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		<title>Free Info Thursday &#124; &#8220;The Beginners Guide to Twitter&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 21:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who reads The Cypress Group blog with any regularity knows we are big fans of the team over at Kissmetrics. They have a crazy knack for breaking things down into a language and process accessible to the &#8220;every-person&#8221;!  (don&#8217;t you wish everyone would be more like this?)
In any case, after series of project meetings [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who reads <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">The Cypress Group</span></strong> blog with any regularity knows we are big fans of the team over at <strong>Kissmetrics</strong>. They have a crazy knack for breaking things down into a language and process accessible to the &#8220;every-person&#8221;!  (don&#8217;t you wish everyone would be more like this?)</p>
<p>In any case, after series of project meetings recently, we were delighted to see an article from <strong><a href="http://blog.kissmetrics.com/beginners-guide-to-twitter" target="_blank">Kissmetrics talking about Twitter</a></strong>. Never being the type to keep good stuff secret, we thought we would pass it along! Yes, we&#8217;re like that!</p>
<p>So, click on through and get some free information! (you know you want to!!)</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://blog.kissmetrics.com/beginners-guide-to-twitter/?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+KISSmetrics+%28KISSmetrics+Marketing+Blog%29&amp;utm_content=Google+Reader" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-4521 aligncenter" title="kiss2" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/kiss2.jpg" alt="kiss2" width="474" height="249" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>| Original Content via Kissmetrics.com |</em></p>
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		<title>Are You In?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 15:19:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[IF you happen to be hitting up this year&#8217;s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), be sure to drop a line as let us know.
As, you see, we will too!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">IF you happen to be hitting up this year&#8217;s <strong><a href="http://www.icff.com" target="_blank">International Contemporary Furniture Fair</a></strong> (ICFF), be sure to drop a line as let us know.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">As, you see, we will too!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.icff.com/"><img class="aligncenter" title="ICFF1" src="http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs028/1102110389064/img/1521.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="322" /></a></p>
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		<title>@ASIDNYMetro &#124; The Lost Images.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Disclosure: Thing have been a tad busy here at The Cypress Group lately. Between launchings web sites, developing internet strategy and working on client marketing projects (on two coasts!), these images got lost in the shuffle!)
Which means we just found them! But, as they say&#8230; &#8220;Better late than never&#8230;&#8221; (and they DO say that, you [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>(Disclosure: Thing have been a tad busy here at The Cypress Group lately. Between launchings web sites, developing internet strategy and working on client marketing projects (on two coasts!), these images got lost in the shuffle!)</em></p>
<p>Which means we just found them! But, as they say&#8230; &#8220;Better late than never&#8230;&#8221; (and they DO say that, you know!)</p>
<p><strong>March 28th, 2012.</strong></p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #99cc00;">Scene</span></strong>: The Columbus Circle offices of  <strong>Steelcase</strong> as the <strong><a href="http://asidnymetro.org/" target="_blank">New York Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designer</a>s</strong> presented their 2nd annual <strong>Horace Havemeyer III :State of Design</strong> program. Aside from a spectactular location which enable attending design professionals to mingle in high style, the evening also featured a lively discussion about the current state of the design market moderated by <em><strong><a href="http://www.metropolismag.com/cda/" target="_blank">Metropolis</a></strong> </em>editor in chief, Susan S. Szenasy. In addition to the esteemed members of the Chapter Board, the event was full of industry folk looking to support the chapters <strong><a href="http://asidnymetro.org/chapter-info/education-legacy-fund/" target="_blank">Education Legacy Fund</a></strong>.</p>
<p>And that, as they also say, is never a bad thing!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4496 aligncenter" title="IMG_0546" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0546-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0546" width="430" height="323" /></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0538-a.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-4494 aligncenter" title="IMG_0538-a" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0538-a-768x1024.jpg" alt="IMG_0538-a" width="461" height="614" /></a></p>
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		<title>Doing Good with John Douglas Eason Interior Design.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 20:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Any follower of The Cypress Group know we espouse a very active community involvement model in our own business. Thus, when the folks at John Douglas Eason Interior Design told us they were putting together a vignette for the 2012 Design on a Dime vignette, we were quite excited for them!
