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		<title>How’m I doing? The Wisdom of Ed Koch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
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Ed Koch, the former Mayor of New York City, is my patron saint of asking.
Why? His famous phrase was “how’m I doing?” which he used everywhere — at fundraising functions, newscasts, and even when meeting fellow New Yorkers on the streets of the city.
At first glance his phrase can appear to be kitschy, but in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Your Customer Strategy is Vital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
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This guest post is part of our ongoing Small  Business Perspective series, and is written by Caprice de Lorm,  owner of de Lorm Designs in Orange County, CA.
Customers are one of your greatest assets. How you care for them reflects back to your business in the types of clients you acquire and maintain. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Plan for Your Press Releases</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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This guest post is part of our ongoing Small  Business  Experts series, and is written by Shakira Brown,  co-founder of Best  Business Mastery in New Jersey.
As a public relations and marketing professional, I read lots of random press releases. It is good for me to see trends in press release development, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Remember the Basics of Marketing Copy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jasonvistaprint</dc:creator>
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This guest post is part of our ongoing Small   Business Perspective series, and is written by Bianca Hidalgo, owner of All Things Written.

A few months ago, a friend handed me a full page advertisement she had torn from the pages of the New York Times featuring an appetizing photo of the delicious Korean dish bibimbap, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating Buzz, Sticking to a Plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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A good video today from the Wall Street Journal, speaking to Stephen Hanson, founder of B.R.Guest Restaurants in New York, who talks about how small businesses can get started, what&#8217;s important about today&#8217;s marketing, and how to survive in a recession.  Some good tips and learnings here.
Do you agree with his premise to stick [...]]]></description>
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