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	<description>Direct Response Marketing &#38; Copywriting for New Hampshire Businesses</description>
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		<title>Get more customers with 5 Star Google reviews</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2012/04/30/get-more-business-with-5-star-google-reviews/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[. Crush your competition with Google online reviews . Here’s one simple and low-cost secret that will make your business stand head and shoulders above your competition, even if you don’t have a website! (okay&#8230; it&#8217;s not really a secret&#8230; but it&#8217;s certainly underestimated and underused) First – let’s set the stage. So your spouse [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Target local customers in your back yard with this new Postal Service program</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 16:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New Postal Service program lets you promote your business using direct mail to target any neighborhood you want… no mailing list or bulk permit needed Did you ever wonder how you could cost-effectively target every household within a specific neighborhood, a zip code, within a certain radius, or even certain USPS mail carrier routes? Now [...]]]></description>
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		<title>1 minute to better marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Time flies by so fast… and of course, your time is valuable… Oh&#8230; if there were only more hours in a day&#8230; Anyway &#8211; here&#8217;s a super-duper quick article about getting better results from your marketing. I’ve broken down most marketing tasks into 5 basic steps. 5 steps to better marketing: Know exactly who your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turn more customer quotes into new sales</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2012/02/27/turn-more-estimates-and-quotes-into-sales/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your business do this? You give an estimate or a proposal to your potential customers, with the hope that a certain percentage of them will turn into sales and profits. Even though there are actually several stages of a typical sales cycle… Generating qualified leads who request an estimate (I’m going to use “estimate” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Political and business marketing: The unobvious difference</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2012/01/30/political-and-business-marketing-the-unobvious-difference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For any business, many organizations, and sometimes individuals, effective marketing… Grabs the attention of the target market Conveys a message that resonates with them Offers them something helpful, unique, or valuable (or any combination) Persuades them to take a specific action – basically&#8230; “Do this… and get that” Now you reel ‘em in and offer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Here is a super low cost way to follow up with your customers</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/12/27/here-is-a-super-low-cost-way-to-follow-up-with-your-customers/</link>
		<comments>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/12/27/here-is-a-super-low-cost-way-to-follow-up-with-your-customers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:22:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you use this powerful, simple, low-cost follow-up tactic to increase your profits? I want to share with you this very short story that reminded me of one underused marketing idea that will kill two birds with one stone, so to speak. After receiving items I’d ordered on-line for Christmas gifts, I was especially impressed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Trade Show mistake most exhibitors and attendees make</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/11/07/a-trade-show-mistake-most-exhibitors-and-attendees-make/</link>
		<comments>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/11/07/a-trade-show-mistake-most-exhibitors-and-attendees-make/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you made an appearance at the well-attended Seacoast Business Expo, you were probably there for one of two reasons… A&#8230; Your business paid for a booth to generate some new sales leads and connections for your company… Or B… You were there to wander about the exhibitors, and make some new connections, (or secretly, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>What&#8217;s your business building marketing list strategy?</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/10/31/whats-your-business-building-marketing-list-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/10/31/whats-your-business-building-marketing-list-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here’s a simple way to build your list of customers and prospects It’s been a while since I talked about how critical it is for your business to have a list of interested prospects and customers to connect with on a regular basis. When you have a list of names and email addresses from people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why this common marketing advice never generates leads</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/10/18/why-this-common-marketing-advice-never-generates-leads/</link>
		<comments>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/10/18/why-this-common-marketing-advice-never-generates-leads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You might not know it, but there&#8217;s a big marketing lie going around. If you own a business, and have tried your hand at marketing (which, by the way, should be your primary function), you’ve probably heard this common marketing advice… often from experienced marketing pros. “To generate new leads for your business, you need [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Internet Marketing For Your Local Business</title>
		<link>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/09/28/internet-marketing-for-your-local-business/</link>
		<comments>http://crestviewmarketing.com/2011/09/28/internet-marketing-for-your-local-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Merrill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of whether you sell products and services to other businesses (B2B), or direct to consumers (B2C), the purpose of your website should be to get your readers to become customers. In a simple sort of way&#8230; your website is the Internet Marketing part, and getting people to respond is the conversion part – converting [...]]]></description>
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