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    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Reaching your target audience involves using the correct marketing method</title>
      <description>Email marketing allows growing businesses to give quick responses to their clients, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:44:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Trust fundamental for growing businesses that use email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have been urged by an expert to build trust with customers when using email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:49:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights need for firms to understand benefits of marketing</title>
      <description>New research has suggested that a number of growing businesses do not know how beneficial their direct marketing efforts are to their operations...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:49:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Firms offering green services urged to be clear on credentials</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that are looking to promote their goods or services as eco-friendly through direct marketing must be clear on the claims they make, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:27:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation announces networking event</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that are looking to expand their contacts in the world of direct marketing could benefit from a new series of events announced by an industry body...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:37:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing strategies the way forward for websites</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could benefit from using strategies related to direct marketing to make improvements to their overall online presence, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert claims firms are moving ad spend away from traditional areas</title>
      <description>Growing businesses are increasingly choosing to invest in emerging direct marketing platforms, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:54:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research highlights where businesses turn to for free advice</title>
      <description>Around one in four growing business owners turn to their parents for advice on issues related to their company, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:58:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert predicts need for firms to improve email marketing best practice</title>
      <description>The growth of email marketing as a channel is set to encourage firms to up their game in terms of best practice, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 11:47:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Immediacy highlighted as key aspect of email marketing</title>
      <description>Email marketing allows growing businesses to give quick responses to their clients, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert urges businesses to consider the benefits of outsourcing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could benefit from outsourcing some of their operations in the current economic climate, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct Marketing Association seeks next generation of advertisers</title>
      <description>A competition created to give youngsters experience of the work of the direct marketing industry has received a record number of entries...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:17:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Right data 'improves ability of firms to bond with email marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses can forge a stronger bond with clients through email marketing, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'the best way to reach potential buyers'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that email marketing is &amp;quot;the best way&amp;quot; for growing businesses to reach potential clients...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:33:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New figures reveal online retail is set to continue growth</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that do not have an online presence could be harming their future growth, new figures have suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:19:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Timing and personalisation 'equally important in direct marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should consider both the timing and relevance of their direct marketing campaigns, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:23:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers 'feel valued when firms use direct mail to reach them'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could benefit from using direct mail to reach consumers, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:16:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing qualification to be launched next month</title>
      <description>A new qualification based on digital and interactive marketing is to be launched at the start of July...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:37:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights benefits of outside help on direct marketing</title>
      <description>New research has suggested how growing businesses could benefit from receiving outside help on their direct marketing campaigns...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:20:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer relationship management systems 'can boost marketing relevance'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses can improve the relevance of their direct marketing by using a customer relationship management (CRM) system, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Not difficult' for firms to boost their reputation via email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses can easily improve their reputation with consumers through email marketing, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:39:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses 'must step up to the plate' with web-based marketing</title>
      <description>Companies could be missing out on a major increase in sales if they do not start to use web-based marketing platforms, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:41:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New blog launched to offer firms email marketing advice</title>
      <description>Growing businesses seeking tips on how to improve their email marketing could soon take advantage of a new blog...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:52:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Relevance 'key to drive consumer response through marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must ensure their direct marketing is relevant to its audience if they want to drive customer response, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:33:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'all about making an impact on customers'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must ensure they use email marketing to &amp;quot;make an impact&amp;quot; on subscribers, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:25:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'a key outbound communications platform'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that growing businesses are most likely to use email marketing to reach their consumers...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 15:10:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Web-based marketing 'to account for a third of all advertising by 2013'</title>
      <description>New figures have suggested that the growth in the use of web-based advertising strategies such as email marketing is set to continue in the next few years...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'should avoid cutting back on IT expenditure'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that growing businesses risk putting themselves at a disadvantage if they cut their IT budgets...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:44:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'getting to grips with smartphones'</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are increasingly using smartphones as part of their day-to-day operations, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:56:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research predicts growth in email marketing popularity</title>
      <description>The popularity of email marketing as a promotional tool is set to rise in the next five years, new research has predicted...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:22:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government announces universal broadband plans for businesses</title>
      <description>All growing businesses across the UK will have access to broadband within the next three years, the government has claimed in a new report...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:14:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Combining email marketing with social media 'can increase customer contact'</title>
      <description>Using email marketing in conjunction with social media profiles is a useful way for firms to keep in touch with consumers, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Use email marketing 'to establish a relationship with consumers'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should use email marketing to get to know their customers better, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:27:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert outlines 'potential' of adding mobile to direct marketing strategies</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that are looking to add another platform to their direct marketing strategies should consider mobile advertising, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:17:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Firms urged not to get 'comfortable' when using email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not shy away from trying new things when it comes to their email marketing, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:06:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to not cut data storage investment</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that growing businesses should not cut their spending on data storage over the long-term...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:54:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation announces presentation plans</title>
