to get there: http://www.mediacityuk.co.uk/destination/getting-here

Please note that limited places are available, so please register if you wish to attend.

Please bring ticket for a free drink.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Smile, It’s Monday!

Our next event will be held on 14th November and topic is Freemium vs Premium.

Would you like to find out how to generate revenue from Freemium apps?  What are the pros and cons for Freemium vs Premium?  Come and join us at the next MoMoMcr event and find out more.

Chaired by Greg Robinson – COO and Co-Founder of Connect2Media

Confirmed Speakers are:

Alex Bowker – Partner Solutions Architect – RIM/BlackBerry

Adam Fleming – CTO – Apadmi Limited

Jeff Coghlan – Founder & CEO – Matmi

Simon East – CEO & Co-Founder – DriveGain Limited

Stephen Hey – Connect2Media

More details on the event, and speakers profiles can be found on our website

We look forward to seeing you.

Location, Location, Location - utilizing mobile to better engage with your customers

Event to be held at Dukes 92, 18-20 Castle Street, Manchester, M3 4LZ from 6pm on 10th October

These days most of us have a smart phone which is increasingly becoming smarter at knowing what consumers want, when and where we want it.  Location-based applications are becoming hot news for consumers and retailers alike.  Whether we are checking in on our social networking sites or seeking a location to drive consumers in.

This event is for developers, digital agencies, brand or if curiosity is biting about valued opportunities to drive consumer awareness to mobile, join us at MoMoMcr to find out more.

Confirmed speakers so far are:

Damian Hanson, CEO and David Hague, CTO both Co-Founders of One Iota.

Mike Gannon – Product Consultant – 2ergo Group plc

Thanks to our sponsors for sponsoring the event and for their ongoing support of MoMoMcr.

Please Register in Advance Here