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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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December 21, 2010

'Dragon' Ate The Moon Earlier This Morning

NEW YORK — The full moon entered the shadow of the Earth early this morning, leading to a total lunar eclipse. Centuries ago, such an event was thought to be caused by a dragon eating the moon, said Prof. Irving Robbins, director of the Astrophysical Observatory at the College of Staten Island (CSI), Willowbrook. The eclipse began […]
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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 […]
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December 12, 2010

Free World-Class Concerts are Legacy of New York City Arts Benefactor, Educator

  The late Dr. Michael Shugrue had underwritten nearly a dozen free performances by New York Philharmonic musicians at CUNY’s College of Staten Island NEW YORK – The recent passing of Dr. Michael Shugrue is not likely to diminish the passion for the arts he inspired in his students. In 2004, the then 70-year-old retired English professor […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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October 31, 2010

Legendary Underwater Cinematographer To Visit Staten Island

Five-time Emmy award-winning underwater film producer and photographer Stan Waterman will be in St. George on Wednesday (Nov. 3) to exhibit a variety of his photographic works. The event, sponsored by the Staten Island Sport Divers Club (SISD), is open to the public. Among other noted accomplishments, Waterman was the underwater cinematographer for such films as […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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October 12, 2010

National Association of Realtors Launches 'Facebook Causes' Campaign to help post-9/11 U.S. military members, vets avert foreclosure

The National Association of Realtors®’ HouseLogic, a free, comprehensive consumer website about all aspects of homeownership, yesterday launched “Operation Home Relief,” a new . The campaign aims to increase awareness, rally support and raise funding for USA Cares, a nonprofit organization that provides counseling and financial foreclosure assistance to post-9/11 active duty U.S. military service personnel, […]
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