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		<title>What the Heck is a CMS Website, and Why Should I Have One?</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/07/12/what-the-heck-is-a-cms-website-and-why-should-i-have-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 23:12:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maybe you've heard the term "CMS" or "Content Management System" and maybe you haven't. The important thing is to know what a CMS is and to determine whether or not your business should have one.]]></description>
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		<title>WordPress 3.0 Version Released &#8211; Offering Even More Power and Customization Capabilities to WordPress CMS Websites</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/06/21/wordpress-3-0-version-released-offering-even-more-power-and-customization-capabilities-to-wordpress-cms-websites/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just when you thought Wordpress couldn't be a better CMS engine, they go and release version 3.0. Here's what you should know about the new Wordpress upgrade.]]></description>
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		<title>10 Functionality Plugins Your WordPress CMS Blog Must Have, Boost Blog and CMS Functionality, Improve Search Engine Ranking</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/06/14/10-functionality-plugins-your-wordpress-cms-blog-must-have-boost-blog-and-cms-functionality-improve-search-engine-ranking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:08:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While there are actually a lot more than 10 great functionality plugins for Wordpress, if you start out your blog with these ten in particular, I think you'll be on your way to having a great content management website.]]></description>
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		<title>Is It Better To Open With A Question? How To Write Enticing Headlines &amp; Subject Lines for Blogs, Emails and E-Newsletters</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/06/03/is-it-better-to-open-with-a-question-how-to-write-enticing-headlines-subject-lines-for-blogs-emails-and-e-newsletters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 20:41:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Content Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Email Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most enticing headlines and subject lines are short (8-10 words) and pack a punch. They also engage the reader by offering information that is important to them. That's key - your message has to be about your audience, not about you.]]></description>
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		<title>Need Blog Content? Get Inspired!</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/06/02/need-blog-content-get-inspired/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/06/02/need-blog-content-get-inspired/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Content Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life in General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Work Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[art]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[inspiration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[travel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inspiration can come from the simplest of places: a word, a true story you just heard, a person you see walking down the street, a picture you take of your own neighborhood. Inspiration can come from change &#8211; changing the color of the walls in the room where you work, rearranging the furniture, reorganizing the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Recent Article Explores Some of the Dangers of Social Media Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/03/05/a-recent-article-explores-some-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/03/05/a-recent-article-explores-some-of-the-dangers-of-social-media-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love to promote social media to my clients as a way to really get in touch with their customers on a more personal and therefore deeper level. But there are pitfalls as suggested in this article by Tom Chandler]]></description>
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		<title>Carl Lewis &amp; Facebook: Do You Delete Comments and Posts?</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/25/carl-lewis-facebook-do-you-delete-comments-and-posts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/25/carl-lewis-facebook-do-you-delete-comments-and-posts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Facebook]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This reader was interested to know if people also took advantage of the fact that on Facebook you can delete your comments and posts, as well as other people's comments and posts on your profile. I have on one occasion deleted a message someone posted to my profile. And I think I had a valid reason to do so...]]></description>
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		<title>RePost: Three B2B Social Media Myths And Why You Should Ignore Them</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/23/repost-three-b2b-social-media-myths-and-why-you-should-ignore-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/23/repost-three-b2b-social-media-myths-and-why-you-should-ignore-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Viral Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I thought that Diana did such a great job debunking this widely believed social media myths, that I'd reprint them here. These 3 Myths of Social Media that Dianna describes can often prevent a company from even considering social media as a viable part of their marketing plan. ]]></description>
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		<title>How To Implement a Content Marketing Strategy in Six Steps</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/01/how-to-implement-a-content-marketing-strategy-in-six-steps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/02/01/how-to-implement-a-content-marketing-strategy-in-six-steps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.themarcompass.com/?p=555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What is content marketing and why is it important? The short (very short) answer is that content marketing is highly targeted, problem-solving, educational content that fits perfectly into an integrated marketing plan.]]></description>
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		<title>You Think We Don&#8217;t Text? We do.</title>
		<link>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/01/25/you-think-we-dont-text-we-do/</link>
		<comments>http://www.themarcompass.com/2010/01/25/you-think-we-dont-text-we-do/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joyce Dierschke</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a practicing Catholic, I often worry that the church is perpetually behind the times expecting people to come to it - instead of going to them. Well last week on World Communications Day, the Pope posted a message to Priests on the Vatican web site that invited and entreated them to get on line!]]></description>
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