<?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/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>cofebuz &#187; Value Driven Marketing</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.cofebuz.com/tag/value-driven-marketing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.cofebuz.com</link>
	<description>Building Business though Networking: a New Way of Thinking about Relationships</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:04:04 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>The makings of a different type of company</title>
		<link>http://www.cofebuz.com/2009/09/08/different-type-of-company/</link>
		<comments>http://www.cofebuz.com/2009/09/08/different-type-of-company/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 11:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tim Klabunde</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tim Klabunde]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Value Driven Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Values]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://cofebuz.wordpress.com/?p=114</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I sat in my office this morning writing down a list of what makes our company different from our competitors.  After a couple of minutes writing things like &#8220;quality, rapid response, and expertise in&#8230;&#8221; I quickly realized that I wasn&#8217;t writing down anything that truly differentiated us from our competition&#8230; or Visa, AOL, or HP [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.cofebuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/tree-and-field-small.jpg"></a><a href="http://www.cofebuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/whiteduck.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1118" title="whiteduck" src="http://www.cofebuz.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/whiteduck.jpg" alt="whiteduck" width="200" height="200" /></a>I sat in my office this morning writing down a list of what makes our company different from our competitors.  After a couple of minutes writing things like &#8220;quality, rapid response, and expertise in&#8230;&#8221; I quickly realized that I wasn&#8217;t writing down anything that truly differentiated us from our competition&#8230; or Visa, AOL, or HP for that matter.</p>
<p>After thinking about what really sets a company apart I started a second list focusing on what differentiates several successful individuals in our company from others in the industry.  This time I came up with a much different list that noted such things as: honesty, integrity, openness, understanding, humility, and a desire to help others. </p>
<p>We often use the phrase &#8220;what goes around comes around&#8221; when we see good things happen to good people (or bad things happen to bad people); what we don&#8217;t often make note of is that this same rule applies to business and to companies. Successful companies in virtually every industry are building corporate cultures that embrace a moral centered workplace and values driven marketing. </p>
<p><strong>The Result</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>What goes around comes around: Businesses thrive when they provide solutions to problems with honesty and integrity rather than serving the ‘almighty&#8217; dollar.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.cofebuz.com/2009/09/08/different-type-of-company/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

