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	<description>Connecting with the needs of business owners by Don Metznik</description>
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		<title>Radical Business Strategy: Affirm The Relationship</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/04/23/radical-business-strategy-affirm-the-relationship/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 11:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a relatively short time, the strategy of business relationships has gone from direct to digital, from personal to pixels. But if you think the personal business relationship is dying, read this from Hillary Clinton:
&#8220;But you would think, in the world in which we live today, that with  instantaneous communications, that you wouldn&#8217;t need [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Select The Best Objective For Your Website Development</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/04/08/how-to-select-the-best-objective-for-your-website-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are basically two objectives to select from when deciding which one should be the primary focus for your website;

Getting found
Making an impression

Let&#8217;s use an example to make the distinction clear. If you are a new or relatively unknown company and have a unique or unfamiliar product to sell, your objective will most likely be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Daily Success Formula</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/23/daily-success-formula/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:37:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business General]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are many formulas for success. This one is sent by Sandra Bandler (sbandler@ix.netcom.com), and authored by Philip Humbert. It is sophisticated in its simplicity, and probably the one worth remembering. Successful business owners do this naturally, and it&#8217;s a good reminder for the rest of us, myself included.
Your Daily Success Formula
The longer I work [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does Your Business Have &#8220;Smart Power&#8221;?</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/23/does-your-business-have-smart-power/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The expression &#8220;smart power&#8221; was used today in a Wall Street Journal article as a blend of &#8220;military might with nation-building activities, in hopes of boosting political stability and American influence in far-flung corners such as Liberia.&#8221; The context is that Lockheed Martin Corp., a cutting-edge weapons contractor (e.g. F-35 Joint Strike Fighter) is providing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Go-To Site About Content</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/19/a-go-to-site-about-content/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SMB]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you believe in the primary importance of content, and I can&#8217;t uncover any legitimate argument why you shouldn&#8217;t, then you simply must bookmark Junta42. It&#8217;s packed with valuable information, insights, and links, like one of today&#8217;s posts &#8220;11 Free Social Media Optimization Tools.&#8221; Stay on top of this topic by letting Junta42 do the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Sacred Cows Eating Your Lunch?</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/18/are-sacred-cows-eating-your-lunch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[change the game]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recovery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You&#8217;re on the verge of economic recovery and have a critical decision to make: are you going to play the same game, or create a new game in your favor? The same old, same old is your enemy. Replaying the old record will not bring the same profitable tune. One of the biggest roadblocks is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten Internet Questions That Frustrate CEOs</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/18/top-ten-internet-questions-that-frustrate-ceos/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Internet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a litany of frustrations that I hear over and over  from business owners/CEOs concerning Internet Marketing. Here are the top ten:

How should I set objectives? What are my options?
What are all the pieces to Internet marketing?
SEO, blogs, social media: How do these pieces fit together?
What step comes first, second, etc.?
Who can help me?
How [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/15/extreme-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/15/extreme-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:03:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bernoff]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Ocean Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Groundswell]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Halligan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inbound marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kim]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Li]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mauborgne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shah]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Extreme Strategy:
3 Key Decisions To Propel Economic Recovery
 
When your business emerges from the recession, it may be tempting to return to pre-recession activity and hope for pre-recession results. Unfortunately, many economists are saying that this may not happen, at least for a very long time. But even if it does, is this a sound [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing in 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/12/marketing-in-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/12/marketing-in-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sustainable]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/?p=247</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I really like Brett Virmalo&#8217;s post today &#8220;2010: Marketing is not Marketing.&#8221; He points us away from the &#8220;artificial or half-true brand stories&#8217; that, sadly, characterize much of what consumers are fed today, and points us to activities of &#8220;uncovering, fostering, sharing, and engaging with employees and consumers around the true stories that make your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cold Calling Nightmare</title>
		<link>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/10/cold-calling-nightmare/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bizownerstrategy.com/2010/03/10/cold-calling-nightmare/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:51:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Don Metznik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Private Clubs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just had a cold calling nightmare experience, and it&#8217;s the best experience I could have had.
It wasn&#8217;t even a cold call-more like a lukewarm call. I was calling the general manager of one of the oldest and most prestigious private clubs in Manhattan, following up on a personal letter of introduction I wrote that [...]]]></description>
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