BNI New York - Chapter 5

Our members Ryan Fullam of Citibank and Dov Weinstock of SalemGlobal Internet Website Marketing hosted a networking event at Ryan’s Citibank branch on May 30th. After a mixer fueled by wine and cheese, Dov presented an overview of Website Marketing. Some of the key points included were:

* Internet Trends and Industry Overview
* What exactly is Website Marketing?
* Becoming THE Industry Resource
* Websites (Corporate AND Marketing)
* What exactly is Search Engine Optimization (SEO)?
* Keywords
* Search Engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN, AOL, AskJeeves)
* PPC/ Pay-Per-Click campaigns/ Click Fraud
* Search Engine Reputation Management
* Email Newsletters, PR Releases
* Blogs, Communities and Yahoo Groups
* Lead Generation, Contests, Promotions
* Partnerships, Links

Thanks to Ryan and Dov for putting on this event!

BNI Chapter 5 is seeking new members. The membership has identified several categories that the chapter would like to have included:

* CPAs
* General Contractors
* Architects
* Advertising professionals
* Public Relations professionals

However, Chapter 5 is accepting applications from any category, as long as the category is not already represented by a current member. Contact Howard Roberts or Dan Kelly (Contact information is here) to find out about attending a meeting as a guest. For more details and a chapter roster, check out the BNI Chapter 5 website.

Many of BNI’s members get most of their new clients by building relationships through business networking. Joining BNI Chapter 5 is a proven way to grow your business.

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Networking Event - Big Ideas for Small Business.

June 1 8:00 AM at The Newark Museum.

Featuring SalemGlobal’s CEO Raphi Salem on the speaker panel.

Use code NRBP for half-price tickets.

SalemGlobal Internet has relaunched its website, http://salemglobal.com. Check it out! Your feedback is welcome, comment here or contact Dov Weinstock.

Here is my first entry on the Chapter 5 Blog. It is actually a reminiscence that I published on the site AskANewYorker in 2005. It is entitled, “Crown Heights Chronicles”. It is not business related, but it does give an insight into the Brooklyn neighborhood on my childhood.

Crown Heights Chronicles
(c) 2005 By Howard R. Roberts
All rights reserved.

Brooklyn, around noon, on a summer day.

At first I felt sorry for the man who was hit by the subway train. Then annoyed. The police hoisted the bloodied fellow out of the station on a stretcher up to street level and into an ambulance. The requisite police investigation meant I couldn’t get into the station to take the train back to my apartment in Chelsea, and the nearest station was on Eastern Parkway, a healthy distance away. What the hell, I’ll walk.

I hoofed it up Nostrand Avenue and began to notice that what used to be a white, mostly Jewish neighborhood had morphed into Caribbean turf. Now, there were signs in the windows of fast food joints advertising Goat Roti in place of the pastrami sandwiches of my youth. The food always changes with the neighborhood. I was in strange territory, but I was unaware of how strange things were about to become. Read the rest of this entry »

This morning at BNI, I discussed blogging. Our BNI Chapter 5 website has a blog, courtesy of Salem Global Internet (you’re on it now), which I maintain - but haven’t used until now.

So, two new initiatives:

1. I invite any chapter 5 member who wants to post an entry to send it to me, and I will post it. It could be anything related to networking in general, specific events, news about your business, Chapter 5 news, etc. No real rules at this point about what can/can’t be posted - I’m sure you will all keep it appropriate. If the chapter leadership wishes to draft any rules or guidelines at any point, everyone will be kept informed.

2. If any member wishes to set up their own blog, for business, personal, or any other use, contact me and I will be happy to guide you through the process. Just think - your name up in lights!

Email me or give me a call about it!

The blog for NY BNI Chapter 5 is now live. Check back here periodically for news about New York’s dynamic Chapter 5!