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Noted Business Strategist, SBA Award Winner to OfferMarketing Advice During Free Seminar at CUNY"sCollege of Staten IslandWEDNESDAY, 19 JANUARY 2011 10:00 NEWS - DAILY NEWSIf you are a business owner whose goals for 2011 include bigger returns, head for the City University of New York'sCollege of Staten Island (CSI) tomorrow morning.That’s when the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at CSI will present “Marketing Your Business.”The free seminar will focus on strategies entrepreneurs can use to strengthen relationships with establishedcustomers, engage new prospects and gauge the effectiveness of marketing efforts.Keynote speakers at the event will include Bill Dubovsky, principal technology specialist at Comtel InformationServices, and Barton Horowitz, president of Relevant Public Relations. Both companies are headquartered in StatenIsland, N.Y.Horowitz, a former editor and senior business writer at the Staten Island Advance, is a recipient of the 2010 U.S.Small Business Administration Financial Services Champion of the Year Award.Dubovsky will discuss “The Marketers’ Peak Performance Checklist;” Horowitz’s presentation will focus on“Promoting Your Business With Social Media.”"The relationship between social media and a carefully designed marketing strategy is too important to be ignored,"Horowitz said.The seminar will take place 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., in building 1-P (Center for the Arts), on the CSI campus, Willowbrook. Page 127 of 157