Social media workshop set for Tuesday
The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau will conduct a social media workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave. The workshop is sponsored by Catchfire Media and will help participants become more familiar with emerging social media tools and learn how to fit them into a company’s marketing strategies. Workshop speakers include Maggie Augustine of Principal Financial Group Inc., Ryan Bickel of Blank Park Zoo, Thomas Cox of Meredith Corp., Janette Larkin of Business Publications Corp. Inc., Ben Milne of Dwolla, Jeff Nelson of Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino, Jon Troen of Catchfire Media and James Wilkerson of The Des Moines Register.