Thursday, April 16, 2009

Featured panelist: Jamie Thompson (@jamie_thompson), co-founder and president, Pongr

Also joining us for the NENMA Spring Conference on April 30th at the Radisson in Chelmsford, MA will be Jamie Thompson, co-founder and president of Pongr.

Jamie oversees Pongr's strategic product development, finance, and administration. He has founded and led multiple software startups from inception, to funding and profitability. Jamie has built and managed direct and channel based international sales teams for HR and ECM software. He holds a BA from the University of New Hampshire. Jamie has prior experience in software product management, advanced research contract management, intellectual property licensing, IP litigation, and artificial intelligence research. Jamie brings a practical, hands‐on approach to managing an agile, distributed team of scientists, engineers, and mobile media sales professionals.

Pongr is a Boston-based mobile shopping search and commerce company that connects people with brands, products, retailers and special offers. Pongr builds vertical, mobile interactive marketing engines using text and image recognition technology products developed by our team of scientists and engineers. Pongr provides mobile marketing and targeted advertising solutions to agencies, advertisers and publishers looking for practical ways to reach mobile consumers through new and existing media efforts.

Jamie will be among a jam-packed set of panelists discussing what they're doing to build a mobile media business.


There's still time to register for the NENMA Spring Conference, a 1-day event with two tracks: A sales boot camp led by Mel Taylor; and strategy sessions on the power and potential of hyperlocal and mobile media.

Sponsorships are also available
for businesses wishing to seize an opportunity to speak with and network among a concentration of new media leadership from New England newspaper and other media organizations.

 

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