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		<title>The Self-Starter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 05:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Therran Oliphant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you have a great idea and want to start a business &#8211; good for you! Along with everything else you have to worry about (products, marketing, accounting, employees, profitability) you also need to beware of the hidden entrepreneurial danger. It lurks in the shadowy depths of good meetings, hot ideas and the expertise of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Direct-Response Digital</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 03:49:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Therran Oliphant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every now and then, we hear at the Hand-Raiser Marketing offices get our dander up about something. Right now, I&#8217;m feeling like direct response has gotten a bad rap online. I&#8217;m going on a mission to either dispel or prove the theory that brand building isn&#8217;t the only type of advertising that is accepted in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Future so Bright the Midwest Needs Shades</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 04:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Therran Oliphant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend saw a conference of epic proportions. Typically I&#8217;m underwhelmed by conferences; they promise these mind-blowing, motivation inspiring experiences that rarely metastasize into realization of the guarantee. This was not to be the fate of the Future Midwest Conference (#FMW10 on Twitter), held in Royal Oak, Michigan. I was first amazed at the lineup [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Hand-Raiser Mean?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Therran Oliphant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s funny how sometimes people can overlook the explanation of something that is not at all foreign to them. I was recently talking with a friend from another country about the recent trades made in the NFL, in intricate detail about the implications of each, forgetting that he was from Brazil. When I was done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Project Goals Clearly Defined? Part 2 &#8211; M.O.S.T.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:58:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Therran Oliphant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my last post, I spoke of clearly defining project goals, so that brand and product introductions were executed in a manner consistent with your goals and or communications objectives.  I wrote about three main points that must be present to ensure timely and on-target delivery.  Those three necessary general themes include timing, creating engaging [...]]]></description>
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