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		<title>The Call that Changed the Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>“Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 04:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[#crlp How do you move customer reference approvals along? Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional is a blurb to get you thinking. You can find content here on this blog or at Twitter under the hashtag for Customer Reference and Loyalty Professionals #crlp. Filed under: customer loyalty, customer references, customer satisfaction, marketing, reference [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1088&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Know Your Customer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 06:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s always interesting to me when I get pitches from companies thinking that I&#8217;m a reporter. I&#8217;m usually flattered, but clearly the folks haven&#8217;t done their homework.  When I get emails with pitches, I always write back and say that I&#8217;m not a reporter.  Some of the folks apologize and thank me for getting back [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1052&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 02:25:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Naughton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[#crlp Customer references are the only real differentiator left. “Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional is a blurb to get you thinking. You can find content here on this blog or at Twitter under the hashtag for Customer Reference and Loyalty Professionals #crlp. Filed under: Uncategorized<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1081&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Long Overdue Book List</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just realized it&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve done my booklist yet I&#8217;ve recently read a few business books.  If you&#8217;re looking to read something new, here you go.  This list should keep you busy for a while. Enchantment: The Art of Changing Hearts, Minds, and Actions by Guy Kawasaki Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1066&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 06:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Naughton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[#crlp Besides your boss, what other executive is giving you support for the customer reference program? “Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional is a blurb to get you thinking. You can find content here on this blog or at Twitter under the hashtag for Customer Reference and Loyalty Professionals #crlp. Filed under: customer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1072&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Be Friendly</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Naughton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was speaking with my VP of Marketing the other day and he had a book in his office that looked interesting to me so I asked if I could borrow it and of course, he said yes. Thanks Greg! Little does he know that I’m an avid reader and love reading books about customer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1054&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional</title>
		<link>http://customerreferences.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/%e2%80%9cthings-to-think-about%e2%80%9d-for-the-reference-professional-57/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Jul 2011 04:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Naughton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[#crlp If a customer is happy and you give perks to Sales for that, what do you with Sales when the customer isn&#8217;t happy? “Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional is a blurb to get you thinking. You can find content here on this blog or at Twitter under the hashtag for Customer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1047&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Making the world a better place, one Bear at a time.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://customerreferences.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/making-the-world-a-better-place-one-bear-at-a-time/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:30:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Maeve Naughton</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently purchased a teddy bear from Vermont Teddy Bear Company for a friend’s daughter who was in the hospital.  I ordered a teddy bear, but what I got was an awesome experience.  Going onto their website  it was so much fun “creating” the bear I wanted to go to my friend’s baby.  I got [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1039&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>“Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:09:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[#crlp Sales people who use reference tools tend to be much more successful than those who don&#8217;t. “Things to Think About” for the Reference Professional is a blurb to get you thinking. You can find content here on this blog or at Twitter under the hashtag for Customer Reference and Loyalty Professionals #crlp. Filed under: [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=customerreferences.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3083465&amp;post=1035&amp;subd=customerreferences&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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