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   <title type="html">Moving Beyond Petroleum</title>
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     <name>James B Fisher</name>
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   <updated>2007-07-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The title of this month&#8217;s column does not relate to the &#8216;sheek, politically correct&#8217; advertising series that one of the oil companies has been running for the last year.  Rather, it refers to the systematic transformation into diversified retail that is b]]></summary>
   <content type="html"><![CDATA[The title of this month&rsquo;s column does not relate to the &ldquo;sheek,  politically correct&rdquo; advertising series that one of the oil companies has been  running for the last year.&nbsp;Rather,  it refers to the systematic transformation int...]]></content>
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   <title type="html">Trying to Expand the Offering</title>
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     <name>James B Fisher</name>
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   <updated>2007-07-12T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We have all heard for years that there are truly only three ways to increase individual facility sales.  First,  attract more customers.  However, we know this can be time consuming and expensive. The second way is to get our customers to increase their s]]></summary>
   <content type="html"><![CDATA[As often happens, a customer recently contracted with us to assist them in evaluating some of their stores.&nbsp;The primary reason for the analysis was to create specific data on a store-by-store basis that would assist in making correct management ...]]></content>
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   <title type="html">Trucking &#8212; Necessary Evil or Profit Generator?</title>
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     <name>Betsi Bixby</name>
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   <updated>2006-06-14T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Without fail, every time I present an educational session on efficiency at a convention seminar, at least one marketer asks my advice on trucking.  The most commonly asked question is, &#8216;Should I sell my trucks and use common carrier?  In my experience, ev]]></summary>
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Without fail, every time I present an educational session on efficiency at a convention seminar, at least one marketer asks my advice on trucking.&nbsp;The most commonly asked question is, &ldquo;Should I sell my trucks and use common carrier?&nbsp...]]></content>
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   <title type="html">Managing Time: New Tools and Strategies That Really Work</title>
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     <name>Sharon Cummins</name>
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   <updated>2006-03-09T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The most effective way to organize your e-mail is to set up an automatic filing system. By setting up an automatic filing system for your e-mails you&#8217;ll know by looking the folders that are in bold whether or not you need to spend valuable time looking at]]></summary>
   <content type="html"><![CDATA[The most effective way to organize your e-mail is to set up an automatic filing system.&nbsp;By setting up an automatic filing system for your e-mails you&rsquo;ll know by looking the folders that are in bold whether or not you need to spend valuable...]]></content>
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   <title type="html">Should You Sell or Stay in Business?</title>
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     <name>Betsi Bixby</name>
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   <updated>2005-12-28T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Many marketers have called Meridian lately struggling with whether to sell their business. Let&#8217;s look unemotionally at your decision first and talk plain economics.]]></summary>
   <content type="html"><![CDATA[Many marketers have called Meridian lately struggling with whether to sell their business.&nbsp;Let&rsquo;s look unemotionally at your decision first and talk plain economics.
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If you sold your company, could you earn your salary or more doin...]]></content>
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   <title type="html">Credit Policy Manual A Business Requirement</title>
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     <name>Betsi Bixby</name>
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   <updated>2005-12-13T12:00:00Z</updated>
   <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Does your company have a&#13;&#10;written credit policy?&#13;&#10;Your credit policy will be a&#13;&#10;unique reflection of your company and customer trends.]]></summary>
   <content type="html"><![CDATA[Click here for a pdf of the Credit Policy Manual]]></content>
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