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		<title>Tall Ships Erie 2010 set for September 9-12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[		Tall Ships Erie 2010 Set for September 9-12 – Mark Your Calendars
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		<link>http://www.bensur.com/news/tall-ships-erie-2010-set-for-september-9-12/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 11</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There was a clear winner and clear loser during this week’s Beer:30 Tasting. Plus, we had a few special guests this week. 
First, a special thank you to our guests – Emily Wachter (Bensur alumni), Bill Catania (Bensur alumni) and David Hugar (Connoisseur Media).  Our team enjoys having an occasional visitor and fresh set [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-11/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been awhile since the last Beer:30 blog. We apologize. We know how you look forward to it every week.
Summer is the theme this week. The beers we taste tested were: Sierra Nevada Summer Fest, Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy Ale, Breckenridge Summer Bright Ale, Brooklyn Summer Ale, Misery Bay IPA, and Dundee Summer Wheat. 
The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-10/</link>
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		<title>Emerging Technology Bridges the Gap Between Mobile Providers and Retailers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ERIE, PA&#8211;(Marketwire - July 1, 2010) - “The final mile is being built right now,&#8221; stated Bill Catania, CEO of M-Dot Network, at the recent Mobile Marketing Forum in New York City.
According to Catania, technologies are emerging to bridge the gap between mobile coupon providers and retailers. While traditional retailers have been leery of integrating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/news/emerging-technology-bridges-the-gap-between-mobile-providers-and-retailers/</link>
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		<title>Volunteers Needed for Tall Ships Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On September 9th, a magnificent fleet of tall ships will sail into Erie Harbor to participate in a once-in-a-lifetime 4-day tall ships festival. From Sept 9 - 11, the ships will grace Dobbins Landing in this fundraising event to support our own FLAGSHIP NIAGARA. You can be part of it!
Tall Ships Erie is recruiting a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/news/volunteers-needed-for-tall-ships-festival/</link>
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		<title>U.S. Brig Niagara Featured on Cleveland Plain Dealer Website</title>
		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Brig Niagara is featured today on Cleveland.com the website for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Local students from the Cleveland area were on board the ship as part of the Cleveland YESS Project.
The U.S. Brig Niagara is traveling to Cleveland for the Tall Ships Festival on July 7-11. Visitors will be able to come aboard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/us-brig-niagara-featured-on-cleveland-plain-dealer-website/</link>
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		<title>Store Brand BBQ Sauce a Proven Commodity</title>
		<description><![CDATA[You know the old saying “you get what you pay for.” Well in this instance you are saving a nice chunk of change for high quality store brand BBQ sauce. The price of KC Masterpiece 18 oz. bottle compared to Walmart’s store brand BBQ sauce, Great Value, is $2.49. An 18 oz bottle of Great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/store-brand-bbq-sauce-a-proven-commodity/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In this week’s sampling a new record had been set! San Miguel Dark Lager received a rating of 9.16. The beer that received a 4.6 the lowest rating this week was the He’brew Messiah Bold.
This week Bill our Creative Director here at Bensur gave Lancaster Milk Stout a rating of 10+. Bill also said that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-9/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Allow me to introduce myself… My name is Ryan Nguyen, and I am interning this summer at Bensur Creative Marketing Group. In my first week on the job, I got to participate in Beer:30! I cannot think of a better way to begin my internship than attending a beer tasting.
The beer selection for week eight [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-8/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Images speak louder than words.  Enjoy this week&#8217;s Beer:30, video style.   
Bensur Beer:30 on Vimeo

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		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-7/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As said in the last Beer:30 entry, this past Friday was all about fruity beers. The selection was most appropriate with the beautiful Spring weather daunting us from the outside. Therefore, to bask in the glorious weather, the Bensur crew sampled some fruit-themed brews.
Our five selections included: Moosehead Light Lime, Ithaca Apricot Wheat, Pete’s Wicked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-6/</link>
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		<title>Consumers High on Store Brands</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As reported in an article titled “What Difference – A Closer Look” from PL Buyer, in a recent survey done by IpsosMarketing, the results displayed a continued trend towards consumer favoritism of private label brands. These numbers escalated well above national brands and for many reasons. While all of this will sound rather familiar, what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/consumers-high-on-store-brands/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And&#8230; we’re back! After a brief hiatus, the crew returned to the Bensur Creative Conference Room for a long-awaited Beer:30 reunion. This time around, we even introduced a few new faces (and you know who you are!).
This past Friday, we had “Extreme Friday” and by extreme, we are referring to “beers with extremely high alcohol [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-5/</link>
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		<title>Store Brands Popular in Europe… US Growth Potential Great</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Store brands, also known as private label products, are surging in sales in the European grocery and household markets.  According to research by Europanel, several European retailers reported over 40% of existing sales being credited to private label brands.  Can the US markets also experience such enormous growth?  Predictions of increasing market [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/store-brands-popular-in-europe%e2%80%a6-us-growth-potential-great/</link>
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		<title>Bensur Creative Marketing Group Creates New Brand Identity for RCPharma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Erie, Pa. (March 29, 2010) – Bensur Creative Marketing Group recently developed the brand identity and packaging for IQ Health, RCPharma’s new private label line of over the counter medications and supplements. Bensur also developed a new corporate web site, collateral materials, and a trade show display for RCPharma.
Bensur Creative Marketing Group specializes in private [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/news/bensur-creative-marketing-group-creates-new-brand-identity-for-rcpharma/</link>
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		<title>Paper Coupons Become Optional, Not Obsolete</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Featured in the first quarter issue of Exclusive Brands is none other than M-Dot Network. The 35th issue of the publication displayed a three-page cover story of the Erie-based company in the article titled &#8220;A Private Label Solution for Digital and Mobile Coupons.&#8221; The article itself provides a general overview of the digital couponing trend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/paper-coupons-become-optional-not-obsolete/</link>
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		<title>Beer:30 Week 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Welcome back to Round 4 all [who are living vicariously through our weekly beer-tasting event]! 
The 4th week of Beer:30 brought us to sample a variety selections, including a few featured beers from PA breweries. The beers sampled were: Dundee India Pale Ale, Sierra Nevada Glissade, Hook and Ladder Back Draft, Snow Goose Winter Ale, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/beer30-week-4/</link>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Give Up the Ship!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you were wondering what is going on at Bensur lately, I am here to tell you - A LOT! Today I&#8217;m going share with you one of my recent projects with the Flagship Niagara and their upcoming Tall Ships Erie Festival.
With the unfortunate State funding cut from $850,000 to $350,000, many feared a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/dont-give-up-the-ship/</link>
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		<title>Bensur helps M-Dot Network promote electronic paperless couponing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saving money with coupons is once again in vogue.  It is now easier than ever to save at the checkout thanks to M-Dot Network, a company that has revolutionized the couponing redemption process.  While some shoppers are still spending time clipping paper coupons from the Sunday supplements, others are catching on to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/bensur-helps-m-dot-network-promote-electronic-paperless-couponing/</link>
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		<title>Madness in March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In honor of the Gannon University&#8217;s women&#8217;s basketball team, today will be dedicated to this special time of the year, better known as March Madness. For those of you out there who don&#8217;t follow basketball at all (and I was once one of you), the GU women&#8217;s basketball team recently became the Atlantic Region Champions [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bensur.com/bensur_blog/madness-in-march/</link>
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