Today KSV will strike for our planet alongside other local businesses. Monday, we stand for it with the entire world at the UN Climate Action Summit in NYC. 

Topics: Innovation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Inspiration, Sustainability Marketing, In the News

Drowning would suck. Freezing to death would also suck. But burning alive as the entire planet watches? Now that's hands-down the suckiest way to die. 

Topics: Innovation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Inspiration, Sustainability Marketing, Climate and Social Justice

You get to use it once and throw it away.

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Innovation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Inspiration, Sustainability Marketing, Climate and Social Justice

In celebration of American Wind Week, which kicked off on August 11th, we’re revisiting a blog post we published last year praising the many achievements of wind power. We’ve updated our thoughts from last September with a few new observations, but the sentiment stands: wind is (still) picking up speed.

Topics: Utility Communications, Innovation, Clean Energy

This year, millennials will overtake baby boomers as the largest living adult generation in the United States, growing to 73 million people. We’ve discussed what this means for new technologies and customer experience in the energy space, but what does it mean for homeownership? Furthermore, what does it mean for energy companies?

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Utility Communications, Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, Social Media Strategy and Best Practices, Smart Technology, Marketing Strategy and Best Practices, Audience Segmentation

A few weeks ago the New York Times published an article titled L.A. to Vegas and Back by Electric Car: 8 Hours Driving; 5 More Plugged In. In it, the author details his experiences taking this well-known road trip in an EV while interviewing fellow EV users along the way.

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Innovation, Clean Energy, Sustainability Marketing, Electrification

Every second of every day, millions of homes across the Northeast are losing energy, and their homeowners don’t even know it. That’s $300 more in energy costs each year and 1,400 pounds in unnecessary carbon emissions per household. And while customers care about their wallets and the environment, the topic of energy loss isn’t top of mind: it’s tedious, dull, and confusing. But it doesn’t have to be. 

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Utility Communications, Innovation, Energy Efficiency, Clean Energy, Inspiration, Sustainability Marketing, Creative, Media Strategy and Best Practices, Marketing Strategy and Best Practices

Earlier this week, a few KSV staffers were fortunate enough to attend BLD New England, a day-long conference that brought together B Corps from all over the New England region to connect, collaborate and inspire one another to expand the practice of using business as a force for good. In the lead up to this year’s event, we were honored to be able to put together BLD New England’s promotional video.

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, B Corporation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Inspiration, Branding and Brand Value, Sustainability Marketing, Company Culture, In the News, Climate and Social Justice

If you find that question hard to answer, you’re not alone. For many energy companies, establishing a distinct personality through social media often seems like a pipe dream, especially when they have enough trouble establishing a regular presence or a consistent content marketing strategy on their social media channels. When tasked with so much else, creating a brand personality via social often feels like the extra sprinkles on a sundae—nice to have, but does it make a difference in the quality of the product?

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Utility Communications, Digital Transformation and User Experience, Clean Energy, Social Media Strategy and Best Practices, Inspiration, Branding and Brand Value

Ah yes, the Thursday before a long weekend. Project deadlines are still looming, but for even the most diligent of workers, the lure of a long weekend and the unofficial start to summer may be enough to allow the mind to wander, even if it is just for a little while.

Topics: Customer-Centric Marketing, Utility Communications, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Inspiration, Sustainability Marketing, In the News, Audience Segmentation, Climate and Social Justice