The four corners of the Center Ring will be buzzing with excitement... and information. Catch these industry heavyweights as they pitch their new products and services, and what they can do for you. They’ve got their own time slot – so you won’t be forced to choose between commercial presentations and learning in CTAM’s educational sessions.  Want to showcase your product or network?  Get the details here.

Monday, July 25
4:15 - 5:15 pm

Theater 1
Winning the Broadband Customer - Differentiating Our HSI Offer
Showcased by Synacor
There’s no stronger competitive edge than offering customers compelling content. Find out how to beat SBC Yahoo and other DSL competitors with this inside track on making content and applications click with customers. Hear from the masters, as operators and programmers share secrets to success on how these services help acquire & retain customers.

   
Speakers:
  • Ron Frankel, President & CEO, Synacor
  • Alan McGlade, President & CEO, MusicNET

Theater 2
Customer Experience Management -- Taking the Concept from Paper to People
Showcased by Maritz, Inc.
The emerging discipline of Customer Experience Management (CEM) is a powerful, but often misunderstood concept. Although 85% of surveyed business leaders agree customer experience has become the key differentiator, Gartner claims that over half of customer-related initiatives fail. The most successful companies, however, recognize that your people, not technology, are the primary driver of a positive customer experience.

   
Speaker:
  • Matt Harris, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Maritz, Inc.

Theater 3
BigBand Networks
Switched broadcast is a revolutionary technology compatible with already deployed digital equipment that can dramatically impact cable marketing efforts. It is the easiest and most cost-effective way to retain subscribers and grow revenues by dramatically expanding live programming carriage, and enhancing the overall bandwidth efficiency of the plant.

   
Speaker:
  • Seth Kenvin, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, BigBand Networks, Inc.

Theater 4
Taking Fiction Out of Differential Consumer Treatment
Showcase by Inforte Corporation
Promoting the right product/service to the right customer at the right time is challenging.  The consumer base will continue to be more fragmented and "advertising and direct marketing challenged". Marketers must have competency in analyzing customer behavior to identify targeted marketing opportunities and campaigns, the ability to execute, manage and measure these campaigns.   We will demystify Differential Consumer Treatment by reviewing best practices achieving: new and retained customers, decreased churn, increased customer share of wallet and usage.

   
Speaker:
  • Scott A. Stawski, Vice President, Media, Inforte Corporation

Tuesday, July 26
10:30 - 11:15am

Theater 1
Rentrak Corporation
OnDemand Essentials is Rentrak Corporation’s web-based, real-time, reporting system that electronically captures massive amounts of aggregated anonymous transaction viewing data from video servers.  As an independent third party, OnDemand Essentials provides cable operators, content providers and advertisers a daily view of information needed to review, analyze and adjust programming, marketing and promotional spending based on actual consumer behavior.  Your knowledge of your business coupled with our ability to collect and interpret data creates a winning team.

   
Speaker:
  • Cathy Hetzel, Senior Vice President, OnDemand Essential, Rentrak Incorporated

Theater 3
Telcordia

 

CTAM Summit 05
July 24 - 26, 2005
The Pennsylvania Convention Center
Philadelphia