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		<title>What I Taught in College Last Week</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2010/10/26/what-i-taught-in-college-last-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 15:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who didn’t know, I teach at the University of SC in the Journalism School; Mass Communications and Information Studies to be “proper.” But being a graduate of the “Journalism School,” back in the day when that word was still used in the name, it will always be the “J-School” to me. I teach [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailer?  Boost Your Holiday Sales with these 5 Social Media Tips</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2010/10/25/retailer-boost-your-holiday-sales-with-these-5-social-media-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you in retail? Social media will drive more holiday purchase decisions this year than ever. In fact, 27 percent of last year’s holiday shoppers were influenced in some way by social media; 59 percent used search engines as their first choice for gift finding. Plus, keep in mind that 47 percent of consumers will [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Little Lies and Small Promises</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2010/09/28/little-lies-and-small-promises/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:41:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I&#8217;ll be out of bed in five minutes,&#8221; is not a true statement because it&#8217;s a promise not meant to be kept. It actually means, &#8220;go away, I&#8217;m sleeping, I&#8217;ll say what I need to get rid of you.&#8221; &#8220;Your call is very important to us,&#8221; is not a true statement either. The truth is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Trying to Make Happen?  And How Will You Measure Progress?</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2010/08/11/what-are-you-trying-to-make-happen-and-how-will-you-measure-progress/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 19:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“When you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.” - Cheshire Cat, Alice in Wonderland Violent crime in America declined each year from 1993 to 2004. Then just about the time the iPod became popular in 2005, violent crime began trending upward. CONCLUSION: iPods cause violent crime. Or at least that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The myth of the great ad</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/11/15/the-myth-of-the-great-ad/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ It doesn’t matter how good you are with nouns or verbs when the core message is boring.  There is no good way to tell a bad story.  And ultimately, it’s the core message of your campaign that determines the success of your advertising.]]></description>
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		<title>Get Me In!  Get Me Out!</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/11/05/get-me-in-get-me-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advertising is what you buy from the sales department of the media. Public Relations (PR) is what you get from the news department—some of it good, some of it not so good.
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		<title>Onederful! Using social media to generate real prospects for your business</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/11/01/onederful-using-social-media-to-generate-real-prospects-for-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/11/01/onederful-using-social-media-to-generate-real-prospects-for-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Social media is not a fad, it's here to stay and there are numerous ways to exploit it for your business gain.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Fewer calories, smaller can</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/10/30/fewer-calories-smaller-can/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:23:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For now, it’s a 7.5-ounce conversation piece, but Coca-Cola is hoping consumers will also be looking to its new 90-calorie mini can as a means of managing caloric intake.]]></description>
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		<title>A quick word about the competitive environment</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/10/12/a-quick-word-about-the-competitive-environment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Rainy days and Mondays always get me down&#8221;&#8211; or at least they did Karen Carpenter as I grew up hearing her sing the song. Today is Monday and it&#8217;s pouring rain. I&#8217;m actually writing this blog article to waylay my having to go out and get wet delivering some printing jobs to clients. In my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Crisis to Create Success!</title>
		<link>http://blog.marketingperformance.net/2009/09/30/using-crisis-to-create-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyday, business emergencies, crises, and disasters suddenly liberate organizations from the restraints of the institutionalized barriers to performance improvement. These events evoke powerful and dramatic responses that cannot be matched by any of the structured programs and technologies a company may currently use. They can be large or small.]]></description>
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