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Saturday, July 31, 2010 Vol. 74 No. 3


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July 2010 Issue

Features
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Online Tool Time | Lelah Cole
Six tools for a better website and web marketing strategy.

Money-Making Must-Haves | Ellen C. Wells
Try these popular hardgoods to reel in customers—and their wallets!


Consumer Buzz
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Snack Time | Meghan Boyer
More restaurants are adding snack-size foods to their menus in response to consumer demand, according to recent research from Mintel International, a provider of media intelligence.

Don’t Worry, Be Happy | Meghan Boyer
Happiness largely is a spontaneous feeling that cannot be forced.


Columns
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Customer Service: It’s Not About the Food (Nor the Plants) | Judy Sharpton
A look at what consumers perceive as customer service could focus our attention.

Cheap Tricks: Trialing Ideas | Ellen C. Wells
Spring Trials hosts not only had new intros, they also had some cool display ideas that could work in any retail environment.




WEB EXCLUSIVE

Get Connected |by Ellen C. Wells
Your guide to starting, surviving and thriving in the new world of social media.




Container Must-Haves |Ellen C. Wells
If you’re like me, you look for creative inspiration and ideas wherever you can find them.

Profit Planet

To protect ourselves and to keep our team focused on company-directed goals, we need a framework that educates those employees who don’t have the common sense we would expect.
The Friel World

Every time I fuel my car, or my chain saw … I put those pelicans at risk.
Kerry On

It is quite easy to say, “We have great customer service,” but quite difficult to execute on the statement.

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