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		<title>9 Writing Concepts that Help Boost Your Marketing Communications</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Copy Writing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Before you write that next piece of copy for your marketing collateral or advertising, read my list of 9 Writing Concepts that Help Boost Your Marketing Communications.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Rules for Keeping your Marketing Communications Integrated</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:12:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MarComm Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMC]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This weeks article from the Marketing Communications Blog focuses on Integrated Marketing Communications and how to ensure success with your IMC plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Effective Business Card Design</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/maximize-your-business-card-for-sales</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Graphic Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Print Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business card]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[graphic design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[printing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/?p=527</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The first thing you do when you get a new job or start your business is run to the printer to have a set of business cards designed and printed. After all, it&#8217;s the most affordable piece of marketing communications collateral you will own in order to promote yourself and your business. However, these little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take Your Marketing Communications Lessons From A Yard Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MarComm Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[strategy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[We can all look at yard sales in order to improve our marketing communications. This post outlines several tips on how local businesses can incorporate the simplistic marketing communication strategies a yard sale uses to generate business.]]></description>
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		<title>Getting your Direct Mail Noticed by your Customers</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/getting-your-direct-mail-noticed-by-your-customers</link>
		<comments>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/getting-your-direct-mail-noticed-by-your-customers#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:47:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MarComm Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[direct mail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[postcards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sending out Direct Mail? Here are some stats from the U.S. Post Office on Direct Mail delivery in the U.S.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Tips to Setting up your Marketing Collateral Design Templates</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/3-tips-to-setting-up-your-marketing-collateral-design-templates</link>
		<comments>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/3-tips-to-setting-up-your-marketing-collateral-design-templates#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Graphic Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Print Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quick Graphic Design Lessons for Marketers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Adobe InDesign]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[design templates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing collateral]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/?p=526</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Three little tips on how to set-up your full bleed marketing communications piece for the printer can save you a headache, and probably some money. It's part of a new section on quick graphic design lessons for non-designers and marketers.]]></description>
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		<title>8 Killer Tips That Will Dramatically Improve Your Marketing Brochure (And its Design Process):</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MarComm Strategy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[brochure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing collateral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[newsletters]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/?p=475</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While online marketing is integral to any marketing mix, the printed brochure is still king and alive &#038; kicking when it comes to marketing collateral. In this blog, Alyn Stafford discusses 8 Killer Tips That Will Dramatically Improve Your Marketing Brochure (And the Design Process).]]></description>
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		<title>6 Unconventional Marketing Communication Strategies To Help Your Business Succeed</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/6-unconventional-marketing-communication-objectives-you-need-to-succeed</link>
		<comments>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/6-unconventional-marketing-communication-objectives-you-need-to-succeed#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[MarComm Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[communications plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing communications objective]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/?p=466</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Most small to mid-sized companies look at marketing communications as their printed marketing collateral as well as their radio and local television advertising be it on television or the internet. However, they often fail to recognize that marketing communications runs deeper than the obvious. Here’s a list of six unconventional marketing communications strategies that should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redesign of Marketing Communications Blog</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/redesign-of-marketing-communications-blog</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nuts & Bolts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Communications]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/?p=414</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Exciting things are happening at Marketing Communications Blog. After taking some time off to finish my book, I'm back at the blog with a fresh new design and other exciting things.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast – 10 Tips on Writing Effective Newsletter Articles.</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingcommunicationsblog.com/marketing-communications-podcasts</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 07:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alyn</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Podcasts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[10 Tips on Writing Effective Newsletter Articles Podcast: You can read the original article here. Copyright &#169; 2011 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement of [...]]]></description>
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