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		<title>Top Opportunities/Challenges Ahead for Railroad Companies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ad-ology Research recently updated their Industry Marketing Insights report for Railroad Companies. The following are the predicted Top 3 Opportunities/Challenges from the report for this industry for the upcoming 12 months:]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial Companies to Shift Marketing Efforts</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The latest news coming from the industrial sector looks positive. Of companies responding to the most recent Global Spec annual survey, over half (51%) are expecting higher revenue this year when compared to 2009. And over 2/3’s say the company will meet or exceed  revenue projections for 2010. To spur this growth, 17% of industrials have boosted marketing budgets.]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial Firms Ramp Up Online Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/6326</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 07:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like all businesses, industrial firms are looking for better ways to find new clients and to hang onto existing clients.  Companies in the industrial sector primarily engage in B2B marketing as they promote products  ranging from  capital goods to construction equipment to aerospace technology. While it might seem that their product lines are associated with the old economy, it would be a mistake to assume that these companies are sticking with old media.]]></description>
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		<title>Industrial Marketers Ready to Promote New Products</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/5983</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Firms operating in the industrial sector are hoping for a solid expansion in 2010. And one way to increase sales will be to launch new products such as motors, tools, gaskets and machinery.  The results of the new Grant Marketing survey reveal that over 90% of  industrial firms will be introducing new or improved products this year. Along with the product launches, these companies will also boost advertising expenditures.]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturers optimistic about 2010, marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/2946</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conditions for U.S. manufacturers have been anything but positive since December 2007. These businesses have lost at least 1.96 million jobs and don’t plan to increase employment for at least another year. But senior managers, responding to a ThomasNet survey, believe conditions are looking up and they are carrying important lessons forward from this recession.]]></description>
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		<title>Staffing Firms May Increase Marketing</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/2872</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Amidst the news that the nation’s unemployment rate continues to rise and may reach 10% before the economic recovery really kicks in, some analysts are watching the staffing industry closely. While Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) predicts that 2009 will usher in an overall drop of 25% for companies in this industry, the firm is predicting an industry growth rate of 5% for 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Will Desalination Technology Solve Water Shortages?</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/1253</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 09:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of the attention paid to oil and coal reserves, and renewable energy sources, the availability of fresh, clean water has become a background issue. But think tank CERES sounded an alarm recently that  shortages of water will increase costs significantly for industries such asbiotech , pharmaceutical and metals and mining, which rely on this natural resource. A CERES reports also cautions that water shortages could lead to global political and economic instability.]]></description>
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		<title>Most Manufacturers Have No Plans to Cut Trade Promotion Spending</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/1167</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 09:09:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Agriculture]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long before boxes of cereal or cookies land on the shelves at the local grocery store, manufacturers have spent significant sums on trade promotion management. The goal of these expenditures, which approach 14% of revenues according to some surveys,  is to influence retailer behavior. Specifically, trade promotions encourage retailers to take steps to increase sales of manufacturers' products.]]></description>
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		<title>Is Green Tech Still Hot?</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/918</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are venture capitalists still investing in green technology? The short answer is yes.]]></description>
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		<title>Military’s New Weaponry: Think Small</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/879</link>
		<comments>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/879#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Forecasts: Advertising]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The war in Iraq may be winding down but the U.S. military is facing nimble foes as it shifts focus to Afghanistan.]]></description>
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		<title>Boosting Sales of Energy-Efficient Products</title>
		<link>http://www.marketingforecast.com/archives/841</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:24:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Crosett</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[home improvement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[With all the talk about the federal government's efforts to revive the economy using business bailouts, it might be easy to overlook a key form of consumer bailouts.]]></description>
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