<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:series="http://unfoldingneurons.com/" ><channel><title>Paul Dupree at Unison Consulting</title> <atom:link href="http://unisonconsulting.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://unisonconsulting.com</link> <description>become one with your customer</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:29:16 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2</generator> <item><title>The key to content marketing (and business): Be less self-centered</title><link>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-key-to-content-marketing-and-business-be-less-self-centered/</link> <comments>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-key-to-content-marketing-and-business-be-less-self-centered/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:29:16 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>web-editor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bookmarks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[brand-strategy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[customer-experience]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-key-to-content-marketing-and-business-be-less-self-centered/</guid> <description><![CDATA[From FastCompany: Shane Snow, founder of Contently, says to win at business, brands need to make content, and make it about their audience.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-key-to-content-marketing-and-business-be-less-self-centered/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Perfecting the art of the ask</title><link>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/perfecting-the-art-of-the-ask/</link> <comments>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/perfecting-the-art-of-the-ask/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 16:22:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>web-editor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bookmarks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[entrepreneurship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[persuasion]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/perfecting-the-art-of-the-ask/</guid> <description><![CDATA[From FastCompany: Every day is a negotiation for an entrepreneur. Whether advancing a cause, making a request, or persuading others of the merits of our view, negotiating for what we want--often and effectively--is a survival technique for a business owner. We can use it to go after what we want, to create options where there were previously none, and we can use it to defend what is ours and what we need. 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Yet researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have found Texanisms like &ldquo;might could&rdquo; and &ldquo;down yonder&rdquo; are dissipating, especially among young city slickers.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/do-you-speak-texan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The 100 most creative people in business 2012</title><link>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-100-most-creative-people-in-business-2012/</link> <comments>http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-100-most-creative-people-in-business-2012/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 15:16:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>web-editor</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bookmarks]]></category> <category><![CDATA[creativity]]></category> <category><![CDATA[innovation]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://unisonconsulting.com/2012/05/17/the-100-most-creative-people-in-business-2012/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Fast Company&#039;s annual celebration of business innovators who dare to think differently. 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