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		<title>Azul 7 to Attend Dublin&#8217;s eHealth Week</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 19:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Next week, Azul 7&#8242;s Lisa Helminiak and Denny Royal will be traveling to Dublin, Ireland to participate in eHealth Week. The event will help pair likeminded organizations around a common theme, &#8221;Delivering Innovative Healthcare and Wellbeing&#8221;, in hopes of building new relationships &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-to-attend-dublins-ehealth-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Top 7</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 15:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secret Phrase Top Innovators Use &#8220;How Might We?&#8221; is a powerful question, and a tool we use a lot in the Azul 7 offices. Learn about how other companies use it to drive innovation. &#160; Why Creating Something Simple &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7-3/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Providers are users too: human-centered design is not just for patients</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/providers-are-users-too-human-centered-design-is-not-just-for-patients/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:34:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denny Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On a recent project, our team spent some time shadowing a clinical pharmacist as she completed her daily tasks. During the session we watched her interact with no less than seven different systems to reconcile a single patient’s prescriptions. All &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/providers-are-users-too-human-centered-design-is-not-just-for-patients/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Car Tech Isn&#8217;t Failing &#8230;Really?</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/car-tech-isnt-failing-really/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 21:31:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wired published an article this week by Doug Newcomb, touting “Car Tech Isn’t Failing. Owners and Infotainment Interfaces Are.” Mr. Newcomb writes, “while investigating whether the current explosion of automotive technology will cause owners of late-model cars to visit a &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/car-tech-isnt-failing-really/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bootcamp: Design Thinking Meets Real Life</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/bootcamp-design-thinking-meets-real-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Angie Poetter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This January, about a month after joining the Azul 7 team, I went through a routine bootcamp in design thinking led by our friends at Stoke.d. The training allowed me to get up close and personal with Azul 7&#8242;s mantra: &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/bootcamp-design-thinking-meets-real-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Didn&#8217;t See At HIMSS: Human-Centered Design</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/what-i-didnt-see-at-himss-human-centered-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 17:14:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We recently got back from our first whirlwind trip to the HIMSS conference, held this year in lovely but still recovering New Orleans. While we saw much improvement and recovery throughout the city, we were disappointed to see a &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/what-i-didnt-see-at-himss-human-centered-design/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Beyond the Board Room: Finding True Innovation in Consumer Behaviors</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/beyond-the-board-room-finding-true-innovation-in-consumer-behaviors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denny Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Innovation is the hot topic in many board rooms right now. It seems easy enough— name a Chief Innovation Officer, create a dedicated team and youʼre on your way. But in reality, talking about innovation and acknowledging the need donʼt &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/beyond-the-board-room-finding-true-innovation-in-consumer-behaviors/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Jacob Ward to Judge Twin Cities Service Design Challenge</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/jacob-ward-to-judge-twin-cities-service-design-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:11:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minneapolis is joining problem solvers around the world in finding ways to improve people’s lives. The Global Service Jam started in March 2011 with 1200 participants in 50 cities. The three-day jam is focused on a theme that informs the &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/jacob-ward-to-judge-twin-cities-service-design-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Embracing Empathy</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/embracing-empathy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 17:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In design thinking, empathy for the end user underlies almost every decision we make. But empathy is not an instinctual point of focus for many organizations. People developing products tend to jump right into &#8220;cool&#8221; new features, rather than &#8220;waste &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/embracing-empathy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 to host Health 2.0 Twin Cities talk</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-to-host-health-2-0-twin-cities-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2013 22:33:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 is excited to be hosting a Health 2.0 Twin Cities talk on Wednesday, February 6, titled &#8220;Aetna and Azul 7: The Future of Human Centered Design in Health Care&#8221;. We&#8217;ll be joined by our colleague Brian Garcia, CTO &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-to-host-health-2-0-twin-cities-talk/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Health Care Needs Designers</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/why-health-care-needs-designers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Everything about the health care experience today has been designed around the billable event. From the way your medical record looks to the length of your doctor’s office visit, everything has been organized around the financial transaction between the insurance &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/why-health-care-needs-designers/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Top 7</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Your Health, Your Data, Your Choices An interesting presentation on health data. Don&#8217;t miss his thoughts starting at 16:00, talking about giving more data to consumers to do their own preventative research. &#160; How Geniuses Think Digging this one out &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Creates Digital Experience For Letter Pressed Graphic Novel</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-creates-digital-experience-for-letter-pressed-graphic-novel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:57:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently we&#8217;ve had the exciting task of creating a website and three interactive mobile experiences to go along with Todd Thyberg&#8217;s letter pressed graphic novel, The Airship. Within the letter pressed graphic novel lives a three-part mobile experience, which includes &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-creates-digital-experience-for-letter-pressed-graphic-novel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Top 7</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why Good Design is Finally a Bottom Line Investment A must read on the state of design. &#160; Why We Need Storytellers at the Heart of Product Development &#8220;The impact to story in business is that, &#8220;like design, it is &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-top-7/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Named Best Place to Work</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-named-best-place-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 15:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this summer Azul 7 was named one of Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal 2012 Best Places to Work. The award was given to 55 companies across the Twin Cities based on employee surveys. To learn more about what makes Azul &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-named-best-place-to-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve Moved</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/weve-moved/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 19:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big changes are afoot here at Azul 7. As profiled in a recent &#8220;Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal&#8221; article, our team has been busy over the past few months bringing our human-centered design approach to big data in the health &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/weve-moved/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Denny Royal Selected as Finalist for the Presidential Innovation Fellows Program</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/denny-royal-selected-as-finalist-for-the-presidential-innovation-fellows-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:51:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this summer, Denny Royal applied to the MyGov Presidential Innovation Fellows program. The project aims to create a team of innovators from all over the country to &#8220;reimagine the relationship between the federal governement and its citizens through an &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/denny-royal-selected-as-finalist-for-the-presidential-innovation-fellows-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Working with Aetna to Design Better Health Technology</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/working-with-aetna-to-design-better-health-technology/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2012 18:32:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denny Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an effort to advance the state of health technology design, Aetna has made a significant effort to engage the design community in a new way. In collaboration with digital health incubator Rock Health, Aetna hosted a live 3-day challenge &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/working-with-aetna-to-design-better-health-technology/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The End of Trust</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/the-end-of-trust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Denny Royal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years we have been telling clients that a brand is more about what a consumer believes it is rather than what we say it is. This idea has never been truer or more difficult to manage than in our &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/the-end-of-trust/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What I Learned from the SOPA/PIPA Debate</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/what-i-learned-from-the-sopa-pipa-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all know that entrenched power structures don’t want things to change. Look at Congress if you want a painful example. The legislation called SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) in the House and PIPA (Protect IP Act) in the &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/what-i-learned-from-the-sopa-pipa-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What We Learned from the SOPA/PIPA Debate</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/what-we-learned-from-the-sopa-pipa-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:14:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Laura Foster &#38; Seth Rieder - As designers, we realize that the recent SOPA and PIPA legislation is not targeted at us directly—and in fact is meant to “protect” us and our work—but indirectly, our creative process could be &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/what-we-learned-from-the-sopa-pipa-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What We Could All Learn from the SOPA/PIPA Debate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Carolyn Tillman - As we all know by now, the past few weeks have seen an Internet-wide firestorm over proposed anti-piracy legislation known as SOPA and PIPA. The Internet ‘blackout’ of January 18 by sites like Wikipedia and Google, &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/what-we-could-all-learn-from-the-sopapipa-debate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Best Buy and American Business Needs Service Design</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/why-the-american-business-needs-service-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry Downes wrote a compelling piece in Forbes this week about why he believes Best Buy is dying a slow death. It is the best article I’ve read in awhile that puts in perspective why industrial age business