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June 29, 2011

7 Steps To Boost Daily Productivity

 It makes us feel stressed, it makes us feel guilty, it makes us feel eternally behind. You know what I’m talking about: e-mail. The once-magical form of communication that has now taken on a kind of psychic overhead. It’s an unsavory duty that you can’t escape, like moving your car to avoid parking tickets if you […]
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June 24, 2011

SIBOR Sponsors PS 22 Graduation; School's Famous Chorus Wows Crowd

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Staten Island Board of REALTORS (SIBOR) was the principle sponsor for the PS 22 5th-grade graduation final assembly. “Supporting education in our community is an initiative that Staten Island Realtors embraces which pride,” said  Kathleen O’Leary Garbarino, president of the SIBOR. “The PS 22 administration, faculty and parents continually roll out the […]
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June 24, 2011

7 Tips To Keep Your Customers Engaged When You Are Vacationing

Do you plan to work during your summer vacation? Or at least check email and voicemail? If so, you’re not alone. Fifty percent of salespeople and 37 percent of information technology and financial services professionals check in with work while they’re on vacation, CNN says.  It’s often just too tempting to check in when your iPhone […]
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June 23, 2011

7 Major Errors Businesses Make During A PR Crisis

When a public relations disaster strikes, companies must act swiftly and precisely to douse the flames. There’s no cure-all for every PR crisis, but past mistakes show that there are some consistencies in what to avoid. Whether you’re dealing with bungled distribution channels, a spokesperson scandal, or an environmental disaster, the way you respond has a direct—financial […]
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June 21, 2011

10 Ways To Successfully Build Your Online Reputation

Social media presents a unique opportunity for anyone to develop a personal or business reputation to further their careers or boost sales and profits.  The key is understanding how to be successful in leveraging the tools of the social Web to effectively build your online reputation so you’re appropriately positioned to meet your goals. Following are […]
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June 20, 2011

Miss New York Starts New Tradition at South Beach NYC

NEW YORK (June 20, 2011) — Kaitlin Monte, Miss New York 2011, began a new tradition  on Sunday morning by visiting fashionable South Beach – not in Miami, but in Staten Island, N.Y. — on the morning following her pageant victory. Ms. Monte received her crown on Saturday during the 71-year-old pageant’s first New York City […]
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June 20, 2011

Victory State Bank CEO/President Weighs In On Consumer Debt Crisis

In a recent interview with the Staten Island Advance, Ralph Branca, CEO and president of Victory State Bank, discussess the dangers of relying on credit cards to survive in hard econmic times. ‘In such a tough economy, relying on credit cards to get by isn’t going to help for very long, if at all,’ writes Advance journalist […]
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June 19, 2011

Miss New York 2011 Crown Awarded To Miss Southern New York Kaitlin Monte

NEW YORK (June 19, 2011) — The 71st edition of the Miss New York Pageant concluded  yesterday evening with Miss Southern New York Kaitlin Monte crowned as Miss New York 2011. The event, held in the St. George Theatre in Staten Island, N.Y., will go down in history as the pageant’s New York City debut. The […]
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June 17, 2011

3 Important Legal Considerations for Bloggers

If you think your blog could never get you into trouble, you might think again says Nellie Akalp, CEO of CorpNet.com, an online legal document filing service.  Writing for Mashable, Alkalp says self-employed or self-starting bloggers need to think about liability concerns. What if you unintentionally plagiarize someone’s work? Or maybe you end up writing about a […]
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June 9, 2011

Miss New York Pageant Readies History-Making NYC Debut

 Miss America 2008 to co-host 71-year-old competition June 18 at Staten Island showplace NEW YORK — The Miss New York Pageant is about to take place for the first time ever in New York City. The 2011 statewide event, just one step away from the Miss America Pageant, will be hosted on June 18 by Kirsten […]
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June 9, 2011

The Truth About Staten Island: Frank J. Reali III Family Foundation Awards Community Members At Annual Fundraiser

The Frank J. Reali III Family Foundation held its annual “Heart of a Champion” fundraiser on June 9, giving awards to community members who helped raise funds for the organization, which aims to provide free heart screening to children. CARDIAC SCREENING PROGRAM The Frank J Reali III Family Foundation in collaboration with Staten Island University Hospital has […]
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June 9, 2011

8 Tips for Effective Use of Social Media and Blogging

When people are looking for a product or service, oftentimes they will first look for information about the subject on the Internet. In general, blogging is about having conversations in a public space that position you as a subject matter expert. Tip No.1: Position Yourself As An Expert.  Read more…
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June 7, 2011

5 Attributes Of The World’s Greatest Business Leaders

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “People don’t care how much you know, until they know how much you care.”  Those business leaders that care the most have the greatest impact on their employees and will, in turn, be the most successful leaders.   When your employees know that you care about what they think and about their […]
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