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		<title>Coyotes Enter-to-Win Suite Contest</title>
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The Phoenix Coyotes have created an enter-to-win contest for a Suite Night that includes 12 suite tickets and 12 autographed pucks.
With the down economy and challenges sports teams are having selling suites, this is a great strategy for teams to consider for three reasons:
1) A team will fill a suite that otherwise would go unsold; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/coyotes-enter-to-win-suite-contest</link>
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		<title>Offer Fans Mobile Alerts Opt-In</title>
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Mobil alerts are catching on and now teams like the Chicago Bulls are offering special ticket offers via mobile alerts.  You can check out the Bulls Mobile Alerts here.  Fans simply enter their cell phone number and they receive instant updates on the Bulls and ticket specials.
It’s a great way to stay connected with fans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/offer-fans-mobile-alerts-opt-in</link>
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		<title>Wish Your Customers a Happy Birthday</title>
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Our daughter celebrated her birthday yesterday and who do you think was the first to call and wish her a Happy Birthday? If you guessed either one of her relatives or a close friend, you’d be wrong on both guesses. The correct answer is Geoffrey.
Who is “Geoffrey” you may be asking, well, I was asking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/wish-your-customers-a-happy-birthday</link>
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		<title>Deep Discount on ’08 Kids Club Pack</title>
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The Cleveland Browns are offering a 25-percent discount on its 2008 Kids Club while promoting its 2009 Kids Club. It’s a great way for the Browns to clean out their Kids Club closet and sell all their remaining Browns Kids Club packages before the end of the year, and it makes a nice stocking stuffer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/deep-discount-on-%e2%80%9908-kids-club-pack</link>
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		<title>Meyer Connects With Florida Students</title>
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Many college athletic departments will welcome new football coaches to their campus and community, and it would be a great investment of time for college athletics administrators to review how Urban Meyer has made connecting with students a priority at each college he’s been a head coach.
Similar to his efforts at Bowling Green and Utah, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/meyer-knows-how-to-connect-with-students</link>
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		<title>Create a Breakfast With Santa Event</title>
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Two years ago on this date – Dec 1, 2006 – I answered a question in The Telios Group “Question of the Week” blog that asked whether or not appearances by Santa at sporting events increased fan attendance.
In the blog post, which you can read here, I shared how restaurants and other amusement parks have [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/create-a-breakfast-with-santa-event</link>
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		<title>Build Kids Club Prospect Database</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I recently was asked what database building strategy would I recommend for creating a lead list for a newly formed kids club program. With the holidays approaching, I suggested that it’s a great time to conduct a coloring contest leading up to each holiday with various team prizes, including game tickets, team merchandise, and unique [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/build-kids-club-prospect-database</link>
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		<title>Customize Your Music on Pandora</title>
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I noticed a few friends and associates have been using Pandora to play music from their computer while they work.  Fascinated by new technology and the various tools to maximize efficiency, I checked out Pandora and learned it’s a free online music resource that I can customize with any song or artist I’d like.
By creating [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/customize-your-music-on-pandora</link>
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		<title>Field Trip to the Apple Store</title>
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While in an Apple Store, I observed a roped-off section of the store where signs read “Field Trip.”  The students were all smiles in their Mac computer lab and I was curious to see what their fieldtrip included, so I wondered over and talked to one of the teachers.
The “field trip” is open to all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/field-trip-to-the-apple-store</link>
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		<title>Transition from Paper to eCards</title>
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If you presently do not utilize ecards, I encourage you to explore the many benefits of utilizing the technology of online electronic cards versus the standard paper cards.
The trend these days is more and more people are using ecards and there are many benefits.  Some of the benefits include the variety and customization of ecards; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.theteliosgroup.com/tips/transition-from-paper-to-ecards</link>
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