<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post8970228341168927246..comments</id><updated>2008-12-24T08:06:22.418-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Comments on Cause Marketing: Interview on Small Business Cause-Related Marketin...</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/feeds/8970228341168927246/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html'/><author><name>Paul Jones is the president of</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18140565081821496777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-1557363927366084263</id><published>2008-12-24T08:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T08:06:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>I can recommend Joe Water's blog. A great deal of ...</title><summary type='text'>I can recommend Joe Water's blog. A great deal of insight from an experienced cause marketer. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;In July 2008, I posted on the topic of why I think nonprofit cause marketers need to rethink their strategy about smaller cause marketing gifts... including those from small businesses. &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/stop-leaving-cause-related-marketing.html &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/1557363927366084263'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/1557363927366084263'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1230134760000#c1557363927366084263' title=''/><author><name>Paul Jones is the president of</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/18140565081821496777</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='14297720022706311707'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-3704255994338945459</id><published>2008-12-24T07:08:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T07:08:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cripes I went your blog from Google and didn't eve...</title><summary type='text'>Cripes I went your blog from Google and didn't even realize it was yours! Sorry, dude. Disregard that last comment, although I did send out a tweet on it.</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/3704255994338945459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/3704255994338945459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1230131280000#c3704255994338945459' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-2344348368174370068</id><published>2008-12-24T07:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-24T07:05:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nice post! Not enough people talking about small b...</title><summary type='text'>Nice post! Not enough people talking about small businesses and cause marketing. But I do at my blog, www.selfishgiving.com. I work for a mid-size nonprofit in Boston and frequently work with small and medium-sized businesses on cause partnerships.&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Joe Waters&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;You can also find me on linkedin, facebook and twitter/joewaters</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/2344348368174370068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/2344348368174370068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1230131100000#c2344348368174370068' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-4242178475664673222</id><published>2008-12-02T04:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-02T04:39:00.000-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Nice Post-------------article generator</title><summary type='text'>Nice Post&lt;BR/&gt;-------------&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;A HREF="http://www.autorewrite.com/" REL="nofollow"&gt;&lt;B&gt;article generator&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt;</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/4242178475664673222'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/4242178475664673222'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1228221540000#c4242178475664673222' title=''/><author><name>zang</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03772984216917361804</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-6137302811292486770</id><published>2008-07-10T17:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T17:46:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmmm …. Might I add a 5th?  Not doing the due-dil...</title><summary type='text'>Hmmmm …. Might I add a 5th?  Not doing the due-diligence to identify a good charity … not just one that meets the  “right cause”, or one that’s the right size to work with them, but associating with a charity that has no track record, poor management, fiscal issues … &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;For example, if the right cause for your small business is a social-service organization that works with children, how do</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/6137302811292486770'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/6137302811292486770'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1215737160000#c6137302811292486770' title=''/><author><name>Kate Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04343254797200912500</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-1744991515053473764</id><published>2008-07-10T17:45:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T17:45:00.000-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hmmmm …. Might I add a 5th?  Not doing the due-dil...</title><summary type='text'>Hmmmm …. Might I add a 5th?  Not doing the due-diligence to identify a good charity … not just one that meets the  “right cause”, or one that’s the right size to work with them, but associating with a charity that has no track record, poor management, fiscal issues … &lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;For example, if the right cause for your small business is a social-service organization that works with children, how do</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/1744991515053473764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/8970228341168927246/comments/default/1744991515053473764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html?showComment=1215737100000#c1744991515053473764' title=''/><author><name>Kate Lee</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/04343254797200912500</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://causerelatedmarketing.blogspot.com/2008/07/interview-on-small-business-cause.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-692321252677738655.post-8970228341168927246' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/692321252677738655/posts/default/8970228341168927246' type='text/html'/></entry></feed>