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		<title>Why I go to multi-day marketing seminars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:56:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Diane Lampe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing your self]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[investment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning Diane Lampe of the Lampe Co. Was talking about the hidden money secrets which was very good. Diane made a lot of good points. What caught my attention was when she talked about paying yourself first. You all know to pay your self first. Well she was talking about investing in yourself. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Send An Effective Email</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertisting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Break through marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Constant Contact]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emails]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Julie Nichoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m at a marketing boot camp that ends today after 3 days, and then I will be spending 2 more days at a coaching mastermind meeting. Why? To learn real-world marketing techniques that work so that I can help you grow your business. One of the things I learned from Julie Nichoff of Constant Contact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is the S.M.A.R.T. System For Your Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#1 business problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Automated]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Break through marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Past Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[post cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Retention]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ron Popell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Serial]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMART System]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thank you cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[touch points]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I told you a little bit about the new system that I have put together for your business. The S.M.A.R.T. System helps businesses reactivate past customers, keep current customers and attract more new customers than you can handle. S.M.A.R.T. stands for Serial Marketing with Automated Retention Touchpoints. So how does this work, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reach out and Touch Someone The Correct Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#1 business problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Break through marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[commucating with customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contacts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glazer-Kennedy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newsletter]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[post cards]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[staying in contact with customers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I&#8217;ve been asked a number of time how often a business should contact its customers. We&#8217;re not talking about announcing a sale or such, just general communications.  A business can lose anywhere from 20-50% of its customer base each year. Some of the population move every year, undergo a lifestyle change (lose their jobs, get [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why &amp; How Chambers Get You Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#1 business problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertisting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Break through marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chamber of commerce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mitt Romey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[word-of-mouth advertising]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been a member of a number of chambers of commerce since the early &#8217;90s. I have been on the board of directors of one chamber and am now on the board of another. So I know how chambers work. When I started my business in 1994, I had very little money, just over $1,000. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just do it, Please</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#1 business problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Break through marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[More customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Past Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Selling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s January, and this is the week that most people give up on their New Year&#8217;s resolutions. If one of your resolutions was to grow your business through one of only 4 ways to do it (get current customers to buy more often, get customers to spend more per visit, get new customers, and all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What You Said</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[#1 business problem]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business problem and solutions]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communncations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Free marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growing business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[message]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[surveys]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thefreedmancompany.com/?p=588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I conducted a survey of workshops that I am thinking about presenting this year and I wanted input on subject matter, format and other items.  First, let me give you some of the results. Then I&#8217;ll share why surveys can help your business grow.  On subject matter, here&#8217;s what you prefer. No. 1: Marketing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas to All</title>
		<link>http://thefreedmancompany.com/merry-christmas-to-all/</link>
		<comments>http://thefreedmancompany.com/merry-christmas-to-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Phil Freedman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[My B.S.]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Merry Christmas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ I hope you enjoy this    Have a safe and happy holiday season Phil]]></description>
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