Jack spearheads the company’s overall strategic direction and drives Vibes’ position as one of the premier thought leaders in the mobile marketing and wireless industry. Jack has been instrumental in building mobile marketing as a strategic marketing channel by proving its value to a range of clients, from wireless carriers, to agencies, to consumer marketers. An entrepreneur and builder, Jack has specific expertise in business development, strategic client management, and consumer marketing. Jack is a graduate of Boston College and received his MBA at Northwestern University’s J.L. Kellogg School of Management. He is extremely active in the mobile marketing industry serving as Mobile Marketing Association – Chairman of the Board – North America and is also a member of the CTIA Wireless Internet Caucus. Jack regularly addresses industry experts by moderating and speaking on panels at CTIA, MMA, CES, and AdTech. Jack was honored with the MMA’s “Outstanding Individual Achievement” award in 2005. Under Jack’s leadership, Vibes was ranked #92 on the 2007 Inc. 500 list of fastest growing US companies and has received numerous awards for their innovation. Jack serves on the Board of Directors for the National Runaway Switchboard, the Illinois Technology Association, and served on the Mayor’s Council of Technology Advisors for Mayor Daley in Chicago.
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Mobile Payments: Oh, So Many Ways to Pay
Date/Time: 11:30 AM
Mobile wallet wars have been going on for some time, with payment upstarts facing long-established traditional payment providers. How do consumers want to pay and how will their behavior change over time? How much of a driver will small vs. large purchases be in the grand scheme of mobile payments and what are the pitfalls all sellers need to watch for? This panel of experts explores the range of options with a look to both the short and long-term implications for collecting money from buyers and facilitating the exchange of funds to each other.
