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		<title><![CDATA[Ulta Salon Cosmetics & Fragrances, Inc. Q3 2009 (Qtr End 10/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session  Operator  Operator Instructions The first question comes from the line of Brian Tunick &#8211; JP Morgan.  Brian Tunick &#8211; JP Morgan The TV obviously seems pretty impactful here. We are curious is it now that you are comfortable with where the size of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 18:04:38 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Decision time looming for Saab brand]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Motors said it would start to wind down its 60-year-old Saab car brand next month if it failed to find a suitable buyer by the end of the year.GM said its board had received expressions of interest in the lossmaking Swedish brand since the collapse of a bid...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM Sales Fall 2.2 Percent in November]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors Co GM posted a 2.2 percent drop in U.S. sales in November from a year earlier, weighed down by brands it plans to divest or close, and said it would raise production in North America by about 75 percent in the first quarter.Sales totaled 151,427...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:45:12 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[@ World Newspaper Congress: Dow Jones CEO: Beware of Geeks Bearing Gifts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ At the World Newspaper Congress here in Hyderabad this afternoon, Dow Jones (NYSE: NWS) CEO Les Hinton came out swinging against the world in general, as is the wont of every News Corp exec these days. More specifically, against &#8220;geeks bearing gifts&#8221;, &#8220;false gospel of the Web&#8221; and &#8220;out...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:38:44 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Personal Brands Help Fight Corporate Hypercompetition]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oddly enough,Â in many large companies, managers donâ€™t have a clear idea of their people'sÂ strengths and capabilities.   The resulting lack of awareness of in-house skills and experience often makes it a lottery when a company is looking for leaders or experts.   This is when effective personal branding...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:18:52 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Cadillac's Identity Crisis: When Branding Won't Die]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[First it was the car for drivers between the age of 80 and deceased. Then Caddy became the ride of choice for the hip hop crowd. If Cadillac is going to become cool again, it needs to shed its former identities. Our panel of marketing experts tell us how they'd...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Heinz to Battle Private Labels for Market Share]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[H.J. Heinz Co. HNZ is determined to win back the fans it has lost to private labels. Last week the company reported a 16 percent drop in second-quarter profits, but CEO Bill Johnson said Heinz would dramatically raise the amount spent on promotions and advertising.    The recession...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:10:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chelsea F.C. Star Pimped Via Spam: "Want John Terry to Endorse Your Brand?"]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chelsea F.C.'s John Terry has distanced himself but not completely disavowed an embarrassing email from Riviera Entertainment, his marketing management company, which pimps him to potential sponsors -- any sponsors. The email arrived with the subject header: "Want John Terry to endorse your brand?" by Jim Edwards]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:05:34 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Chip Conley: When Social Media Branding Goes Bad]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnet.co.uk/sterling-performance/2009/11/30/chip-conley-when-social-media-branding-goes-bad/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The story about hotelierÂ Chip Conley posting pictures of himself stripped to the waist,Â previously published on BnetÂ raises some interesting questions on how personal your online presence should be, if you are associated with a corporate brand.    Much as I love social media and the power it gives to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:50:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Uncertain fate clouds Swedish brand's 'new era']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://dw.com.com/redir?destUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F94a8f416-dd4f-11de-ad60-00144feabdc0.html&siteid=23&tag=financialtimes]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ A huge banner on the side of Saab's main manufacturing plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, declares: "A new era has begun."The slogan is emblazoned above an image of the new version of Saab's flagship 9-5 model, scheduled to hit car showrooms next year.Those plans are now in doubt, together with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[AB InBev Calls Off Sale of Beck's Beer Brand: Report]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Anheuser-Busch InBev ABI has walked away from a planned sale of its German beer brand Beck's to U.S. buyout firm Bain Capital, a German magazine reported.Contracts had been ready to sign and Bain had secured financing for the projected 1.7 billion Euro ($2.54 billion) deal, weekly Wirtschaftswoche...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:00:37 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Alexon Like-for-like Sales Dip]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[(<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Fashion retailer Alexon Group Plc AXN posted a 14 percent drop in like-for-like sales for 16 weeks to November 21, and said margins may be hit by the price competitive environment affecting Christmas period and January.However, the company said its Eastex and Dash brands continued to trade...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:45:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Blow for GM as Swedes pull out of Saab talks]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Motors has failed for the second time in two months to sell a lossmaking brand to outside investors after a Swedish consortium pulled out of talks to buy Saab, the premium car marque, from the US carmaker.Fritz Henderson, GM chief executive, said the company was "disappointed" by the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Saab Sale Collapses as Buyers Back Out]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Kevin Krolicki and David BaileyDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - A deal for General Motors Co GM to sell its Saab brand collapsed on Tuesday when the buyer pulled out in a move that threatens the Swedish luxury brand with closure.GM had been aiming to close a deal by the end...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:55 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Brown Shoe Co. Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from Chris Svezia - Susquehanna Financial. Chris Svezia - Susquehanna Financial I guess, first question on a wholesale business, in the quarter it seemed like it was roughly inline to a degree to how you kind of guided indicated. Looks like...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:07:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Ultimate Dye Job]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A one-time Renaissance scholar, A.G. Lafley went on to transform P&G, one of America's iconic companies. Along the way, he had to find a way to convince the board and outbid the opposition for Clairol. Twice.   To dye or not to dye?    	  We...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[P&G Clairol Strategy a Perfect 10]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Compared to P&G's acquisition of Gillette for $57 billion in  2005, Clairol looks like a boutique buy. But it was a very big deal at the  time: If it had failed, the board would have put Lafley on a much shorter  leash, and the recent history of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[AOL's New Branding Trades Iconic Running Man For Goldfish]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ AOL (NYSE: TWX) just released its new branding look&#8212;one consistent typography showing &#8220;Aol&#8221; with different &#8220;reveals&#8221; from various artists. The new identity fully debuts when AOL rings the bell to open the New York Stock Exchange Dec. 10. Images here; explanation after the jump. Release:AOL today previewed its new...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Industry Moves Round-Up: Atlantic Media; Tribal Fusion; Viewpoints Network; Meredith 360]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ &#8212;Atlantic Media: Former U.S. editor of Reuters.com Adam Pasick will be heading up the new digital media brand from The Atlantic publishing group, launching in &#8220;early 2010.&#8221; Along with being U.S. editor, Pasick was also the bureau chief of Reuters (NYSE: TRI) Second Life, editor of Reuters Deals and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Armstrong On AOL's New Branding And 'Very, Very, Very Inexpensive']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The glimpse AOL (NYSE: TWX) offered late Sunday night of its new branding campaign looked more like icons for AIM, not a branding campaign for a company on the verge of reinvention. That&#8217;s because what we&#8217;re seeing now is only a teaser, as AOL CEO Tim Armstrong told paidContent...]]></description>
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