models don’t &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/why-the-american-business-needs-service-design/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Competes at RFP Live Design</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-competes-at-rfp-live-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 is excited to announce our selection to compete at the first ever RFP Live Design event in San Francisco this week, hosted by Aetna and Rock Health. We are proud to be the only Midwest firm out of &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-competes-at-rfp-live-design/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Event: Code Slingers Challenge</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/recent-event-code-slingers-challenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 19:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 would like to congratulate the winners of last weekend&#8217;s Code Slingers Challenge! The competition ended in a tie between The ILM Mega Minds, made up of Kyle LeNeau, Adam Terlson and Robert O&#8217;Keefe, and Double Ataris, made up &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/recent-event-code-slingers-challenge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>CareerOneStop Website at 2011 Tekne Awards</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/careeronestop-website-at-2011-tekne-awards/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:59:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On November 4, Azul 7 had the privilege of attending the Minnesota High Tech Association (MHTA) 2011 Tekne Awards. We were nominated for a Tekne Software Award as part of the Department of Education and Economic Development (DEED) mySkills myFuture &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/careeronestop-website-at-2011-tekne-awards/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Events &#8211; Denny Royal at MN AMA, Nov. 8, 2011</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/upcoming-events-denny-royal-at-mn-ama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Tuesday, November 8th, our Executive Director, Denny Royal will be speaking at the MN American Marketing Association. In the talk, titled, “Designing for Desire: Why Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design Should Matter to Marketers,” Denny will discuss the philosophies &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/upcoming-events-denny-royal-at-mn-ama/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>When is focusing on the “customer” the wrong approach?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:54:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[—Photo of OccupyMN protesters 10/11 Customer research. Customer experience. Customer-focused—as marketers and product developers, we put customers at the center of our work all the time. Companies and organizations aspire to be more customer-centric. We do customer research, talk about &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/when-is-focusing-on-the-%e2%80%9ccustomer%e2%80%9d-the-wrong-approach/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>“You can’t manage what you don’t measure”: Apple joins the Quantified Self movement and why it matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 22:37:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple introduced the new iPod nano this week with a brief mention of new built-in fitness features which allow users to keep track of their exercise efforts with no additional software or hardware. We at Azul 7 have been expecting &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/%e2%80%9cyou-can%e2%80%99t-manage-what-you-don%e2%80%99t-measure%e2%80%9d-apple-joins-the-quantified-self-movement-and-why-it-matters/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Convergence Series &#8211; #2: Marketing and Technical Alignment— How do we “all just get along”?</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/935/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:50:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the dramatic results technology has had on business is its influence on marketing practices. Technology’s roots in business lay in enterprise management, but with the commercialization of the web and the rise of consumer electronic devises, the advances &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/935/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The Convergence Series &#8211; #1: Align Marketing, IT, Product Development, and Sales to Better Serve your Customers</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/the-convergence-series-align-marketing-it-product-development-and-sales-to-better-serve-your-customers-%e2%80%93-post-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What has struck me through my entire career in interactive media is the misunderstanding that emerges within teams, both client and agencies, around the use of terms and their definitions. The classic example is to ask a room of people &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/the-convergence-series-align-marketing-it-product-development-and-sales-to-better-serve-your-customers-%e2%80%93-post-1/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Interactive Developer Position</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:45:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 is seeking an interactive developer. This person will be responsible for building, testing, and maintaining innovative web and mobile solutions, and will be joining a team of like-minded interactive geeks. Key responsibilities: • Produce, modify, and maintain web &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/developer-position/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Client Services Position</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/interactive-account-executive-position/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 18:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 is a Branding and Digital Agency that was created to address the changing landscape of business and the need for customer-focused marketing across all platforms. We are looking for an Account Executive with experience managing interactive projects to &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/interactive-account-executive-position/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo Clinic’s Transform 2011 &#8211; Designing Solutions. Inspiring Health. Day 3 &#8211; 9/13</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/mayo-clinic%e2%80%99s-transform-2011-designing-solutions-inspiring-health-day-3-913/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:03:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The final day of the Center for Innovation