Posts Tagged ‘Social Media’

Milwaukee marketing companies organize social media conference

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

Trivera Interactive, Corporate Identity Solutions and Clear Verve Marketing have joined forces to develop Social Media University, an educational event in Milwaukee that will provide hands-on learning and real-life examples of the most prominent social media tools in use today.
The event, conceived by Tom Snyder, president and chief executive officer of Trivera Interactive, will be held on Wednesday, July 29, at the Italian Conference Center, 631 E. Chicago St., Milwaukee.
Social Media University will be a day-long learning event for business owners, executives or marketing professionals interested in maximizing their business’ use of social media. The event will feature hands-on learning from experts drawn from the Milwaukee creative and business community.
The event will bring together local social media experts who will share real-life experiences with social media and help business owners embrace best practices for this new era of communications.

Presenters will include:

  • Chris Remington and Katie Fleming – Trivera Interactive.
  • Sue Marks – Pinstripe Talent.
  • Augie Ray – Fullhouse.
  • Jon Kurozawa – K6 Marketing.
  • Christina Steder – Clear Verve Marketing.
  • Katie Felten – MKELive.com.
  • Sara Meaney – Comet Branding.
  • Blake Samic – Actions Talk.
  • Scott Baitinger – Streetza Pizza.
  • Joe Woelfle – Blatz Liquor.
  • Phil Gerbyshak – The “Make it Great Guy.”

A keynote presentation will be delivered by Jay Steinfeld, CEO of Blinds.com, who will share how one of America’s largest online brands has used the power of the Web, first to build a small business into an Internet powerhouse, and now, through social media, to turn his brand’s fan base into the fuel for greater success.
The event will be followed by a “Tweetup” on Twitter, organized by Corporate Identity Solutions (also known online as “@TweetupGirls”).
Attendees are encouraged to bring their laptop computers so they can immediately apply what they learn to their companies.
“As an interactive marketing company, many of our clients were approaching us with questions on nearly every aspect of social media,” Snyder said. “Because social media is growing and changing so quickly, it is difficult for many people, even marketers, to keep up with all the changes. We felt that if we brought together a group of people we admired and gave business owners the opportunity to learn from these subject matter experts, attendees would walk away with a complete experience at a much higher level than we could provide by hosting a short event on our own.”
Tickets for the event are $95 per seat and are available online at www.socialmediamilwaukee.com. For more information, contact Snyder at (262) 250-9400.

New Tools for Business Growth

Monday, June 1st, 2009

By Alysha Schertz , of SBT

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After hearing rumors that the marketing and communications department that she worked in at the EMD Chemicals Inc. facility in Madison would be relocated to New Jersey, Karren Jeske noticed a job posting made by one of her connections on LinkedIn.

Jeske applied for the position at Milwaukee-based Primum Marketing and Communications. Soon thereafter, she was interviewed for the job by Primum president Collin Hutt, who then hired her.

A few days later, EMD Chemicals indeed announced that the communications and marketing department would be relocated to New Jersey. Jeske was offered to keep her job, if she would move to New Jersey. She declined. By finding the job posting on LinkedIn, Jeske was able to remain in Wisconsin as director of public relations at Primum.
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LinkedIn can pay off with effort

Monday, June 1st, 2009

Small businesses and entrepreneurs are gaining interest in LinkedIn.

The social networking site enables them to market their products, their services – and themselves.

LinkedIn is a business-oriented social networking site used by more than 30 million professionals to make connections, share ideas and search for jobs and business opportunities.

Yet, many people don’t understand how to maximize the site for business.
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