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		<title>Land of the Lost Clients</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2010/04/land-of-the-lost-clients-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We constantly tout how important it is to communicate from the first point of contact until a project wraps. We've heard enough client horror stories about their previous design firm and how they never can get a hold of them (which by the way we don't understand at all). 
 
So making sure we're there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>So What&#039;s All The Hype?</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2010/03/so-whats-all-the-hype/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social media, social media, social media. It's all you hear these days. Companies are going to conventions who in turn have speakers telling their audiences, "if your company doesn't have  a digital footprint, you simply don't exist as a business."  I have to say that sums it up, spot on.

Social media is the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Less Stress. Peace of Mind. Priceless.</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2010/01/less-stress-peace-of-mind-priceless/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
About 36 hours before hosting a holiday party for almost 40 people from my business group
Million Dollar Ladies, my hot water heater sprang a leak — of course, perfect timing right? When your hot water heater leaks there's no patching it up, you have to do a complete replacement. 

Luckily, one of the members of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3 Red Flag Indicators You&#039;ve Been Punk&#039;d By Your Design Firm</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/10/3-red-flag-indicators-youve-been-punkd-by-your-design-firm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

There are many warning signs when it comes to spotting a rogue design firm. 

We've heard of horror story after horror story and stepping back to take it all in there are a few commonalities that seem to come up more often than not. 

Below are some key red flag indicators to help you realize [...]]]></description>
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		<title>But I Love Comic Sans &amp; Hot Pink</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/09/but-i-love-comic-sans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designing "just because" is no way to develop solid design. If you are a designer or someone in the business you already know this.

There are times though when clients are adamant about something that has to be in the design, not necessarily for a good reason, just because they like the "idea" of it, not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Website Photo Thieves Be Stopped?</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/09/can-website-photo-theives-be-stopped/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The short answer is no. No they can't. If they want something of yours they can get it or know someone that can.
 
This comes up quite often actually with our clients and we tell them the same thing. Sure there are deterrents which I'll describe below however that's all they are.
 
Here's a great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Getting to &quot;no&quot; You</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/08/getting-to-no-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being choosy in a declining market can be tough, this just doesn't go for the design field but really any market. When you first build your business you take on any work you can to get the ball rolling, to get the clients in the door and do what you can to establish community rapport. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter &amp; Why We Won&#039;t Follow You</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2009/05/twitter-why-we-wont-follow-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 18:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twitter is all the rage, everyone is doing it, if you're not why aren't you? From big companies to people living in their basement are inviting you into their lives, their culture and meeting new people that share like interests is what Twitter is about. The down side of Twitter though are some of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Glitter Dad!</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/12/more-glitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 08:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

It’s fitting that this blog entry comes in December, the month when stores and homes are decorated with extra lights, garlands, and all kinds of shiny decorative objects. It’s a time when we put more glitter into our surroundings. Adding glitter in the form of great design is what Effusion Creative Solutions is all about. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Use the Best Ingredients</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/12/use-the-best-ingredients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 05:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Martha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
If you knew me, you would know I’m a Food Network junkie. I also tend to collect cookbooks, which I often read like novels. My latest one is The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, one of Ina Garten’s from the late 1990’s. In it, she repeatedly advises to use the best ingredients you possibly can.
 
At Effusion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cheap Design is Not Good and Good Design is Not Cheap</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/12/cheap-design-is-not-good-and-good-design-is-not-cheap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:22:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

This type of thinking applies not only to graphic design, marketing, and brand strategy but really any profession ranging from landscaping to interior decorating — you name it.

If you search the web there are plenty of companies that will design your logo identity for $100 and your website for under $500, you absolutely don't want [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Typical Day At the Office</title>
		<link>http://effusioncreative.com/2008/12/a-typical-day-at-the-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When creativity and whitespace has become no longer important.




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