It also will Feature a Program About Using New Media to Grow a Business

Business Card Exchange and Presentation Runs from 6 to 9 PM on April 26 at the Raritan Yacht Club

Press Release 4/19/18

Perth Amboy is hosting networking evening on April 26 and a presentation by Artie Smallwood (above). He will discuss the digital media landscape and how companies can use this platform to build a brand and grow a business.
*Photo by the BID

PERTH AMBOY – Perth Amboy’s Business Improvement District (BID) is hosting a networking evening and a program about taking advantage of new multimedia landscape to grow a business. The meet, greet and learn event is scheduled for Thursday, April 26, and begins are 6 PM at the Raritan Yacht Club, 160 Water Street. The BID is joining with Comcast Spotlight to host the business card exchange and present the program about enhancing a company’s brand, attracting more customers and increasing sales. 

The BID’s program also provides company owners and an opportunity to build new relationships with colleagues from a wide range of companies.  Admission to the event is free, but pre-registration is required. Business professionals may register at the BID’s event page on Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/business-networking-event-tickets-44879170808). 

Before the presentation, Perth Amboy Mayor Wilda Diaz will review city-wide redevelopment plans that can help strengthen local businesses, which are the backbone of the community’s economy. Recently, the Mayor reported that 16 economic and real estate development projects are planned or underway in the City. Projections show that these significant investments can yield over 1,000 new jobs for local residents, generate new tax revenues for the City, attract new residents and more visitors.

Following the Mayor, Comcast Spotlight’s Artie Smallwood, multimedia advertising manager, and Zack Manfre, interactive media specialist, will discuss the new media landscape. During the presentation, business men and women will be able to learn more about digital, interactive media methods can connect their companies with clients in exciting, experiential ways.

Comcast Spotlight currently assists thousands of companies in New Jersey by creating compelling messages that can connect their company with a broader and deeper group of clients. Scheduled to run for 20 minutes, the presentation will include a question and answer period.

BID Chairman Barry Rosengarten said, “We invite you to come early, build new business relationships or rekindle existing ones at our networking event. You’ll also have the opportunity to view the sweeping vista of our incredible waterfront that can truly be appreciated from the Raritan Yacht Club’s dining room.”

Business owners or executives who want more details about the networking event can contact the BID’s Executive Manager Junel Hutchinson by email atJHutchinson@perthamboynj.org or by calling 732-826-0290, ext. 4048.