As we celebrate the 16th anniversary of our founding as a Milwaukee web design company, we’re hearing a lot about several revolutionary “new” best practices. My beef isn’t with the concepts. It’s the fact that somehow these cool new things rolling down the highway are at the core of what Trivera has been doing for 16 years.

Nothing I like better than to get up in front of a group and share some of what I’ve learned. 2012 is shaping up to be a busy year for speaking engagements. If you’re in the Midwest, be sure to put these events on your calendar.

Milwaukee’s Clear Verve Marketing has released “100 Ways to Build Your Business in 2012, ” a collaborative effort between Clear Verve, and 20 Milwaukee area firms who all contributed ideas to the book. I am honored to be one of them!

More and more clients are telling us they’re going to host their websites themselves. The effort is always driven by an internal IT person with one of several predictable motives, none of which include an objective decision to put the site on the best hosting service possible. If your IT department has you convinced that they have what it takes, here are 9 questions to ask to determine whether that’s a wise decision.

While social media affords enterprises many potential benefits, information risk professionals are concerned about its inherent risks. Enterprises seeking to integrate social media into their business strategy must adopt a cross-functional, strategic approach.