      <description>The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) is to hold a series of presentations on the way several major companies use data strategies to enhance their promotions...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct Marketing Association presents top mail award to Hornby</title>
      <description>John Hornby, chief executive of the Lettershop Group, has been awarded the Robert Bill Award by the Direct Marketing Association (DMA)...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:53:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'an extremely valuable promotional tool'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could benefit greatly from using email marketing to reach their clients, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing 'has become an essential part of business'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that direct marketing is now &amp;quot;an essential part&amp;quot; of business operations...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:51:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert claims email marketing success 'rests on three key issues'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to focus on three issues when planning their email marketing campaigns, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to avoid 'lazy' email marketing</title>
      <description>Companies that use email marketing should ensure they do not fall into &amp;quot;lazy&amp;quot; habits, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:34:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Technology 'helping to make direct marketing more scientific'</title>
      <description>Direct marketing is becoming more scientific as a growing number of businesses use technology to support their campaigns...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 09:44:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct Marketing Association appoints new chiefs of staff</title>
      <description>A leading marketing body has announced the appointment of the two people it hopes will spearhead its new leadership structure...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:39:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Companies 'struggling to integrate data into digital strategies'</title>
      <description>New research has suggested that growing businesses are failing to make data a key part of their digital strategies...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:34:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Improving targeting 'will boost marketing return on investment'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that improve the targeting of their direct marketing will see an increase in their return on investment, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:45:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Personalisation 'key to improving email marketing open rates'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should do their best to ensure email marketing messages are fully personalised to suit their recipients, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:55:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights potential of email marketing for small firms</title>
      <description>New research has revealed how growing businesses could benefit from choosing to use email marketing to promote their products and services...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:36:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing to attend education event</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing organisation has revealed plans to showcase its qualifications at the upcoming Education Live event...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 09:19:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'by far the medium choice for consumers'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that email marketing is &amp;quot;by far&amp;quot; the platform consumers in the UK are most likely to contacted through...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:47:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing campaigns celebrated at awards ceremony</title>
      <description>The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has celebrated the advertising efforts of a range of companies at its annual Business Performance Awards...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:55:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing institute appoints Lincolnshire president</title>
      <description>The Lincolnshire wing of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced the appointment of its first president...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 09:47:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct Marketing Association director to leave position</title>
      <description>A leading marketing industry body has announced that one of its managing directors is leaving his post...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers 'more likely to respond to timely direct marketing'</title>
      <description>New research has highlighted that growing businesses should underestimate the value of timing in direct marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:13:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketers 'increasingly confident about the future'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that professionals in the direct marketing sector are becoming more and more confident about the future...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:27:48 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'is economical in comparison to other channels'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that choose to use email marketing to reach clients could be better off than rival firms that do not, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:49:45 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Effective direct mail marketing 'starts with professional looking messages'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have been urged to consider the aesthetics of their direct mail messages when they plan marketing campaigns...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:39:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert claims mobile and email marketing are beginning to converge</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not regard mobile and email marketing as separate entities, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New figures highlight the value of an online presence to firms</title>
      <description>Research has shed light on the potential benefits that an online presence could have for growing businesses...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:36:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing highlighted as ideal for boosting conversion rates</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could boost their marketing conversion rates by using email promotions, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:34:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82914</link>
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      <title>Direct marketing body confirms categories for upcoming awards</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has confirmed the categories which will be included in its first national Marketing Excellence Awards...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:24:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82913</link>
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      <title>Companies urged to breed loyalty through direct marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should ensure that they use direct marketing to encourage clients to be loyal to their services, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:21:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Effective email marketing 'can be achieved in a number of ways'</title>
      <description>Companies can creative successful email marketing campaigns in several ways, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:56:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research highlights need for firms to link direct mail to email</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should ensure that their offline and online marketing campaigns complement each other, new research has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:33:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights the most popular email marketing subject lines</title>
      <description>News, party and newsletter are among the most popular subject line terms used in email marketing, according to a report...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:30:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Almost 50% of firms 'remain focused on customer acquisition'</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are maintaining their focus on acquiring new custom despite the current economic climate, a new study has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:46:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82907</link>
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      <title>Keeping in contact with consumers 'is vital for businesses'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must ensure they keep in regular contact with clients through the use of direct marketing, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:45:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Small firms 'boosting their use of Twitter as a business tool'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that a number of growing businesses are beginning to integrate Twitter into their direct marketing strategies...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82906</link>
