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Virtual assistants can help utilities find their voice
Essie Snell | August 22, 2018
The market for smart speakers and virtual assistants is booming. For utilities, voice-control devices are worth paying attention to because of the smart home interconnectivity they enable as well as the unique marketing and communications opportunities they provide.
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Voice-of-the-customer success: Consulting case study
August 9, 2018
Learn how E Source Consulting & Advisory Services helped a leading manufacturer of wire products for the building, energy, and original equipment manufacturing sectors create and implement a comprehensive voice-of-the-customer program that's building customer loyalty.
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Forum Video: SaskPower's Winning Combo of Analog and Digital Marketing
Joy Herbers | February 26, 2019
At the 2017 E Source Forum, Todd Lazurca, manager of communication services at SaskPower, talked about blending analog and digital content to create experiences for customers. Watch a video excerpt of Lazurca's Forum session to learn more about the utility's successful safety campaigns.
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Voice control changes everything: Why utilities should care about virtual assistants
Essie Snell | August 20, 2018
The market for smart speakers and virtual assistants is booming. For utilities, voice-control devices are worth paying attention to because of the smart home interconnectivity they enable as well as the unique marketing and communications opportunities they provide. Learn more in our white paper.
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Innovation Showcase: Focus on Blue Pillar
Matthew Burks | August 22, 2018
The third presentation in the Innovation Showcase series of the E Source Utility Innovation Partners Program features the CEO of Blue Pillar. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how Blue Pillar is helping businesses become more energy efficient, resilient, and self-sufficient.
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Key findings from the 2018 E Source Utility DER Strategy Benchmark
Alanya Schofield | July 17, 2018
The 2018 E Source Utility DER Strategy Benchmark revealed how utilities are innovating, how key program metrics are evolving, and how you can become a trusted energy advisor by offering customers information on distributed energy resources (DERs). Check out our infographic for details.
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Total planned DSM spending will decline through 2020
Liza Minor, Rachel Reiss Buckley | July 17, 2018
Utilities have significantly increased demand-side management (DSM) program spending in the past decade, but based on market data found in E Source DSM Insights, we expect overall spending to decrease from 2018 through 2020.
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The future of farming: Current developments in indoor agriculture
Bryan Jungers | July 26, 2018
Farmers are increasingly moving their operations indoors. From vertical farms in urban environments to warehouses full of cannabis or fully automated greenhouses, agriculture as we know it is being revolutionized. Come learn more about the current developments in this exciting industry.
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Embrace empathy in utility bill communications
Joshua Sorensen, Hailey Walker, Paige Martin Cox | December 6, 2023
By understanding customers’ emotions at different billing touchpoints, your team can better communicate about high bills, rate increases, and billing assistance programs. In this report, we offer tips to create more-empathetic messaging in bill communications to low- and moderate-income customers.
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How are utilities engaging customers on social media?
Heather Hilgenkamp, Cory Coggins | June 20, 2018
The 2018 E Source Social Media Survey revealed which social media channels utilities are using to connect with their customers as well as the most successful techniques utilities have developed for boosting engagement on social media. Check out our infographic to learn more!
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