The 4G Experience Panel, from left to right, Dennis Dohrmann, Michael Kingery, Steve Gordon, Megan Hunt and Albert Maruggi. Photo by Brittany Mascio.
Editor’s Note: This is a sponsored post from Verizon Wireless.
Thanks to the group of 40 attendees that joined Silicon Prairie News and our sponsor Verizon last night as we marked the occasion of 4G LTE’s arrival to Omaha with a panel discussing about the ever-expanding use of mobile in business.
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We kicked off the night at 6 p.m. with drinks and networking and at 6:45 our MC Albert Maruggi of the Marketing Edge blog took the stage to welcome our local panelists, each of whom had tested a Verizon 4G device the past two weeks: Michael Kingery of SkyVu Entertainment, Steve Gordon of RDQLUS Creative, Megan Hunt of Princess Lasertron. Also joining the panel was Dennis Dohrmann of Verizon.
Though the increased speed of business as a result of 4G was the focus of the panel, the night turned into an interesting discussion around the use of QR codes to bring interactive experiences to a mobile phone user. During the Q&A portion, an audience member brought up the example of the grocery story that utilized QR codes in its advertising in a subway station, which brought a store-like experience to an unique place for customers. Here’s the video of the example:
Staying with the theme of the event, we utilized our mobile phones – the iPhone 4 on Verizon – to capture the night.
Dennis Dohrmann, a Verizon data sales account manager, gave a demo of the Droid Bionic before the panel took the stage. Photo by Brittany Mascio.
Albert Maruggi (far right) leads the panel discussion. Photo by Brittany Mascio.
At the end of the panel, panelist Steve Gordon took this photo from the stage. Photo by Steve Gordon.
Attendee mix and mingle following the conclusion of the 4G Experience Panel. Photo by Danny Schreiber.
