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		<title>Just the Facts &#8211; about Marketing for Entrepreneurs</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2011/11/10/just-the-facts-about-marketing-for-entrepreneurs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:46:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let's start by looking at some real hard facts about marketing a small business...

Marketing is a Necessity

Especially for start-up companies and new businesses and furthermore, if you're just getting started, you'll need to spend more time marketing than an established company. Why? Because no one really knows about you yet. Your marketing is what Gets the Word Out about your business. Your competition is already out there, and you need to 1. Establish your Unique Selling Proposition (what sets you apart), and 2. Communicate that message to the RIGHT audience.]]></description>
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		<title>A Marketing Plan for Today&#8217;s Marketplace</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2010/08/20/a-marketing-plan-for-todays-marketplace/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2010/08/20/a-marketing-plan-for-todays-marketplace/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing opportunity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reputation management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[website design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=895</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The message you need to get out there isn't in a neat little tweet of 140 characters, and people don't refer you if they don't know you. So to grow you need to increase customers, equipment, staff and possibly space. You also need to grow your marketing base. Today, a 6-step marketing plan gets you started because times are changing!]]></description>
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		<title>Business Start-Up Event Recap</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2010/02/13/business-start-up-event-recap/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2010/02/13/business-start-up-event-recap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:40:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business seminar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business start up]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cherokee county events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free business seminar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[marketing plan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[new business]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Regardless of who you talk to, talk to someone before venturing out and investing your time and money on a new business. The 5 Keys to Business Success Seminar was held on February 9, 2010]]></description>
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		<title>Small business and charitable giving</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/11/12/small-business-and-charitable-giving/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/11/12/small-business-and-charitable-giving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charitable giving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[charity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cherokee county]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MUST Ministries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[small business]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=539</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As a business owner, your responsibility reaches so far outside your company walls. If you haven't considered making the investment in the community, now is the PERFECT time to start.]]></description>
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		<title>The Pits and Perils of Domain Registration and Web Hosting</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/09/23/the-pits-and-perils-of-domain-registration-and-web-hosting/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/09/23/the-pits-and-perils-of-domain-registration-and-web-hosting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Happenings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business website]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[domain name]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=420</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You didn't notice it until a long time customer calls you and tells you that you're now selling Botox injections or yeast infection medicine. Can it really happen? Has it ever happened?

Yes and Yes. ]]></description>
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		<title>Why Turn-key Services are a Value</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/08/04/why-turn-key-services-are-a-value/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/08/04/why-turn-key-services-are-a-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Printing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Website Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[adv]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising agency update]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[printing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[turn-key service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web design]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=357</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It's the value-add of turn-key service that sets some companies apart from the competition. Turn-key service providers are leveraging partners, resources that allow you to magnify your business growth.]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Service &#8211; except, or exceptional?</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/06/04/customer-service-except-or-exceptional/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/06/04/customer-service-except-or-exceptional/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing Ideas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[guerilla marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Take your mission statement from ink to inception and make it come alive in your business by providing phenomenal customer service...]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Value</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/06/02/customer-value/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/06/02/customer-value/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[marketing]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=276</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Your business depends on the value YOU put on your customers. How are you treating them?]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Basics for Beginners</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/05/11/social-media-basics-for-beginners/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/05/11/social-media-basics-for-beginners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 00:57:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=264</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart business owners will make the effort now to start tempering themselves off to the social media scene. Here's why: right now, the social media world is forgiving... but that patience won't last indefinitely...]]></description>
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		<title>Answers to Questions about Advertising Agencies</title>
		<link>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/05/06/answers-to-questions-about-advertising-agencies/</link>
		<comments>http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/2009/05/06/answers-to-questions-about-advertising-agencies/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Lullie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Back to Basics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising agencies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising agency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[advertising agency blog]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://inspired2designllc.com/blog/?p=259</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[So what the heck does an advertising agency do, and is hiring one right for my small business?]]></description>
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