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		<title>Retro: Old Is In And Better Than Ever</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Torque</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Retro styling is back and it’s not just about bell-bottoms. Hand in hand with the retro appeal is the bond of nostalgia that connects the past to the present. From vintage fashion to classic car designs and 50‘s graphic design, this resurgence of retro styled products is not a coincidence. The underpinnings of the retro [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Health Care IT Update: HIMSS 2011 Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those not directly involved in health care IT, HIMSS 2011 is the national conference, held in the Orlando Orange County Convention Center, February 21-24. By some accounts, the conference grew 20% over last year. That’s not surprising, considering electronic medical records and many other health care technologies are at the epicenter of the Affordable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlighting Innovation and Entrepreneurship Among Small and Mid-Market Businesses</title>
		<link>http://torquetribemarketing.com/2011/01/spotlighting-innovation-and-entrepreneurship-among-small-and-mid-market-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:40:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eric Masi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Strategy]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Torque has worked with the DePaul Coleman Center for Entrepreneurship to help communicate their role as a dynamic thought leader, educator and guide for Chicago business owners. Raman Chadha, executive director and clinical professor for the Coleman Center, has been executing this positioning in many ways, including sharing his insights on notable second-stage companies every [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2011 Forecast: Mobile Technology, Social Media &amp; Engaged Healthy Behavior Converge</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that the decade is coming to a close we’re inspired by trends we see emerging in 2011 that may affect the nation’s health. Each December trendwatching.com publishes its list of trends for the upcoming year. One of these is the increase of health-related lifestyle products and technology. With such products as mobile devices and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Coleman Center Raises the Bar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 21:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center at DePaul University has formally introduced its new suite of educational programs to support owners of mid-market companies, from $5 million to $25 million. The Center continues to support students and startups, but now is putting considerable focus on helping move established business managers to the next level. To get here, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lessons learned at AM&amp;AA July Annual Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attending this year’s AM&#38;AA conference was an eye-opener. I wasn&#8217;t a surprise that the M&#38;A community is not conducting business as usual. But the creative thinking about how to jump-start and otherwise stimulate activity was inspiring. Some of the things I observed: • Business and deals are substantially down in many industries. • Of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only Green is Growing: Green Build 2009</title>
		<link>http://torquetribemarketing.com/2009/11/only%e2%80%93green-is-growing-green-build-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Green Build Conference took place in Phoenix Arizona last week, with 1200 exhibitors and 25000 attendees. The show has grown to be among the biggest conferences. Graced by Al Gore, Sheryl Crow and other public figures, Green Build also had ample celebrity presence.]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Minds, Changing Mindsets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The release of the 10.2% unemployment figure last week vividly illustrates the wobbly recovery we’re navigating, and challenges marketing leaders to change  their minds and mindsets necessary to navigating the new normal of this recovering economy. I suspect anyone in the trenches of business or marketing is experiencing just that, first-hand. It’s certainly been my experience. This is an opportunity for marketers (and marketing-minded business managers’), whose greatest strength is his or her ability to change the way they think, the way they organize their perception of the world.]]></description>
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		<title>Reduce marketing spend AND increase ROI?</title>
		<link>http://torquetribemarketing.com/2009/05/169/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 22:08:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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		<title>What to change when results drop off?</title>
		<link>http://torquetribemarketing.com/2009/05/165/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 16:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin Masi</dc:creator>
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