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
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
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
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
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