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		<title>Budget chips away at construction, heritage and religion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 10:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Harris</dc:creator>
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The Chancellor announced in his recent budget that the VAT relief currently on approved alterations to listed buildings is being withdrawn from 1st October 2012. He described the existing relief as an ‘anomaly’, which “gives a perverse incentive for change as opposed to repair”.
He’s right, VAT relief on ‘approved alterations’ is an anomaly given that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>London Olympics ‘No marketing rights protocol’ a fiasco</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Harris</dc:creator>
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The first cabinet meeting of 2012 was held in the Olympic handball arena where David Cameron in a speech to mark the event pledged that the cabinet were doing their utmost ‘to make the most of this unique opportunity to showcase all the great things the UK has to offer to the rest of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The value of print</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:15:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Craven</dc:creator>
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Take a look at your inbox. I&#8217;m sure a high proportion of your messages will be from companies trying to get your attention or sell you their wares. Am I right? Now ask yourself this, when was the last time you received a piece of well designed and well produced literature through the post? In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responsive web design</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Stickland</dc:creator>
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My eyes have been opened to responsive web design and there is definitely no going back for me.
If you’re not familiar with responsive web design it’s basically a way of designing a website so it can adapt to different screen resolutions. Every user’s device is catered for, eliminating the risk of losing visitors. And, although [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Logo or Lo-gone?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 14:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neale Payling</dc:creator>
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After suffering a rough year in 2010, filled with several announcements of its demise, the humble logo is still here and it’s still as vital as ever.
To give a little context, three weeks ago the president of GAP’s North American division resigned after 24 years of service. Her decision to do so has been strongly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SEO tip #2: Clean coding equals a solid structure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 10:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caroline Stickland</dc:creator>
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It’s simple &#8211; use good clean code to build a website and you will have a strong foundation for your site to grow and blossom.
When search engines crawl through a site they look for words and links. Basically, everything else (such as HTML and JavaScript) is a distraction and can get in the way of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Create your digital toolbox</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:26:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Crowther</dc:creator>
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Whether you like it, loathe it or just don’t understand it, ‘new media’ PR is here to stay, and in its many guises it will become an ever important strand of communicating with a mass market.
Facebook, Twitter, Have Your Say, blogs, forums, chat rooms, e-marketing, Wikipedia&#8230; these and many more come under the wing of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The difference between god and a safety manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 11:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Harris</dc:creator>
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God doesn’t think he’s a safety manager!
Before the safety police visit, I should say that I don’t entirely subscribe to this theory but on the other hand no amount of legislation can replace the application of common sense.
Here’s an example.
I attended a site induction a few weeks ago on a high-rise city centre construction project. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tim’s top tips for public speaking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 12:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Crowther</dc:creator>
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Many of us are asked to address an audience at some point, be that as part of a presentation or as part of a business pitch. Unless we’re seasoned performers, we all get apprehensive beforehand – and nerves can either make or break our performance.
Alongside my role as PR Director for Harris Associates, I also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Panic!</title>
		<link>http://www.harris-associates.com/blog/don%e2%80%99t-panic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 09:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Crowther</dc:creator>
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If you are called on to represent your business in a radio interview, what will your first reaction be? Mild panic? Major panic? Fear not &#8211; here are a few tips to help you get the most out of the experience.

If you are approached to comment, treat it as a positive. After all, it is giving [...]]]></description>
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