January 2011

January 21, 2011

BELLA NYC Launch Party Celebrates Arrival, Rave Reviews of New York’s Newest Lifestyle Magazine

NEW YORK (Jan. 22, 2011) — Earlier this week, a red-carpet launch party celebrated the birth of BELLA NYC magazine with the glossiness and flair of a Hollywood premier. During the event, held at the upscale Vanderbilt at South Beach, in Staten Island, N.Y, a network television film crew captured some of the memories, including a […]

January 20, 2011

10 Tips For Building a Business Brand With Social Media in Staten Island, N.Y., or the World

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Jan. 20, 2011) —When combined with a professional public relations initiative, social media marketing can be a powerful, cost-effective component of a business’s growth strategy. RELEVANT PR ADVISE FOR NEW YORK AND ELSEWHERE Relevant Public Relations, offers the following advice for business owners and executives seeking to achieve the greatest benefit from their social media […]

January 14, 2011

Social Media: Just A Passing Fancy?

January 14, 2011

Celebration of New York City-Based Publication Hits TV-Network Radar

NEW YORK — A network television film crew will be in Staten Island, N.Y., to capture a segment of the upcoming BELLA NYC launch party. The magazine, which hit newsstands for the first time earlier in the month with movie star/mom Denise Richards on the cover, has assembled an impressive guest list for the event, which will […]

January 12, 2011

Councilwoman Debi Rose to present landmark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event at College of Staten Island

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y (Jan. 12, 2011) — To celebrate the memory of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose will host a celebration event featuring Carolyn McKinstry, who, as a youngster survived a racist bombing in an Alabama church in the 1960s that killed four of her closest friends. In […]

January 12, 2011

Second Chance to Attend Free Business-Marketing Seminar at College of Staten Island

NEW YORK (Jan. 12, 2011) – Time is on your side if your schedule conflicted with today’s planned business seminar at the College of Staten Island (CSI). The event, originally scheduled for 8:30 this morning, has been postponed until next week — same time, same place. Hopefully, snow won’t be a consideration this time around. If you are a […]

January 8, 2011

Noted Business Strategist, SBA Award Winner To Offer Marketing Advice During Free Seminar At the College of Staten Island

NEW YORK (Jan. 8, 2011) – If you are a business owner whose goals for 2011 include bigger returns, head for the College of Staten Island (CSI) on the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 12. That’s when the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at CSI will present “Marketing Your Business.” The free seminar will focus on strategies […]

January 3, 2011

Relevant PR Commentary: Don’t Neglect ‘Old-Fashioned’ Ways Of Communicating In Today’s Social-Media Rich Society

By BARTON HOROWITZ, president Relevant Public Relations With increasing numbers of people interacting on the Web, it’s become far too easy to lose ourselves in cyber space for extended periods of time. While online social-media activity can be an effective way of staying in touch with friends and business associates, it arguably lacks the warm emotional […]