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Partnership Helps Electric Cooperative Enter Broadband Business
What You’ll Learn Appalachian Electric Cooperative in New Market, Tennessee, did its homework before deciding to enter the broadband business — what Director of Member Services Mitch Cain calls “the largest investment our cooperative had ever made.” In this episode,…
An Overview of RUS Broadband Funding Programs
What You’ll Learn Shawn Arner is the USDA RUS Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Loan Origination and Approval Division. He spoke from the conference main stage about the many funding programs available through the Rural Utilities Service. To learn more,…
Options for Funding Broadband Expansion
What You’ll Learn Federal and state grant programs are providing another source of funding for many to expand their broadband buildout. Whether an outright grant, a low-interest loan, or funding through the FCC’s Rural Digital Opportunities Fund, there are several…
Boost Business with Diversified Services
What You’ll Learn How can we diversify services to create market resilience, reduce churn, and increase revenue? What innovative methods can we use to add to the value we provide to customers? To explore these and other questions, NeoNova conducted…
A Framework for Listening to your Customers
What You’ll Learn If your company wants to reach its goals, improve its results and become more competitive, the Baldrige Framework provides a system for moving you toward excellence. In his presentation to on the conference main stage, Keiffer dove…
Is the End of Robocalls Near?
What You’ll Learn Robocalling is a huge issue for all of us and continues to be the number-one complaint to the FCC and FTC. More than half the calls to all mobile phones in the US in 2019 will be…
Storytelling & Improv for Business
What You’ll Learn What can rural broadband communicators learn from improv and storytelling? Guest Speaker Jim Karwisch
Building a Broadband Brand
What You’ll Learn When Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative wanted to get into the broadband business, they created the Wave Rural Connect brand. How did they do it and what are the advantages of building a new brand? Guest Speaker James…
Opti-Fi branding & Digital Ad Tactics
What You’ll Learn Riverstreet is offering a broadband only package under the Opti-Fi brand. How is the brand being recieved? This episode also includes a discussion about tactics for online ad tactics. Guest Speaker Wes Triplett
The Latest Data on Rural TV Network Viewership
What You’ll Learn Updating one of the year’s most popular episodes, Scott Meyer of Innovative Systems shares summer quarter viewership numbers showing which channels are the most and least popular rural viewers. Guest Speaker Scott Meyer Show Notes Transcripts have…