After a successful launch in Chicago, Dabble, which gives people an opportunity to attend and/or teach inexpensive classes in a wide range of topics has brought an ambitious schedule to Milwaukee.  That schedule includes two Social Media classes taught by Trivera president and CEO Tom Snyder.

The concept is brilliant. It allows people to attend hour or two-long classes covering a wide range topics, from beer brewing to bicycle repair, from swing dancing to  ceramics. But the topics also include topics of interest to small businesses, including entrepreneurship and WordPress, and Tom’s 2 classes:  Foursquare for Business on February 15th and Twitter for Marketers on February 28th.  The cost for each class is $20 per student.

People with talents and skills and an ability teach can also sign up to do a class of their own, and keep half the registration cost themselves.

Initially, the classes will be held at Spreenkler in the Grand Avenue Mall downtown, but plans are to expand into other areas as participation grows. Plans are also to expand into virtually every city in the US.

For more information, and to sign up, check out the Dabble website.

The new year is shaping up to be as busy as the old one for Trivera Founder and CEO Tom Snyder who will be speaking at several Midwest events.

On February 2, 2012, Tom will be presenting “Managing Social Marketing” at the Metropolitan Builders Association Business Management Symposium at their headquarters in Waukesha. The event is open to members and non-members. Details and registration information can be found on the MBA Site.

The following week, on February 9th, Tom will be presenting “Twitter: Fun and Games or Powerful Business Tool?” at the Sales Progress 2012 Kickoff held at the Milwaukee Athletic Club. The event also includes other seminars, followed by a large networking session, and free soda and food.  The event is free, but registration is required. Details are here.

Later in the month, Tom will be presenting “Getting to the Top in Google – Your Blueprint for Search Engine Success” at the Wisconsin Association of Home Builders 2012 Builders’ Conference, at the Chula Vista Resort in Wisconsin Dells. The event runs February 22-24, 2012, with Tom’s presentation kicking things off first thing on the morning of the 22nd. The event is open to members and non-members. Details and registration can be found at the WHBA site.

Watch for more opportunities to hear Tom and other Trivera team members to speak and present at events throughout the Midwest in 2012. Or contact us to have a Trivera team member speak at your event.

Everyone is buzzing about Social Media. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Foursquare, YouTube, blogs and other Web 2.0 sites and applications are the new face of the Internet.  Because Social Media is having a game-changing impact on how people make their buying decisions, businesses are rightly concerned. While Marketers view it as an amazing opportunity, others within most companies aren’t as enthusiastic.  Legal departments view it as a source of potential liability. For HR, it’s a ball of confusion. Accounting can’t figure out the return on the investment. Employees are unaware of its true impact on their career. And for IT, it’s just one huge pain in the rear.

Initiated as a consumer-oriented technology, social media is increasingly being leveraged as a powerful, low-cost tool for enterprises to drive business objectives such as enhanced customer interaction, greater brand recognition and more effective employee recruitment. While social media affords enterprises many potential benefits, information risk professionals are concerned about its inherent risks such as data leakage, malware propagation and privacy infringement. Enterprises seeking to integrate social media into their business strategy must adopt a cross-functional, strategic approach that addresses risks, impacts and mitigation steps, along with appropriate governance and assurance measures.

To educate professionals on the topic, Trivera president Tom Snyder presented The Risky Business of Social Media for the Kettle Moraine chapter of the The Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) on Wednesday November 16, 2011.

Event was presented LIVE  in BROOKFIELD, broadcast remotely to MADISON and the FOX VALLEY and available virtually via WEBEX.

The powerpoint slides for the presentation can be viewed here.

Tom is available to speak for your event. Contact us for details

Join Trivera President and CEO as he presents an extensive 2 hour “Twitter for Small Business” seminar on Tuesday, September 20, 2011 as part of the UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education Small Business Seminars in partnership with UWM Small Business Development Center.

