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		<title>You Want Fries With That?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300997/2011/05/03/you-want-fries-with-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 15:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My wife and I were recently able to leave our two daughters with their grandparents and sneak off to enjoy a quiet meal together. If you have kids, you understand how delightful it can be to have a few minutes of peace and not worry about flying meatballs or who gets the Minnie Mouse plate. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reward Yourself</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300783/2010/09/16/300783/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gary Ryan Blair is known as The Goals Guy. He’s worked with some major corporations to help their staffs achieve unbelievable results.  One step in his goal setting &#38; achievement process is to reward yourself for successes. To paraphrase his message on this topic: It’s human nature to beat yourself up when you make a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Me</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300725/2010/05/27/me/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 14:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Something I read recently stuck with me and I’ve been feeling a bit convicted by it ever since.  In short, the passage asked if I was open about my faith.  Do my friends, clients, and colleagues know I’m a Christian?  I couldn’t answer yes completely, so I am addressing it now. In addition to proudly [...]]]></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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		<category><![CDATA[7 Triggers of Fascination]]></category>
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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>What is fascinating?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300698/2010/04/12/what-is-fascinating/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog entry, I promised to write about a “fascinating” new book I’m in the process of reading entitled, Fascinate by Sally Hogshead.  Sally’s book makes a strong case that there are 7 Fascination Triggers used in all marketing.  Each person and brand has a unique combination that best suits them. We all [...]]]></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>Pizza and Crocodiles</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300578/2010/02/04/pizza-and-crocodiles/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a self-confessed marketing &#38; advertising junky, I love learning about unique ideas that help businesses become successful, especially small businesses!  There are many lessons to be learned, and some of the greatest innovations are nothing more than ideas that have been taken from one industry, refreshed, and introduced successfully in another.  For example, drive-through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Advice and a Dime Will Get You a Cup of Coffee</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300368/2009/10/05/this-advice-and-a-dime-will-get-you-a-cup-of-coffee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On my way back to the office after acquiring a new advertiser-client for The Columbia Business Times, my attention was drawn to the sign in the photo at the top of this blog entry.  I’m a bit of an advertising and marketing junkie, so my mind tends to process messages differently than the average citizen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is That WD-40 in the Cooler?</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300236/2009/08/04/is-that-wd-40-in-the-cooler/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joe Schmitter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you haven’t done so, I would encourage you to visit www.shakespeares.com and sign up to receive their “Pizza E-mail letter of news and coupon receiving.” Kurt and the crew have cooked up another stellar idea known as “The Ultimate Shakespearience.”  In short, you and 5 friends get to have a pizza party in their kitchen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gunslingers and Grapefruit</title>
		<link>http://blog.columbiabusinesstimes.com/300234/2009/08/04/gunslingers-and-grapefruit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy Atkins</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“There are no bad prospects, only bad salespeople.”  Or so David Sandler used to say. I beg to differ.  I have, on occasion, run across a prospect with the personality of a grapefruit.  In those cases, you have a few choices:  you can either continue on, hoping to change things as you develop some sort [...]]]></description>
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