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      <title>Clients 'urge businesses to add recycle logos to direct marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not hesitate to add recycle logos to their direct marketing messages, a new study has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:59:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Early adoption of IT 'can help growing businesses to thrive'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that choose to embrace IT could benefit in the long-term, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 09:13:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Strategy 'as important as execution' in email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have been warned over the importance of having a strategy in place for email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 15:06:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82374</link>
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      <title>New research highlights bright future for email marketing</title>
      <description>Email marketing looks set to remain a popular promotional channel for a number of firms for years to come, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:59:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82375</link>
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      <title>Growing businesses increase focus on CMS investment</title>
      <description>New research has suggested that content management systems (CMS) are becoming increasingly popular to growing businesses...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:59:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82376</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82376</link>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation to advise at upcoming conference</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revealed it is to present a case study at an upcoming conference...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 11:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82166</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82166</link>
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      <title>Internet Advertising Bureau unveils new marketing guidelines</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that are thinking about adding mobile promotions to their direct marketing mix could benefit from new guidelines published by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB)...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=82033</link>
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      <title>B2B lead generation 'boosts the quality of direct marketing campaigns'</title>
      <description>New research has suggested that B2B lead generation can provide a welcome boost to the direct marketing campaigns of growing businesses...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=80967</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=80967</link>
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      <title>Email marketing 'an ideal platform for businesses to test'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that email marketing is one platform that offers growing businesses an easy way to test promotions...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 15:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=80968</guid>
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      <title>Email marketers urged to look at past campaigns for future opportunities</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use email marketing should not think they have to constantly dream up new ideas to engage customers, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 11:42:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing qualifications 'key for business survival'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need qualified direct marketing staff to help them through the current economic climate, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 09:42:45 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=80649</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=80649</link>
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      <title>Split testing 'can improve the success of email marketing'</title>
      <description>The use of split testing techniques could be key to improving email marketing campaigns, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79614</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79614</link>
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      <title>Direct marketing body announces details for report launch</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced plans to launch a new report at a major event next month...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79615</link>
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      <title>Study highlights need for firms to protect valuable data</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that many businesses should consider doing more to protect valuable information including data lists...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 15:29:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79577</guid>
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      <title>Growing businesses should consider going 'transpromotional'</title>
      <description>Firms should consider adapting their direct marketing into &amp;quot;transpromotional advertising&amp;quot;, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:03:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79380</guid>
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      <title>Direct marketing 'more important for businesses than ever'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need direct marketing more than ever, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 09:44:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=79247</guid>
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      <title>Environmental tool unveiled by Direct Marketing Association </title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has unveiled a new online tool designed to help companies create an environmental policy for their operations...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:01:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=78143</guid>
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      <title>Web-based marketing growth 'expected to outstrip TV advertising'</title>
      <description>New research has highlighted the potential growth of online advertising platforms including email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 15:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=78144</guid>
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      <title>Security issues 'a major concern for growing businesses'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses across the UK have highlighted in a new study that the security of their data lists is a concern for them...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 11:12:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=77922</guid>
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      <title>Understanding clients 'leads to improved direct marketing response'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses can gain an improved response from their direct marketing by trying to understand their clients, according to an advice website...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 09:14:09 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=77801</guid>
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      <title>Direct marketing standard gets launched in the north-west</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has visited Manchester to launch its latest major industry standard...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 15:12:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=72612</guid>
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      <title>Direct marketing body to offer graduates career advice</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revealed plans to offer graduates advice on their future careers at an upcoming event...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:42:24 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=72587</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=72587</link>
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      <title>Every email marketing campaign 'a chance to improve'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should class all email marketing campaigns as a chance to boost the quality of their promotions, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 11:26:25 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=72389</guid>
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      <title>Expert highlights importance of web as a way to sell services</title>
      <description>Growing businesses in the UK could get massive benefits from marketing and selling products and services online, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 09:28:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=72269</guid>
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      <title>PR and marketing 'a great way to tell a company's story'</title>
      <description>Direct marketing and PR work can offer growing businesses a great way to tell their story, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 15:49:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Technology 'key to helping businesses through the recession'</title>
      <description>Investment in IT could provide growing businesses with the boost that gets them through the current recession, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:52:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Incentives 'the best way for B2B marketers to grow lists'</title>
      <description>B2B email marketers are most likely to drive subscriptions by offering clients incentives to sign, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 14:48:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Internet Advertising Bureau creates lead generation body</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing organisation has joined forces with a range of other companies to highlight the benefits of lead generation...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 11:34:46 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=70998</guid>
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      <title>Study highlights potential impact of not marketing to clients</title>
