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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 […]

December 30, 2010

New York City Councilwoman Debi Rose Urges Staten Island residents to participate in ‘blizzard clean-up’ survey

NEW YORK — City Councilwoman Debi Rose (D- District 49, North Shore of Staten Island) has created an online “blizzard clean-up” survey in response to the widely criticized clean-up effort that left residents of Staten Island stranded for days. The survey is accessible via Councilwoman Rose’s Facebook page and her twitter account or at http://surveymonkey.com/s/blizzardresponsesurvey. Councilwoman Rose, along with […]

December 29, 2010

Four Essential Questions To Ask Yourself When Conducting Business

By BARTON HOROWITZ, president of Relevant Public Relations There is no shortage of advice when it comes to running a business. Today’s information highway is paved with recommendations, instructions, guidance and litter –- lots and lots of litter. Here is some advice you can bank on, courtesy of Rotary International: “The Four-Way Test of things we […]

December 13, 2010

Relevant Public Relations Cites 'NO.1 Rule' For Businesses Posting Social Media Content

BY BARTON HOROWITZ President, Relevant Public Relations LLC NEW YORK — The No.1 rule for utilizing online social media as a business-marketing tool is: Don’t be annoying. Communicating the benefits of doing business with your enterprise is arguably an essential component of success. However, with the avalanche of information being distributed to users of Facebook, Twitter […]

December 7, 2010

Victory State Bank Provides Financial Literacy Lesson For Staten Island First-Graders

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November 18, 2010

Staten Island’s Beleaguered Small-Business Community Protests Over-Regulation, Unjust Taxes

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If the weather was any indication, organizers of the “Stop Suffocating Small Business” initiative are off to a bright start. More than 220 small-business owners rallied under sunny skies earlier today in the Staten Island community of New Springville, where they protested excessive taxation and over-regulation by government agencies. “How many more […]

November 10, 2010

What Can E-Mail Marketing Do For Your Business?

Now, you can boost your business with the combined powers of e-mail marketing and public relations. That’s because Relevant Public Relations LLC, one of the nation’s fastest growing PR firms, has partnered with Constant Contact®, the leading e-mail marketing tool for small businesses like yours. Through our partnership, we can help you get up and running with a cost-effective e-mail […]

November 10, 2010

New Business Center Can Help Boost Compliance with FTC Law

The Federal Trade Commission has a new Business Center at Business.ftc.gov that gives business owners, attorneys, and marketing professionals the tools they need to understand and comply with the consumer protection laws, rules, and guides the FTC enforces. The Business Center provides practical, plain-language guidance about advertising, credit, telemarketing, privacy, and a host of other topics. A series of short videos […]

November 9, 2010

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Island’s ‘Stop Suffocating Small Business!’ Rally To Spark Action From City, State And Federal Lawmakers

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Nov. 9, 2010) — Frustrated by years of fruitless waiting, members of Staten Island’s financially overburdened small-business community will be taking to the streets. Business owners are hoping to convince city, state and federal policymakers to provide the much-needed regulatory changes they need in order to survive. The “Stop Suffocating Small Business!” rally, organized […]

November 4, 2010

Build Your Business With A Professionally Administered E-Mail And Marketing Strategy, Suggests New York-based Relevant Public Relations

Staten Island, N.Y. (Nov. 4, 2010) — Relevant Public Relations offers a highly extensive selection of professional services designed to help your business grow. As an authorized Constant Contact®Solutions Provider, Relevant can provide as much, or as little, assistance as you need to successfully promote your enterprise through e-mails and social media. If you like, you can […]

October 27, 2010

Island-based Relevant Public Relations Teams With Constant Contact

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Graniteville-based Relevant Public Relation has joined with Constant Contact to provide its business clients with a host of online-marketing advantages. In addition to Constant Contact’s e-mail marketing, event marketing, social media marketing, and online survey tools, Relevant’s clients can choose to have the content of these communiqués written by Relevant’s experienced team […]

October 23, 2010

New York City (NYC) Business Group Web Site Arrives In Time To Assist Medicare Insurance-Eligible Recipients During Fall Enrollment Period

From Nov. 15 through Dec. 31, Medicare beneficiaries may switch prescription drug plans, change Medicare Advantage plans, return to original Medicare, or enroll in a Medicare Advantage plan for the first time STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City (NYC) Business Group, one of the region’s leading insurance agencies, has launched a brand new Web site, […]

October 22, 2010

SIBOR Holds Board Elections, Honors Two Of Its Own During Annual Gathering

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The results are in from the Staten Island Board of Realtors (SIBOR) election meeting, held on Thursday in The Vanderbilt at South Beach. Held in conjunction with SIBOR’s annual membership meeting, the morning event included the presentation of two distinguished honors. SIBOR’s 2010 Realtor-Of-The-Year Award was presented to John Vernazza; the recipient […]

October 21, 2010

Staten Island-Based BELLA (NYC) Magazine To Spread High-Quality Beauty And Wellness Content Throughout New York Metro Area

Soon-to-be-launched bimonthly is latest creation of national media pro STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010) — As growing numbers of subscribers await the premier edition of BELLA (NYC), the clock is ticking for advertisers seeking to profit from the magazine’s attractive pre-publication rates. REGIONAL APPEAL World-class in design, and regional in ad content, the […]

October 20, 2010

Staten Island, N.Y.-based Victory State Bank Initiative Seeks To Help Homeless Pets

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Victory State Bank’s sense of community is all encompassing. The bank’s “Furr Our Furry Friends” campaign aims to help Staten Island’s population of homeless animals. Through the end of the month, all Victory State Bank locations will be accepting contributions for allocation to local animal shelters. “We are collecting monetary donations, as […]

October 19, 2010

Video Surveillance Corp. Urges People To Be Informed About Carbon Monoxide (CO) Dangers

Alarms are designed to alert you before potentially life-threatening levels of Carbon Monoxide are reached STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Video Surveillance Corp. suggests you read the following information from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) — it could save your life and the lives of those you love! What is carbon monoxide (CO) and how is […]

October 8, 2010

Video Surveillance Corp. Offers Tips That Make Burglars Cringe: Part One

Learning how criminals think could help to protect your home or business STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It’s wonderful to have a state-of-the-art security system protecting your home – as long as you use it. “Burglars have a special fondness for homeowners and business managers who neglect to arm their security devices,” said Matthew De Gennaro, vice […]