I’ve noticed that more Filipino professionals and businessmen are now using BlackBerry smart phones. I use a BlackBerry Bold 9000 myself and other than the small tech issues, I’m very happy and satisfied with the unit. I literally am able to run my business and all my other sidelines using the phone. Ultimately the main attraction of the BlackBerry is their mobile push e-mail system. There are times that the e-mail comes in my mobile inbox faster than my Outlook (which is weird), haha. The ability to answer emails on the go effortlessly is such a huge advantage and benefit for people...

I got an invitation from Singapore to have a coffee session with Mobile Marketing Association President Mike Wehrs during his brief stay here in the Philippines. He was the keynote speaker and guest of honor in the recent Internet and Mobile Marketing Summit which was hosted by the IMMAP. I was very interested in this meeting because I’ve always believed that we’ve yet to fully tap the potential of mobile marketing. I wanted to get insights from this guy on how we can improve the industry here in the Philippines. Some notes and insights on our discussion after the break.