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		<title>Call for Submissions!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone &#38; Happy March!
Next week, my editorial colleagues and I will be going through submissions for this year&#8217;s ASI Spirit Awards. I&#8217;d hate to see you and your spectacular promos left out!
If you&#8217;re a supplier, have you done a creative, effective self-promotion mailer to distributor clients that shows off-the-charts ROI (see below for some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Screwed By Lloyd Dobler&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
I hope you&#8217;re all having a cheery and festive February and aren&#8217;t buried in the remains of The Blizzard of 2010 like us icicles on the East Coast.
Itchy to get out of the house, I met my friend Meg &#8212; who, as we met on the first day of first grade, is my oldest [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2010/02/16/screwed-by-lloyd-dobler/</link>
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		<title>PSI&#8217;s Dusseldorf Show Gets Its Gold On!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
Just got back from the 48th PSI Show in Dusseldorf, Germany, which was quite the success! The show, the largest ad specialty trade show in the world, attracted 883 exhibitors, nearly 19,000 distributor attendees from all over the world, and took up more than 370,000 square feet of exhibition space.
It was a special year [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2010/01/19/psis-dusseldorf-show-gets-its-gold-on/</link>
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		<title>Hot Times in Chilly Orlando&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy 2010, Everyone!
I&#8217;m just back from the ASI Orlando Show, where &#8212; despite record cold temps (in the &#8217;30s!), the show was a huge success. From Education Day, to General Colin Powell&#8217;s keynote address, to the sizzling fashion show and rollicking amusement park gala, the show was a fantastic way to kick off a new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2010/01/08/hot-times-in-chilly-orlando/</link>
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		<title>See You in Orlando!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
I hope you&#8217;re enjoying this fabulous holiday season and are getting ready for a new year and decade so awesome that it&#8217;ll erase all the angst, stress and hardships of the last one.
Are you going to be in Orlando for the ASI Show from January 3-5? I am! If you&#8217;re there, please join me on Education [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2009/12/23/see-you-in-orlando/</link>
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		<title>Be a Giver!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone! 
I hope you&#8217;re all doing well and embracing the spirit of the holiday season. I love this time of year for a multitude of reasons, not the least of which is that festive benders are sanctioned as &#8220;yuletide cheer.&#8221; ; ) 
Another reason I love the holidays is that everyone seems so much more giving [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2009/12/09/be-a-giver/</link>
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		<title>Break Out the Crystal Ball!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
I hope you all had a fabulous Thanksgiving and didn&#8217;t pass out in a tryptophan-induced coma face down in a Jell-O mold. ; )
As we enter the last month of 2009, it&#8217;s a natural time to look ahead and try to prepare for what 2010 has in store for us. In that vein, I&#8217;ll be moderating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2009/11/30/break-out-the-crystal-ball/</link>
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		<title>Photos From This Year&#8217;s ASI Power Summit!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ASI&#8217;s third annual Power Summit is in full swing at La Costa Resort &#38; Spa in sunny Carlsbad, CA. Two hundred of the industry&#8217;s most prominent professionals are here, taking part in panel discussions on topics like safety and legislation issues, new media for marketing and challenges for the industry for 2010 and enjoying many [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2009/11/03/photos-from-this-years-asi-power-summit/</link>
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		<title>In Praise of Spongy Girl Parts &#038; Walks of Shame &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi Everyone!
I&#8217;m heading off to Shelbyville, TN, tomorrow to celebrate the wedding of Andy Townes, the oldest son of Dan Townes, legendary industry luminary and owner/president of Shepenco/Shelbyville Pencil (asi/86850). I&#8217;ve been to Shelbyville to stay with the Towneses before and they party on a whole different level down there in the South. Can. Not. Wait.
Before I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://bellwether-asicentral.com/bellblog/2009/10/07/in-praise-of-spongy-girl-parts-walks-of-shame/</link>
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		<title>With Glasses Half Full &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy Autumn! 
As summer is my favorite season, I&#8217;m less than thrilled to see it go but welcome the positive aspects of fall, like the latest crop of shoes and boots and the premier of some great new TV shows (more on that later)! 
Here at Counselor, we&#8217;re beginning to think about our awards season and have [...]]]></description>
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