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

When it comes to non-regulated services, are you thinking outside the box? Andy Isackson, marketing manager for CTC in Minnesota, discusses creative ways to market such services.

Website: www.connectctc.com

Are you looking to buy video clips for your local channel productions, or even entire shows? Or maybe you’d like to sell some of your video work to other providers. Edward Hinson, executive director of competitive operations for Skyline/Skybest in North Carolina, talks about how The Video Exchange works.

#014 The Video Exchange, With Edward Hinson Of Skyline-Skybest

Is it time to change your brand? Morgan Lovell of Clear Lake Telephone in Iowa discusses how her company went through the rebranding process.

Website: www.cltel.com

What is your story, and why is it important to share it with your customers? Storytelling is a powerful way to connect with your customers, according to Kelly Swanson, an award-winning speaker from North Carolina. Kelly was a featured speaker at the 2016 PR and Marketing Conference hosted by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association.

Website: www.KellySwanson.net

Email is still effective. In fact, it can be a powerful and effective marketing tool when the content is strategically relevant. In this episode of StoryConnect: The Podcast, Matt Krueger, Marketing Manager at Shentel, discusses the tactics used by his company.

Website: www.Shentel.com

With so many distractions, utilities are in a battle for the consumer’s attention. How do you communicate your message in such a fractured market? Brad Molander is a “technology evangelist” with NISC, and he joined WordSouth’s Andy Johns at the recent RTIME event (the annual telco event hosted by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association) to discuss disruptive technology and how to capture a consumer’s attention to stay relevant.

Website: www.NISC.coop

Carissa Swenson, with Consortia Consulting, spoke with WordSouth’s Andy Johns at the recent RTIME event, hosted by NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association. When it comes to selling broadband services, she reminds listeners that “it’s not about the speeds, it’s about what people can do with that connectivity.” She advocates helping customers understand why they need high-speed connections, in part by showing them some of the many great online resources available to improve their lives.

Website: www.consortiaconsulting.com

We all know that cooperatives have power stories to tell. Mark Patterson, general manager of Highland Telephone Cooperative in Sunbright, Tennessee, recently spoke with WordSouth’s Andy Johns about how his company uses HTC’s story to communicate the cooperative’s purpose. Listen as Mark shares how storytelling turned a bland report to the government into a vivid document that showed the impact HTC’s fiber construction project is having on the people it serves.

Website: www.highlandtel.net

In order for people to respond to your products, sometimes those products need a human element. Maybe even a super-human element. In this episode, Mcxie Hurst, marketing manager of Peoples Telephone Cooperative in Quitman, Texas, talks about how their “Super Steve” promotion took their broadband offerings to new heights.

Website: www.peoplescom.net