Usually his Social Media Overview has about 20 minutes on Twitter. From time to time  he does a one hour Twitter seminar, and always seems to run out of time. This time, Twitter gets 2 full hours. Everything from tools to tactics and beyond:

• Creating your Profile
• Monitoring your Space
• Building your Flock
• Engaging your Twibe
• Establishing your Cred
• Marketing your Stuff

If you own or manage a small business, or are responsible for your company’s marketing, you can’t afford to miss this.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Continental Breakfast included at 7:30 a.m.
Seminar: 8:00-10:00 a.m.
Research Park/Wauwatosa Chamber
10437 Innovation Drive
Classroom 121
Wauwatosa

Chamber Member Price: $20
Community Member Price: $30

YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER

Sign up here, or call call the UWM School of Continuing Education at 414-227-3098

Menomonee Falls Patch editor Carl Engelking stopped by recently to see what was going on in one of the oldest, and coolest spaces in his beat. What he discovered gave him material for a front page article on Trivera and its president, Tom Snyder. Carl talks about the process that brought Trivera from its founding as a small website firm 15 years ago to one of the major Social Media and digital services firm in 2011.

See the entire article and photos here

The leading Social Media firm in Southeastern Wisconsin is teaming up with the newest hotel in Menomonee Falls to help local businesses take advantage of the Social Media phenomenon. Trivera Interactive presents “Jump Starting Your Business with Social Media”, Thursday, July 14th from 4 to 6pm at the new Radissson Hotel, Main Street and Hwy 45, in Menomonee Falls.

The two hour event, begins in the Radisson Ballroom with Trivera President and author Tom Snyder presenting: “Social Media – Fun and Games or Powerful Business Tool.” Snyder is a regular speaker on the topic of Social Media and Web marketing at events like the Biz Times Biz Tech Expo, Metropolitan Builders Association, Social Media Breakfast, the Nonbox Winter Marketing Summit, and many other trade group and association events. The presentation will cover how to develop your strategy to determine which Social Media sites present the greatest chance for success, and then giving a brief overview of the most common uses of Twitter, Facebook, Foursquare, YouTube and more.

Following the presentation, Snyder and other local experts will be on hand in the RBG Bar and Grill Restaurant, also at the New Radisson, for an hour to provide hands-on training and one on one Q&A. Sign ups for upcoming lunch and learns will also be available.

Since 1996, Trivera Interactive has been helping businesses leverage the power of Web and Social Media. Clients include Mitchell International Airport, Usinger’s, Potawatomi Bingo Casino, Regal Ware, Frabill, the Metropolitan Builders Association, ZBB Energy and dozens of others. In 2009 Trivera’s Social Media University, Milwaukee’s first large Social Media training event drew 400 attendees. Trivera President is also the author of The Complete Idiot’s Mini Guide to Real-Time Marketing Using Foursquare, published by Penguin Books and available at Amazon.com

The brand-new Radisson Hotel in Menomonee Falls, WI offers a beautiful, urban-design. Hotel features an array of outstanding amenities and services including complimentary Wi-Fi access, a Business Center, on-site Fitness Center, heated indoor pool and whirlpool, meeting facilities, and on-site dining and room service. The Radisson is just minutes from downtown Menomonee Falls and only 14 miles from Milwaukee’s city center.

The event is free and open to all local businesses. Cash bar, appetizers and food will be available for purchase. Seating is limited. Please Register at http://triverajumpstart.eventbrite.com/

Trivera President and CEO Tom Snyder spoke at the April 2011 MBA Women’s Council Lunch and Learn, on April 13, 2011. The event was presented by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Builder’s Association Women’s Council. The presentation, “Social Media, Fun and Games or Powerful Business Tool,” included an overview of Social Media, including the need for a Strategy, an analysis of the various general uses of Social Media, and a look at the major tools and sites.

Trivera President and CEO Tom Snyder spoke at the 2011 Building Science Conference on March 23, 2011. The event, presented by the Milwaukee Metropolitan Builder’s Association covered a wide range of topics relevant to builders and the vendors who support the construction industry. The presentation, “Build your Bottom-Line with Social Media,” included an overview of Social Media, including the need for a Strategy, an analysis of the various general uses of Social Media, and a look at the major tools and sites.

Details are here

Update:  Powerpoint presentation is available here.