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		<title>Foursquare for Business Marketing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Created by a small group of developers, foursquare is a new smart phone-based application that takes elements from Twitter, Facebook, and other social media sites and adds GPS functionality.  Where these other social sites connect people digitally, foursquare seeks to connect people geographically.  Users of the program "check-in" when they arrive at a particular location.  This location could literally be anywhere.  Seriously, anywhere. Restaurants, gas stations, bowling alleys, pubs, homes, a pothole in the middle of Main Street, all are fair game in the world of foursquare.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/672/foursquare-for-business-marketing/</link>
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		<title>Safety Is No Accident:  Promo Products Decrease Injuries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />Promotional products are not always used to benefit one's customers, but also one's employees!  A food processing company was having a rough time minimizing their work-related injuries.  This resulted in remarkably high financial costs, low productivity, and even lower morale...Read More]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/654/promo-products-decrease-injuries/</link>
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		<title>Drug Store Goes Digital:  USB&#8217;s Encourage In-House Printing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />Sales in a drug stores photo processing center were dwindling.  The problem:  their customers began using online photo processing, rather than coming into the store.  The reason:  their customers lacked the confidence and knowledge to come in and use the self-serve photo processors, and others were simply unaware that such a center existed...Read More]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/639/drug-store-goes-digital/</link>
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		<title>Lip Balm Makes a Ruckus at Trade Show</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />Oftentimes, simplicity is the best strategy.  SnugZ USA, an industry supplier located in Salt Lake City, Utah, had difficulty making a splash at trade shows.  They felt as if they were a minuscule fish in a gargantuan pond!  Year after year...Read More]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/569/lip-balm-makes-a-ruckus/</link>
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		<title>Custom and Personalized Post-it Notes</title>
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Custom and Personalized Post It Notes are a staple for any office or home environment.  In 1977 3M launched the Post It notes in a few locations and in just a few years the phenomenon of Post It Notes had captured the world over.  Today Post It notes play a major role in the promotional [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/481/custom-and-personalized-post-it-notes/</link>
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		<title>Custom Imprinted Products &#8211; Breaking It Down So You Don&#8217;t Waste Your Time Or Money</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Custom Imprinted Products is essentially another word for promotional business products or advertising specialties. Examples include custom shot glasses, imprinted stadium cups and promotional pens. The common mindset in using this form of advertising is to slap your logo on an item and then sit back as your branding efforts are enhanced exponentially.  However, this [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/477/custom-imprinted-products-breaking-it-down-so-you-dont-waste-your-time-or-money/</link>
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		<title>Camping Goods Store Builds Customer Relations and Boosts Sales with a Flashlight</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />A time-tested use of promotional products is packaging them with a retail item as a free gift.  An outdoor/camping supply store launched a new line of camping tents and wanted to highlight the release, as well as boost sales.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/462/camping-goods-store-builds-customer-relations-and-boosts-sales-with-a-flashlight/</link>
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		<title>Nursing Care Center Uses Hand Sanitizer Spray Pen to Build Trust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />
Promotional items are not always used to secure new clients, but rather to improve the relations between the business and the current clientele.  A nursing center acquired a superb reputation for the care and compassion given to their residents, but the families...Read More]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/388/nursing-care-center-uses-hand-sanitizer-spray-pen-to-build-trust/</link>
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		<title>Promotional Calendars &#8211; Building Your Brand A Little More Every Day</title>
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Promotional Calenders are a great way to build a brand. Before I jump into why, we have hosted a great case study involving promotional calenders and a well known national convenience store. Click here to check out our promotional calendar case study
Promotional calendars are a staple in the promotional products realm.  They’re a tried and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.surgepromotions.com/379/promotional-calendars-building-your-brand-a-little-more-every-day/</link>
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		<title>Credit Union Promotes Movie Night with Popcorn</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<img class="aligncenter" title="Case Study Badge" src="http://www.surgepromotions.com/images/excase.png" alt="" width="241" height="43" />
Believe it or not, emotionality has much to do with brand devotion and connection.  People feel sentiments towards brands, and so it is vital for a business to do as much as they can to ensure that those emotions are positive!  A credit union found a fun and creative way to... Read More]]></description>
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