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		<title>STUDIO/PROJECT MANAGER: MUST LOVE DOGS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of my clients, in the New York/New Jersey area, is looking for a great studio/project manager. If this is you, please send me an email tout de suite. Please feel free to share this posting. Position Description Bring your pooch to work! We&#8217;re a small collaborative and creative shop about 30 minutes outside Manhattan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Working with Difficult Clients</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Four minute reading time. We&#8217;ve all had them. &#8220;Difficult clients&#8221; we just can&#8217;t get along with and can&#8217;t figure out. They can make life miserable and make it really hard to deliver good work. Wouldn’t it be great if you could wave a magic wand and make the difficulties disappear? Think how much more productive [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why your proposals go M.I.A.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever invested a lot of time working with a prospect who believed they were the decision maker for your project, agreed on a proposal, and then waited, and waited and waited for the client signature and go-ahead? Only to learn six months later that the project ran into internal roadblocks your contact did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=2578</link>
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		<title>Staying Cash Flow Positive</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is a good time for a few reminder tips to help you keep cash flow positive during these interesting times. SMART INVOICING: 1. NO unpleasant surprises on the invoice. Always talk to your client as soon as you know they have made a request that should incur extra costs, then confirm it in writing. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=109</link>
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		<title>With the DBA in London March 4th</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Will we finally meet in person in London on March 4th? I&#8217;ll be presenting at the: Project Management Showcase presented by the Design Business Association (DBA) Friday, March 4 London, England 10:00am &#8211; 5:00pm Along with my colleague Emily Cohen, we will conduct 3 separate sessions focused on: • managing and organizing your team for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=2414</link>
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		<title>&#8220;I don&#8217;t get no respect&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What on earth could Rodney “I don’t get no respect” Dangerfield have to do with productivity in your design studio? Perhaps quite a lot. Here’s why. (Edit: An apology to our overseas readers. I&#8217;ve had some queries &#8211; who the heck is Rodney Dangerfield? He&#8217;s an American comic, who sadly passed away in 2004 at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get MORE Productive TeleForum (zero-cost!)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Get MORE Productive. Reduce Stress. Gain hours in your day. Learn simple techniques in Pam Bryan’s zero-cost TeleForum For: Creative Professionals Cost: None How: Register for instant access to the recording and slides Name Email Country Have you ever wondered why your day always ends before your to-do list does? Are endless interruptions keeping you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=2196</link>
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		<title>Dreams &amp; Objectives: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second and final blog in the series on creating good objectives to reach the dreams you have for your design business or creative career. If you missed the first post you&#8217;ll find it here. These two posts were inspired by the work I&#8217;ve been doing with my clients to prepare for 2011 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=1684</link>
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		<title>Your Dreams &amp; Objectives</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why are good business objectives so darned hard to write? This is the perfect time to plan for 2011, and my clients and I are busy doing just that. Ilise Benun’s new Marketing Mentor eCalendar is installed to help us stay on track with marketing plans – but first the right overall business objectives must [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=1607</link>
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		<title>The eCalendar has arrived!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Below the following announcement you&#8217;ll find a guest blog, courtesy of Ilise Benun at Marketing Mentor, to celebrate the release of the Marketing Mentor eCalendar. The eCalendar is a no-brainer investment if you are responsible for growing your business. Disclaimer: If you buy your ecalendar from a link on my site this year Ilise will [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://designcoachoncall.com/?p=1579</link>
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