Channel Surfing Blog

ADVODA Gives Toys to Tots

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:12:27 PDT

By Ron Ireland, President, TMC CommunicationsI attended a great event put on by Denver-based master agency ADVODA last week. Each year, the company sponsors a Toys for Tots event in concert with the U.S. Marines.One team’s purchases crowd the room.Founder and owner, Ron Dunworth, solicits support from ADVODA’s suppliers and puts up a good deal of his own money to ...

ADVODA Brings Together Top Execs for Agents

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:04:23 PDT

By Pat Akinson, Net-Work Communication Inc.Independent agents got a chance to rub elbows with senior representatives from more than a dozen service providers in Denver on Oct. 22, thanks to master agent ADVODA Communications, which put together a full-day event with presentations by executives from Qwest Communications International Inc., Level 3 Communications, Lightyear Network Solutions, ACT Conferencing and more. The ...

Intelisys Agents Gather in Napa

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:56:23 PDT

By Mike SaxbyLast week, I had the pleasure of attending the Intelisys agent event, now dubbed, “Channel Connect,” on Oct. 14-16. The 2009 gathering marked the 10th anniversary of the event, and it’s clear that it has grown not only in the number of vendors present, but also in agent attendance, by leaps and bounds. Because of this growth, Intelisys ...