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		<title>The Key to Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Leadership]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Success]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>

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“Success is peace of mind 
which is a direct result of  self-satisfaction 
in knowing you made the effort to become 
the best of  which you are capable.” 
John Wooden

What does the late John Wooden have to do with this generation’s retailer?  Absolutely nothing.  But consider Wooden’s legacy as both a basketball coach and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Ain&#8217;t a Fad, Pt. 2</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/facebook-aint-a-fad-pt-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[WHFA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This  article that was originally published in the June-July issue of Western Retailer magazine:
&#8230;continued from Part 1.  I shared with you five easy tips to begin successfully marketing your business on Facebook and non-traditional platforms.  Those were just the beginning steps.  The following five steps are the conclusion to this series and are intended to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Facebook Ain&#8217;t a Fad, Pt. 1</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/facebook-aint-a-fad-pt-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:08:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in the June-July issue of Western Retailer magazine:
Social media has become the rage of marketing in the furniture business. Those who have taken a “wait and see” attitude will soon figure out this type of media is here to stay. At last count, Facebook had over 400,000,000 active users.  With [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winners Never Quit</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/what-are-you-talking-about/winners-never-quit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:44:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Discouragement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Quitting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shortcuts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stamina]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Winners]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sculptures are created by slowly chipping away. One blow upon the chisel with the hammer does not make the excess stone fall away and reveal a masterpiece.  The artist hits and chips away at the stone continually.
And this true of life, too: Nothing worthwhile comes easy. We must keep chipping away; going after our dreams [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does The Furniture Business Have Anything In Common With The Bus Stop?</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/does-the-furniture-business-have-anything-in-common-with-the-bus-stop/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 18:59:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Rarely (maybe never) in the several years we have maintained our  website and blog have I felt compelled to simply copy a story I read  somewhere else. Today is an exception.
I recently read a post from Seth Godin, who wrote:
Becoming  a bus company 
We all have a vision of the typical bus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing your Marketing Approach to Meet Consumer Demands</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/changing-your-marketing-approach-to-meet-consumer-demands/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The late John Wooden once said, “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.”  Wooden’s words ring true with today’s consumerism trends.  Consider the American automobile industry.  It nearly tanked because it stood by the production of large gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs in the face of record-high oil prices.  Or think about third [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hiring Digital Retail Furniture Employees</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/hiring-digital-retail-furniture-employees/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/hiring-digital-retail-furniture-employees/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:57:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article was originally published in the June 7, 2010 issue of Furniture World:
Have you ever read  about a time when people believed the world was flat? Or when it was  thought the sun revolved around the earth? Sure you have. Well, just as  accepted truth about our physical world changes, so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Gets Measured Gets Done</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/what-gets-measured-gets-done/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 15:27:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Edge]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energizers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Execute]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inbound Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jack Welch]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/?p=1287</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“What gets measured gets done,” said Jack Welch, former chairman and CEO of General Electric.
Welch often credited much of his success during his 30 plus years at the helm of GE to hiring and evaluation of his employees. It is said that he spent as much as 50 percent of his time on talent acquisition, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utilizing SEO: Strategy</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/utilizing-seo-strategy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/general/utilizing-seo-strategy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Retail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[furniture advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stretegy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/?p=1229</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Part 3 of 3
Beyond technology, here are three principles to remember when planning and executing an SEO campaign:

Flow
Remember, the reason you are trying to get your website to the top of the first page is because you want people to come to the site and look at your content, then buy what your selling. Don’t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Utilizing SEO: Glossary of Key Terms</title>
		<link>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/what-are-you-talking-about/utilizing-seo-glossary-of-key-terms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thelivelymerchant.com/what-are-you-talking-about/utilizing-seo-glossary-of-key-terms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Strategy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Furniture Adversiting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Glosssary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Part 2 of 3
Understanding these key SEO (Search Engine Optimization) ideas and terms will help you make the best decisions for your search marketing strategy:

Title
Each page on your website is coded with a unique title that is different than the page name. Depending on your internet browser, check the name of the tab or the [...]]]></description>
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