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    Five Ways to Gain Trust When Raising Rates  

    The question’s no longer if you will have to announce a rate increase, but when. Get five tactics for building…

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    Branding

    Design Tips for Milestone Logos

    Whether your utility has powered the community for 25 years or is approaching the centennial mark, a logo unifies celebration…

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    Branding

    The Color Wheel, Reimagined

    Trying to pick colors for a page layout, or looking for inspiration to freshen your brand hues? Adobe Color CC…

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    How Color Choice Impacts Design

    Your colors—whether used in a logo, brochure, or website—are part of your company’s brand. For the most part, utilities opt…

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    Websites

    Tap Empathy for Accessible Designs

    We often hear about designing accessible websites, but how many of us understand what it is like to put those…

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    News, Pioneer News

    Ruralite Services Names New Editor

    Ruralite Services Inc. has named veteran Northwest journalist Leon Espinoza as its new Editor. Espinoza was selected after a national…

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    Social Media

    Two Little-Known Facebook Message Tools Boost Consumer Communication

    Do consumers send outage complaints on Facebook Messenger only to be told they need to call an outage hotline to…

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    Editing Tip: Expect Red (or Purple) Ink

    Peer editing shouldn’t trigger panic. Instead, think of it as a safety net. When you write an article, it’s easy…

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    Photography

    4 Tactics for Shooting Memorable Moments

    Challenge yourself to make pictures that go beyond mere records of someone doing something. See if you can capture a…

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    Writing Profile Articles: The Interview

    You’ve queried, researched and prepared. Now it is time to interview the subject of your profile article. Here is a…

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    Member Consumer, Member/Consumer Experience

    Spotlight: 3 Tips to Educate Members

    In an age of diversified power supply, electric scams and environmental policies, empowering members with quality information is critical. Responding…

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    Spotlight: Tips for Digital Storytelling

    As utility communicators, some of our greatest inspiration comes from our peers’ success. NRECA’s 2017 Spotlight on Excellence Awards celebrated…

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    Lineman Party Prep!

    We love brainstorming creative ways to recognize holidays on social media. To honor linemen this year, we created a looping…

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