For Immediate Release
Contact: Laura Withers, 703-351-2087, [email protected]
San Diego, Calif., (May 3, 2017)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association awarded 23 member companies with TeleChoice Awards on May 1 during the 2017 PR & Marketing Conference.
The annual awards program honors excellence in member telco public relations and marketing. Entries in seven categories—annual report, complete branding campaign, complete marketing campaign, customer newsletter, local video content, single-target print publication and website—were judged on innovative strategies, design, writing, creativity and other elements specific to each category. In each category, a winner was selected from three divisions based on the number of access lines served by the entrant and two production divisions: “in-house” and “outsourced.”
“I would like to congratulate all of the 2017 TeleChoice Award winners for their incredible work,” said NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield. “The marketing efforts of NTCA member companies continue to play a critical role in educating and raising awareness of communications technologies, services, initiatives and issues that impact the vitality of rural communities and our nation.”
Winning entries include campaigns that increased rural consumers’ adoption of higher Internet tiers, with speeds of up to 1 Gbps, and print and digital material touting the telcos’ histories and commitment to their communities.
The full list of winners is available online.
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