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		<title>Do e-marketing the right way to get results!</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2010/09/01/do-e-marketing-the-right-way-to-get-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several things to consider if you&#8217;re a small business contemplating an e-marketing campaign: - It&#8217;s not a magic bullet. However it can be a very powerful marketing tool! As with other forms of marketing promotions and advertising, it requires an investment in dollars. E-marketing&#8217;s unique requirements include consistent deployment, targeted messaging, and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will these days of &#8220;shoe-string budgets&#8221; ever end?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2010/07/27/will-these-days-of-shoe-string-budgets-ever-end/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:45:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seems many small businesses are still  in the mindset that there just isn&#8217;t any money for marketing initiatives. I know things have been tough, I own and operate a small business myself and certainly have felt the pain of the tough economy over the past year and a half. However, at some point, we must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provide customers what they want&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alierreneab</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you&#8217;re selling widgets or services (like me), customers vary widely in their wants, needs and budgets. Your offerings should accomodate as many options as possible so that whatever their scenario, you have something to fit or can offer a customized solution that fits.   To that point, some customers are simply not willing to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Small marketing budgets can be successful&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/11/10/small-marketingpromotion-budgets-can-be-successful/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arrerloaw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big businesses usually have big budgets. They spend a lot of it on advertising campaigns. It takes consistent and long-term advertising campaigns to create name recognition and drive sales. Advertising to the volume that is necessary is very expensive. A small business can&#8217;t afford to do that. Small businesses can do things that are more [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survival of the fittest – small business&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/10/18/survival-of-the-fittest-%e2%80%93-small-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:59:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This recession – said by many to be ending, and said by some to be preparing itself for an ugly return – is positioning many small businesses for a very positive result. The law of &#8220;natural selection&#8221; means basically that the strong survive and the weak demise. The same happens in the world of business [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do I need to &#8220;brand&#8221; my small company?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/30/do-i-need-to-brand-my-small-company/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A fine artist may paint a picture with sheer creativity and no expectations, and really no strategy or plan. They just move the paint brush to fit their mood and ideas. Building and promoting a company brand is a bit different. It&#8217;s not based on creativity and color, but rather a collection of experiences and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service&#8230;a lost art</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/05/customer-servicea-lost-art/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is customer service a lost art, or have the expectations of what it really means changed due to technology and culture? Before the technology boom of email, and recent social media tools, people used to meet face to face, use paper, take notes, and walk away with a shared understanding of goals and deliverables. Then, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tough times for small businesses</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/05/tough-times-for-small-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A tough economy is NOT the time for businesses to discontinue their marketing efforts. Just the opposite is true. When your customers and prospects have tightened their purse strings is when you need to stay in front of them even more consistently then when they are spending money. The strategy is that when the economic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is this recession almost over?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/05/28/is-this-recession-almost-over/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/05/28/is-this-recession-almost-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 16:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Hi. Welcome to my new blog. In this down economy, I&#8217;ve had time to redesign and launch a fresh website for MDzyn Solutions. I decided to include this blog as a way to communicate and share my business-related, and maybe sometimes personal views. And, I consider it an honor to hear your views as well. [...]]]></description>
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