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			<title>Innovative Thinking: Majoring in Social Media</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[A deeper understanding of how to effectively communicate using the latest technologies will be key to having a successful career.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Business Leaders &amp; Educators Should Be BFFs</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Business leaders need to collaborate more with the educational community, and invest in training, to get workers of the future.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Your Next Best Friend Isn't Siri</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The key to your next career move or your next product pitch isn't in your PDA or smartphone -- it's in face-to-face communication.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2012 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Olympics Are the Ultimate Reality Show</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The stories of the athletes make the television programming so compelling. It's too bad the world doesn't come together more often like this.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Letter Still Wins Over Email in My Book</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[You want to know how to get the attention of a busy executive? A letter breaks through the email clutter.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jun 2012 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Is Social Media Really Sociable?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Social media is useful but it is failing at equipping users with the tools necessary for successful social interactions.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Close the CIO-CMO Gap</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The compartments separating CIOs and CMOs are being erased for efficiency as companies focus more on creating winning strategies.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Distributing More Than Components</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[One of the best things about working in the Avnet communications department is that I get to learn about all the different community services events that employees are involved in.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>Does Your Company Motivate You?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Companies that reward and acknowledge individuals and work groups for their achievements help their employees stay motivated.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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			<title>QR Codes: The Next Big Thing in Communications?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[QR codes let you get to the information that interests you instantly, instead of trying to remember a Website's URL. ]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Is Your Business Face on Facebook?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[With a staggering 800 million users, it's hard to ignore Facebook as a business tool.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>9/11: Our Generation's Pearl Harbor</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Seventy years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, we still remember and honor the anniversary. Sadly, our generation has its own similar and fateful date.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Writer's Block; What Is Holding You Back?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Writer's block occurs in all of us, even if writing is not part of our normal business or personal activity.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Will Google+ Be a Game Changer for Businesses?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Google plans an enterprise verison of Google+, a distinction that could help companies in their use of social media for marketing goals.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Celebrating 40 Years of Email &amp; Ray Tomlinson</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The email that has become a ubiquitous part of our lives had its beginning 40 years ago in the efforts of New Yorker Ray Tomlinson.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>A Novel Approach to Engineering Education</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Avnet has several outlets for providing information to engineers, but one of the more successful ones is the AvnetOnDemand.com video series.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Avnet, Nascar &amp; Effective Tech Marketing</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Avnet is partnering with the Business Marketing Association and Nascar, but is this effective or too much brand marketing?]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 14:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>Ode to Electronics Industry Moms</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Women in the electronics industry have helped to build the sector, and the moms at Avnet have contributed to making it a leading competitor.]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 12:20:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Do You Think of Event Sponsorships?</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[Avnet is happy to sponsor the LPGA for the first time. I am wondering, though, how companies gauge the return on such investments]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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			<title>What Steve Jobs Can Teach Us About Passion &amp; Innovation</title>
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			<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
			<description><![CDATA[The story of a chance encounter a friend had with Apple's Steve Jobs early in his career confirms his sense of total marketing is not new]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:25:00 EDT</pubDate>
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