“My most meaningful experience as chapter president has been to see a chapter flourish from out of the ashes. When Char asked me to step in and become President for CTAM Carolinas, they were thinking about closing down the chapter. Now we have close to 200 members and my board is made up of 80% MSO people.”

Carla Lewis-Long, Vice President, Affiliate Distribution, Si TV and President, CTAM Carolinas

February 25
CTAM Greater Philadelphia
 
Join CTAM Greater Philadelphia for their Annual Membership Breakfast and Clothing Drive from 8:30 – 10:30 am at the Hilton Hotel. Guest Speaker Charisse R. Lillie of Comcast Corporation will discuss the importance of community involvement both on the corporate and individual levels.
 
Contact: Kevin McFeeley
Location: Hilton Hotel 4200 City Ave, Philadelphia, PA
Cost: Free for CTAM Greater Philadelphia members with a donation of clothing to The Career Wardrobe or MenzFit *Non-members $50.00 (includes 1-year chapter membership.)

March 5
CTAM TeleSeminar
 
The 16th Annual TeleSeminar presents “Keeping Customers from Cutting the Cord,” in which the Cable Apprentice competition pits MBA student teams for the best marketing recommendations to prevent cord cutting. Superstar judges Sam Howe, Time Warner Cable and Steve Bouchard, Comcast will challenge the teams on their roadmap for customer retention.  Then YOU BE THE JUDGE with your votes for the winning team who receives a cash prize and cable internships. With Emcee Rich Cronin in command this will be a program you can’t miss.
 
Hosted by CTAM Rocky Mountains, the TeleSeminar will broadcast live from the Comcast Media Center.  See chapter locations.
 

March 9
CTAM New York
 
Join CTAM New York for Cable Interacts from 9 am – 2 pm at the Time Warner Center. The opportunities and challenges posed by interactive technologies demand that the cable community have a thorough understanding of their implications. This event promises to provide leading edge information so that attendees gain a better understanding of new interactive technologies including EBIF, (R), Advanced Advertising and TV Everywhere.

Contact: Pauline Perez at 646.843.2116Location: Time Warner Center – South Tower – 10th Floor
Cost: $99 for members/$149 non-members (Lunch included)

Would you like CTAM to post your chapter event? Email Lisa Jackson with your event listing, date and time.

Need inspiration for your Mark Awards entries or your next marketing plan?  Interested in getting involved with business services initiatives? Watch our series of 2-minute videos with Char Beales.

2010 Mark Awards Submission going Digital!

The 2010 Call for Entries opens February 23.  All entries will be submitted digitally this year, which will save you the time, hassle and expense of shipping boxes to CTAM.  New guidelines and categories will be made available at www.markawards.com starting February 23.

Marketing and advertising entries must have been introduced between February 1, 2009 and February 28, 2010.  Contact Denise for more details.

First Deadline March 30
Late Deadline April 13  

Meet Carla Lewis-Long, Vice President, Affiliate Distribution,
Si TV and President, CTAM Carolinas. Here are five fun facts about Carla to get to know her better:
 
Favorite TV Show?
Tie between True Blood and Modern Family

Decade or era that best suits your personality?
The 60's. Fun, free and full of love! I love the clothes from that era, bell bottoms, belly shirts, scarfs, platforms!

Fun fact not many people know?
I wrote a Children's book on Surrogacy! I wanted a book I could read to my daughter to let her know how much we wanted her and the journey we took to get her here.

If a movie were made about your life, which actress would play your character?
Halle Berry of course!

What’s your favorite CTAM moment?
Presenting Joe Rooney with a Bright Green Mankini at the awards dinner!

Susanne Hilgefort, CTAM Florida’s new board secretary, will be riding an elephant in Rajasthan, India in late February (taking a break from winter in Secaucus, NJ). 

She’s quite the adventurer having been on a safari, sky diving, slept in the Ice Hotel, rode a dog sled, whitewater rafting, hot air ballooning and having climbed to the summit of the highest peak in the East – Mt. Washington.

We know our members are stars! Did you meet an expert sculptor at the TeleSeminar? Did a guitar hero eat lunch with you at The CTAM Summit? Let us know! Members in the Crowd pays tribute to CTAM’s exceptional members. Send nominations to Lisa Jackson.

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