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				<title><![CDATA[Don`t be too hasty in thinking i]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Don`t be too hasty in thinking it was a waste.&nbsp; You never know whose hands your products may fall into or who may hear about your business as a result. Consider those samples an investment in your business.
Of course, in the future, you may]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Thanks for the input!&nbsp; I`m ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Thanks for the input!&nbsp; I`m just beginning to venture into the publicity arena and trying to learn all the boundaries around reporters, etc.&nbsp; It was a disappointment, but I`m sure there will be more opportunities/disappointments in the future.&nbs[...]]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Renee -New programs often need t]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Renee -New programs often need to bump a non-news story at the last minute due to other stories deemed more important than yours.&nbsp; It doesn`t mean that the story will not run in the future. SuN member Chris (entreprenerd) got bumped from the A]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[No, ABSOLUTELY no, do not reques]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[No, ABSOLUTELY no, do not request the samples be returned.&nbsp; Use it as a learning lesson-- perhaps you need "sample sizes" just like perfume companies.&nbsp; $180 of product ]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Renee,
Very good question. I]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Renee,
Very good question. I`m sorry to hear that your segment was not used. At this point, I&nbsp;would not ask for the samples back but call and ask the appropriate producer if he/she could use the materials for a future program. 
Y]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Renee, 
Maybe they will air it ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Renee, 
Maybe they will air it on another day.&nbsp; Did you call them to ask why they didn`t air it?
Jeannie
&nbsp;Jeannie2007-5-6 19:49:39]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Hi Renee,
I would never expect ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Hi Renee,
I would never expect to have samples returned, and honestly I don`t think it would be a good idea to ask them to be returned.&nbsp; You never know, they might use them for something else, that might be great PR for you.&nbsp; $180 thou]]></description>
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				<title><![CDATA[Heya,&nbsp; At the request of a ]]></title>
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				<description><![CDATA[Heya,&nbsp; At the request of a television news reporter, I sent 4 samples of products for a Mother`s Day piece that should have aired yesterday.&nbsp; The piece didn`t run.&nbsp; Is it inappropriate/unprofessional to offer to send a call tag to pick up]]></description>
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