Episode Category The StoryConnect Podcast
What Are The CEOs Thinking
What You’ll Learn What is your boss worried about? Bruce Mottern of TDS facilitated the CEO and General Manager Peer Group Roundtable Session at the 2016 TTA Annual Meeting, and shares some of what was discussed. Website: www.tdstelecom.com Guest Speaker…
Home Solutions Powered By The Gig
What You’ll Learn When you sell someone gigabit Internet service, will they be able to use it to its full potential? What equipment will they need? Patrick Moreno of ZyXEL tells us what marketers need to know about gig-capable equipment.…
Making Money On Free Wi-Fi
What You’ll Learn Can “free” Wi-Fi be a new revenue stream for your company? Keith Jones of CCI Systems gives an overview of the session he led at the Tennessee Telecommunications Association Annual Conference in Franklin, Tennessee. Website: www.ccisystems.com Guest…
Moving Into A Competitive Area
What You’ll Learn How do you prepare your telecommunications company to expand into a new market? General Manager/CEO Jonathan West of Twin Lakes talks about the five-year plan his cooperative worked through to expand into Cookeville, Tennessee. This episode was…
The Challenges Of Twitter For Utilities
What You’ll Learn Is it time for your company to enter the Twitterverse? Maybe or maybe not. Missy Michaels, director of marketing and customer engagement with United Communications in Chapel Hill, Tennessee, shares some of her ups and downs with…
Metered Broadband
What You’ll Learn Ultra-HD streaming video is coming. Is metered broadband the right way to preserve your network strength and dependibility? What challenges do so-called “data-caps” present for marketers? Matt Krueger and Anthony Ring of Shentel discuss how they’ve blazed…
How To Say No Gracefully
What You’ll Learn Marketing departments are always fielding requests for sponsorship and donations. Do you have a plan to make sure your company’s donation budget is being use wisely? Glenn Muske of the North Dakota State University Cooperative Extension office…
Explaining The Gig
What You’ll Learn When Duo County Telecom in Kentucky launched gigabit service, Director of Marketing Eric West knew he needed to educate customers about the new speeds available. But what’s the best west to translate complex technology and loads of…
360-Degree Marketing
What You’ll Learn How many places does a potential customer interact with your company? Is your company putting your best face forward in each of those contact points? Lori Vergin of MPower Consulting explains how immersion or immersive marketing can…
Leveraging Your Fiber Network
What You’ll Learn You’ve built a robust fiber network. Now what? Chris Castagneri, marketing manager at Cooperative Network Services in Minnesota, says, “If you’re an ISP with fiber-to-the-premise, you want your customers to want—believe in—and love direct fiber.” Website: www.cooperative-networks.com…