      <description>Companies that fail to send regular direct marketing messages to their clients could be inadvertently jeopardising their future, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 09:28:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing's effectiveness 'can be a blessing and a curse'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that the effectiveness of email marketing as a tool to reach consumers can be both &amp;quot;a blessing and a curse&amp;quot;...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert claims 'content is king' in the world of email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should ensure that all email marketing they send is relevant to its audience, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 15:53:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses urged to take care when carrying critical data</title>
      <description>Growing companies should take care when carrying around their business data on mobile devices, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 11:23:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation announces board appointments</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has appointed two industry experts to its Welsh board...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:21:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketers 'failing to use data collected from consumers'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that a number of companies that use email marketing collect data from consumers but fail to use it to improve their campaigns...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:29:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing business owners 'taking work home with them'</title>
      <description>A number of growing business managers continue working even when they get home at night, new research has revealed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert claims email marketing is 'a multi-purpose promotional tool'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use email marketing have a very flexible promotional channel at their disposal, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 15:28:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>B2B email marketing still one step ahead of emerging rivals?</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should class all email marketing campaigns as a chance to boost the quality of their promotions, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation's event proves successful</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has revealed that a recent event it held at its head office in Berkshire was a success...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 11:41:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=68186</link>
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      <title>Advertising network releases audience intelligence reports</title>
      <description>Growing businesses looking to improve their direct marketing can now get hold of detailed reports on the habits of consumers from Specific Media, it has been revealed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 09:29:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert urges firms to keep email address acquisition simple</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use email marketing should be sensible when trying to acquire more addresses for their data lists, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:08:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online retail figures highlight potential of internet presence</title>
      <description>Research has revealed that growing businesses could be missing out by not having an online presence...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 15:07:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=66979</link>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'should not rule out direct mail in current climate'</title>
      <description>Direct mail is still an option for growing businesses in this current economic climate, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 11:47:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'can boost traffic to a firm's website'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that want to boost the number of people visiting their websites should use email marketing, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 09:27:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=66646</link>
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      <title>Research highlights how domain names can affect brand presence</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should consider the domain names they use as part of their email marketing and online presence, a study has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:20:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Relevance key to reaching younger generations through marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to ensure they send highly relevant B2B email marketing when dealing with the so-called &amp;quot;Millennial Generation&amp;quot;, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers 'intend to continue spending via online retailers'</title>
      <description>New research has highlighted how growing businesses could benefit from having an online presence...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 15:06:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'should still be considering green IT issues'</title>
      <description>Companies should not use the economic downturn as a reason to not consider improving the green credentials of their IT operations, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 11:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Firms 'set to embrace mobile marketing in the near future'</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is set to hold an event next month to show growing businesses how they can improve the quality of their data...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 09:25:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Automated marketing technology 'boosts company performance'</title>
      <description>Using automated software to support direct marketing campaigns can be major advantage for growing businesses, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:53:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62572</link>
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      <title>US expert confirmed to speak at digital marketing event</title>
      <description>A leading marketing expert from the other side of the Atlantic has been confirmed as a guest speaker at an upcoming direct marketing conference...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 15:26:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Use of language 'key to success of email marketing campaigns'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should ensure they phrase their email marketing correctly to ensure a major response, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 11:25:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Report considers how firms can add video to email marketing</title>
      <description>A new white paper has been published to give growing businesses advice on how to add video to email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 09:21:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'to increase direct marketing efforts'</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are planning to increase their investment in direct marketing during the next 12 months, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:32:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing is 'essential in the current economic climate'</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that email marketing is proving itself to be an essential promotional tool for firms looking to survive in the current financial climate...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 15:01:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62566</link>
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      <title>New figures suggest businesses are embracing mobile marketing</title>
      <description>A new study has highlighted that many growing businesses may be adding mobile advertising to their direct marketing mix...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 14:58:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62567</link>
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      <title>Almost half of small firms 'still without an online presence'</title>
      <description>Nearly half of all growing businesses in the UK do not have a website, according to new research by 1&amp;amp;1 Internet...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 11:10:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62565</link>
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      <title>'More important than ever' to send relevant email marketing</title>
      <description>An expert has urged growing businesses to ensure their email marketing is as relevant as possible...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 09:28:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62564</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62564</link>
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      <title>Major direct marketing conference enjoys increased interest</title>
      <description>Organisers of a major direct marketing conference are celebrating after the event proved popular with growing businesses looking to improve their promotions...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:38:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62563</link>
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      <title>Email marketing offers 'unbeatable' return on investment</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have the chance to take advantage of an &amp;quot;unbeatable&amp;quot; return on investment (ROI) if they use email marketing, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 15:16:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62562</link>
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      <title>Advertising Standards Authority appoints new chief executive</title>
      <description>The organisation that regulates the advertising and direct marketing industries has appointed a new chief executive...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 11:53:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62561</link>
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      <title>Marketing organisation unveils upcoming awards shortlist</title>
