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		<title>Arranged C-Level Meetings are Like Time-Share Pitches</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 17:48:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be wary of those services that arrange meetings with C-Level executives at resorts.]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple Memory Aid for More Effective Social Media Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 18:47:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are three main elements to any social media marketing effort and one must consider them in a precise order for the effort to be worthwhile. They are: 1)      Members: Who do you want to communicate with? Note that I specifically said “communicate with.” Your goal is to open an ongoing dialog, not just stuff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How We Help Our Clients Create Useful Marketing Plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:07:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Marketing no longer has to continually keep “going back to well” and justifying budgets and tactics as they are all tied to strategic initiatives and revenue goals.]]></description>
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		<title>Do your Own Market Research</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 01:20:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Third party market research doesn't increase the confidence interval sufficiently to justify the expense.]]></description>
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		<title>Channel Marketing Considerations: The &#8220;3 Pros&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.design-works.com/blog/channe-marketing-considerations-the-3-pros/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:13:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Channel partners care about profit, not your product.]]></description>
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		<title>Going to Market is Like Going to War</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 21:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.
--Sun Tzu]]></description>
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		<title>You Can Get Meetings With C-Level Executives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With some creativity, good planning and execution, you can get meetings with C-Level executives.]]></description>
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		<title>AdWords Campaigns Are Complex Business Processes</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...Google (or Yahoo or Bing) AdWords looks simple: pick some keywords, write a few ads and close a few deals. In actuality, creating and optimizing AdWords campaigns is very complex, touches many facets of an organization and requires many different skills.]]></description>
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		<title>Why So Many B2B Start-ups Fail</title>
		<link>http://www.design-works.com/blog/why-so-many-b2b-start-ups-fail/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:23:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>billross</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fundamental shift from capital investments in development to marketing is needed for B2B companies to be successful.]]></description>
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		<title>5 Common Website Mistakes</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:42:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Adam Koontz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.design-works.com/blog/?p=63</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We often encounter mistakes or missing pieces when new clients ask us to improve their websites. Below is a list of some of the common one's we've observed: 1. No website analytics. This is one of the most important things you can add to your website yet surprisingly it is often overlooked. With free analytics [...]]]></description>
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