These 75-minute sessions give you a chance to get deep into a subject with 30 minutes of instruction, then leave you plenty of time for interaction.  Tutorials count as credit towards the Business of Cable Certificate program.

Anatomy of an OCAP Application
New Media Track
Room 310

The OCAP conversation is moving from the technical aspects of the spec to the implications for the consumer experience, marketers and the cable business.  This non-technical tutorial will explain what it takes, in plain language, to build an OCAP application - including the ways in which an application can be built, the business cases and Q&A about what you need to know to start developing applications that leverage the advantages of the OCAP platform.

Speakers: Don Dulchinos
SVP Advanced Platforms and Services
CableLabs
  Mark Hess
Senior Vice President, Business and Product Development, Digital TV
Comcast
  Eric Miller
Chief Technology Officer
Vidiom Systems, Inc.
Moderator: Leslie Ellis
Senior Technology Advisor
CTAM

Best Practices for Cable Phone Marketers*
New Mobility Track
Room 202

What phone services will customers pay for? This introductory session will explore the key areas that MSO marketers need to master as we integrate voice services into our product line. An interesting perspective on which phone services consumers and businesses will buy and why. Explore telephony marketing concepts using fresh data while participating in thought provoking dialogue.

Speakers: Philip Wilson
Director of Media & Entertainment Practice
Deloitte Consulting LLP
  Jan Woodcock
Principal of Media & Entertainment Practice
Deloitte Consulting LLP 

 

Opportunities in Municipal Wireless Partnerships*
New Mobility Track
Room 206

Come learn the strategic business and competitive reasons for cable to embrace the opportunity as a “first mover” in cities that are building WiFi networks, including short term HSD growth and long term advantages to the development of cable network architecture and powering. 
 

Speakers: Paul Nikolich
Chief Strategy Officer
YAS Broadband Ventures LLC
  Gerry White
Chief Technical Officer
YAS Broadband Ventures LLC

  

Competitive Segmentation*
New Marketing Track
Room 309

Identifying and marketing to your priority audience segments is the key to success, especially with new products.  Learn how to plan effective segmentation strategies and gather and learn from the intelligence on your competitors' tactics.

Speakers: Steve Brister
Regional Marketing, LA
Time Warner Cable
  Jamie Mallinger
SVP
Digitas, Inc.

Salient Messaging for Marketing the Bundle*
New Marketing Track
Room 203

You’ll be led through dissection and analysis of how cable companies are positioning, messaging and promoting a three-product bundle of video, high-speed Internet and phone. Objective, in-depth discussion – as opposed to subjective reaction – will be the order of the day, so attendees can apply what will work best in their unique market situations.   

Speaker: Patti Devine
Managing Director
Devine & Company

Enabling Convergence
New Management Track
Room 201

Exciting new content…many different platforms…lots of options for the consumer. How do you manage the many – literally thousands – of relationships and digital properties involved?  Learn how all industry segments can drive towards fast, simple and consistent ways to identify ownership, designate usage options, track and, of course, get paid for their content.

Host: Jen Dangar
Vice President, New Media Distribution Affiliate Sales & Marketing
Discovery Networks
Speaker: John Ticer
VP Product Marketing
NeuStar, Inc.

Managing the MSO Marketing Relationship: Secrets Revealed
New Management Track
Room 311

Discover the insider’s view.  Find out how to develop and maintain effective working relationships with the key customers, the MSO community. Explore ways that MSOs and programmers can work together in developing new media and new product approaches. How can programmers help drive new RGUs for cable companies, while at the same time growing their own business? The session also prepares programmers for developing 2007 marketing plans and budgets.

Speakers: Nancy Heffernan
Director of Video Marketing Management
Cox Communications
  Vicki Lins
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Comcast Spotlight
  Jerry McKenna
VP, Strategic Marketing
CableONE, Inc.
Moderator: Bob Rose
EVP Affiliate Relations
Court TV

Profiting from a Multicultural Strategy
New Management Track
Room 204

Albert Einstein once said: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." Well, you don't have to be an "Einstein" to be successful in multicultural segments, but it does call for a bit of marketing science. Get out of your marketing rut and tap into the enormous revenue potential of multicultural markets. Hear how Cablevision found the winning formula in the multicultural markets for stand-alone products and Triple Play in the African-American and Hispanic markets. Learn how NBC Universal Cable helped connect with Latinos through a mix of old-fashioned value propositions and strong doses of emotion. See the thinking, the bumps in the road and the results in this eye-opening session jam-packed with tips you can use to help you to create your own multicultural marketing plan - regardless of the segments you're targeting.
 

Host: Lynette Pinto
Vice President Marketing
NBC Universal
Speakers: Pedro Blanco
President & Chief Creative Officer
Blanco-Lorenz Entertainment Branding
  William Ortiz
President
GlobalWorks
Multicultural Division

*Denotes a tutorial that is open only to employees of cable companies who participate in the CTAM Corporate Fund. Photo ID and Summit badge required.