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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>Should I target existing customers or new prospects with my e-marketing campaign?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2010/03/04/new-or-established-customers-which-should-i-target-with-my-e-marketing-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alierreneab</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a perfect world, it&#8217;s not one or the other. In a perfect world, which means you have unlimited funding for your marketing efforts, you should target both. However, since most of us don&#8217;t live in that world, we have to make educated decisions about who to target, what to send them and how to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Provide customers what they want&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2010/01/12/provide-customers-what-they-want/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 22:45:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alierreneab</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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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 pay [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/11/10/small-marketingpromotion-budgets-can-be-successful/#comments</comments>
		<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 cost [...]]]></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>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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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>What makes a &#8220;good&#8221; logo?</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/08/02/what-makes-a-good-logo/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/08/02/what-makes-a-good-logo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Promotion Tips and Ideas]]></category>

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Simple
Memorable
Timeless
Versatile
Appropriate

Simple &#8212; Simplicity allows for easy recognition, versatility and is easy to &#8220;remember.&#8221;
Memorable &#8212; Allowing the logo to be memorable is achieved by making the logo simple, but also distinctive and clear. In other words, it&#8217;s appropriate and creates a &#8220;relationship&#8221; between the symbol and what it symbolizes, and the viewer.
Timeless &#8212; Don&#8217;t follow the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rules of design&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/08/02/how-i-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Promotion Tips and Ideas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of who the customer or client is &#8212; a small, medium or large business; an association or non-profit organization; or maybe my daughter&#8217;s school sports team; the rules don&#8217;t change. Nor does WHAT I&#8217;m designing change the rules &#8212; a logo, website, brochure, or trade booth display. Regardless of what I&#8217;m designing, or who [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/30/do-i-need-to-brand-my-small-company/#comments</comments>
		<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>&#8220;Making&#8221; a website is just a start&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/16/12/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/16/12/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing Promotion Tips and Ideas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Developing a website for your business, and not optimizing it and promoting it is like printing a brochure and keeping boxes of them in your store room then waiting for folks to knock on your door and ask if you have a brochure. I&#8217;m sure you wouldn&#8217;t do that, would you? For some small companies, [...]]]></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>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/05/customer-servicea-lost-art/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 22:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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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>
		<comments>http://blog.mdzynsolutions.com/2009/06/05/tough-times-for-small-businesses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:49:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mary</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Small Business Ideas/Thoughts]]></category>

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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.
In the [...]]]></description>
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