Beckerman Is Retained By the Perth Amboy Business Improvement District

PERTH AMBOY, N.J., Dec. 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The City of Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID) has announced that it has retained Beckerman, one of the industry's largest independent public relations firms, to represent the city's central business district and its Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ).

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Hackensack, N.J.,-based Beckerman, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, is the state's leading independent public relations firm, with an impressive roster of more than 100 clients in a wide range of  sectors including non-profit, real estate, financial services, legal services, renewable energy, health care and consumer products.

The firm employs more than 60 public relations professionals in offices in Hackensack; New York, N.Y.; Washington, D.C.; and San Francisco, Calif.

The goal of the Perth Amboy public relations campaign will be to promote the advantages of doing business in the city, as well as to educate consumers, existing businesses and businesses that are considering relocating to the city about the benefits of membership in the UEZ, including a 50 percent reduction in the sales tax.

"Perth Amboy offers incredible advantages for businesses, including a location at the gateway to one of the world's largest consumer markets, an excellent transportation network and a skilled labor force, said Helga van Eckert, who leads the city's economic development initiatives. "We want Beckerman to get the word out."

Beckerman has a strong history of employing public relations as a tool to promote economic development and redevelopment, having aided developers, businesses, municipal governments and non-profit organizations in cities throughout the state in achieving their goals of attracting new development and business, revitalizing neighborhoods, stabilizing property taxes and creating new jobs.

"Perth Amboy is one of the state's most dynamic small cities," said Keith Zakheim, Beckerman's president. "With its historic waterfront, its vibrant downtown and its deep level of civic pride and commitment, it is ideally positioned for economic revitalization. We are excited about our role in helping the city to realize its economic potential."

Beckerman will be working on the account with Secaucus, N.J.-based Axiom Communications, which will develop a new website for the city's BID and UEZ.

About the Perth Amboy BID and UEZ

The Perth Amboy Business Improvement District (BID) provides a complement of programs and services to support marketing efforts that attract patrons and visitors to the city's business district. The Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) program offers powerful incentives to attract, retain and expand businesses in the city's Urban Enterprise Zones. The city has attracted more than $2.4 billion dollars in private capital investment through the UEZ program. Through the seamless coordination of BID and UEZ incentives and services, Perth Amboy aggressively employs the creative cutting-edge ideas that successfully energize economic development and growth, enhancing the city's image, stabilizing local property taxes and creating new jobs. To learn more about opportunities to do business in the City of Perth Amboy please call 732-826-0290. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Perth Amboy or on Twitter @PerthAmboyNJ.  

About Beckerman 

Beckerman is one of the largest independent full-service public relations firms in the industry. Founded in 1989, Beckerman's staff of more than 60 experienced media professionals represents a distinguished roster of over 100 clients from diverse industry sectors, including environmental, real estate, financial, health care, technology, consumer products, public affairs and corporate political reputation. Beckerman recently acquired San Francisco-based Antenna Group and now has offices in New York, N.Y.; Hackensack, N.J.; Washington, D.C.; and San Francisco, Calif. To learn more, please call 201-465-8000 or visit  http://www.beckermancompanies.com. Follow Beckerman on twitter @BeckermanPR, @BeckermanGreen and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BeckermanPR.

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