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

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. This episode was recorded from the 2016 Tennessee Telecommunications Association Annual Conference in Franklin, Tennessee.

Website: www.zyxel.com

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

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 recorded from the 2016 Tennessee Telecommunications Association Annual Conference in Franklin, Tennessee.

Website: www.twlakes.coop

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 social media. This episode was recorded from the 2016 Tennessee Telecommunications Association Annual Conference in Franklin, Tennessee.

Website: www.united.net

What’s in store for attendees at the Tennessee Telecommunications Association next week? What’s coming up for Tennessee Telcos in the next legislative session? TTA Executive Director Levoy Knowles tells us what marketers need to know about the upcoming conference and the legislature.

Website: www.tenntel.org

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 a new trail for telcos that meter their customers’ data useage.

Website: www.shentel.com

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 says you have to be prepared with a strategy before the local community groups come asking.

Website: More about Glenn

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 jargon into something regular people can understand? Eric and the Duo team used a unique video and other channels to communicate their new offerings.

Website: Some of Kentucky’s First Gigabit Communities

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 turn customers into advocates.

Website: www.mpoweryourbusiness.com/bio.html