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		<title>Sell Like An Olympian</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/03/01/sell-like-an-olympian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Meryl Hooker, Sales Rockstar.
I am not a sports fan but like so many others, the Olympic games in Vancouver caught my attention. I didn&#039;t make time to sit down and watch any of the events, but some of the highlights really got me thinking. Of all the amazing performances, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Finds from the San Francisco Gift Show</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/24/more-finds-from-the-san-francisco-gift-show/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about the San Francisco Gift Show.
Mugwump—Turning Old Books into One-of-a-kind Wearable Art
What do your local libraries do with old kids books? If you live in Oregon and you look closely, you might see your old book on someone&#039;s shoulder as a handbag! Books meet Suzanne Keolker from Mugwump. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Finds from the San Francisco Gift Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 02:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about the San Francisco Gift Show.
I attended the winter edition of the San Francisco Gift Show a couple of weeks ago. This show is always a leading source for new products—especially in the eco-friendly space—and this season was no different. There were many fresh finds that will surely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/17/final-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:48:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
I have three final great finds from the show!
InspirelandInspired by Ireland brings a new concept to the retail gift market. A small group of Irish companies have collaborated to create a capsule collection of products that offer a range of distinctive, yet complementary products for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/09/more-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
I have three more great finds from the show&#8230;
Bunbury Boards – Recycled Products with a future purpose.
Do you know the history of the wood from your cutting board? Well now you can. Bunbury Boards&#039; owner William McClintock Bunbury is attempting to save the beautiful old estate, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Finds from Showcase Ireland</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/05/new-finds-from-showcase-ireland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:36:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Lynn Switanowski about Showcase Ireland.
It&#039;s smack dab in the middle of trade show season and gift shop retailers are looking high and low for new fresh finds for their stores. In our never-ending quest to bring you the latest and greatest products to sell in your stores, we jumped on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green Innovations at NYIGF</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2010/02/03/green-innovations-at-nyigf/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:21:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Kathy Krassner, Owner, Krassner Communications.
Even though I&#039;ve been attending the New York International Gift Fair for more than two decades, I still get a thrill when I see clever products there. You know, the kind of items that make you say, &#034;I wish I had thought of that!&#034;
This past week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Five Cool Gifts Under $20</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/07/23/five-cool-gifts-under-20/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:53:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>patricia</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Dorothy Belshaw, Director, New York International Gift Fair® (NYIGF®)
Luckily for the gift industry, people continue to have birthdays, graduate, get married and have kids during an economic downturn. But, increasingly there is a change in the kind of gifts consumers are buying. They’re being more prudent, but they’re not compromising [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Stores: Lessons in Customer Service</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/07/10/a-tale-of-two-stores-lessons-in-customer-service/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:51:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Poornima Apte</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s guest post is from Poornima Apte, Editor-in-Chief of GIFT SHOP Magazine and Specialty Retail Report.
Around two weeks ago, my oldest daughter and I headed out to the local mall (Natick Collection) to find a precise shade of eye shadow for her dinner dance dress. Once she was done with that, we wandered over to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Online Social Marketing 101: Be Frequent, Be Interesting</title>
		<link>http://www.specialtyretailexpert.com/2009/03/17/online-social-marketing-101-be-frequent-be-interesting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allisyn Deyo</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#039;s post is from Allisyn Deyo of Pinnacle Publishing Group and Deyo Designs.
I am a huge fan of online marketing, and at PPG (parent company of Specialty Retail Report and GIFT SHOP), we&#039;ve jumped on board. Blogs, Twitter, Facebook, email marketing, banner advertisements, forums&#8230; you name it, we&#039;ve done it. And more often than not, [...]]]></description>
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