      <description>The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has announced the shortlist of its upcoming awards event celebrating some of the best promotional campaigns of the past 12 months...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 09:41:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights need to maintain trust through an online presence</title>
      <description>New research has demonstrated the need for growing businesses to maintain trust with clients with web-based retail platforms or promotional avenues such as email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:07:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62558</link>
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      <title>Creative subject lines 'can capture an email subscriber's attention'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not resist the urge to make their email marketing subject lines as creative as they desire, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:06:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62559</link>
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      <title>Firms 'increasingly looking to integrated direct marketing'</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are turning to integrated solutions to improve their direct marketing, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:54:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62557</link>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to respect email marketing</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing advice website has called on growing businesses to be sensible in their use of email as a promotional tool...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 11:59:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62556</link>
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      <title>Government department to showcase eco-friendly marketing</title>
      <description>The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced it is to hold free workshops on how firms can make their direct marketing greener...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 09:31:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62555</link>
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      <title>Firms reveal intention to use automated systems for direct marketing</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are planning to use automated platforms to control their direct marketing efforts, according to new research...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 15:36:36 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marketing organisation continues with restructuring efforts</title>
      <description>A leading marketing organisation is set to work on implementing the next stage of its restructuring programme...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 12:35:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to embrace remote working opportunities</title>
      <description>Companies could potentially benefit from offering their employees the chance to work from home, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 11:33:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62552</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62552</link>
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      <title>Direct Marketing Association to hold data quality event</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is set to hold an event next month to show growing businesses how they can improve the quality of their data...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 09:12:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=62551</link>
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      <title>Firms should regard marketing as 'more than just visibility'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have been urged to ensure their direct marketing efforts are about more than just visibility...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:40:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to not fear change in email marketing</title>
      <description>Firms that use email marketing should not be afraid to change their strategies from time to time, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:39:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers 'heading online to seek out the best value deals' </title>
      <description>New research on the habits of consumers in the UK has highlighted the importance of an online presence to businesses...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:39:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Outside help 'can improve the success of direct mail marketing'</title>
      <description>An expert has suggested that growing businesses should not be afraid of approaching outside firms for help with their direct marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:54:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing expert to speak at event</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has confirmed that one of is promotional experts is to speak at a major upcoming conference...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:27:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses urged to view direct marketing 'as an investment'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must get out of the routine of viewing their direct marketing as a cost, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:50:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses using email marketing 'should embrace social media'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should consider integrating social mediums into their direct marketing mix, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:49:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct mail 'still a key way to attract people to web services'</title>
      <description>Companies should not disregard direct mail in favour of online promotions, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 11:32:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Experts extol virtues of B2B data list investment</title>
      <description>The impact of the economic downturn has led companies of all sizes to reconsider how they spend their direct marketing budgets...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 10:47:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'plan to boost email marketing spend'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that growing businesses are planning to increase their investment in online promotional strategies such as email marketing...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:55:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct mail 'sometimes should do nothing more than say hello'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses do not need to always offer consumers something when sending them direct mail marketing, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:43:59 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Figures reveal Twitter's failure to retain subscribers</title>
      <description>New research has suggested that growing businesses may benefit from choosing other direct marketing platforms ahead of Twitter for their promotions...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:11:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research highlights growing interest in affiliate marketing</title>
      <description>A number of growing businesses are adding affiliate promotions to their direct marketing mix, new figures have suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:10:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing body reveals line-up for upcoming conference</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing organisation has announced details about its upcoming annual conference...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 11:44:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Websites act as 'a shop window' for many growing businesses</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not underestimate the role their websites play in attracting custom, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 09:27:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing efficiency 'is all about mailing lists'</title>
      <description>Mailing lists can play a fundamental role in making direct marketing more efficient, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:29:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Proper targeting 'key to the success of email marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not underestimate the importance of targeting to their email marketing campaigns, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:28:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online marketing 'even more useful during a recessionary period'</title>
      <description>Web-based promotions can be &amp;quot;even more useful&amp;quot; to growing businesses during the current economic climate, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:09:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert highlights need for growing businesses to invest in branding</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not underestimate the importance of their branding in the current economic downturn, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 09:54:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Social media platforms 'deserve the attention of email marketers'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use email marketing should consider integrating the channel with social media platforms, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:35:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=60641</link>
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      <title>Expert urges businesses to use recession to their advantage</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should not pass up the opportunities that may arise from the current economic climate, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>IAB launches video advertising guide</title>
      <description>The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released updated best practice guidelines for online video promotions...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:54:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Personalised URLs 'could boost a firm's direct mail marketing response'</title>
