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		<title>Thank You For Laying Me Off &#8211; How Social Media Changed My Life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
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It was February 9th, 2009. I arrived to work early that Monday morning to plan my week and get a jump on what was already a challenging sales quarter. Then around 8:15am an email came across my inbox from the CEO announcing an 8% layoff. Surely, the folks who were going to be let go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Reasons Why Having a Personal Domain Name Is Essential</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:46:42 +0000</pubDate>
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I have had my own domain name of http://www.mikemerrill.com for over 10 years now. I initially secured it as a place to host my resume and as a unique way to differentiate myself when applying to business schools. Moreover, it provided the opportunity to brand my name with every email I sent. Oftentimes people would [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Social Media Behavior is Rooted In the Bible</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:56:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s amazing how many blog post ideas originate out of a great sermon at church, a conference, or a personal development book. As I was sitting in church this past Sunday at Grace Community Church, I couldn&#8217;t help but see the parallels in Pastor George&#8217;s sermon to social media. The background for the topic was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Transparency Makes the World a Better Place!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I was prepping to interview someone a while back it dawned on me how powerful social media is as a research tool. With more and more people and companies connecting to social media everyday, it's creating a whole new level of transparency.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Branding Is Important &#8211; A Primer on Brand Equity</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)</dc:creator>
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With all the discussions taking place about how social media can help companies drive awareness of their brand, I thought I would revisit some background on branding and why it&#8217;s so critical. Not only is social media marketing valuable for awareness, but the fact that you are participating in this medium also says something about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Measure of a Man&#8217;s Impact</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Measure of a Man is measured by the impact he has had on the people around him. This blog post is dedicated my dear friend Scott Schroeder who lost his battle with cancer 5/22/09. I share his 6 key traits that were so impactful.]]></description>
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		<title>Leveraging Social Media to Build Your Personal Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 18:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Monday night I was fortunate to present on Personal Branding at the DFW Social Media Marketing Meetup. Attached is the presentation.]]></description>
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		<title>Make an Impact vs. an Impression</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)</dc:creator>
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I recently had the pleasure of seeing Dr. Rick Rigsby speak and I was very moved by his message. I also thought about how this applies to personal branding and how we represent ourselves on social media. Many of us are consumed by the need to impress others as compared to making an impact in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Personal Demand Generation &#8211; Build Demand For You!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
			
				
			
		





Build a reputation of serving, trust, and excellence.
With droves of people jumping into social media, many are looking for ways to leverage this medium to actually improve their sales, marketing impact, and overall internet awareness. While these tools will help people find you online and discover your products and services, it&#8217;s important to realize there [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You have been Google&#8217;d &#8211; The Age of the Brandividual.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:55:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike D. Merrill (@mikedmerrill)</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[10 Ways to Improve Your Personal Brand Online]]></description>
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