• June 11, 2008

Laura Marriott will step down as president of the Mobile Marketing Association at year's end, she disclosed at the organization's Mobile Marketing Forum in New York on Tuesday.

During Marriott's three years leading the MMA, company membership in the trade group increased from about 40 to more than 600 and its revenues from about $100,000 to $4 million. It has also expanded to encompass chapters covering North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America.

Marriott said no successor has been lined up yet to replace her in 2009 and she has no immediate plans for her future after leaving the MMA.

--Mark Walsh