The competitive environment is evolving, as TracFone has deselected three brands, but has been investing in Total by Verizon and continues to lead at Walmart via its Straight Talk brand. Later this year, T-Mobile will have its own portfolio of prepaid brands. How will this shake out and how will dealers – the lifeblood of prepaid wireless – be impacted?
Keynote Address by Lee Mrazek, Head of Indirect Channel, Verizon Value Brands
Brett Wantland, Vice President, Sales and Business, Telrite Holdings
Robert Yap, Founder of Gen Mobile, VP of DISH Network
What can dealers do to increase sales in stores and to drive more traffic to stores? What can dealers do to boost online sales and to build awareness of their stores? Device leasing is one way to boost sales, but there are many more. Learn from those who’ve done it!
Alex Avery, VP, Product Strategy & Marketing, T-CETRA
Ramin Heydari, CEO/President, XYZies
Ashleigh Miller, Account Executive, Progressive Leasing
Richard Nguyen, Vice President, Business Development, Phone Daddy
Does your marketing make its mark? There’s always room for improvement in your messaging, and room to reach untapped consumers. Knowing your audience is the first step – tailoring offerings to their needs. But how do you find the best way to convey the message? Find out here.
Koddi Dunn, CEO, Pinkrose Marketing
John Howell, President, Winning Retail
Nate Moshkovich, CEO, Clearline
Wireless accessibility is vital to any community, and there are several ways of ensuring it. Learn how to best serve this segment, grow your business, and reduce churn.
Chuck Campbell, Partner, CGM
Calen Schultz, Managing Director, Community Outreach Partners
Bud Torcom, CEO, Mazama
Robert Yap, Founder of Gen Mobile, VP of DISH Network
To be successful, a device repair business has to face multiple factors, including government regulations, competition, technology and partnerships. This panel of industry leaders will help you push your repair game to the next level, giving you what you need to know about device repair and refurbishment, and new revenue streams.
Opening Remarks by Matt Zieminski, VP, Repair.org
Tony Baker, Founder/Co-owner, GSM Warehouse
Jared Brier, Co-founder, AKKO
Ehsan Gharatappeh, President, Cellpoint
Ansar Khan, VP, Sales & Marketing, Repair Desk
In this panel discussion, wireless dealers and aggregators will share their best practices and tips for running a retail wireless business, from carrier selection to sales. Audience participation is welcome.
Moderator: Adam Wolf, President, National Wireless Independent Dealer Association
Valerie Aragon, Owner, Yes, Of Course
Jon Horovitz, President, Atrium Unlimited Consulting
Marc Watley, Director of Marketing, epay North America
What is the latest on devices and how is the market likely to evolve? How can companies provide profitable solutions for wireless? Some companies are launching their own wireless carriers and will be able to sell mobile voice and wireless Internet services using a turnkey solution and a reliable nationwide wireless network. Learn about new technologies, and how they can help you drive revenue.
Hanish Bhatia, Associate Director, Devices & Ecosystem, Counterpoint Research
Suzanne Hellwig, AVP of MVNO Platforms, AT&T
Curtis Knobloch, CEO, Telispire
David Long, CEO, CC3 Solutions
