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		<title>Holiday promotions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Considering sending a holiday promotion? Here are some tips and resources to get the ideas flowing!
Take advantage of holiday specials. Just this week, I&#8217;ve received several holiday specials on printing alone. Here&#8217;s just a sampling:

For one more week, you can order 30 custom printed holiday cards for the price of 20 at www.overnightprints.com. Use coupon [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=459&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Email marketing words to avoid</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tired of getting caught in email Spam filters? Here are some words to avoid when composing your email subject lines:

amazing
cancel at any time
check or money order
click here
congratulations
dear friend
e-mail marketing
for only ($)
free (including toll-free)
great offer
guarantee
increase sales
order now
promise you
risk free
special promotion
this is not spam
to be removed
unsubscribe
winner

Also, in your subject line, avoid*:

avoid excessive punctuation
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		<title>Join us Oct 28! eNewsletters:Database &amp; Design Tips</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/join-us-oct-28-enewslettersdatabase-design-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[building enewsletter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Join us next Wednesday, October 28th; 11:15 AM- 1:30PM
Need help getting started with your eNewsletter design?
Need help with building and compiling your database?
This hands-on class will focus on design &#38; database best practices. In this class you will learn the following:

Incorporate your brand into the design elements
Design your eNewsletter optimally
Compile and build your database

We will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=454&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Announcing the Minnesota Writers Hall of Fame!</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/10/05/announcing-the-minnesota-writers-hall-of-fame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:39:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mix Creative, a St. Paul, MN multi-disciplinary graphic design firm, announces the launch of the Minnesota Writers Hall of Fame web site, created to recognize Minnesota writers, past and present.
A project of the Minnesota Book Awards, coordinated by the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, Mix Creative was selected as agency of record.  The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=442&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Perspectives Poster Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:03:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[choir poster]]></category>
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Mix Creative created this poster design to promote the upcoming Twin Cities Women&#8217;s Choir concert, Perspectives. The concert, which feature singers/songwriters Ann Reed and Brianna Reed will premier a composition for the 140-voice choir that is the compilation of the two performers&#8217; unique perspectives.
In designing this poster, we used profiles of the singers/songwriters overlaid with [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=448&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mix Creative&#8217;s Katrina Hase featured in recent WIN E-Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Women in Networking selected Katrina Hase of Mix Creative to submit a member contributed article in the September 28 edition of the Connect e-newsletter. The article, Planning a Marketing Budget, was distilled from a longer post in the Mix Creative blog from September of 2008.
The WIN Connect E-newsletter reaches over 1,350 women in business [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=444&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taste Section Poster Retrospective</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/10/01/taste-section-poster-retrospective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mix Creative</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[graphic desig]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[innovative posters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Star Tribune&#8217;s Taste section celebrates it&#8217;s 40th anniversary today with a look back at some of their memorable poster-like section covers. Check them out for yourself: http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/taste/62583792.html
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		<title>Package design pointers</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/package-design-pointers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mix Creative</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[cereal box design]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little Alice from the comic strip Cul-de-Sac (by Richard Thompson) makes some insightful remarks on package design for children in this comic strip. Enjoy!

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		<title>E-newsletter workshop and networking TOMORROW!</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/e-newsletter-workshop-and-networking-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not too late to join us for networking and a how and why guide to E-newsletter marketing. Mix Creative&#8217;s Katrina Hase will join Rebecca Metz of Modern Inconveniences for an informal, practical guide to getting started and maximizing marketing potential. Details:
Wednesday, September 23rd; 11:15 AM- 1:30PM
Using eNewsletters Effectively
Focus on what can be accomplished and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=432&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>(re)Communicating Your Capabilities</title>
		<link>http://mixcreative.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/recommunicating-your-capabilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 14:03:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mix Creative</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I spoke with a marketing colleague of mine who expressed frustration that a long-time client had been talking to other agencies to develop a new website and e-mail marketing. Having been their agency of record for all of their print marketing and advertising, my colleague expressed to the client his confusion.
&#8220;Oh, you can do [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=mixcreative.wordpress.com&blog=4115550&post=424&subd=mixcreative&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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