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		<title>An Analogy</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2010/01/16/an-analogy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s say you own, or even work for, a business of some sort.  The type of business really doesn&#8217;t matter. On any given day, the telephone rings. What do you do?  You answer it. Why? Because on the other end of the line could be that important message from an existing customer, a call from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Purple Carrots</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/11/20/purple-carrots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that historically, the orange carrot was just one of many varieties available?  In fact, there was no single color of carrots – they came in several different hues: Orange, white, yellow, red. And yes, even purple. But then something changed. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Dutch growers developed the orange carrot [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s 3:00 AM. Do you know where your content is?</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/09/22/its-300-am-do-you-know-where-your-content-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:10:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a time, not too terribly long ago, when you could just put some information on your website, people would visit, find it (usually after sitting through a two-minute Flash intro), and then go on with their browsing. Boy how times have changed. These days, if you want your content to be found, not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Social Media is NOT What You May Think</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/08/17/the-power-of-social-media-is-not-what-you-may-think/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:25:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=215</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[For the past few years, and this year in particular, social media has been the darling of the marketing and advertising world. The promise of reaching the customer where they already are online, coupled with meteoric rises in traffic to sites such as Facebook and Twitter have made this realm an incredibly attractive realm for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Differences Between Managers and Leaders</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/07/02/differences-between-managers-and-leaders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[File this one in &#8216;Today&#8217;s Random Thoughts&#8217; There are those that use the terms Manager and Leader interchangeably, but there are dramatic differences. A Manager is one who sees chaos around them, and tries to control it.  They try to quell the uprising, and maintain the status-quo.  They&#8217;re the ones who will do everything they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone is a Salesman</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/02/27/everyone-is-a-salesman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=112</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s quick thought &#8212; Everyone is a salesman. It&#8217;s just a matter of what you&#8217;re trying to sell. Whether it involves a physical product, a service, or even a concept, everyone is selling something.  It may not even be a conscious action, but in just about every time there&#8217;s more than one person is involved in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Thoughts on Facebook&#8217;s Terms of Service</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/02/24/thoughts-on-facebooks-terms-of-service/</link>
		<comments>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2009/02/24/thoughts-on-facebooks-terms-of-service/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=101</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, much was made of the changes to Facebook&#8217;s Terms of Service.  It was sparked by a story on The Consumerist&#8217;s website, which led to a flurry of activity in all corners of the online world. It even prompted Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to post a statement on Facebook&#8217;s blog clarifying their stance. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Power of Podcasts</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2008/11/10/the-power-of-podcasts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:07:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A piece from Lisa Formica, Vice President of fmi direct, inc,  was published on the MarketingProfs site last month discussing The Power of Podcasts. The entire piece is worth a read, and a few of the &#8216;facts and figures&#8217; are worth repeating: Awareness of the term &#8220;podcasting&#8221; increased from 22% to 37% in the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Today&#8217;s Agencies Ready for Tomorrow</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2008/08/29/are-todays-agencies-ready-for-tomorrow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2008/08/29/are-todays-agencies-ready-for-tomorrow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was catching up on reading some older newsletters, I came across one that had an excerpt from an article written by Joe Marchese, dated July 1, 2008. Marchese’s main point seems to be that agencies, creative shops, marketers and such aren’t ready ready for, or have an organizational structure that supports social media [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First Six Months &#8211; A Decade in the Making</title>
		<link>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2008/08/06/the-first-six-months-a-decade-in-the-making/</link>
		<comments>http://www.almostliveproductions.com/blog/2008/08/06/the-first-six-months-a-decade-in-the-making/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 06:09:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brian Harrison</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.almostliveproductions.com/?p=39</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s been just over six months since I left the safety and comfort of gainful employment. And I haven’t looked back since. They say the first six months of starting a new business is among the most challenging, and I would have to agree. And I couldn’t have done it without the help of a [...]]]></description>
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