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		<title>Information Overload</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[demise of social media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[too much white noise]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The other day I was watching CNN when I heard a guy talk about this concept of information overload and how it will ultimately be our demise. He&#8217;s not the first person to make this prediction, nor the last. His premise was that we’re getting inundated with information from too many sources, between our smart [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Comment Section, the New LinkedIn Q&amp;A?</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/facebook-comment-section-the-new-linkedin-qa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[benefiting on Facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook comments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social media helping you]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It dawned on me the other morning that new opportunities present themselves daily in this fast-paced online communication stream we all seem to be navigating. Before the days of Facebook and Twitter, professionals spent time on LinkedIn, sharing information about their background, displaying PowerPoint presentations, and hoping to establish credibility through answering questions in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What The Hungry Dudes Have Taught Me About Business and Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As 90% of you reading this know, I&#8217;ve been a contributing member of The Hungry Dudes for the past two years. In that time we’ve had gastronomical adventures at some of Michigan’s best restaurants, bakeries, and dining establishments as evidenced by our Flickr Page and Pinterest Boards. While exploring different ethnic cuisine from Michigan’s diverse melting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hit Us with the Highlights</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/hit-us-with-the-highlights/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:45:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[best practices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[frequency of posting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[how to be effective using social media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[You know what people hate? Being told they’re doing something wrong. It starts when we’re kids, when our parents attempt to share their sage advice, yet at the ripe old age of twelve we think we know better. So it’s no surprise we don’t like being told what to do at our current ages, well [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Often Do You Review Your Notes?</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/how-often-do-you-review-your-notes/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/how-often-do-you-review-your-notes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:21:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[improving your skills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[review your notes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout our careers we amass a tremendous amount of information, some of which we document in the form of notes and daily journals, but mostly we consume content and move on. When you’re in a sales capacity, it’s not uncommon to go through an extensive sales training where you feverishly write down every word from [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Art of Creating Super Fans for Your Business</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/the-art-of-creating-super-fans-for-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/the-art-of-creating-super-fans-for-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[customer service]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foursquare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rewarding customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[super fan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just the other day I went to the store to pick up a few groceries, when I was accosted by a well-meaning guy serving fried pita chips and hummus. As I walked by he asked if I wanted to sample the best hummus I’ve ever tasted, so of course I stopped, knowing all along it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Face-to-Face Prospecting Still Works</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/face-to-face-prospecting-still-works/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/face-to-face-prospecting-still-works/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:06:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[prospecting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[web strategies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stranger: &#8220;Knock Knock&#8221; Me: &#8220;Who&#8217;s there?&#8221; Stranger: &#8220;Creepy old dude&#8221; Me: &#8220;Unless you&#8217;re selling Girl Scout cookies, I&#8217;m not interested.&#8221; Now that you have an image of a creepy guy selling Girl Scout cookies, erase that memory. My focus is about face-to-face prospecting at brick and mortar businesses, and is still highly effective if done [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Trust Your Networks</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/trust-your-networks/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/trust-your-networks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:31:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[auto post]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[foursquare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instagram]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[LinkedIn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[trusted net]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[twitter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it that we don’t seem to be that content with the relationships we’re establishing online? We sign up and create our profile, develop and nurture our network, and then join the next social media site to hit the web, only to spread the same communication and content across multiple platforms. From Foursquare to [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>9</slash:comments>
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		<title>What If&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/what-if/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/what-if/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:45:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The inspiration of this blog comes largely from watching the current Republican nominee process. More to the point, it’s very clear that when it comes to politics and the electoral process, big money almost always beats little money. What if your child’s school Principal was hired not by their skills and abilities, but by how [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Absolute Statements Limit Creativity and Flexibility</title>
		<link>http://davidebenjamin.com/how-absolute-statements-limit-creativity-and-flexibility/</link>
		<comments>http://davidebenjamin.com/how-absolute-statements-limit-creativity-and-flexibility/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[flexibility]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[making absolute statements]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Too often we hear people make absolute statements. “The Lions have no chance of winning this game.” “Buy my program and I guarantee your business will double.” “It’s going to snow tonight.” The obvious problem is we’re almost never in control of the outcome, yet we feel so strong in our convictions that we go [...]]]></description>
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