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	<title>The Soft Pitch &#187; Al Maag</title>
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		<title>Softball event enhances Avnet&#8217;s brand</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/15/softball-event-enhances-avnets-brand/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:43:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General Interest]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[16" softball]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
A record crowd and a record 36 Valley-area businesses competed in Avnet’s 7th Annual 16-Inch B2B (Business-to-Business) Softball Desert Classic tournament on Saturday, November 14 in Tempe, AZ. The 16-inch softball classic is one of Avnet’s key annual community outreach programs, attracted more approx. 1000 players and fans.
Men&#8217;s champion again for 5th year was Dirks Moving and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NEDA Conference celebrates future with Old Style</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/11/04/neda-conference-celebrates-future-with-old-style/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When your from Chicago THE neighboorhood beer is Old Style&#8230;many folks have made toasts and given congrats with this beer here&#8230;so while in Chicago for the recent NEDA annual event the disty, semi, passive manufacturers and even the media attendees were smiling and relaxed compared to last year and raised an Old Style to relieve the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Print and Seminars Not Dead</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/12/watch-your-balance-print-and-seminars-not-dead/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/10/12/watch-your-balance-print-and-seminars-not-dead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[X-Fest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Xilinix]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=398</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I realize Michelle Gorel and are two of the folks here who are leading the charge into social media, with blogs, twitter, video, forums and avnetondemand.com, etc but the foundation of Avnet&#8217;s growth success is based on branding and advertising.
Advertising in trade publications still works&#8230;all these digital tactics are good but I do not believe they enhance Avnet&#8217;s brand or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Time Marketing Technology Summit Rocks Phoenix</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/17/first-time-marketing-technology-summit-rocks-phoenix/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/17/first-time-marketing-technology-summit-rocks-phoenix/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[AZ Tech Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[B to B magazine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellis Booker]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 
The Business Marketing Association (BMA) Phoenix and the Arizona Technology Council held the first ever Marketing Technology Summit 2009 on September 15th at the Arizona Biltmore Resort and Spa. More than 375 marketing and technology professionals attended the conference, which featured a keynote presentation, two panel discussions and a networking and technology showcase with 50 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Organizers Must GET SMARTER about SAFETY</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/07/organizers-must-get-smarter-about-safety/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/07/organizers-must-get-smarter-about-safety/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ASA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cedar Rapids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercy Medical Center]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Molex]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m upset.  My good friend, and one of best teammates I&#8217;ve had in my 20 plus years of Molex softball almost died on the softball field of a heart attack. While on deck at the 16 Inch ASA Nationals in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he collapsed. Only the fast action of a fan (who happened to be a nurse watching her husband play) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My partner Gorel in 2nd place and on TV for MDA</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/04/my-partner-gorel-in-2nd-place-and-on-tv-for-mda/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/09/04/my-partner-gorel-in-2nd-place-and-on-tv-for-mda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle gets her 15 seconds of fame this Labor Day weekend during the most famous telethon in history&#8230;MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon&#8230;She was interviewed and it will air Sunday at 10pm and or noon Monday locally on channel 3 in PHX !!!
By the way she is in 2nd place and behind by only $180 in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I was witness to Kennedy Era</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/29/i-was-witness-to-kennedy-era/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/29/i-was-witness-to-kennedy-era/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 04:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Had to watch Senator Kennedy&#8217;s memorial service service today&#8230;well done by the entire family.
I was 14 and in drafting class at Lane Tech in Chicago when I heard over our intercom system that JFK was shot&#8230;I learned later in another class he was gone.  At that service I remember the drum beat, the black horse with no rider and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My short take on social media</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/27/my-short-take-on-social-media/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/27/my-short-take-on-social-media/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweets are not for everyone&#8230;I read today emails are not for demand creation, but for nuturing relationships. Tweets to me are replacing the water cooler w short comments between people&#8230;140 characters &#8230;that is about all I need. LinkedIn is the new virtual rolodex&#8230;Video is really in&#8230;hell who wants to read and think, when u can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Avnet was at Woodstock with Guild Guitars</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/16/woodstocks-impact-on-me/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/16/woodstocks-impact-on-me/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/?p=341</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Unless you&#8217;re a cactus you know it&#8217;s the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. I admit I was not at Woodstock, but I remember the impact of the tv news coverage and print stories&#8230;like wow, how did they do that?  No one I know heard of it before it happened&#8230;I guess no one twittered us.  The gang I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glad that Fiscal Year is OVER</title>
		<link>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/06/glad-that-fiscal-year-is-over/</link>
		<comments>http://blogging.avnet.com/weblog/mandablog/2009/08/06/glad-that-fiscal-year-is-over/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Maag</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just announced our numbers for April/May/June which is our Q4&#8230; so for the year our revenue for fiscal 2009 was $16.23 billion, down 9.6% over fiscal 2008 revenue.  You can read the press release, but in my opinion our leadership team around the globe controlled our destiny under very difficult circumstances, outperformed the bad guys in [...]]]></description>
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