      <description>The addition of personalised URLs to direct mail messages could increase levels of consumer response, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:36:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New figures highlight growing interest in mobile direct marketing</title>
      <description>Evidence has emerged that the number of firms choosing to add mobile promotions to their direct marketing mix is increasing...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:41:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Barclays prepares recession-busting marketing seminars </title>
      <description>A leading financial services company is preparing to launch its latest series of seminars offering growing businesses a range of advice...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Firms 'should not wait to engage new marketing subscribers'</title>
      <description>Companies must ensure they engage with new email marketing subscribers as soon as they sign up to their promotions, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:08:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=59229</link>
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      <title>Irrelevant content 'can quickly lower customer satisfaction'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses risk losing the attention of consumers if they do not send relevant direct marketing content, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:58:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct mail 'one of the best ways for firms to reach consumers'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that would like to improve their customer engagement should consider using direct mail, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:38:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=59058</link>
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      <title>New initiative to promote environmentally-friendly direct mail</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has made an agreement with TNT Post which will see the pair work to improve the environmental credentials of direct mail...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 15:19:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=58086</link>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'should not be afraid to ask' for email addresses</title>
      <description>Companies that regularly send out email marketing should not shy away from asking their clients to sign up to such services, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:52:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=57891</link>
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      <title>Leading marketing bodies join forces for major new report</title>
      <description>Two of the UK's leading direct marketing bodies have joined forced with the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) for a new report, it has been announced...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:51:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=57892</link>
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      <title>Rewards 'an ideal way to encourage further consumer interest'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could boost levels of client interest in their products and services by offering consumers rewards for their loyalty, it has been suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:02:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=57731</link>
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      <title>Email marketing success dependent on data, expert claims</title>
      <description>The success of a company's email marketing success is largely dependent on their data, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:39:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56735</link>
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      <title>Marketing organisation calls for diligence on best practice guidelines</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Commission's chairman has called on companies to ensure they diligently follow industry best practice guidelines...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:38:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56736</link>
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      <title>Online advertising expenditure 'rising despite economic downturn'</title>
      <description>The amount of money spent on web-based direct marketing is set to rise over the course of this year, according to new figures...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:18:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56714</link>
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      <title>Data 'increasingly becoming mission critical to businesses'</title>
      <description>The protection of business data is becoming an increasingly important issue for all kinds of companies, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:57:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56543</link>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'need right support for email marketing'</title>
      <description>Companies that use email marketing need to ensure they utilise the right systems to support their efforts, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 09:23:07 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56400</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=56400</link>
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      <title>Institute of Direct Marketing announces latest appointment</title>
      <description>The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has appointed a new chair for its Digital Council, it has been confirmed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:03:12 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52500</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52500</link>
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      <title>Research claims men are more likely to read email marketing messages</title>
      <description>Men are more likely to read through newsletters they receive via email, according to a new study...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:43:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52487</link>
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      <title>Direct marketing body appoints new chair for agencies council</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has announced that Shaun Bailey has been appointed as the new chair of its Agencies Council...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:47:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52450</link>
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      <title>Using technology 'can help firms cut direct marketing costs'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses can cut their direct marketing spend by increasing their use of technology, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 10:04:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52449</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52449</link>
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      <title>New marketing white paper 'useful for all kinds of organisations'</title>
      <description>A new white paper published by the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) could be useful for businesses of all sizes, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:47:47 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52448</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52448</link>
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      <title>Research suggests consumers are changing their use of the internet</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use online promotions such as email marketing could be interested in new research that claims consumers are changing their use of the internet...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:14:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52446</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52446</link>
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      <title>Figures highlight the benefits of online presence in the recession</title>
      <description>New research has suggested the benefits that an online presence could have for growing businesses in the UK...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:13:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52447</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52447</link>
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      <title>Companies 'planning to combine email with social media over 2009'</title>
      <description>Men are more likely to read through newsletters they receive via email, according to a new study...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 11:36:42 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52445</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52445</link>
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      <title>Businesses 'need contingency plan' for online data access</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must ensure that any data they have stored online is available and backed up in another location, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:33:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52444</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52444</link>
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      <title>Email 'greener than other forms of direct marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that want to improve their environmental credentials should consider using email marketing to reach consumers, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:35:40 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52443</link>
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      <title>Expert: Testing 'a basic building block of email marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use email marketing should not disregard the importance of testing campaigns, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:42:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52442</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52442</link>
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      <title>Marketing organisation opens library catalogue to the public</title>
