Date: Mar 27, 2012

Operation Downtown Seminar Instructs How To Generate Leads Using Social Media Tools

Presentation by Mitch Tobol, Partner, CGT Marketing, LLC

Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY – Hofstra University’s Scott Skodnek Business Development Center and Capital One Bank present a free Operation Downtown Seminar entitled Generate Leads Using Social Media on Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 8 – 10 a.m. in the Hofstra University Club, David S. Mack Hall, north campus.

Operation Downtown Seminars provide small business owners and entrepreneurs from Nassau, Suffolk and Queens an opportunity to hear informative and experienced speakers at no charge. Past presentations included "Successful Business Strategies", "Develop Powerful Selling Techniques" and "Key Components of Successful Marketing”. 

Attendees of this seminar will learn skills to aide them in using electronic tools such as Facebook. LinkedIn, Twitter, email, landing pages, digital advertising, and websites to drive business leads. They will also learn how to utilize proven business strategies, understand critical fundamentals for business success and analyze measure and evaluate marketing tactics.

The seminar will be presented by Mitch Tobol, Partner, CGT Marketing, LLC. Mr. Tobol has assisted more than 500 businesses in developing and improving their marketing strategies over the past 30 years.  He is a partner at CHT Marketing, LLC, an innovative marketing agency focused on helping companies achieve their goals through the intelligent use of traditional and social media.

To register for this Operation Downtown seminar or for additional information please call 516-463-7214 or e-mail bdc@hofstra.edu . For more information on the Scott Skodnek Business Development Center please visit http://www.hofstra.edu/Community/BDC/index.html .

The Scott Skodnek Business Development Center
The Scott Skodnek Business Development Center offers a comprehensive package of expertise and services promoting economic development and job creation for the Hofstra community, Long Island and the region.  The BDC’s focus is providing resources, training and development for business including the EAP Program and Operation Downtown seminars to enhance the skills of business owners.  Training in QuickBooks and social media skills including FaceBook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Email are also offered.   Customized projects are created to support businesses, organizations and government agencies.  

Capital One Bank
Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A. and Capital One Bank (USA), N.A., had $126.1 billion in deposits and $199.8 billion in total assets outstanding as of June 30, 2011. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One, N.A. has approximately 1,000 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “COF” and is included in the S&P 100 index.