• Review existing awards programs and make recommendations for change.
• Recommend a membership communications plan.
• Review award submissions and recommend winners to the Board of Directors.
• Report on results at the Annual meeting.

Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Update the website application process based on committee recommendations.
• Execute the recommended communications plan.
• Consolidate award submissions for committee review.
• Coordinate awards selection and purchase.
• Present awards to the winners at the Annual meeting.
• Follow up with PR opportunities.

Best in Class Award Committee

Goal: Recognize up to 4 individuals or teams demonstrating innovation or excellence in broadband marketing.

Chair: Lauren Roux. BMMA

Members: BMMA Board of Directors

Best in Class Awards

• Marketing: Awarded to a service provider and a vendor for innovation or excellence in broadband marketing.
• Marketing Partnership: Awarded to two or more members for successfully implementing a marketing program.

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• Identify market needs, opportunities, and obstacles to be investigated.
• Develop a plan of action to take advantage of these opportunities.
• Determine budget and set goals for plan execution.
• Assist with reporting on progress at BMMA face-to-face meetings.

Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Execute the committee's recommendations..
• Report on results at BMMA face-to-face meetings.

Goal: Identify and drive the execution of activities and actions to assist BMMA members in the development and growth of the loT market.

Chair: Mick Chambers, Windstream

Members: Chris Benzinger (Cincinnati Bell), Brandon Laufenberg (TDS), Roger Lewis (GVTC), Brian Murray (F-Secure), Patrick Moreno (Zyxel), Kody Nash (MTA), Noah Ney (Scout Alarm), Derrick Nichols (Windstream), Conor Steadman (F-Secure), Stan Romero (BMMA Staff)

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• Identify opportunities and obstacles to be investigated.
• Determine budget and set goals, including:
  • Encouraging promotion of the BMMA within member companies.
  • Creating sessions and materials to spread the word.
  • Gathering and using testimonials.
  • Recommending updates to the BMMA website.
• Report out at the Annual meeting.

Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Execute the committee's recommendations.
• Report on results at the Annual meeting.

Goal: Improve the marketing of the association to potential, new member companies and individuals within existing member companies.

Chair: Dawn Intili, DIRECTV

Members: Tarik Sedky (Agency Pure), Lacy Hawkins (Calix). Nick Troino (BMMA Staff), Margaret Raines (BMMA Staff) Lauren Roux (BMMA Staff)

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• Oversee all BMMA membership activities.
• Identify potential new members.
• Supervise the recruitment of new members.
• Approve membership applications.
• Recommend new membership dues to the BΜΜΑ.

Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Actively recruit new members.
• Collect membership applications from prospective new members.
• Submit applications for membership to the Membership Committee for approval.
• Formally welcome each new member company.

Goal: Increase awareness of the BMMA as an effective tool for broadband service providers and vendors, and increase membership.

Members: Michael Cooper (Zyxel), Liz Heimbrock (altafiber), Jarret Hesseling (TDS), Allan Pieroni (Kinetic), Conor Steadman (F-Secure), Stan Romero (BMMA Staff)

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• Identify valuable research for the BMMA membership.
• Provide input and edits to surveys prior to implementation.
• Participate in reporting on results at the Annual Meeting.

Executive Director Responsibilities:

• Provide support to the committee by drafting, editing, coding, and executing surveys.
• Provide expert market research methodology and analysis guidance.
• Collect survey results, perform data analysis, and produce reports.
• Report on year-end results at the Annual Meeting and Fall Workshop.

Research Types:

• Internal: Continue polling the BMMA membership on various issues (e.g., modems, WiFi).
• External: Survey consumers, SMBs, etc., on broadband service-related issues agreed upon by the committee.

Goal: Drive and oversee market research delivered to the membership as an additional benefit.

Chair: Currently Vacant

‍Members: Bob Donkis (Frontier), Misti Griffin (GVTC), Kris Voelker (Harrisonville Tel), Takemi Nakasone (Hawaiian Tel), Warren Trochimchuk (Tbaytel), Stan Romero (BMMA Staff), Lauren Roux (BMMA Staff), Margaret Raines (BMMA Staff)