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		<title>Taking the Helm of CBT: Brian McNeill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the new version of the Columbia Business Times has been available publicly for a few days, and we’ve just completed the 20 Under 40 Awards presented by Moresource, I’d like to introduce you to another architect of this massive change, and tell him “Great Job!” &#160; The new editor of Columbia Business Times [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elton John? Seriously?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300928/2011/02/07/elton-john-seriously/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:04:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like 17 bazillion other bloggers, I couldn’t resist discussing the annual parade of Super Bowl ads.  My marketing junky personality demands an outlet, so here goes. My initial impression is the traditions of excellent Super Bowl ads may have ran its course.  For the second year in a row I am extremely disappointed with the creativeness and the overall [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mediacom founder taking company private</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300839/2010/11/16/mediacom-founder-taking-company-private/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Publicly traded Mediacom Communications Corp., long Columbia&#8217;s largest cable operator, is likely to be bought by its Chief Executive Officer and founder, Rocco Commisso, the Wall Street Journal reported yesterday. Commisso values the company at $600 million and is offering shareholders $8.75 per share &#8212; 28 percent higher than the stock&#8217;s closing price Friday. What [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Mental Image is Worth Several Thousand Dollars</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300764/2010/08/12/a-mental-image-is-worth-several-thousand-dollars/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I find myself grateful for the influence of someone on my career, and I’d like to continue the recent trend of sharing the blessing on my life they’ve contributed. Yesterday in the Sandler Sales Training class I attend, our instructor, Cathy Atkins, had us fill out a 3 x 5 index card with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barry White &amp; The Trust Trigger</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300715/2010/05/20/barry-white-the-trust-trigger/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 15:36:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the delay in continuing the promised series of blog posts about the 7 triggers of fascination as noted in the excellent book Fascinate by Sally Hogshead.  For this installment, I’d like to share a unique use of the Trust trigger.  It’s made unique by the secondary triggers, Vice and Lust. The home page [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2 Styles of Advertising: Which One Suits You?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300677/2010/03/31/2-styles-of-advertising-which-one-suits-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:59:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Advertising is an art, not a science.  If any advertising source, i.e. Newspaper, radio, tv, etc. could guarantee results, they would have long ago put the other sources out of business.  The truth is your business can achieve results with any form of advertising, if done properly.  I’d like to share with you some background [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheeseburger and Fries, Hold the Discount!</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300666/2010/03/29/cheeseburger-and-fries-hold-the-discount/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently the concept of discounting has found renewed life, mostly due to the perception of a troubled economy and the ease with which it can be measured.  Some social media applications have even been tweaked to provide a platform for businesses to discount their products/services to their followers/fans/connections, etc.  The topic of today’s post is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Love &#8216;em or Leave &#8216;em</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300652/2010/03/15/love-em-or-leave-em/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:42:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Late last week I had one of those days that would have been better spent staying in bed. Not because I was ill, but because it seemed everything that could go wrong did.  It culminated with my cable being out and my 3 year old daughter having a bit of a meltdown because she couldn’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey, this Social Media Stuff Works!</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300363/2009/09/29/hey-this-social-media-stuff-works/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again I was welcomed back to the office by an unexpected surprise via an email message from a local business owner inviting me to an event.  This person learned of one of my particular interests through a social media site, and reached out to me.  The fantastic thing about it was I was planning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to a Man Worthy of Respect</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300334/2009/09/15/a-tribute-to-a-man-worthy-of-respect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most of you already know, actor Patrick Swayze recently passed away after a 20 month battle with Pancreatic Cancer.  As a child of the 80’s and early 90’s, he was one of my favorite actors and appeared in several of the most popular films of that era: Red Dawn, Dirty Dancing, Ghost, and Road [...]]]></description>
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