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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.
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Speakers: |
Don Dulchinos
SVP Advanced Platforms and Services
CableLabs |
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Mark Hess
Senior Vice President, Business and Product Development, Digital TV
Comcast |
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Eric Miller
Chief Technology Officer
Vidiom Systems, Inc. |
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Moderator: |
Leslie Ellis
Senior Technology Advisor
CTAM |
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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.
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Speakers: |
Philip Wilson
Director of Media & Entertainment Practice
Deloitte Consulting LLP |
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Jan Woodcock
Principal of Media & Entertainment Practice
Deloitte Consulting LLP |
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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.
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Speakers: |
Paul Nikolich
Chief Strategy Officer
YAS Broadband Ventures LLC |
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Gerry White
Chief Technical Officer
YAS Broadband Ventures LLC |
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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.
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Speakers: |
Steve Brister
Regional Marketing, LA
Time Warner Cable |
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Jamie Mallinger
SVP
Digitas, Inc. |
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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.
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Speaker: |
Patti Devine
Managing Director
Devine & Company |
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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.
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Host: |
Jen Dangar
Vice President, New Media Distribution Affiliate
Sales & Marketing
Discovery Networks |
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Speaker: |
John Ticer
VP Product Marketing
NeuStar, Inc. |
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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.
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Speakers: |
Nancy Heffernan
Director of Video Marketing Management
Cox Communications |
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Vicki Lins
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Comcast Spotlight |
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Jerry McKenna
VP, Strategic Marketing
CableONE, Inc. |
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Moderator: |
Bob Rose
EVP Affiliate Relations
Court TV |
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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.
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Host: |
Lynette Pinto
Vice President Marketing
NBC Universal |
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Speakers: |
Pedro Blanco
President & Chief Creative Officer
Blanco-Lorenz Entertainment Branding |
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William Ortiz
President
GlobalWorks
Multicultural Division |
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*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.
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