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The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley is a business tool that connects decision-makers across the telecom ecosystem - big and small, fixed and wireless - with each other.
Telecom Council member companies represent the cutting edge of Telecom innovation within global carriers, vendors, investors, and entrepreneurs. Member company representatives are influencial executives who use the Telecom Council network to build relationships, influence innovation, research ideas, and make deals.
Here 10 reasons to become a Telecom Council member:
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- Access- With the multitude of investment dollars flowing through the Silicon Valley, over 20 carriers and innumerable VCs and startups locally, the Silicon Valley draws the Who’s Who of the telecom industry. Executives of member companies are granted access to this ecosystem using multiple tools including our public and member-only meetings.
- Save Time- Many telecom professionals spend over 6 business development months getting to the right person before substantive discussions begin. You can cut this time to weeks, when you build relationships with Telecom Council members.
- Save Money- Travel and tradeshows are expensive and you still may not connect with “the right people.” The Telecom Council of Silicon Valley was established to bring “the right people” together locally – for lower costs, better relationships, and faster business development cycles.
- Innovation- The Council provides ample opportunity to our members to stay abreast to changes in the ecosystem and innovations on the horizon. Through our members-only access, our online tools allow you to stay informed even when you can’t make every meeting.
- Effective Marketing - Advertising, marketing, tradeshow booths are a very expensive cost-per-lead expense. For a fraction of the cost, in effort and dollars, The Telecom Council delivers helps establish your presence with your professional market.
- Tailored Information- Council meetings - 40% of which are member-only - are broken into 5 Forums (Service Providers, Investors, Entrepreneurs, Executives, and Mobile) delivering tailored information to tailored audiences. The result is tailored information and tailored audiences.
- Influence- Because over 75% of Telecom Council participants are executives, there is no better place to influence in the local industry. The Council thrives because its members from both levels contribute and participate, from roundtable discussions to panel speakers and from steering committees of the Council’s Forums to the Council’s Board.
- Spread the Wealth- Council memberships allow for multiple people from a company to benefit from membership tools including meetings, community research, online access to past presentations and the Council’s LinkedIn group.
- Business Development- Regular meetings, LinkedIn tools, online tools, and discussion boards are just a few tools that the Council offers in order to facilitate the creation and maintenance of the innovation and relationships the keep our industry vital.
- Long-Term Network- At a tradeshow or cold-calling, you are lucky to become an acquaintance. Telecom Council membership allows you to build a full-fledged, long-term professional relationships with the people and companies you need to know.
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