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		<title>By: ans123</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35863</link>
		<dc:creator>ans123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2011 06:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>servant quickly end a jade plate,Then she recovered <a href="http://www.ubagsmall.com/Monogram-Canvas/Louis-Vuitton-Monogram-Canvas-Artsy-BEV.html" rel="nofollow">louis vuitton monogram canvas artsy mm</a>  herself,father,That is to say,and would not be denied the satisfaction of sending them his newspaper every day,and her address &lt;a href=&quot;<a href="http://www.ubagsmall.com/Monogram-Canvas/Louis-Vuitton-Monogram-" rel="nofollow">http://www.ubagsmall.com/Monogram-Canvas/Louis-Vuitton-Monogram-</a></p>
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		<title>By: James</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35861</link>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Making people feel comfortable is the best way to gain their trust and ultimately their wallet. Who would want to do business with someone who makes them feel like trash? I know I wouldn&#8217;t.  
My recent post &lt;a href=&quot;http://thedailyscribe.com/?p=64&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Security Issues on Social Network Websites&lt;/a&gt; </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Making people feel comfortable is the best way to gain their trust and ultimately their wallet. Who would want to do business with someone who makes them feel like trash? I know I wouldn&rsquo;t.<br />
My recent post <a href="http://thedailyscribe.com/?p=64" rel="nofollow">Security Issues on Social Network Websites</a></p>
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		<title>By: sleepingduck</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35860</link>
		<dc:creator>sleepingduck</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:09:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Good stuff. Customers want something to interact with, so you must act like a human and get them involved :)  </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good stuff. Customers want something to interact with, so you must act like a human and get them involved <img src='http://smartblogs.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Recommended slide deck: Steve Bridger&#8217;s Staying relevant in a wired world &#171; Fredzimny&#039;s Blog</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35859</link>
		<dc:creator>Recommended slide deck: Steve Bridger&#8217;s Staying relevant in a wired world &#171; Fredzimny&#039;s Blog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] 6 tips for treating your customers like friends (smartblogs.com)   Possibly related posts: (automatically generated)No TitleThe Content Economy: Interesting Enterprise 2.0 Readings – Week 4 2010  51.542209 -0.317528 [...] </description>
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		<dc:creator>Recommended slide deck: Steve Bridger&#8217;s Staying relevant in a wired world &#171; Fredzimny&#039;s Blog</dc:creator>
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		<title>By: How to make a mark on your fans &#171; FCEdge Powerful Marketing Communications</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35858</link>
		<dc:creator>How to make a mark on your fans &#171; FCEdge Powerful Marketing Communications</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] How to make a mark on your&#160;fans  Companies could learn a lot from Maker&#8217;s Mark when it comes to building their fan base, branding consultant Todd Spencer said at a recent conference. Members of the bourbon manufacturer&#8217;s Ambassador program are treated like friends, he noted, and receive perks that make them feel like a part of the team. Giving customers ownership, directly asking them for help and surprising them with unexpected gifts is the best way to cultivate that kind of connection, Spencer says.  SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media  [...] </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] How to make a mark on your&nbsp;fans  Companies could learn a lot from Maker&#8217;s Mark when it comes to building their fan base, branding consultant Todd Spencer said at a recent conference. Members of the bourbon manufacturer&#8217;s Ambassador program are treated like friends, he noted, and receive perks that make them feel like a part of the team. Giving customers ownership, directly asking them for help and surprising them with unexpected gifts is the best way to cultivate that kind of connection, Spencer says.  SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Social Media  [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Top 10 Marketing Reading Recommendations 12/28-1/8 &#171; ALL In One Marketing&#039;s Greenhouse</title>
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		<dc:creator>Top 10 Marketing Reading Recommendations 12/28-1/8 &#171; ALL In One Marketing&#039;s Greenhouse</dc:creator>
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		<description>[...] 6 Tips for Treating Your Customers Like Friends (SmartBlog on Social Media).  Some great tips for activating your customers, using the famed Maker&#8217;s Mark Brand Ambassador program as an example. [...] </description>
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		<description>[...] 6 Tips for Treating Your Customers Like Friends (SmartBlog on Social Media).  Some great tips for activating your customers, using the famed Maker&#8217;s Mark Brand Ambassador program as an example. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Bcadgroup&#8217;s Weblog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Want to Build Your Brand &#8211; Enlist Brand Ambassadors</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bcadgroup&#8217;s Weblog &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Want to Build Your Brand &#8211; Enlist Brand Ambassadors</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 05:24:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Smartblog on Social Media posted an article today by Jesse Stanchak about Makers Mark—the well known bourbon brand—and how they have successfully utilized their brand ambassadors. The reason I chose to share this post was because of the innovative offer they provided to their ambassadors. [...] </description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Smartblog on Social Media posted an article today by Jesse Stanchak about Makers Mark—the well known bourbon brand—and how they have successfully utilized their brand ambassadors. The reason I chose to share this post was because of the innovative offer they provided to their ambassadors. [...]</p>
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		<title>By: Jesse Stanchak</title>
		<link>http://smartblogs.com/social-media/2010/01/04/6-tips-for-treating-your-customers-like-friends/#comment-35855</link>
		<dc:creator>Jesse Stanchak</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi there BG -- as I recall, during that session at Supergenius, Todd never claimed have created the program. He was at the conference with company CEO Bill Samuels to explain how the program works and illustrate ways other companies could replicate those results, not to take credit for the idea.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi there BG &#8212; as I recall, during that session at Supergenius, Todd never claimed have created the program. He was at the conference with company CEO Bill Samuels to explain how the program works and illustrate ways other companies could replicate those results, not to take credit for the idea.</p>
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