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	<description>Observations from Wayfinder Response Marketing&#039;s team on direct response marketing, branding, advertising and life</description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Moved</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/27/weve-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 23:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re hosting our &#8216;blog ourselves. This gives us a little more control over its look and feel. Go to blog.wayfinderresponse.com to see it.
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		<title>Branded Response and authenticity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 21:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does the response you’re after ring true to your brand?
In their terrific book Authenticity (Harvard Business School Press), James Gilmore and Joseph Pine II discuss how people crave real experiences from their products. In part, this is a reaction to the widespread “virtualization” of society and commerce. Think about it. Did your grandparents ever have [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=20&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Good direct response tactics</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/20/good-direct-response-tactics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 05:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Branded Response relies on best practices. In response marketing, results keep us grounded in what works. 
Here&#8217;s a good reminder of seven basic, proven direct response approaches, from a very good copywriter, Dean Rieck. Many are transferable to today&#8217;s web x.0 media as well. Enjoy. And remember to tell good stories.
If you don&#8217;t have time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=19&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The big impact of small changes</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/the-big-impact-of-small-changes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 21:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branded Response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direct Mail]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[email Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A/B Testing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Branded Response integrates best practices from branding and response marketing. One best practice from response marketing is to pay attention to detail. That’s because little changes can make big differences.
Here’s an example. One of our clients wants investors to register for further information and newsletters about their company. Active, sophisticated investors are legendary information hogs. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=17&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Five marketing mistakes to avoid in a weak economy</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/five-marketing-mistakes-to-avoid-in-a-weak-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 17:22:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five marketing tactics to avoid to succeed during and after the current "recession"<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=13&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The new power tool &#8211; the checklist?</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/the-new-power-tool-the-checklist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 23:49:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[100 Most Influential People]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Peter Pronovost]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The New Yorker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Time Magazine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Time Magazine recently identified the world&#8217;s 100 most influential people. There were the usual candidates &#8211; the Dalai Lama, Bush, Putin, Brangelina, etc. But one name stands out for his humble yet game-changing innovation.  Dr. Peter Pronovost&#8217;s idea was laughably simple. He introduced the lowly checklist into surgery theaters around the country and the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=11&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Youtube for the working class</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/youtube-for-the-working-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[video]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Youtube is a great way to kill a few minutes, but these bnet videos can actually help you with your career. They cover everything from sales to marketing to hr and tech. They&#8217;re quick and generally have some good insights. Here&#8217;s a good example.
   from www.bnet.com  posted with vodpod 
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		<title>Billig Versus Best Practices &#8211; #1</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/billig-versus-best-practices-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 23:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Response Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Billig]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on why "best practices" can stifle real progress, and breakthrough thinking from Jeff Billig, Wayfinder Response Marketing's Creative Director.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=8&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Searchme &#8211; Time for a New Search Engine?</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/searchme-time-for-a-new-search-engine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[search engine]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a Branded Response agency, we monitor developments in search, SEO and SEM. Here&#8217;s a story of a brave company that&#8217;s trying to move search into the future. It&#8217;s called searchme, and it brings sight into the search equation.
The beta version of the search tool is available at searchme. It elegantly solves the problem of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=7&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Build Your Brand for Response</title>
		<link>http://wayfinderblog.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/build-your-brand-for-response/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>wayfinderresponse</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jeff Tarran]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[response]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wayfinder response]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Defining and building a brand is an ongoing process and it’s a process that is being rewritten everyday. In the past, brand was developed by the marketing department and communicated to the target audience through advertising in a one-way conversation.
From a marketing perspective, brand was meant to create perceptions, not necessarily create action. Sure, brand [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=wayfinderblog.wordpress.com&blog=3226378&post=5&subd=wayfinderblog&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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