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		<title>Sometimes You Just Gotta Say It!</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/06/sometimes-you-just-gotta-say-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 19:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So so so true!! Thanks  to Ken for letting me know that I inspired this weeks article as well&#8230;    I have to say this is something I say to myself often&#8230;.basically if you are thinking about doing something there is a reason and it is up to YOU to decide to make the move to do it. It will not happen magically&#8230;.BUT if you follow your gut and say, &#8220;What the F&#38;*^??&#8221;&#8230;.You might find that ma&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>A Race to the Bottom</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/05/a-race-to-the-bottom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 14:35:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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Hmm&#8230;. I like this advice very much! I myself as a consumer am a creature of habit and I like what I like. Price is not a factor for the things that I feel necessary to enjoy my day. So I agree with Ken in the fact that if brands will focus on what their customers truly want from them rather than price, they will be able to sustain a better business. I saw this all throughout the last few years&#8230;.the companies that di&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How Important is Social Media to the Success of Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 17:21:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well this is a question I can certainly answer easily&#8230;&#8230;SUPER important!! When I left my company to pursue my own business over two years ago I think I had roughly 70 facebook friends&#8230;.I now have upwards of 4500 and have reached 5000 (facebooks max) three times now and had to go in and delete people so I can add people who I actually know. I have no clue how I reached that many people as I certainly did not s&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;That&#8217;s How You Become Great Man&#8221;&#8230;..</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/05/thats-how-you-become-great-man/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 13:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
When I emailed Ken last week to tell him that I was leaving my &#8220;business&#8221; to focus on the two things I love (my art and this website), he said that this weeks article (last weeks oops) was going to be secretly dedicated to me&#8230;.well I guess not secret since I am telling you all but&#8230;.I LOVE IT! My journey to the place where I am has involved a few Jerry Maguire moments&#8230; because when I first left&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Smartest Retailer Around</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/05/the-smartest-retailer-around/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 15:12:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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I just like the name and who doesn&#8217;t like buttered noodles!? Sometimes the simplest things are the very best for business&#8230;..I keep learning that every day! With any business it&#8217;s all about the energy you put into it and make sure you know how to engage your audience.    -Julia 
 
The Smartest Retailer Around
 
There has been no shortage of conversation lately about &#8220;Main Street&#8221; still&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Quit!</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/04/dont-quit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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This guy is always on point! Every week I anticipate reading Ken&#8217;s articles and every week he writes  something insightful, honest and I can relate it to something currently in my life. I am sure there are many of you out there who feel the same exact way and for that, I say thank you Ken! Thank you for not quitting on Shoebizness and providing inspiration to many in the industry! I certainly appreciate it!    I know&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Walk With The Lame And You Learn To Limp</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/04/walk-with-the-lame-and-you-learn-to-limp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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This is certainly truth! As a recruiter I cannot tell you how many conversations I had with companies about employees that were not doing a good job representing themselves or the company but for some reason they would not let them go. At a certain point you have to make a decision and stick to it. It&#8217;s like a girl complaining about her jerk of a boyfriend (or vise versa   )  to all her friends but she keeps going back t&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Do Something Half Assed and You Get Half Good</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/04/do-something-half-assed-and-you-get-half-good/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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I wasn&#8217;t quite sure where Ken was going with this one at first based on the title and what a shocker that he is speaking to himself! I can definitely respect this decision and have found myself contemplating these things many times myself. Sometimes we think, bigger, bigger, bigger &#8230;. we want to appeal to the masses to make more money, but to appeal to the masses it means you have to dumb yourself or your prod&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Top Ten List of Why I Love Working For Myself</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/03/top-ten-list-of-why-i-love-working-for-myself/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brutus enjoying his cushy bed in my office &#8230;.yes he is a boy with a pink bed but it is actually Pearls&#8230;he kicked her out!!  haha  
 
I gave Ken this topic because I know first hand how hard it can be to run your own business. IT&#8217;S HARD! There are days where it seems there is no light at the end of the tunnel and you wonder why in the world you are doing this to yourself. It can be mentally, physically and emotion&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>What the Footwear Industry Really Needs!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/03/what-the-footwear-industry-really-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 22:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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I think this article speaks volumes! Basically all things that go back to the basics of really caring about business, your customers and providing service, quality and design! Ken speaks truth!!    -Julia
 
What the Footwear Industry Really Needs
 
Please forgive me for being so incredibly crude, but our entire industry needs to take a massive dump!   Thats right, a huge one.   Here is what we need to dump and get out o&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t be Afraid to Admit You Made a Mistake</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/03/dont-be-afraid-to-admit-you-made-a-mistake/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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I love this topic because it is something that I try to always practice. I think there is WAY too much time spent with people arguing over whose to blame or why something isn&#8217;t their fault. I look at it like this: I have better things to be doing than spinning my wheels on something that should already be taken care of. To me, it&#8217;s a complete waste of time&#8230;.so rather than argue about who made a mistake, le&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>The Fastest Way to Improve the Economy: Turn off the TV &#8211; turn on the music &#8211; get creative &#8211; and get on with it!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 18:56:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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&#8220;Turn off the TV &#8211; turn on the music &#8211; get creative &#8211; and get on with it!&#8221;   I just love this and it&#8217;s so incredibly true!! This reminds me of my first few weeks in the East Village when I moved to NY. As any fellow NYC resident probably knows it can take forever to get an appointment with the cable guy and as much as I was wishing for the internet for work purposes, I never missed the boo&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>Relationships &#8211; How much do we compromise to keep them going?</title>
		<link>http://www.shoebizness.com/2011/02/relationships-how-much-do-we-compromise-to-keep-them-going/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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I gave Ken this topic because lately I have found myself asking this question in my personal life and in business. I actually asked Ken for his advice based on a specific situation I am dealing with and his advice was so simple and made so much sense. He simply asked me if the relationship was profitable&#8230;.my answer was yes, so he he then said, &#8220;well then you just swallow it&#8221; in reference to taking th&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>How Hard Can This Be?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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Yeah&#8230;I would not have been nearly as nice as Ken! I have a real issue with people who have control issues and just love to tell people no and inforce rules. Honestly, most corporations put rules like the one Ken discusses below so that people don&#8217;t abuse them, not to be enforced on their regular clients. I am sure the execs would not be happy to find that Ken was treated in such a way, but then again, customer se&#8230;]]></description>
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		<title>You Scratch My Back and I Will Scratch Mine</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:36:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Twig Ken</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose some people are just wired differently because I just don&#8217;t understand people who have no problem asking favors and actually being down right annoying about it when they are in need, but when the tables turn they will have nothing to do with helping you. Ken said I would relate to the article this week and boy do I! I have ventured into new industries a couple of time throughout my career and in the beginnin&#8230;]]></description>
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