Learn One Thing from Mary Gillentag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3168302009-12-24T09:46:07-05:00Learn something new every business day with these how-to tips: copywriting, marketing, sales, web tech, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, desktop publishing, SEO, RSS feeds, podcasting, blogging for business and more.TypePadtypepad/LearnOneThinghttp://feedburner.google.comEight tips for customer-focused marketing promotions - Learn One Thing from Mary Gillentag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83490217053ef0128767c958e970c2009-12-24T09:46:07-05:002009-12-24T09:46:07-05:00Jim Novo, author of Drilling Down: Turning Customer Data into Profits with a Spreadsheet writes about the "patterns of behavior seen repeatedly in customer marketing, and can be used to increase profits." 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