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		<title>Enhancing Your Image with Ads about Community Service</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were looking through some of our best print ads for our newspaper clients last year. We were surprised by how many had a focus on community service and immediately thought, &#8220;we have a blog post!&#8221; Just as people are more inclined to purchase from companies they get to know better on social media and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=4094&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Build Your Brand on Social Media</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2012/01/19/build-brand-on-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you started out on social media but aren&#8217;t quite sure what to do with it? Do you wonder how you&#8217;re ever going to show your business&#8217;s competence and expertise in 140 characters? Or how to get people interested in your industry to follow you? I provide some answers in this post at the Search [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=4082&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reviewing Design Work</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2012/01/17/reviewing-design-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 13:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.” -    Winston Churchill As a client, when reviewing creative work, it is important to give constructive criticism. When reviewing a print ad, logo design, web design etc., [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=4071&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Recurring Features for Your Newsletter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=4044</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Do you think sending out a newsletter isn&#8217;t for you? What could you possibly put in it every week (or month)? Think about it: you might find more content ideas than you now realize. Here are some ideas for recurring features you can have in your newsletter. Answer customer questions What customer questions do you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=4044&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Most Popular Marketing Posts of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For newer readers as well as those of you who missed them the first time around, here are our top marketing posts from 2011. Designing Our Facebook Page Welcome Tab Who knew a simple post describing how we created the design for our Facebook page welcome tab would be the most popular of 2011 (even [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=4003&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/30/happy-new-year-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click here to view our online card. From all of us at Affinity Express, we wish you a very happy 2012.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3967&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Year Ads</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/27/new-year-ads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:12:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3891</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What comes to mind when you think of New Year&#8217;s Eve? Based on the ads we create at this time of the year for our clients, it is fireworks, balloons and decorations, and champagne. Unlike Christmas, there isn&#8217;t a wide variety of iconic images from which to choose, which means it can be challenging to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3891&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Holidays</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/24/holidays-embroidery-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 10:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a holiday tradition at Affinity Express to recreate a well-known piece of art using embroidery digitizing. This year, the pressure was heightened since last year&#8217;s design just won us two awards: the Stitches Golden Needle awards for Design of the Year, Technical, Corporate and Design of the Year, Artistic, Corporate. The subject we chose this year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3943&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Are the Most Influential Retailers Doing on Twitter?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3975</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Klout has shared this list of the top ten most influential retailers online, and it got me wondering: what are they doing that makes them influential (or really, gives them a better Klout score)? Here&#8217;s my completely unscientific evaluation. Amazon It&#8217;s no surprise Amazon is on the list: it&#8217;s the top online retailer and has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3975&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Ads</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/20/christmas-ads/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve written previously about holiday-themed ads and how to best tie into the season to encourage customers to buy products and services. As we approach the winter holidays, let&#8217;s take a look at some fresh winter ads. This is another example of adding an image to a standard ad to brighten it up and evoke [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3897&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>10 Tips on Designing Brochures</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/16/designing-brochures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3926</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[With Mel Fernandez Even with the prevalence of digital marketing, brochures are common marketing materials, used in both printed and electronic form. We use them to present our company and its products and services in an interesting way that grabs readers’ attention and makes them want to buy from us or work with us. To [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3926&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Using Cartoons for Marketing</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/13/cartoons-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/13/cartoons-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3861</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been reading the book Visual Marketing by David Langton and Anita Campbell, and came across the example of cartoons to market CaseCentral. CaseCentral markets eDiscovery software to law firms and corporations, and these &#8220;Case in Point&#8221; cartoons are meant to draw attention, entertain as well as demonstrate the company&#8217;s knowledge of the field. That [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3861&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>6 Reasons Why I Hate Your Website</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/09/6-reasons-why-i-hate-your-website/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/09/6-reasons-why-i-hate-your-website/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3845</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many, many reasons why someone might hate your website. If it works for you—gets you a great number of leads every month or your e-commerce sales have gone up since the redesign—you can shut this page now and go back to work. But if you wonder what it is about your website that’s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3845&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seasonal Ads for Winter</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/06/seasonal-ads-for-winter/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/06/seasonal-ads-for-winter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:35:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Every season brings on a slew of new products that need to be promoted. Smart marketers and business-owners also find ways of packaging existing products for different times of year to inspire customers to buy. As winter sets in, let&#8217;s take a look at some of the ads our team has designed for our clients [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3819&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How to Work with Designers</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/02/designers/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/12/02/designers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over at the Search Engine People blog, I offer more advice on working with designers. Working with someone in a remote office is always difficult, but when I started out, I found it harder to get design done efficiently because I didn&#8217;t know much about design and I hadn&#8217;t realized how I could be a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3811&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Media and the Newspaper Industry: an Interview with Michael Fogel of Hearst</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/30/digital-media-hearst/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/30/digital-media-hearst/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We recently met Michael Fogel, vice president of technology development at Hearst Newspapers. Hearst is a client of Affinity Express. Using our services to become more efficient and proactive is just one of the ways Hearst is adapting itself to the growing predominance of digital media and the decline in circulation and print ad revenues. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3783&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Thanksgiving Print Ads</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/24/thanksgiving-print-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/24/thanksgiving-print-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:54:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3733</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Thanksgiving! It&#8217;s the most anticipated meal of the year, but what is important for us is that many businesses have special promotions around Thanksgiving and rely on our advertising and marketing production to meet deadlines and increase revenue. For retailers, they are already deep into promoting holiday sales and hoping to make the most [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3733&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Design Projects: Information You Should Provide Your Designer</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/22/for-your-designer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/22/for-your-designer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 12:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mel Fernandez</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3755</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[“Design is about getting the right idea, and getting the idea right,” according to Marty Neumeier. So how do you get the most from your projects and achieve critical marketing goals? Do you have a clear vision or do you want your designer to develop the ideas for you? Clear information and direction are vital [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3755&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>9 Tips on Getting the Most out of a Conference</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/18/attending-conferences/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/18/attending-conferences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 15:16:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Unmana Datta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3742</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you’re like me and work in a small department, conferences are an incredible opportunity to learn about what’s new in your field and meet people who do similar work. I went to my first two professional conferences this year, the Click Asia Summit in Mumbai and Ad-tech in New York. I was extremely excited [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3742&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Seven Easy Steps to Outsourcing Advertising and Marketing Production</title>
		<link>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/15/outsourcing-advertising-marketing-production/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.affinityexpress.com/2011/11/15/outsourcing-advertising-marketing-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kelly Glass</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.affinityexpress.com/?p=3721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While most companies outsource at least one or more processes (e.g., payroll, cleaning services, landscaping, security, and benefits are rarely done in-house), there are many companies who have never outsourced advertising and marketing production, a mission-critical function that can include design of display ads, websites, emails, social media, marketing collateral and more. The idea can [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.affinityexpress.com&amp;blog=12656481&amp;post=3721&amp;subd=affinityexpress&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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