This fall more than 300 telco staff and vendors met for two packed days of interactive panels, virtual networking, and value-driven content. There was nothing conventional about this convention.
A content planner brings all of your communication channel planning into one place. Our planning guide breaks this down into four areas: key messages, local pages, bill inserts and a curated 2021 calendar of industry-related engagement opportunities.
When Hurricane Laura hit Louisiana, the storm destroyed power lines and displaced almost 40 co-op employees. To provide much-needed support, the Association of Louisiana Electric Cooperatives activated the statewide association’s hurricane relief fund.
We cannot take a single social media follower for granted. The burden is on each of us, as public power communicators, to be personal and helpful. A new video highlights how public power utilities are adding personal, helpful touches to their work to be human in a digital world.
Unlike a typical campaign, designing graphics to highlight all 7 cooperative principles presents a challenge. As we get ready to celebrate National Cooperative Month in October (cake, confetti, content, check!), we're showcasing ways to share pride in our principles.
Digital engagement—whether it’s day-to-day conversations or moving meetings online—graduated from a best practice to a MUST in 2020. To strengthen your digital engagement chops, download our new eBook, How to Be Human in a Digital World.
Since Pioneer Utility Resources was founded in 1956, more than $2.5 million has been returned to our members. The tradition continued last week, when the communications co-op mailed checks totaling $178,355.60 to 98 utility members.
Learn how the #UtilityPioneers at Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative, Hawaii, used mask mandates as an opportunity to support local businesses and creatively share their story!
As the number of journalists decline, public power communicators face new challenges when trying to get coverage of utility activities. Do you know how to connect with media and get your story out there?
A freelance writer asked us for phone interview advice last month, so we turned to the experts: the NewsData reporting team. We hope their insights help strengthen your reporting in a social-distance world!
Some utilities are switching up social and local page content by looking for positive, sharable moments. Stay positive with these ideas from your peers!
