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		<title>When There&#8217;s Cadmium In Your Kids Cup</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/06/18/when-theres-cadmium-in-your-kids-cup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:36:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cadmium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recalls]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recalls are so much in the news. Cars. Medicines. Spinach. Now our kids cups. No doubt you&#8217;ve heard about the McDonald&#8217;s recall of 12 million Shrek Foever After 3D promotional glasses due to unsafe levels of cadmium in the paint pigments on the glasses. In case you&#8217;re wondering how the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reversing Direction On BPA (Bisphenol A)</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/01/30/reversing-direction-on-bpa-bisphenol-a/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2010/01/30/reversing-direction-on-bpa-bisphenol-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BigPromotions.net]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bisphenol A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BPA]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=690</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The ungodly screech of brakes that you&#8217;ve been hearing since mid January just happen to be the wheels of government as it shifts gears and reverses itself. Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had come to agree with the U.S. National Toxicology Program after all, and indeed there was reason [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facing Down The Disdain Of A President</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/07/01/facing-down-the-disdain-of-a-president/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/07/01/facing-down-the-disdain-of-a-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:17:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[anti business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=281</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not that anyone expects a President coming from the Democratic party to suddenly recognize the contribution, and necessity of business… that&#8217;s as realistic as expecting Republicans to support more government. But to see such glaring evidence of the disdain in which business is held by the current administration is discouraging to say the least.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Bowl: Mediocre Games, Great Ads</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/01/30/super-bowl-mediocre-games-great-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2009/01/30/super-bowl-mediocre-games-great-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:08:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super bowl ads]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TV ad campaigns]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Let me admit right off the bat, that while I&#8217;m a football fan, neither the Pittsburgh Steelers nor theArizona Cardinals are my team of choice to be in the biggest game of the year — Sunday&#8217;s Super Bowl XLIII. Though I&#8217;ll admit, grudgingly, to a bit of admiration for the story of Cardinals QB Kurt Warner, and a purely female [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Message In The Re-Useable Bottle</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/09/18/the-message-in-the-re-useable-bottle/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/09/18/the-message-in-the-re-useable-bottle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BigPromotions.net]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ideas]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[reusable water bottles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tappening]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[water bottles]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bottled water has become an unnecessary convenience that&#8217;s wasteful and thoughtlessly consumed. In fact, I&#8217;ve got a fresh supply of tiny little bottles in my fridge right now, even though, like you I have come to know that many bottled water brands are nothing more pure and natural than what comes out of my own [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political Conventions And Corporate America</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/09/06/political-conventions-and-corporate-america/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/09/06/political-conventions-and-corporate-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[corporate sponsorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[U.S. election]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  It&#8217;s an uneasy pairing, these two, made all the more so by the strident calls for reform in corporate funding of political candidates. Money should not mean access, but we all know it does. Reform has been accomplished and we&#8217;re all supposed to feel better… though nothing really changes. Big companies (and some well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Curbing The Almighty Influence Of The Pen, Pad &amp; Mug</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/08/06/curbing-the-almighty-influence-of-the-pen-pad-mug/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/08/06/curbing-the-almighty-influence-of-the-pen-pad-mug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pharma Code]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In what might be considered a pre-emptive attempt to monitor itself, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) Board of Directors adopted measures to enhance the PhRMA Code that governs interactions with healthcare professionals and their staff. The voluntary code, set to go into effect January 2009, states that interactions between company representatives and health care professionals &#8220;should be focused [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Paws For Product Placement</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/07/15/a-paws-for-product-placement/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/07/15/a-paws-for-product-placement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fun Stuff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[product placement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=98</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While dogs have &#8220;The Dog Whisperer&#8221;. their feline counterparts were left woefully neglected on the small screen. Which makes news of a TV show, &#8220;Housecat Housecall&#8220;, soon to debut on Animal Planet at 8:00 AM Saturday mornings all the more exciting. The program will feature a team of feline behavior experts who will observe a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ads That Won&#8217;t Go Away</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/06/17/the-ads-that-wont-go-away/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/06/17/the-ads-that-wont-go-away/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pharmaceuticals]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=91</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  This month&#8217;s Advertising Age carried a news story about pharmaceutical companies and their advertising of prescription medications to consumers. They&#8217;re the commercials we&#8217;ve all come to hate… the ones that have us explaining certain &#8220;dysfunctions&#8221; to our curious 8 year old, or trying desperately to talk over the discussion of herpes played out on our family [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Fashion Faux Pas, Quickly Corrected</title>
		<link>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/05/30/a-fashion-faux-pas-quickly-corrected/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.bigpromotions.net/index.php/2008/05/30/a-fashion-faux-pas-quickly-corrected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 14:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Morgan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dunkin Donuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[keffiyeh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michelle Malkin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rachel Ray]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.bigpromotions.net/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week, Dunkin Donuts pulled an online ad featuring benign and smiling TV hostess Rachel Ray. The reason? The black and white scarf (chosen by a stylist for the advertising shoot) Ray wears in the ad looked too much like a garment known as a keffiyeh — a traditional headdress worn by Arab men and often [...]]]></description>
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