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The Secret to Unleashing Your “Best-Kept Secret”

In December, we posted a blog reminding water utility leaders not to forget a strategic communication plan when launching an AMI program. Communication is critical to the success of implementation. Don’t let the benefits of AMI be the best-kept secret of your water utility. Promote these benefits ...

Conservation and Crisis Communication: Allies Driving Customer Satisfaction Scores

In the December 2018 issue of the AWWA Journal, water utilities that communicate with their customers about broader water issues scored higher in customer satisfaction scores. This was an outcome reflected by the 2018 J.D. Power and Associates survey conducted in water utilities across the country. ...

Back to Basics: The AMI-Customer Service Nexus

January is often a time when people are setting new goals or looking for new ways of thinking. We’re approaching 2019 from a different perspective—instead of adding something new, let’s focus on something existing and improve upon it. A water utility’s customer service staff are often a city’s ...

Smart Cities: Looking Ahead at How Technology Can Build Community

In June 2018, the McKinsey Global Institute released a study titled, Smart Cities: Digital Solutions for a More Livable Future. The McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) is the research arm of McKinsey&Company, a global management consulting firm. The goal of MGI is to help leaders in the commercial, ...

ARE YOU FORGETTING THE MOST CRITICAL PIECE OF YOUR AMI LAUNCH?

If you had to list the most critical factor to a successful AMI program launch from your customers’ perspective, what would it be? We hope your answer was a proactive communication plan. We’ve worked with countless customers who work tirelessly behind the scenes to put together an incredible AMI ...

GRATEFUL FOR PERSPECTIVE: KEEPING HUMANITY IN A DIGITAL WORLD

For the past several years, the public’s understanding of the value of water in relation to the system, services, and resources a water utility provides has been one of the top five issues facing the water industry according to the American Water Works Association’s State of the Water Industry ...

“SMART” WATER: THE END OF A BUZZWORD?

At Master Meter, Inc. we’re passionate about being leaders in our industry. We strive to serve a superior product and to ensure that product creates solutions that solve the real challenges our customers face. However, excellence is defined by what others say about you. As Pixar founder Ed Catmull ...

SMART WATER FOMO: OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF CHANGE TO MOVE FORWARD

Leadership often feels like a leap of faith. As Simon Sinek has said, “it takes great courage to believe in something greater than yourself.” Being a leader is tough—it can be a thankless, lonely job. It takes courage to stand up for what you believe to be right, especially when leading people ...

IMAGINE A DAY WITHOUT WATER: HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN TELL THE STORY

The Imagine a Day Without Water campaign, hosted by the Value of Water campaign, is truly one for public stakeholders because imagining that day is a nightmare situation for the water industry. We’re acutely aware of water’s connection to, well, everything. Imagine A Day Without Water, falls on ...

THE VALUE OF WATER: MEASURING, MANAGING, MASTERING

Last month Master Meter, Inc. presented at the Smart Water Summit at the PGA Resort & Spa in Palm Beach, FL. Since 2014, the Agora Smart Water Summit has brought together vendor partners and water utilities to create an intimate environment for in-depth discussions about updating technology and ...