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	<description>Random obvious opinions that are entirely my own. I hope you disagree with every one of them.</description>
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		<title>I wanna get on Oprah</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I know that Oprah is off the air, but work with me a bit on the metaphor. If you are a writer, you want to get on Oprah and your book will sell. If you are a CPG manufacturer, you &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/i-wanna-get-on-oprah.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The last buggy whip maker</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I plopped down on the well-worn couch he had in his office on one of my regular hang-out visits. He was a local business guy I&#8217;ve been friends with for over a decade. It was always a good way to &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-last-buggy-whip-maker.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Repairing typewriters</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, I received emails from two former clients who needed some help with some legacy work. One needed some tweaks done on a print ad that was at least three years old. The other had moved his web site &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/repairing-typewriters.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Change is hard but choosing the wrong service is harder</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was listening to the news on the local Cincinnati NPR station this morning and heard a story about the City of Cincinnati moving from its self-hosted email service to either Google or Microsoft. In the analysis portion of the &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/change-is-hard-but-choosing-the-wrong-service-is-harder.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Setting expectations in plain English</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 23:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few months ago, my shower drain backed up while I was taking a shower. So I called the local Rotor Rooter and the person taking my call started asking me all sorts of questions about what I wanted. I &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/setting-expectations-in-plain-english.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>I apologize for that expectation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I apologize for setting that expectation. Apparently it was done during a weak moment of kindness, one that you are now making me wholeheartedly regret. I&#8217;m sorry I answered the phone on a Sunday morning. You mistook a moment of &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/i-apologize-for-that-expectation.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stocking your social media shelves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I found myself explaining a social media program to a colleague of mine the other day who was confused about all the bits and pieces flying around. “It’s like setting up a retail store,” I said. “You have your shelves, &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/stocking-your-social-media-shelves.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The grown-ups are talking. Why Chrysler did the right thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now, you may have heard about the accidental f-bomb that an employee of New Media Strategies tweeted on the Chrysler twitter account. If you haven&#8217;t, it is here. Social media has grown up. It&#8217;s what everyone who provides social &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/the-grown-ups-are-talking-why-chrysler-did-the-right-thing.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Stay on target and ignore social media flak</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a big movie buff, but there are some exceptional scenes that stick in my head that are so useful as metaphors for other things in life they are hard to forget. One of these such scenes is in &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/stay-on-target-and-ignore-social-media-flak.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How to make yourself irrelevant in three years</title>
		<link>http://gerardmclean.com/how-to-make-yourself-irrelevant-in-three-years.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerard McLean</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this faux case study, we&#8217;ll look at a restaurant&#8217;s adoption of social media tools like blogs, twitter, facebook, yelp and foursquare. I&#8217;m not picking on the restaurant industry but it is just the latest that will be undergoing this &#8230; <a href="http://gerardmclean.com/how-to-make-yourself-irrelevant-in-three-years.html">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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