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	<title>The Dog Marketing Blog &#187; dog supplies</title>
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		<title>Bingo Pet Salon Offers Upscale  Pet Services</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2011/12/12/bingo-pet-salon-offers-upscale-pet-services/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:39:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog boarding]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog grooming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Southeast Michigan&#8217;s local MetroMode media outlet reported on Bingo Pet Salon an upscale pet business opening in Royal Oak, one of the hippest inner ring Detroit suburbs. Bingo Pet Salon offers a contemporary look and feel and in addition to dog and cat grooming services, offers pet sitting and locally made specialty pet products, including [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Gifts for Dogs</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2011/11/11/christmas-gifts-for-dogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 22:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It looks like good news for pet retailers this holiday season. An annual AP-Petside poll conducted by GfK found that pet owners are planning on spending more on their pets&#8217; Christmas gifts in 2011 than in 2010.  About half (51%) of pet owners plan to buy their pets a Christmas gift, a percentage which has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Arf Van Furniture for Dogs by Art Van</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2011/08/10/arf-van-furniture-for-dogs-by-art-van/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Home Furnishings Business reports on the launch of Arf Van home furnishings for dogs from Art Van Furniture.   This is the first human furniture player I&#8217;ve seen enter this area; the products range from modestly priced dog beds which are similar to those sold in pet stores to hard goods which resemble traditional furniture.   Prices [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canton Paws in the Park Event</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/08/30/canton-paws-in-the-park-event/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/08/30/canton-paws-in-the-park-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog grooming]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog rescue]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[dog themed merchandise]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[beer bones]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[choobee]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dog beds]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Sunday I attended the Paws in the Park event at Canton Heritage Park in Canton Michigan.  This was the second of a two-day event celebrating pets  sponsored by Paws in the Park USA and the Humane Society of Huron Valley along with other local businesses.  There were exhibitions and spectator participation events scheduled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fetching Tags Custom Dog Tags</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/02/28/fetching-tags-custom-dog-tags/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/02/28/fetching-tags-custom-dog-tags/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 02:53:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog supplies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dogs in social media]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[bull terrier]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/?p=674</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit being a sucker for marketing featuring photos of Bull Terriers! I found  Fetching Tags through their social media outreach on Twitter. The company sells premium custom dog tags, made of brushed aluminum. While lacking a bit in the amount of information they contain compared to other, more practical tags like those from Boomerang [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pet retailers FSI activity up in 2009</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/01/14/pet-retailers-fsi-activity-up-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2010/01/14/pet-retailers-fsi-activity-up-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog food]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/?p=617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Marx Promotion Intelligence reported that overall Free Standing Insert (FSI) activity rose by 8% in 2009 to more than 272 billion coupons dropped. Pet retailers and pet products were important contributors to this increase. PetSmart rose from 4th in 2008 to 2nd in 2009 in terms of overall FSI pages; Target continues as the #1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RFID pet tracker Snif Labs discontinued</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/12/28/rfid-pet-tracker-snif-labs-discontinued/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/12/28/rfid-pet-tracker-snif-labs-discontinued/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog supplies]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/?p=574</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Snif Tag collar based RFID tracking system for pets was dropped as company founders re-purpose the technology into a product that tracks hand washing by health care workers.   The product, which originated in the MIT Media Lab&#8217;s Physical Language Workshop, launched in late 2005 and was profiled in high profile media including Wired and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Halloween Costumes for Dogs</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/09/02/halloween-for-dogs-costume-report/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/09/02/halloween-for-dogs-costume-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:48:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/?p=406</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Pet Style News reports on pet clothing and encourages pet retailers to prepare for Halloween by stocking pet costumes.  Some pet owners like to dress their pets all year around while others will purchase pet clothing only for Halloween.  Shop owners interviewed for the article note that dressing pets is increasing in popularity and that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bedhead line extension: Pethead</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/08/25/bedhead-line-extension-pethead/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/08/25/bedhead-line-extension-pethead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog grooming]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/?p=416</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently came across an article discussing Pethead grooming products in Pet Product News International magazine. Pethead is licensed to Skaffles LLC by Bedhead, which is an edgy brand of human hair products which features packaging with unusual shapes, colors and fonts.  This is the first time I&#8217;ve seen any human hair care or personal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Petco is all over Social Media</title>
		<link>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/08/19/petco-is-all-over-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://cleoparker.com/dogmarketing/2009/08/19/petco-is-all-over-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cleo Parker</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[dog blogs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[An article from the San Diego Union Tribune talks about the social media strategies of two area businesses, one of which is Petco.   Petco learned that employees were talking about the company on both Facebook and Twitter and decided to leverage those tools for the brand.  On Facebook, Petco has both a fan page and [...]]]></description>
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