Transform symposium at Mayo Clinic offered a great end, and a lot of thinking, ideas, and energy to bring back to our co-workers and partners here at Azul 7. A few of &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/mayo-clinic%e2%80%99s-transform-2011-designing-solutions-inspiring-health-day-3-913/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo Clinic’s Transform 2011 &#8211; Designing Solutions. Inspiring Health. Day 2 &#8211; 9/12</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/mayo-clinic%e2%80%99s-transform-2011-designing-solutions-inspiring-health-day-2-912/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day Two of the Mayo Clinic’s Center for Innovation Transform 2011 Symposium continued the energy and momentum of Day One. Our team felt refreshed by the honest, open exchange of ideas without the bounds of political correctness or company-speak addressing &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/mayo-clinic%e2%80%99s-transform-2011-designing-solutions-inspiring-health-day-2-912/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mayo Clinic’s Transform 2011 &#8211; Designing Solutions. Inspiring Health. Day 1 &#8211; 9/11</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:31:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was sobering driving down to Rochester, Minnesota today seeing all the flags along the route, listening to the 9/11 tributes on the radio and thinking about how much the world has changed in 10 years. It was with these &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/mayo-clinic%e2%80%99s-transform-2011-designing-solutions-inspiring-health-day-1-911/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Nilan Johnson Lewis &#8211; A Web Design to Match a Brand of Excellence</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:34:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 has launched the new website of Nilan Johnson Lewis P. A. We have redesigned the site to better reflect the law firm&#8217;s fresh, down-to-earth positioning, improve the user experience and simplify administration functionality. Nilan Johnson Lewis P.A. was &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/nilan-johnson-lewis-a-web-design-to-match-a-brand-of-excellence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Hamline University &#8211; A More Engaging User Experience</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/hamline-university-a-more-engaging-user-experience/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:39:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 announces the launch of the new Hamline University website. Focused on creating a more intuitive, engaging user experience, the Azul 7 team designed and developed the site to better accommodate each of the university&#8217;s various audiences. With a &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/hamline-university-a-more-engaging-user-experience/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Your Digital Footprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 02:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Paul Chamber of Commerce Presentation We would like to thank all of you who came out to the presentation this morning. Lisa and I enjoyed meeting everyone. We are sending out a link of the presentation. Remember, it&#8217;s important &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/managing-your-digital-footprint/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brand Tool Box – Be Your Own Brand</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 has launched the refined Brand Tool Box visual identity and redesigned website:www.brandtoolbox.com. Azul 7 has been working with Brand Tool Box for the last two years as a branding partner; now we&#8217;re working with their team to create &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/brand-tool-box-%e2%80%93-be-your-own-brand/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FSI Branding &amp; Site Design &#8211; An International Presence</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/fsi-branding-site-design-an-international-presence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 launches the new website for FSI International: www.fsi-intl.com. The site has been refreshed to strengthen FSI&#8217;s presence in each of its global markets. Additionally, site functionality has been enhanced to more easily produce documentation, financial and product news &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/fsi-branding-site-design-an-international-presence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Eat Ramen/Help Japan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 02:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Azul 7 is honored to sponsor Eat Ramen/Help Japan, a fundraiser to benefit Second Harvest Japan in its efforts to support Japanese families affected by the tsunami. The event is happening tonight, July 21, at Create Catering in Northeast Minneapolis &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/eat-ramenhelp-japan/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Ligature, Loop &amp; Stem Poster &#8211; Just For Fun</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/ligature-loop-stem-poster-just-for-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2011 02:45:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ligature, Loop &#38; Stem Poster &#8211; Just For Fun Designers have very discriminating tastes when it comes to design creations, understandably. So when designers create things specifically for other designers, the work had better be great. The typographical letterform reference &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/ligature-loop-stem-poster-just-for-fun/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Welcomes Melissa Schwartz!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 02:54:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Melissa Schwartz is the newest Azulian to join the team. She&#39;s a five-year veteran of Digitas Boston where she served as an account/program director. She&#39;s successfully led multi-million dollar accounts balancing client-focused solutions with internal efficiency. She brings experience in &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-welcomes-melissa-schwartz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Brand Inside Meets Brand Outside</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 02:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brand experts, Karl D. Speak and Gilman Hanson, discuss their work to determine Argosy&#39;s brand ethos in Design Management Review. &#34;This case study on Argosy University-and the broader lessons it conveys-exemplifies the principle that brand development is an external and &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/brand-inside-meets-brand-outside/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Be Inspired.