The finished product was a more [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Any follower of <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">The Cypress Group</span> </strong>know we espouse a very active community involvement model in our own business. Thus, when the folks at <strong><a href="http://www.JohnDouglasEason.com" target="_blank">John Douglas Eason Interior Design</a></strong> told us they were putting together a vignette for the <strong>2012 </strong><strong>Design on a Dime</strong> vignette, we were quite excited for them!</p>
<p>The finished product was a more than elegant vignette featuring a lovely tub (from our pals at <strong><a href="http://www.VandABaths.com" target="_blank">Victoria and Albert Baths</a></strong>) and it&#8217;s accompanying shower from <strong><a href="http://www.hansgrohe.com" target="_blank">Hansgrohe/Axor</a></strong>! And being more than lovely to look at, the proceeds fromn the sale of everything went to New York&#8217;s Housing Works.</p>
<p>But don&#8217;t take our word for it! Take a gander at the local ABC channel: they liked the JDEID vignette too!  Congratulations to John Eason for &#8220;Doing Good&#8221; (if not great) in 2012!</p>
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		<title>Out and About with ASID New Jersey.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 13:53:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever open a publication (or click on a website) and go &#8220;Hey, I know THAT guy!&#8221;.  Well, here at The Cypress Group, we love that! After all, business development really is having your product and company seen. Right?
Which is why when this little recap ditty from the ASID New Jersey magazine made its way across [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ever open a publication (or click on a website) and go &#8220;Hey, I know THAT guy!&#8221;.  Well, here at <strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">The Cypress Group</span></strong>, we love that! After all, business development really is having your product and company seen. Right?</p>
<p>Which is why when this little recap ditty from the <strong>ASID New Jersey </strong>magazine made its way across our desks, we laughed. (You may remember this event from our &#8220;<strong><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/places-we-go/metro-new-york-gets-into-a-niche-with-hansgrohe/" target="_blank">Metro New York Gets into a Niche</a></strong>&#8221; posting a bit ago). In any case, seeing our own Joseph Aldrich (along with Hansgrohe&#8217;s Jen Bruno and a rather assorted cast of characters) in print is enough to make us laugh.</p>
<p>But just a bit.</p>
<p><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/JNA@NYCHansgrohe11.jpeg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-4451" title="JNA@NYCHansgrohe1" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/JNA@NYCHansgrohe11.jpeg" alt="JNA@NYCHansgrohe1" width="421" height="552" /></a></p>
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		<title>Client Work &#124; &#8220;and we&#8217;re off&#8230;.&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We love seeing this on projects we work on!!

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We love seeing this on projects we work on!!</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Next? &#8220;4 Social Networks to Keep an Eye On.&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things we here at The Cypress Group do is keep our ears to the pavement. Call it &#8220;market trending&#8221;, &#8220;Market Dynamics&#8221; or whatever, keeping current is key component to business development in today&#8217;s small business arena.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the things we here at <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">The Cypress Group</span></strong> do is keep our ears to the pavement. Call it &#8220;market trending&#8221;, &#8220;Market Dynamics&#8221; or whatever, keeping current is key component to business development in today&#8217;s small business arena.</p>
<p>Thus, when we ran across a listing of <strong><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-networks/niche-social-networks-to-keep-an-eye-on/" target="_blank">Social Networks on the forefront of the radar</a></strong> from <strong>Ignite Social Media</strong>, we thought we would share.</p>
<p>Call it  &#8220;Free Consulting&#8221; if you will.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hey, how about a snapshot?,  you ask.  You got it! (by the by, clicking on any of the images will bring you to an expanded article)</p>
<p>We&#8217;ll leave you to decide which is OUR favorite.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-networks/niche-social-networks-to-keep-an-eye-on/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="foodie1" src="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/foodie1.png" alt="" width="540" height="328" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-networks/niche-social-networks-to-keep-an-eye-on/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="cow1" src="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cowbird-people.png" alt="" width="540" height="344" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-networks/niche-social-networks-to-keep-an-eye-on/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="fancy1" src="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/fancy.png" alt="" width="540" height="333" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/social-networks/niche-social-networks-to-keep-an-eye-on/" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter" title="Mint1" src="http://www.ignitesocialmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/gentlemint-popular.png" alt="" width="540" height="356" /></a></p>
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		<title>Event Images &#124;  A Market in Spring.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 20:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[March 20th 2012.
