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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MMA SmartBrief: Europe, Middle East, &amp; Africa Edition</title><description>Designed specifically for mobile marketers, MMA SmartBrief: Europe, Middle East &amp; Africa Edition is a FREE, weekly e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, it saves you time and keeps you smart. Sign up today to receive MMA SmartBrief: Europe, Middle East, &amp; Africa Edition.&amp;nbsp;Click&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/emeamma/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to subscribe.</description><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/emeamma?sb_code=rss</link><image><url>http://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gif</url><title>MMA SmartBrief: Europe, Middle East, &amp; Africa Edition</title><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/news/emeamma?sb_code=rss</link></image><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Maurice Saatchi: Mobile need not be complex or intimidating</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1026B780-43F7-41B0-BF77-9920DCF1BEA5%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1026B780-43F7-41B0-BF77-9920DCF1BEA5%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Marketers can overcome their fears of mobile marketing by hiring a good agency and having a clear message, writes Maurice Saa&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1026B780-43F7-41B0-BF77-9920DCF1BEA5%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Campaigns and Case Studies</category></item><item><title>Audi taps AR to bring brochures to life</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D70E84639-0E44-4E27-A7C3-2247E2D75900%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D70E84639-0E44-4E27-A7C3-2247E2D75900%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Mobile users will soon be able to access digital content from Audi brochures using augmented reality. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D70E84639-0E44-4E27-A7C3-2247E2D75900%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Campaigns and Case Studies</category></item><item><title>Intuit offers mobile payments deal to entice U.K. local market traders</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D8146C716-B209-4B37-992F-BEE73E597D6D%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D8146C716-B209-4B37-992F-BEE73E597D6D%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D8146C716-B209-4B37-992F-BEE73E597D6D%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Campaigns and Case Studies</category></item><item><title>Stephen Upstone to head MMA's U.K. advisory board</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D678FF78E-0BF3-4635-9D9B-67329A3D172C%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D678FF78E-0BF3-4635-9D9B-67329A3D172C%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">LoopMe Media CEO Stephen Upstone is the new head of the MMA's U.K. advisory board. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D678FF78E-0BF3-4635-9D9B-67329A3D172C%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>IPC Media offers 2 new ad options</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1BB9F5E5-1079-46FC-B9E5-1165BCCEC027%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1BB9F5E5-1079-46FC-B9E5-1165BCCEC027%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Two new products from IPC Media offer advertisers more ways to engage mobile users. &nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D1BB9F5E5-1079-46FC-B9E5-1165BCCEC027%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>Visa sees mobile accounting for 50% of its payments within 7 years</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D79F846F2-1044-4BB2-9E64-707F72230B83%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D79F846F2-1044-4BB2-9E64-707F72230B83%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D79F846F2-1044-4BB2-9E64-707F72230B83%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Industry News</category></item><item><title>In U.K., smartphones are moving to the fore among consumers, marketers</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D0CA045C2-D961-4BB8-ADED-7F7092292A31%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D0CA045C2-D961-4BB8-ADED-7F7092292A31%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Smartphones now constitute a solid majority of all mobile phones in the U.K., according to eDigitalResearch and the Interacti&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D0CA045C2-D961-4BB8-ADED-7F7092292A31%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Trends and Research</category></item><item><title>Mobile advertising lags global pace in Mideast, North Africa</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3DAE6F8BFC-18B9-4E17-87C5-89CCABE8E531%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3DAE6F8BFC-18B9-4E17-87C5-89CCABE8E531%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">The portion of ad spending in the Middle East directed to mobile users will total about 6% this year, according to a report b&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3DAE6F8BFC-18B9-4E17-87C5-89CCABE8E531%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Trends and Research</category></item><item><title>Western Europe expected to lead the way as TV viewing migrates to mobile</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4912FA4D-D43C-406E-9BF5-B7AF18825398%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4912FA4D-D43C-406E-9BF5-B7AF18825398%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4912FA4D-D43C-406E-9BF5-B7AF18825398%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Trends and Research</category></item><item><title>"Fablets" remain a tiny sector of the mobile market</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4359531F-6917-40E2-88AE-ECAA95549A3E%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4359531F-6917-40E2-88AE-ECAA95549A3E%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D4359531F-6917-40E2-88AE-ECAA95549A3E%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>Market Trends and Research</category></item><item><title>Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or to keep one.</title><guid>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</guid><link>http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3Demeamma%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss</link><description><![CDATA[<div style="clear:both;margin:20px auto;color:#666;">Robert E. Lee,American soldier and Confederate general&nbsp;-<a href="http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D51016463-29B3-43E9-8049-BE91F4B1AF46%26copyid%3D49E030BB-56AE-404E-94B1-7DD6FE26893C%26brief%3DEMEAMMA%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drss">More</a>-&nbsp;</div>]]></description><pubDate>21 May 2013 14:13:21 CDT</pubDate><category>SmartQuote</category></item></channel></rss>