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		<title>3 Ways To Use Your Email Signature to Market Yourself</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shonali</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember how, in the &#8220;old&#8221; days, folks would &#8220;call on&#8221; others and, if they weren&#8217;t at home, they&#8217;d leave their calling card behind? I haven&#8217;t been able to find an academic reference to it, but it makes sense that the modern-day practice of exchanging business cards stems from there. And even in this highly electronic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top 6 Reasons for E-Commerce Merchandise Returns</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:29:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by Pat
It&#8217;s a cost of doing business and a headache for a lot of online sellers: accepting merchandise returns.
There are valid reasons that we get returned merchandise from our online customers, but there are some times that costly returns can be avoided or prevented.
According to a recent Distribution Center Operations Report from The Supply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMA Announces 3rd Annual Conference Agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cyn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet Merchants Association has announced their conference agenda for 2009 in Las Vegas, NV in conjunction with the ASD/AMD Trade Show.  There is still plenty of time to register, so be sure to go to www.imalasvegas.com right now and get signed up. You do not want to miss this conference packed full of information for increasing your online sales!

AGENDA: Updated 3/11/09

NOTE – The IMA is still adding more speakers, so times and speakers are subject to change.  In addition to the agenda below, there will be a Networking Suite open at Bally’s on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights where you can meet the speakers and ask more questions!

March 16-18 Internet Merchants Assn. Las Vegas register @ , www.imamerchant.org &#038; www.imalasvegas.com Don’t miss out – Register TODAY!]]></description>
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		<title>IMA Announces Feedback Initiative Website</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet Merchants Association recently announced the launch of their new website &#8211; LeavingFeedback.com.
This new website is a Public Service Initiative to give all eBay sellers a one stop link to include in their correspondence with eBay buyers in order to help educate buyers on the effects of eBay&#8217;s new feedback system, including DSR&#8217;s and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Amazon Return Policy-Raising ??? Buyer Expectations Internet Wide</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 06:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An odd thing happened this holiday season on Ebay.  I had an buyer that decided the Amazon return policy was much better than my return policy.  I have to admit that having 30 days (Amazon&#8217;s policy) to return an item is much better than 7 days (my policy), and I did refund my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>IMA Recognized as Reviewer in Internet Retailers Magazine</title>
		<link>http://imamerchants.org/blog/ima-as-reviewer-internet-retailers-magazine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 23:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cathy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[written by Lanae
Internet Retailer Magazine recognizes the Internet Merchants Association (IMA) to give reviews in their ‘9th Annual Recognition of Leading Retail Web Sites – Hot 100 Best Retail Web Sites.’
Alongside various retail and e-commerce consulting firms, IMA gave its reviews on a number of the Hot 100 websites. These ranged from technology to gift [...]]]></description>
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