Mobile phone as a second opinion

Originally published in Headlight Blog. Editor’s Note: Headlightblog.com recently caught up with James Spahr, a UX Lead at Razorfish and pictured below, who has been working on the Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) account since Razorfish was selected as the digital agency of record in January 2009. This past summer James worked on a mobile website for MBUSA as part of the agency’s work to support the 2010 E-Class launch. He was interviewed for Headlightblog.com by Kyle Outlaw, a regular Headlightblog.com contributor who is also a UX lead at Razorfish and one of the agency’s mobile subject matter experts.

Headlightblog.com: What were the key business drivers behind the creation of the mobile website for MBUSA?
James Spahr: The goal of the mobile website was to create a destination that mobile advertising could ultimately be driven toward. The point was to deliver products and information about the new E-Class, whether you were directed to the site from a mobile ad, accessed the site directly on your mobile phone or, while sitting in front of the TV, saw the URL and typed it in. Read More

 

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Kyle Outlaw

Interaction Designer (IxD) and Mobile UX Specialist with expertise in rich internet applications for the world wide web and the emerging mobile internet.

Currently working in the UX group at Razorfish (Microsoft). Mobile user experience specialist, graduate of NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program.

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