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	<description>A Pragmatic View on the World of Cable Management</description>
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		<title>Worst E-mail Practices: How To Lose A Customer Before They Even Get To Your Site</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/worst-e-mail-practices-how-to-lose-a-customer-before-they-even-get-to-your-site/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CAN-SPAM act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[email marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[opt in]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is dedicated to the hundreds of millions of us who are harassed on a daily basis by spam e-mails that somehow make it into our inboxes. I know everybody complains about junk mail, yet I don't see a whole lot written about the subject. I'll relate an example of companies that just couldn't care less about you as a prospect. They would rather lose You before you would consider purchasing from them.]]></description>
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		<title>Leading A Strong Team: What Reality TV Teaches Business Leaders</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to lead a strong team]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership in winning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reality television]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winning it all]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[From the pioneering MTV's The Real World to Survivor or Amazing Race, the winners all have a common denominator: they #lead a strong team.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Show Dos (Part 9 of 10): Follow Up On Quotes Quickly</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/trade-show-dos-part-9-of-10-follow-up-on-quotes-quickly/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 17:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer relations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide to a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to have a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips For Trade Shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show tips]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Since we are pretty keen on treating our customers the way we would want to be treated at CableOrganizer.com, we set up an effective plan to follow up on requests for quotes during trade shows.]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Show Dos (Part 8 of 10): Rekindle Your Vendor Relationships</title>
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		<comments>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/trade-show-dos-part-8-of-10-rekindle-your-vendor-relationships/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide to a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to have a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[successful trade show marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips for a successful trade show]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trade shows are a great avenue to catch up with many manufacturer representatives all at once, but also with your vendors. Not to  diminish the role of reps., but it is equally, if not more important to keep a direct relationship with key vendors' personnel.]]></description>
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		<title>Being A Loner In the World Of Social Media: Can You Be Successful?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 12:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[My Interests]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sociology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Do You Fit in Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information overload]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lonely in the Social Media World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media and You]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media Isn't For Everyone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Successful Socal Media Strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I stumbled upon this article from Clovia Hamilton on twitter: Secrets of Social Media You Learned in High School http://bit.ly/mq56AR, and it made me think. I vividly recall my days, months, years in high shool, where I sort of belonged without really belonging to any clan, where teachers and some students secretly admired me(I learned later on) for my grits,]]></description>
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		<title>10 Trade Show Dos (Part 7 of 10): Build Future Customer Equity</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/10-trade-show-dos-part-7-of-10-build-future-customer-equity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guide to a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to have a successful trade show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Tips For Trade Shows]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Successful trade show presence]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show dos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade show guide]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everyone will agree that the purpose of a trade show is to get leads and ideally a few new accounts by the time the show is over. What better way to build future customer equity than to engage with existing customers that swing by your booth? Let me explain:]]></description>
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		<title>10 Trade Show Dos (Part 4 of 10): Eat Often, Eat Light</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/10-trade-show-dos-part-4-of-10-eat-often-eat-light/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/10-trade-show-dos-part-4-of-10-eat-often-eat-light/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How to have a successful trade show]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trade show etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show how tos]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eat often but eat light. You need energy to sustain the long and demanding days of conferences and trade shows, but you don't want to be caught falling asleep at your booth or during a session because you had a burger and fries for lunch. You never know who's watching.]]></description>
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		<title>Is &#8220;#Green&#8221; Sustainable?</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/are-energy-efficient-controls-really-affordable/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/are-energy-efficient-controls-really-affordable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cable Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Go Green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Socioeconomics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy efficient controls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Going green is a luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green products in mass mass consumption]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unaffordable eco-friendly products]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I keep reading about #sustainability, being #green, slowly introducing #energy efficient devices and controls at home and in the office, and honestly I have very mixed feelings about the whole thing.

First of all, energy-efficient controls such as occupancy sensors and other RF devices are very expensive. If you count the number of oc. sensors and switches you have to install in an average office or#eco-friendly house, the cost adds up very quickly.]]></description>
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		<title>Tradeshow Dos (Part 3): Look Professional – Bring Your A-game Wardrobe</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/tradeshow-dos-look-professional-bring-your-a-game-wardrobe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/tradeshow-dos-look-professional-bring-your-a-game-wardrobe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trade Show Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tadeshow etiquette]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show dos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trade show how tos]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.valerieatlarge.com/?p=1970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wandered through the aisles of a trade show and noticed exhibitors with stains on their embroidered shirts? People with greasy hair? People wearing slacks that are so short that you can see their Michael Jackson's white sports socks sticking out like a sore thumb? Would you buy from them? Chances are that you won't. Looking professional is of the essence. It's an essential piece to your marketing strategy...]]></description>
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		<title>Man&#8217;s Three Choices When Put To the Test &#8211; Psychosomatic Disorders And Pathologies</title>
		<link>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/mans-three-choices-when-put-to-the-test-psychosomatic-disorders-and-pathologies/</link>
		<comments>http://www.valerieatlarge.com/mans-three-choices-when-put-to-the-test-psychosomatic-disorders-and-pathologies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Valerie Holstein</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sociology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chemical escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coping mechanisms in western societies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coping skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emotional escape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[psychosomatic disorders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the "Eloge de la fuite" (Praise to the Escape), Henri Laborit, a French biologist reports that, when put to the test, man only has three choices at his disposal: Fight back, do nothing and escape.

]]></description>
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