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	<title>Boost Your Marketing ROI</title>
	
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		<title>The Customer Experience Begins with …</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 22:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was meeting with a group of other business owners earlier this week and the topic of customer experience came up. The discussion centered on how to manage it for best outcomes.
Various ideas were tossed about. Some said they charged their operations staff with the responsibility. One person said it was part of his sales [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Quick Marketing ROI Tip: Return Phone Calls.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you as amazed as I am about how many people do not return phone calls?  Insane.
As marketers, making a connection with prospects and customers is our lifeblood. Think about all the opportunities you have to gain insight into others&#8217; thinking, needs and concerns when you engage in the simple act of conversation.
But, if you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nurture Leads. Increase Conversions.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Nurturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Leading]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Segmentation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you know this old parable?  A man has a large boulder in his back yard, and every day he goes out a hits it with a sledgehammer in a effort to reduce it to ruble so that it can be removed. Each day he hits it one time. This goes on for a year. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing ROI Increases With An Organized Lead Capture Stragtegy.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:43:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Nurturing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[boost your marketing roi]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lead Capture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing ROI]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I often get a quizzical look from prospects and clients when I tell them there is a difference  between &#8220;generating&#8221; leads and &#8220;capturing&#8221; leads.
What do I mean?

Companies spend money to generate leads, right? ( if you&#8217;re in retail substitute customers for the word leads)
Once generated it&#8217;s time to maximize return by capturing as much information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Are You Saying To Your ProspectsTo Boost Marketing ROI?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email Campaigns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Engineerng Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Wrinkles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Generate Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospects]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=123</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is the last thing you said in an ad &#8230; an email &#8230; a conversation with your prospects that actually got them excited about your business or service? If you can&#8217;t remember, it&#8217;s time to get to work.
Which of these do you think a prospect is more likely to respond to:
1. Our Services Can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Yesterday’s Business Provides Lessons To Boost Marketing ROI</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Markeing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Direct Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lead Generation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=116</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered why so many small businesses were successful years ago? The answer is simple. They really knew their customers.
I&#8217;m reading a book about Latonia, Kentucky right now. It&#8217;s where I grew up.  A couple of chapters are devoted to stories and images of small businesses in the town and how they served [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use Your Phone To Boost Marketing ROI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 17:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lead Generation]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Go with me on this one. Look at your phone. What do you see?
I know, buttons &#8230; a screen &#8230; a handset if it&#8217;s on your desk.  But, what do you really see?
This may sound elementary, but I see a way to increase marketing ROI.  When is the last time you picked up the phone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Panhandler Offers A Marketing Lesson.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Direct Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cutting Through The Clutter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I was in San Francisco for meetings the past few days and one of the city&#8217;s growing number of panhandler&#8217;s offered up a marketing lesson in cutting through the clutter.
As we were walking to a restaurant on the wharf we encountered no less than eight or nine individuals asking for money. Some had cups they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Marketing ROI Of “Yes”.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Boost Marketing ROI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Customer Interaction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FedEx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seth Godin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yes]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://boostyourmarketingroi.com/?p=104</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I subscribe to blogs that offer practical insight and inspiration.  As a rule I don&#8217;t re-blog about what I&#8217;ve read, but there&#8217;s exception to every rule. Right?
Today, Seth Godin&#8217;s blog about &#8220;Looking for Yes&#8221; was very insightful and inspirational.
Seth contrasts experiences at the post office and FedEx.  It&#8217;s about the importance of looking for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Your Prospective Customers Find You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Craig Barnes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On-Line Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Return On Marketing Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eye Skin Care]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lasik Surgery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Prospective Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Weight Loss]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In the high stakes, winner take all game of internet marketing, if you&#8217;re not on the first page of Google, it&#8217;s game over.
These marketers go to great lengths, using all types of tools to put themselves in that coveted first position. It&#8217;s worth about 40% of the clicks from the prospective searchers.
Let&#8217;s assume you have [...]]]></description>
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