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 03:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let Your Passion Move You Don&#39;t be defined by what you aren&#39;t; be defined by what your vision of the future can be. We are always ready to think big. There&#39;s a big blue ocean out there. Our only limitation &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/be-inspired/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Presentation: Managing Your Digital Footprint</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Cortilet</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Internet has opened not one but many communication channels for organizations&#8211;from email to social media&#8211;with four main types of channels emerging: social, information, transactional and engagement. In a recent webinar for the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) of &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/presentation-managing-your-digital-footprint/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>J.C. Penney&#8217;s Great Social Media Snafu</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier this week, the retailer offered teen readers of Seventeen magaine the chance to win a free t-shirt from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson&#39;s latest clothing line, Olsonboye. Teens were instructed to &#34;like&#34; the JCP Teen Facebook fan page and be &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/j-c-penneys-great-social-media-snafu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>From Haydn to HTML</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 03:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A former colleague of mine once told me that he always looked for music majors when hiring technical people. &#8220;Music majors make good programmers,&#34; he told me. &#8220;They think in code.&#8221; The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development took &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/from-haydn-to-html/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Helping Job Seekers Find Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:13:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Working with staff at Minnesota&#39;s Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) and Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, Azul 7 created the brand and designed a new web portal to help job seekers match their current skills to new careers. &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/helping-job-seekers-find-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Farewell to our STEP-UP intern</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:24:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday we said farewell to our STEP-UP intern, Gyasi Lymon. STEP-UP, a program managed by AchieveMpls, recruits, trains, and places youth in summer jobs with local employers. We were learned a lot from him, and taught him a few &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/farewell-to-our-step-up-intern/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 Welcomes Denny Royal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 03:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We would like to welcome Denny Royal to our team! Denny is responsible for leading and managing the creative and front-end development teams. He is a highly successful, established leader with over 18 years of experience as Creative and Design &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-welcomes-denny-royal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tecmark Loyalty Launches its New Image</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 14:20:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; &#160; Tecmark&#39;s website and blog are live! Let us know what you think. Check them out at TecmarkLoyalty.com and LoyaltyMarketing.com. Azul 7 worked with Tecmark to develop refined brand strategy revolving around their need to be found online. Work &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/tecmark-loyalty-launches-its-new-image/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>ProjectREV Is Redefining the Face of Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minneapolis, St.Paul Star Tribune recently showcased one of ten ProjectREV contest winners, who are receiving a marketing makeover courtesy of Deluxe Corporation. Marketing continues to be an essential element in a business&#8217;s success, even in a tough economy. Deluxe &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/projectrev-is-redefining-the-face-of-small-business/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Integrated Communications</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:24:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s important. But why? We recently attended MIMA&#8217;s July discussion panel. The topic: Integrated Communications. A wide variety of topics were discussed in the early morning hour, but there was a key takeaway; agencies must adapt to changing times, where &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/integrated-communications/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 &amp; Deluxe Corp. announce launch of ProjectREV.com</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 14:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every project has a story. This is Project REV&#8217;s story. Deluxe Corp. held a competition to award a select group of small business owners across the country with a yearlong marketing makeover. Nine finalists were chosen, and now Deluxe Corp. &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-deluxe-corp-announce-launch-of-projectrev-com/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Avatars brought to life!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This dreary Friday brings back memories of a great Friday past, last Friday to be exact. We attended Social Media Breakfast at Deluxe Corp. and it was a blast. The sun was shining bright, and so were the smiles. It &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/avatars-brought-to-life/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Free the Geeks (in you)!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 14:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week we attended &#34;Being Digital&#34;: Five key tactics for modernizing your organization and ideas, held by MNAMA, and hosted by Fallon. Aki Spicer, Director of Digital Strategy at Fallon, presented his digital media insights, supplemented by some pretty cool &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/free-the-geeks-in-you/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cheers to Lawyer Marketing by FindLaw on their Website Redesign!