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		<title>Are QR Codes (square barcode) Part of Your Marketing?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:06:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How could QR Codes benefit my business?

The primary benefit of QR codes is to encourage interaction. A QR code can be used to drive traffic to your website or to increase Likes for your Facebook page. These codes can be easily integrated into marketing efforts leading mobile users to your online content in real time.]]></description>
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		<title>How can P90X® and Proactiv® help your business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[But what I’ve learned about why these products cause desired results (get in shape/less blemishes) is exactly the same reason that marketing works. It’s not necessarily just the science of the products; it’s the motivation you have to use them consistently. ]]></description>
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		<title>There Are Only 2 Reasons Your Marketing Isn’t Working</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 06:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In business, the root of success and failure can often be very complex. However, when you break down marketing successes and failures, there are only 2 reasons a service-based business is not having desired success. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Planning: It Pays!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Setting goals and planning your path for bringing in new sales for 2011 may not be a lot of fun and can feel slightly overwhelming. Most feel they can survive just fine without planning. But the fact is, you will NOT have fewer sales and less profits when you plan. It is really a win-win for you and your 2011 results.]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Botox</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 06:56:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Botox is not a permanent solution to aging and wrinkles. It is a superficial fix and after a few months the same old wrinkles reappear. There is often the urge for a similar approach to marketing efforts. Many businesses are looking for a quick fix to bring on new business fast.]]></description>
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		<title>Killing Your Competition with (Client) Kindness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:31:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Failing to make your customers happy is more than a shame. It’s slow-motion corporate suicide. If you want to make it in today’s crowded, recession-wracked market, you absolutely must create clients and customers who rave about your company the way they would their favorite sports team. ]]></description>
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		<title>Recession-Inspired Smart Changes to Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today we have to get more quantitative in business. If what we are doing is not getting tangible RESULTS, we have to make a change. Firms that have come through are doing a few things differently and better than ever before.]]></description>
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		<title>Winning Needs a Plan, Not Just a Vision</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I believe that the plan you lay out to achieve the win should be as strong as your winning idea. It should be tactical, multi-faceted, well thought out, and reviewed with others. Knowing HOW to reach your goals is critical if you realistically expect to reach them.]]></description>
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		<title>Imitating Innovators is Smart Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that 97.8% of the value of innovations goes to imitators? (“Imitation is More Valuable Than Innovation,” Harvard Business Review, April 2010.) The truth is, making the innovation better or taking it to market in a more effective way is often what brings greater success.  The innovator paves the way for an imitator to blow past them, taking their idea to new heights.]]></description>
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		<title>Planners vs. Actors – How to find a profitable balance between over-thinking and jumping the gun</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 06:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maribeth Kuzmeski</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you doing without planning or planning without doing? Both quick action and over-planning are problems. In order to have the best-executed strategy that will lead you to your goal, planning and expedient action are both critical.]]></description>
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