Experiences from the NY Xpo for Business 2008

Posted by Edan Shertzer on Nov 21, 2008

We had a blast at last Wednesday’s New York Xpo for Business. The people! The energy! The free swag! SalemGlobal’s booth kept busy from morning to the late afternoon with people who were eager to learn more about marketing and optimizing their websites. So many business cards, so little time….

Raphi’s seminar was a terrific success.  A full house turned out to listen to him speak about how to “Make More Money this Year with Online Marketing.” His seminar was so successful, in fact, that he was bombarded with requests to make his PowerPoint slideshow available online, which he is, of course, happy to do. Just click here to redirect to the SalemGlobal homepage, where you can download the presentation as a pdf. You can also watch the video below and listen to Raphi dish some wisdom on SEO and optimizing your website.

Finally, congratulations are in order as well: they go out to Frank Manus of www.naa.cc; Valerie Mahoney of Live Your Life Travel; Gavin Sloane of Geneva Worldwide; Matthew Kiger of WCBS Radio; Ashraf Ezzeldin of the Egyptian General Consulate; and Valerie Delaportas of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. These are the lucky winners of the numerous raffles SalemGlobal held throughout the day. Enjoy your brand new 512 mb memory sticks — you earned it!

Reshaping Manhattan Retail

Posted by Edan Shertzer on Nov 17, 2008

An interesting account minted from Catherine Isobe at Jonathan Bernstein Associates:

“As the financial services sector implodes, Manhattan retail may soon be facing Bank Branch Blight, according to Jeff Bernstein over at Urban Digs.

“The Chase/WaMu deal and Citigroup’s purchase of Wachovia could lead to 40-60 branch closings in NYC, and will press retail rents downward, unfortunately for landlords. Commercial real estate brokers will do more deals on these newly available storefronts, but how will this shift affect commercial landlords and tenants?

“A resurgence in retail (I mean stores with pedestrian appeal, not mega-chains like CVS), albeit at lower rents per square foot, could drive a recovery in the Manhattan economy, especially as we draw increasing tourist dollars from overseas shoppers. More and varied retail will also help keep New York City office space more desirable than space in the over-homogenized suburbs.

“Did we really need ATMs on every corner of Midtown in the first place?”

Videos from Last Year’s NY Xpo

Posted by Edan Shertzer on Nov 6, 2008

So, we already told you when and where this year’s New York Xpo will take place (quick refresher, even though you don’t need one: Wednesday, November 19th, at the Jacob K. Javits Center on 34 Street), but what we didn’t tell you about is the why, as in, why should I come to this Xpo with an “x”? What will it be like? Well, wonder no more — here are a couple of videos that should put to rest many (or even, dare we say, most) of your assorted queries:

New York Xpo for Business 2008 is Coming Up

Posted by Edan Shertzer on Nov 5, 2008

Have you registered yet for this year’s action-packed New York Xpo? (Yes, yes, we know “expo” is spelled incorrectly, though we must admit, it certainly looks cool on paper….) The Xpo is just a couple weeks away — mark your calenders for Wednesday, November 19th, and drop by the Jacob K. Javits Center on 34th Street. We’ll be at booth #1225, happy to tell you more about our company and our services.

Also, make sure you catch a special presentation by SalemGlobal’s very own Raphi Salem, who will reveal how you can “Make More Money This Year with Online Marketing” (drop by room #8 between 3:00-3:45pm). We hope (and “Xpect”!) to see you there. 

*Note that the booth next to ours is currently availale — contact Raphi at raphis@salemglobal.com for more details.