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		<title>The Value Of Social Media</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 00:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;These days man knows the price of everything, but the value of nothing.&#8221; ~Oscar Wilde &#160; I will be the first to admit, I&#8217;m a pretty lucky guy.  My interest in social media has allowed me to be surrounded by &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/the-value-of-social-media/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Lather-Rinse-Repeat Approach To Being A Master Engager</title>
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		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People who are charismatic, personable, and are able to effortlessly draw people to them usually have one thing in common: They understand what it takes to be engaging, and they have it set to automatic.  When we think of these &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/the-lather-rinse-repeat-approach-to-being-a-master-engager/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Is Social Media Burnout A Rite Of Passage?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s out of control.  You know what I&#8217;m talking about, I&#8217;m sure.  Always having to be &#8216;on&#8217;.  After all, social media never sleeps, right?  You&#8217;ve decided that your business would be better served by becoming social and now it seems &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/is-social-media-burnout-a-rite-of-passage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Like It&#8217;s 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Quite often when speaking with clients, I run into folks who are more than intrigued about social media.  They hear about it everywhere they go and understand that they need to integrate it into their strategy, but somehow they&#8217;re not &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/social-media-like-its-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>5 Key Habits To Supercharge Your Social Media Engagement Skills</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 08:27:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is a known fact that engaging your customer is critical to the success of your social media efforts.  It&#8217;s the human side of the equation, regardless of which social media tool(s) you decide to use.  With that in mind, &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/5-key-habits-to-supercharge-your-engaging-skills/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How Are You Engaging Your Customers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 04:26:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I decided to step out of my usual self and decided to look at social media from the other side, the consumer&#8217;s point of view.  Not that I&#8217;m not a consumer myself, but I wanted to get a more objective &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/how-are-you-engaging-your-customers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Secret To Gaining Influence</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 23:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Thio</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been thinking for some time now about Klout scores and influence in general.  And just so we&#8217;re on the same page, a Klout score is a metric of one&#8217;s overall online influence.  The score can range anywhere between 1-100 &#8230; <a href="http://ideabloke.com/the-secret-to-gaining-influence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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