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		<title>I&#8217;m not the only one&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/im-not-the-only-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You might remember my last blog &#8220;Pricing Wars&#8221; focused on customer service. As, you see below, I&#8217;m not the only one who realizes that superior customer service is the way to grow your business. Manta, an on-line business resource recently sent this daily reminder&#8230; &#8220;Beat the Competition With Better Service&#8221; &#8220;Contrary to popular opinion, most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=233&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pricing Wars</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Vivid Image - Marketing Communications</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s easy to get caught up in them&#8230; You see it a lot in retail.  And, for the consumer it may be a winning situation.  But eventually, someone ends up the loser. If you see this happening in your industry, refrain from joining in. Instead, work on the quality of your product or service.  In [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=215&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Black Friday Craziness</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/11/23/black-friday-craziness/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 06:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before I get into the core content of my blog, I&#8217;d like to take a minute to give thanks.  Thanks to my clients, my blog followers, and to everyone else who makes my life wonderful and fun.  So, thank you for all the blessings you bestow on my life! OK, now for my Black Friday [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=211&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Blogging Yet?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Vivid Image - Marketing Communications</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are a small business owner, you should be blogging. There are several reasons to blog, all good for your business in the long run. 1) Free PR. Get your company’s name and business concept out on the web. 2) Become the expert. You know you’re the expert, now prove it. Let everyone else [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=199&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Doing Social Media Right…</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/doing-social-media-right%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 15:12:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Vivid Image - Marketing Communications</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://avividimage.wordpress.com/?p=178</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve never said I was perfect, but hopefully I limit my mistakes. One mistake I’m hoping to avoid is to become annoying with my business use of social media updates. If you engage in social media to help build your business, keep these tips in mind to augment your business versus turning people away: Make [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=178&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Make This Common Marketing Mistake?</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/do-you-make-this-common-marketing-mmistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>A Vivid Image - Marketing Communications</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at your marketing materials. Who are they speaking to? Do you use the word “we” or “us” or “our” over and over again? If you do, you are missing the mark. One of the first rules of writing is to put yourself in your audiences&#8217; shoes. In marketing, that means making sure [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=171&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are You Local?</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/08/09/are-you-local/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most small businesses sell specifically to local customers. If that’s how your business operates, does your website help you target your search engine efforts at a local level? Trying to compete for high search engine rankings with other companies at a national level is next to impossible.  You&#8217;ll need to spend a lot of time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=138&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Survive or Thrive?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 17:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I see it all the time when working with clients, sometimes I even exhibit some tendencies myself… actions that limit success. When it comes to your business, you are constantly faced with decisions that will make the difference between simply surviving and truly thriving. Here are some marketing mistakes I hope you’ll avoid: Assuming that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=126&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>It Pays to Do it Right&#8230;  (cold calling)</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/05/18/it-pays-to-do-it-right/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 14:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a small business owner, how often do you cold call another business without gathering any information beforehand? I’m hoping that your answer is NEVER. I can’t tell you how many times in the last year that I’ve gotten a mailing or a phone call from someone trying to sell me on their product or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=119&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Your Story?</title>
		<link>http://avividimage.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/whats-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday I gave a seminar here in Louisville with two other dynamic consultants.  It was a very informative session on using storytelling as a sales strategy. Probably my favorite part of the seminar is how we used personal stories to introduce each other.  Instead of the typical biographical introduction, we wove our resumes into our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=avividimage.wordpress.com&amp;blog=15471355&amp;post=114&amp;subd=avividimage&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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