      <description>The Chartered Institute of Marketing has announced that its library catalogue is now open to the public for the first time...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 11:21:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52441</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52441</link>
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      <title>New marketing resource for growing businesses launched</title>
      <description>Growing businesses in the UK can access direct marketing advice at a new website, it has been announced...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:20:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52440</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52440</link>
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      <title>Economic climate leading businesses to embrace 'smarter' marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses must become &amp;quot;smarter&amp;quot; with their use of direct marketing if they want to thrive during the recession, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:56:33 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52438</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52438</link>
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      <title>A fifth of small businesses 'predicting growth in the next year'</title>
      <description>New research has revealed that one in five growing businesses are confident about the future of their operations...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:55:34 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52439</guid>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing to hold further free sessions</title>
      <description>A leading UK-based direct marketing organisation is holding a series of free seminars at its head office in the next month, it has been announced...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 11:38:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'need plans to get through the economic downturn'</title>
      <description>Planning could be key to the survival of many growing businesses during the economic downturn, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:03:23 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52436</guid>
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      <title>Research 'crucial during downturn'</title>
      <description>Research is the key element of all direct marketing campaigns during the recession, according to one industry expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:19:39 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Government 'must not be indifferent' to Britain's digital needs</title>
      <description>The government must not be &amp;quot;indifferent&amp;quot; to Britain's need for universal broadband facilties, the business secretary has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:59:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct mail and email marketing 'are completely different ballgames'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use both direct mail and email marketing should not class them as similar promotional activities, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:56:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marketing organisation launches new consultancy service</title>
      <description>The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) has announced the launch of a new business consultancy service...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:01:04 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52432</guid>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing unveils redeveloped website</title>
      <description>One of the UK's leading direct marketing organisations has launched a redeveloped website...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:49:15 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52431</guid>
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      <title>Email subscribers 'only need to know the benefits of a firm's services'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that focus on the technological side of their services in email marketing messages could be wasting their time, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 09:12:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52430</guid>
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      <title>Recession 'leading firms to cut back on eco-friendly IT projects'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses are cutting back on the introduction of green IT systems due to the economic climate, a new study has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:06:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Consumers reveal support for behavioural targeting promotions</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could benefit from using behavioural advertising as part of their direct marketing strategies when it becomes more common, a study has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:38:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing to offer taster sessions</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing organisation has announced it is offering taster sessions for its training courses at an upcoming London event...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:52:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>ROI 'an increasing priority for firms using direct marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses using direct marketing are increasingly placing a priority on the return on investment (ROI) they get from their promotions, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52428</guid>
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      <title>Marketing organisation launches new mobile promotions award</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that use mobile promotions as part of their direct marketing strategies could be eligible for a brand new award created by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB)...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:45:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Email marketing 'a great tool for grand announcements'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses should ensure that they include email marketing in any plans they have to make major announcements, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:44:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52423</link>
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      <title>Internet marketing specialist launches new qualification</title>
      <description>Owners of growing businesses that would like to learn more about internet retail can now study the topic thanks to Econsultancy...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:31:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Web users 'taking different approach to online product research'</title>
      <description>Consumers are taking a different approach to searching for products over the web, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:09:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52425</guid>
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      <title>Expert highlights importance of data to direct marketing</title>
      <description>Data lists should be treated as a fundamental part of direct marketing campaigns, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:12:35 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Figures suggest the benefits of online retail presence for firms</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:22:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Effective measurement 'could improve quality of direct marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could improve the quality of their direct marketing by improving the measurement of how many leads are turned into buyers, new research has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:22:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to avoid 'spray and pray' marketing</title>
      <description>Companies that use email marketing to reach consumers should avoid sending irrelevant messages to consumers, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:12:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct mail techniques 'can be adapted for email marketing'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses could gain inspiration for their email marketing campaigns from direct mail, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:52:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Recession 'can provide as many opportunities as risks' for firms</title>
      <description>Growing businesses may see opportunities for expansion emerge in the current economic climate despite the general doom and gloom, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 09:17:24 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Chartered Institute of Marketing judges conference award</title>
      <description>One of the UK's leading direct marketing organisations has judged a prize at a major conference industry event...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:48:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Great data lists 'can be key to successful direct mail marketing'</title>
      <description>Companies that plan to use direct mail marketing to reach their clients must ensure they use the best data available to them, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 14:57:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52414</link>
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      <title>Businesses 'need IT know-how' to succeed with email marketing</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to have IT expertise in order to create successful email marketing, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:54:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research highlights potential reach of web-based direct marketing</title>
      <description>A new study has highlighted the potential of targeting consumers through web-based direct marketing channels...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:44:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=52412</link>
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      <title>Female-friendly approach could boost online marketing</title>
      <description>Female-friendly approaches can help growing businesses boost online marketing, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:02:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online marketing 'to grow in 2009'</title>
