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		<title>2010 in review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 14:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
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		<title>Kolbrener, Inc. is now BD&amp;E</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:55:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On May 24th, 2010, Kolbrener, Inc. became part of BD&#38;E. We can be reached at 412-458-3336 or at mkolbrener@bdeusa.com. Since 1975, BD&#38;E has undertaken each each brand development assignment with fresh eyes and a slate clear of assumptions. We balance the need for research and analysis, information capture and consensus building with a strong desire [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=504&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Period Table of Branding Elements</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/04/27/period-table-of-branding-elements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back by popular demand the always favorite Period Table of Branding Elements. Click and enjoy!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=454&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Propaganda Techniques and Terms</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/04/14/propaganda-techniques-and-terms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:19:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My twelve year old son came home with a terrific writing assignment for school last week. The title of the assignment was (I&#8217;m not making this up) — Persuasive Writing, Propaganda Techniques &#38; Terms. I found it amazingly relevant, instructional and alarmingly useful. As a marketing/design/branding guy, I couldn&#8217;t imagine a more useful junior high [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=439&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Marketing Madness!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Guerilla Marketing]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Big East]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bracket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital Media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Picking basketball brackets are tough. You never really know which powerhouse is going to choke and which lower-ranked team is going to &#8220;step-up&#8221; to be the new Cinderella. Choosing which avenue to take when marketing your company can seem just as daunting. Do you throw money into television advertising in hopes that the Goliath wins it [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=375&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is branding?</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/what-is-branding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:03:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Brand Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[What is branding]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/?p=348</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A question posed to me by a friend and veteran photographer on Linkedin yesterday went something like this: Q:What is branding? I’ve noticed every designer under 35 rest their laurels on branding skills. Is this similar to the logo craze of the 1980s? My response went something like this: Good question. The challenge with the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=348&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Olympic Pictograms</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/03/04/olympic-pictograms/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kirk</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[New York Times]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Olympics]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that you&#8217;re all going through Curling withdrawal you can get your Olmpics fix this way&#8230;by watching this great summation of Olympic pictograms through the years. Kudos to the team over at the New York Times.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=184&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growth Constraints on Business</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/growth-constraints-on-business/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business Growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inc 500]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read with great interest Bill Eastman’s inaugural blog for Inc Magazine. Bill offers some excellent insight into the pain felt by “fast growth companies” who may no longer be in that fast growth track. In our practice at Kolbrener, we are often engaged by companies who have lost that growth edge. After achieving some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=73&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Independent Hotel Branding (Is the best surprise no surprise?)</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/independent-hotel-branding-is-the-best-surprise-no-surprise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand Experience]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hospitality Marketing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the 1970s, Holiday Inn revolutionized the hotel industry with their concept of homogenizing the hospitality experience for America. Increasingly, travelers wanted to know exactly where they were going to stay when they got weary. Thus was born the branded hotel as we know it today, the same here as it is there as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=70&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Does Branding add Merger and Acquisition Value?</title>
		<link>http://kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com/2010/02/25/does-branding-add-merger-and-acquisition-value/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:23:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Kolbrener</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Merger and Acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brand value acquisition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Branding for M&A]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Identifying brand assets and building their value is crucial before, during and after mergers and acquisitions. In almost any industry, we have seen firsthand that branding and marketing of a target company directly impacts the success of M&#38;A deals. And that timing is essential. Enhance Brand Value Before M&#38;A If you plan to sell your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kolbrenerusa.wordpress.com&amp;blog=673449&amp;post=68&amp;subd=kolbrenerusa&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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