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:49:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; We are happy to celebrate with Lawyer Marketing by FindLaw this week! Yesterday LawyerMarketing.com launched their website redesign. We are thrilled that we had the opportunity to create a fresh, new website for this wonderful group. The site has &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/cheers-to-lawyer-marketing-by-findlaw-on-their-website-redesign/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Geek On!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of our exceptional developers Robert Broneak recently attended Flashbelt, an annual conference here in Minneapolis that brings together designers and developers to &#8220;get their geek on&#8221; and learn more about the growing world of possibilities online. Here are his &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/get-your-geek-on/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lisa Helminiak wins Women in Business Award 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 14:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minneapolis-St.Paul Business Journal annually recognizes a select number of women for their leadership and business acumen. Lisa Helminiak&#160; is named one of 25 Women to Watch. She joins fellow honorees such as Lisa Foote&#160; of MixMobi and Diane Schmidt&#160; &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/lisa-helminiak-wins-women-in-business-award-2010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>In-DEED: Azul 7 Announces MN Dept. of Economic Development Project</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/in-deed-azul-7-announces-mn-dept-of-economic-development-project/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 15:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa Helminiak</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jobs are out there, and the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) is helping dislocated workers find them. Azul 7 is making it easier with a website that helps workers understand how their skills from prior jobs can &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/in-deed-azul-7-announces-mn-dept-of-economic-development-project/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 + 2</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 15:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re loving our two new Creative Techs (art + engineering types who rock our front-end design and development): Bobby Broneak and Mario Lopez. Their creativity, problem-solving, interactive-design and production-experience chops are outstanding, sure. But what we&#8217;re most excited about is &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Apple’s new iAd Mobile Advertising System</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/apple%e2%80%99s-new-iad-mobile-advertising-system/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Apple has done more to empower the interactive media community than any other company out there. Their brilliance has always been the human to computer interface, making it easy and intuitive to create and access content from device through application &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/apple%e2%80%99s-new-iad-mobile-advertising-system/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Participatory Media &amp; the SEO Factor</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/participatory-media-the-seo-factor/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:07:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently visited Christopher Baker&#8217;s Hello World! Or: How I Learned to Stop Listening and Love the Noise exhibition at Franklin Art Works in Minneapolis. On display was a video installation that depicted 3,000 bloggers recording entries for their video &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/participatory-media-the-seo-factor/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Inside View of Olympic Ath&#8221;tweets&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/inside-view-of-olympic-athtweets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#39;s face it. If the Olympic athletes need to Tweet and Facebook during the games, it&#39;s yet another sign that social media has become an inseparable part of us. Why? It&#39;s exciting to be able to hear the raw, unfiltered &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/inside-view-of-olympic-athtweets/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Be Azul 7&#8242;s valentine by helping homeless young people in Minneapolis</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/be-azul-7s-valentine-by-helping-homeless-young-people-in-minneapolis/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Be Azul 7&#39;s valentine by helping homeless young people in Minneapolis. Between now and February 15th. you can send a valentine to your sweetie and Target will donate $1 to Avenues for Homeless Youth. Visit the site for details. And &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/be-azul-7s-valentine-by-helping-homeless-young-people-in-minneapolis/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Azul 7 at CES</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Friday &#38; Saturday CES impressions. Summary: OMG CES. (that&#39;s an acronym for Only Major Geeks Can Enjoy the Show.) Okay, I added &#34;the&#34;. While I didn&#39;t see much of the light of day, the lights of CES were shining bright&#8230; &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/azul-7-at-ces/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>An effective site starts with planning</title>
		<link>http://azul7.com/article/an-effective-site-starts-with-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:20:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many think an effective website stems from the site design or development. However, the roots of a well-organized and and smart website are in the planning. Sure, execution is imperative. But, you wouldn&#39;t build a house without a foundation, would &#8230; <a href="http://azul7.com/article/an-effective-site-starts-with-planning/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>SPACC Social Media Presentation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Azul7</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce Social Media Presentation 12/4/09 Please pass on your comments or questions if you&#39;re interested in following up. &#160; SPACC Social Media Presentation View more presentations from Azul 7 .]]></description>
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