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		<title>Summer&#8217;s Over… Holidays Are Coming… Time To Get Going</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/08/31/summers-over%e2%80%a6-holidays-are-coming%e2%80%a6%c2%a0time-to-get-going/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hard to believe but true… it&#8217;s time for the lazy, hazy days of summer to give way to the productive and efficient days of autumn. The fourth quarter is nearly upon us and it&#8217;s time to make those all important sales…  win those vital customers… grow your business. The calendar, and the temperature, might say [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Since When Are Bad Manners Good For Business?</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/08/19/since-when-are-bad-manners-good-for-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 00:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am I the only one who&#8217;s noticed that more and more businesses just don&#8217;t care about service anymore? That bad manners and an indifferent attitude are the norm? In fact, within the last six months I&#8217;ve had experiences that illustrate this point only too well — when a major retailer makes it nearly impossible to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Single Use Plastic Bags On Their Way Out</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/06/08/single-use-plastic-bags-on-their-way-out/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/06/08/single-use-plastic-bags-on-their-way-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[reusable totes]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=1077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Not surprising that California is the first state in the nation to enact legislation banning those landfill clogging, single use plastic bags… affectionately known as urban tumbleweeds. With the passage of AB 1998, shoppers will soon be bringing their own reusable bags to the store (grocery store, drug store, liquor stores, etc.) or have to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Than Toys And Trinkets: Powerful Advertising</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/05/21/more-than-toys-and-trinkets-powerful-advertising/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/05/21/more-than-toys-and-trinkets-powerful-advertising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotional Products]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=1041</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As our economy continues to &#8220;recover&#8221;, marketing budgets have remained under nearly constant scrutiny. When money&#8217;s tight, the temptation to cut advertising spending is almost irresistible for many businesses. This makes the need for marketing programs that truly deliver even greater — in fact, it might surprise you to learn that quality promotional products have proven [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Ads: Value Before Profit</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/04/21/twitter-ads-value-before-profit/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/04/21/twitter-ads-value-before-profit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BigPromotions.net]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promoted Tweets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I continue to admire the group at Twitter. According to figures from marketing research firm comScore, Twitter had 22.3 million unique visitors in March 2010 in the United States, up 140% year-over-year. While the company itself usually doesn&#8217;t give out numbers, published estimates have Twitter with over 105 million users and 180 million unique visitors a month. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New For Spring: Getting Your Business Noticed</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/03/18/new-for-spring-getting-your-business-noticed/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/03/18/new-for-spring-getting-your-business-noticed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Promotional Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spring promotions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Not sure about the rest of the country, but where I live  you can literally smell spring coming. There&#8217;s a noisy woodpecker behind the house who&#8217;s announced his return from wherever it is they go during the winter, and the birds are noisier and more numerous every day. The snow and ice are losing their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Text Messaging As Marketing</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/02/22/text-messaging-as-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/02/22/text-messaging-as-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:40:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=788</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[LIke it or not… use it or not… text messaging is here to stay. A look at the numbers will convince you. There are an estimated 280 million American wireless users. Each day some 3.5 billion texts messages are sent and received according to a wireless industry trade group. This is three times higher than [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Ahead To 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/12/28/looking-ahead-to-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 predictions]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As we approach the final days of 2009, lists get lots of attention. Whether our own list of resolutions for the new year, or the &#8220;best of 09&#8243;, everyone seems to love making, and reading, those lists. I admit to a favorite from AdWeek — 2009&#8242;s Most Effective Ads. It&#8217;s no surprise that predictions for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On The Value Of Being Thankful</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/11/23/on-the-value-of-being-thankful/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/11/23/on-the-value-of-being-thankful/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:21:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thank you. These two little words are really rather remarkable, they convey so much, and as we find ourselves pausing to give thanks for all the blessings of our lives, I can&#8217;t help but remember the unexpected thank you I received along with a recent order from on online supplier of iPhone and iTouch accessories known [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advertising Ignored Is Advertising Wasted</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/11/13/advertising-ignored-is-advertising-wasted/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/11/13/advertising-ignored-is-advertising-wasted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:53:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just recently there was a piece by Steve McKee in BusinessWeek about why your business advertising might not be working so well. The article was prompted by the results of an AdweekMedia poll on social network site  LinkedIn where respondents were asked, &#8220;Of the ads you see in a typical day, how many engage your [...]]]></description>
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