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		<title>4 Ways to Generate Business for Next Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:22:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Miller Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autumn is my favorite season of the year. It&#8217;s not just the high drama of the fiery foliage, leaves crunching underfoot, the wind whistling through the trees, acorns thumping down on the pavement below (while I do love all of this). It&#8217;s also a time of great reflection and preparation for the coming winter months. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With PR Clients and Last Minute Requests</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eleventh Hour Requests: Turn it down or turn it around? Ah the constant considerations and mental multi-tasking that make up the ever-evolving job description of the public relations professional. We&#8217;re the unofficial keeper of the company brand. The assessor of image and public sentiment. But we also keep up with the daily duties that must [...]]]></description>
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		<title>4 Subcontractors to Avoid When Consulting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When you are running your own consultancy, it&#8217;s easy to get caught up in how to get clients, keep clients, and how to get more out of clients. The client chase as I like to call it, is probably the number one consumer of a consultant&#8217;s time, outside of doing actual consulting work. We&#8217;re so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding the Superhero Syndrome</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 13:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Miller Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You know the feeling. You&#8217;re working on a new project and you&#8217;re in the zone. Your brain is rapid firing idea after idea; you&#8217;re drowning in a deluge of creativity. You&#8217;re thinking to yourself, &#8220;Wow...this client is doing some amazing work in the community,&#8221; or &#8220;This campaign is briliant; it&#8217;s so cutting-edge, the PR element [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When to Ride the Subcontracting Train and When to Get Off</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am of the mindset that subcontracting is not just an economic means to an end, but more of an opportunity to learn on the job, and contribute to a worthwhile project that you wouldn&#8217;t have otherwise gotten the opportunity to work on. So my philosophy is not subcontracting=side hustle/extra money. To me, subcontracting is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Spot and Avoid Cheapskate Clients</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 02:17:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Miller Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ah, the cheapskate client. How do I loathe thee? You may know him/her well. S/he masquerades as a serious prospect and raises everyone&#8217;s hopes. S/he requests a full-on proposal with no intentions of pulling the trigger. Or the worst: s/he orders the work and signs a contract, but never pays the invoice. While seemingly harmless [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Keep Your Confidence Between PR Projects and Clients</title>
		<link>http://www.millerlittlejohnmedia.com/2009/05/06/youre-bigger-than-the-last-job-putting-pr-projects-into-perspective/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 20:39:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Miller Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had lunch with a PR colleague last week and we did what we PR folks always do: talked shop, dished about our clients and ultimately built each other up. I have these sort of sessions often with my brothers and sisters in the public relations and marketing world, but for independent practitioners especially, I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Subcontract Your Way to Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amanda Miller Littlejohn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lot of you are transitioning from journalism or another industry to public relations, and are wondering how to gain the experience that will help you land your next gig. Some of you have volunteered as much as you can afford to and need to start bringing in the money while you continue to gain [...]]]></description>
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