Gumiyo Chief to Speak at J.D. Power Roundtable
Mobile marketing provider Gumiyo has announced that company president Eric Larson will be a featured speaker at the J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable 2008.
WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — Mobile marketing provider Gumiyo has announced that company president Eric Larson will be a featured speaker at the J.D. Power and Associates Automotive Internet Roundtable 2008. The conference takes place Oct. 7-9 at the Bellagio Resort in Las Vegas.
Larson will participate in “Mobile Web: Starting to Show, Will it Grow?” The mobile marketing panel will convene at 3:45 p.m. on Oct. 8. Larson will speak to the technology, trends and future of mobile marketing in the retail automotive industry. Fellow panelists include MySpace.com's Brandon Lucas and Jason Gruber of Platform-A.
“The J.D. Power Automotive Internet Roundtable is one of the industry’s most prestigious forums for discussing the impact of new technologies within the automotive space,” Larson said. “It’s a great opportunity for industry members to learn about the latest Internet and mobile marketing strategies that can help them rise above current economic conditions.”
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