Scene: True to form and tradition, the Laguna Design Center brought Orange County&#8217;s interior design and shelter industry together for their annual Spring Market Day. In addition to presenting the esteemed Juan Montoya in their center court, the day culminated in a grand soiree sponsored by the folks at California Homes magazine. Now, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;">March 20th 2012.</p>
<p><span style="color: #99cc00;"><strong>Scene</strong>:</span> True to form and tradition, the <strong>Laguna Design Center </strong>brought Orange County&#8217;s interior design and shelter industry together for their annual <strong>Spring Market Day</strong>. In addition to presenting the esteemed <strong><a href="http://www.juanmontoyadesign.com/" target="_blank">Juan Montoya</a></strong> in their center court, the day culminated in a grand soiree sponsored by the folks at <a href="http://calhomesmagazine.com/" target="_blank"><strong>California Homes</strong> </a>magazine. Now, everyone knows how much we here at <strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">The Cypress Group</span></strong> don&#8217;t mind taking business development to an event in a design showroom!</p>
<p>Right?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04301.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-4375" title="IMG_0430" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04301-1600x1200.jpg" alt="IMG_0430" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0447.jpg" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0443.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4391" title="IMG_0443" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0443-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0443" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04341.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4384" title="IMG_0434" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04341-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0434" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0442.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4390" title="IMG_0442" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0442-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0442" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0439.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4389" title="IMG_0439" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0439-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0439" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04371.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4387" title="IMG_0437" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04371-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0437" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0436.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4386" title="IMG_0436" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0436-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0436" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04351.jpg" target="_blank"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4385" title="IMG_0435" src="http://thecypressgrp.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_04351-1024x768.jpg" alt="IMG_0435" width="461" height="346" /></a></p>
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		<title>Event &#124; A Grand Opening? Indeed.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Featuring:</p>
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		<title>Phrase for the week: &#8220;Social Discovery&#8221;.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 22:37:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s no big secret we here at The Cypress Group work to keep our eyes and ears on the pulse of what is going on marketing and business development-wise. In this crazy world we live in, the way products and services find themselves moving seems to change almost daily. Which how we came to love [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s no big secret we here at <strong><span style="color: #ff6600;">The Cypress Group</span></strong> work to keep our eyes and ears on the pulse of what is going on marketing and business development-wise. In this crazy world we live in, the way products and services find themselves moving seems to change almost daily. Which how we came to love &#8220;little birds&#8221;.</p>
<p>Yes. Birds. Think &#8220;A little bird told me&#8230;&#8221; and you might get where we are going with this!</p>
<p>So, when a little bird told us about<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-discovery-sites-on-the-rise-2012-4" target="_blank"> <strong>this great article</strong> </a>at <strong>The Business Insider</strong>, well darn if we didn&#8217;t just feel the need to share it with you. Beyond simple &#8220;Social Media&#8221;, Social Discovery amps the game for anyone who realizes the value of personal connection as part of the buying cycle.</p>
<blockquote><p>It isn&#8217;t about interacting with the people we know. It&#8217;s about finding new people with which to interact.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>| Original content can be found <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/social-media-discovery-sites-on-the-rise-2012-4" target="_blank">HERE </a>| </em></p>
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