Contact: Lauren Gaydos, 703-351-2015
Arlington, Va., (May 13, 2021)—NTCA–The Rural Broadband Association today announced eight rural telecommunications companies as winners of the 2020 NTCA Marketing eXcellence Awards.
The Marketing eXcellence Awards recognize the vital role marketing, sales and communications play in the broadband industry and are announced annually at NTCA’s Marketing + Sales Conference. The 2020 awards are sponsored by WordSouth.
“In a year when everything had to pivot online, connection with customers has played an even more vital role,” said NTCA Chief Executive Officer Shirley Bloomfield. “I want to commend all of NTCA’s members for their work throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and especially recognize the winners of the 2020 Marketing eXcellence Awards. Thank you for your contributions to your communities and to our industry.”
The winners of the 2020 Marketing eXcellence Awards are:
- Branding Campaign: Range (Forsyth, Mont.)
- Broadcast Advertising: Strata Networks (Roosevelt, Utah)
- COVID-19 Response Campaign: CTC (Brainerd, Minn.)
- Marketing Campaign: Nex-Tech (Lenora, Kan.)
- PR Campaign: Northwest Communications Cooperative (Ray, N.D.)
- Publications: Project Mutual Telephone (Rupert, Idaho)
- Sales Strategy: Garden Valley Technologies (Erskine, Minn.)
- Website Redesign: NineStar Connect (Greenfield, Ind.)
Additional first and second place runners up were announced in each category. The full list of award winners can be found here.
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