      <description>New data from the US suggests that online marketing is set to grow more popular in the coming year, a trend which could be replicated on this side of the Atlantic...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Firms 'need to focus on responsible email marketing'</title>
      <description>Marketers should be focusing their efforts on responsible email, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:03:26 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Institute of Direct Marketing to host digital promotions event</title>
      <description>The Institute of Direct Marketing (IDM) has revealed it is hosting a major event next week to consider the potential of online promotional strategies...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:47:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Direct marketing organisation appoints new regional director</title>
      <description>A leading direct marketing industry organisation has appointed a new regional director for the East of England and Greater London...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:47:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Organisers celebrate success of major direct marketing event</title>
      <description>A major direct marketing industry event held in London last week proved popular, its organisers have revealed...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:24:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Businesses 'beginning to wake up to the risks' of not protecting data</title>
      <description>Many companies are becoming increasingly aware of issues related to the protection of business data, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:34:09 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses 'with real ideas' can benefit in the recession</title>
      <description>Firms that have a genuine grasp on their goals and aims could thrive in the current economic climate, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 09:49:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>B2B email marketing 'ahead of the pack in digital promotion world'</title>
      <description>A lot has been made in recent times of the opportunities that emerging so-called Web 2...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:47:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Right attitude 'can be key to a firm's telemarketing efforts'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to approach telemarketing in the right manner if they are going to make the format work for them, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:34:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Entrepreneurs urged to use a range of direct marketing channels</title>
      <description>People who have just started growing businesses should use a range of direct marketing channels to reach clients, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:06:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Website behaviour 'a great way' to make emails relevant</title>
      <description>Growing businesses that want to make their email marketing more relevant should analyse the behaviour of those who visit their website, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:41:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=49209</link>
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      <title>Online advertising 'to perform better than rival channels this year'</title>
      <description>Internet-based advertising is expected to outperform other forms of promotions over this year, an expert has claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 09:37:26 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=49210</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=49210</link>
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      <title>Consumers 'prefer to view marketing in return for free content'</title>
      <description>New research has highlighted issues for growing businesses that are planning to use advertising on their websites to bear in mind...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:40:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=48199</link>
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      <title>Growing firms 'must not make assumptions with email marketing'</title>
      <description>Companies have been warned by an expert not to make any assumptions when using email marketing to reach consumers...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:24:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=48186</guid>
      <link>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=48186</link>
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      <title>Direct marketing research suggests return of business confidence</title>
      <description>Businesses are becoming increasingly confident in the economic climate, it has bee suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Financial advice 'can be vital to SMEs in the current climate'</title>
      <description>The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has claimed that financial advice could be key to helping growing businesses survive the current downturn...</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:50:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Growing businesses urged to not pass up offers of free advice</title>
      <description>Small and medium-sized companies should gain as much free advice and support as they can, it has been claimed...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:50:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Clarity of email messages 'must not be reliant on images'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses in the UK should not design email marketing that is reliant on the rendering of images, an expert has warned...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Guide highlights ways for firms to begin eco-friendly projects</title>
      <description>A new how-to guide designed to help growing businesses implement low carbon projects has been launched by the Carbon Trust...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:30:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>New study highlights recession's impact on email marketing</title>
      <description>Figures from research company IntelEmail have highlighted how the recession is impacting on email marketing content...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Guide on adding social mediums to direct marketing to be launched</title>
      <description>New guidance designed to show growing businesses how they can integrate Twitter into their direct marketing strategy has been issued...</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 09:36:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Telemarketers 'warned by expert about customer responsibility'</title>
      <description>Companies practising telemarketing have been urged by a leading industry representative to act responsibly towards customers...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:31:20 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Study highlights direct mail 'as a popular way to recieve coupons'</title>
      <description>Women aged 18 or over feel that direct mail marketing is one of the best ways for them to receive coupons or special offers, a study has revealed...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:26:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Value 'key to re-engaging those who do not respond to messages'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to consider the &amp;quot;value&amp;quot; of their messages in order to discover why some subscribers do not respond to them, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:25:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Customer data 'can be valuable to growing businesses in the UK'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses have been urged by an expert to discover the benefits that customer data can have for them...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:52:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>http://www.businessstrata.com/Win/News-Archive/Marketing-News/?storyId=42614</guid>
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      <title>'Jury is out' on marketing through social networking platforms</title>
      <description>An expert has claimed that many companies are still not convinced about promoting themselves through social networking platforms such as Facebook...</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:17:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Establishing trust with consumers 'more than reliable transaction services'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses need to offer consumers more than just reliable services in order to gain the trust of consumers, according to an expert...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:55:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Companies 'still have little understanding of lead generation'</title>
      <description>Growing businesses may need to gain advice from an outside expert on the issue of lead generation, an expert has suggested...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:40:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Online advertising 'the only medium to experience growth in 2008'</title>
      <description>New figures have revealed that online advertising continued to grow during last year...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:51:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Expert reveals recession-busting email marketing tips</title>
      <description>An email marketing expert has outlined a range of tips for growing businesses using the platform in the current economic climate...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 11:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Twitter 'another way for businesses to engage consumers'</title>
      <description>New guidance designed to show growing businesses how they can integrate Twitter into their direct marketing strategy has been issued...</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:18:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Research highlights key B2B direct marketing strategies</title>
      <description>New research has been published that could be vital for growing businesses looking to reach other firms with direct market