Episode Category StoryConnect
Fence Posts to Fiber Optics Tour
What You’ll Learn When Golden West turned 100 years old, they used that as an opportunity to create unique events in many of the communities they serve. Website: Guest Speaker Greg Oleson & Katie Fleming of Golden West
Marketing To Remote Workers
What You’ll Learn Cliff Albertson shares the importance of rural telcos marketing their areas to remote workers. Website: Guest Speaker Cliff Albertson
Leveraging your Gig Certification
What You’ll Learn You’ve built the network and gotten NTCA’s Gig Certification. Now what? How do you leverage that? This episode also covers marketing to tourist areas and Website: Guest Speaker Chad Young and Leo Carlson
Gig Certified Popcorn
What You’ll Learn How does the “little phone company down the road” become a respected telecom provider? As CCT has learned, you do it by leveraging your Gig Certification. Website: Guest Speaker Gina Tomlinson
Slow, Average & Fast Internet Packages
What You’ll Learn Is it a good idea to name your 20 Mbps service your “Slow” Package? According to ARPU, yes! Website: Guest Speaker Dirk Monson
What Makes A Good Telco/Electric Partnership
What You’ll Learn CTC runs the broadband service for Arrowhead Electric from 200 miles away. How do they make this long distance relationship work? Website: Guest Speaker Kevin Larson
Rebranding In Central Texas
What You’ll Learn How do you know your branding is ready for an update and how do you change it? Amanda Wood of Central Texas Telephone Cooperative shares her experience in making some big changes to the company’s identity. Website:…
Rebranding: How, When & Why
What You’ll Learn When do you need a rebrand and how long will it take? CEO Randy Grogan of Ballard Telephone talks us through the cooperative’s efforts to change it’s identity. Website: www.btcservices.com Guest Speaker Randy Grogan
Highlights of StoryConnect: The Conference
What You’ll Learn If you are in marketing, communications or management at an electric utility or telecommunications company, this conference is for you. Spend a few minutes learning about the great sessions the WordSouth team has lined up for StoryConnect:…
Telling Your Story With A Telephone Museum
What You’ll Learn What better way to underscore your telcos history in the community than with a museum? Tara Swirczynski discusses how Nortex leverages the Gene H. Fuhrman Memorial Telephone Museum to share its story. Website: Guest Speaker Tara…