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						<title><![CDATA[Recognition for our clients at the IRBP awards]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[British Land win two awards at the prestigious Investor Relations Best Practice Awards with several other clients shortlisted.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Rick Sellers]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Investor relations]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
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						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=516&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:54:00 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[I never knew this shit could be so interesting]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Before risking the read of a lifetime (my new blog),  this is such a nice sentiment I thought I'd share it with you. 

Start every day with a cup cake and get it over with.
@cupcakesquotes]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
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						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=498&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:49:00 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[How users see the relationship between social media channels and your corporate web site]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Three separate pieces of research from Norman Nielsen Group confirm that social media channels are seen as playing a support role for an organisation's main web site rather than replacing it.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Cathal Smyth]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Content strategy]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Social media]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Usability]]></category>
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						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=407&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:09:33 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Our clients won 8 Digital Impact Awards including the Grand Prix for Centrica]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Centrica, Kingfisher, SABMiller and Prudential took 7 prizes in 5 different categories at the 2010 Digital Impact Awards and Centrica also walked off with the Grand Prix for overall greatest digital impact. Overall a very good night for our clients and their web sites - well done all.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Cathal Smyth]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[News]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our clients]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Awards]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=375&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 11:16:02 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Interview: Ray Manna's insights into what corporates can learn from consumer marketing]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Ray Manna tells it like it is. And he knows what digital marketing is all about.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Manna]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=276&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:35:40 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Investis and Radley Yeldar: Our views on their latest rankings]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Our thoughts on the latest corporate web site and online annual report rankings]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Paul Greenwood]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our clients]]></category>
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						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=240&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:05:56 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Online corporate communications - what we can learn from news organisations]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The news organisations have learned how to use citizen reporters ... why can't corporates?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Content strategy]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[citizen journalists]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=195&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:41:08 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Our perspective  - online corporate communications trends reviewed]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[This year more than ever, our perspective on trends in online corporate communications is grounded in the economic reality.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Outlook 2009]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=190&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:43:54 +0100</pubDate> 
						<guid isPermaLink="false"><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/bestofthebest/190]]></guid>
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						<title><![CDATA[Corporate website ratings: InvestisIQ scores low]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Invest IQ ratings survey of corporate web sites has significant weaknesses.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our clients]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[corporate web sites, ratings]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=187&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:52:09 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[CR reporting - which way now?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Corporate responsibility reporting is growing up; a web-focused approach can help communicate it effectively]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Martina Stansbie]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Corporate social responsibility]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[campaign sites, e-communications, guidelines, online reporting, Outlook 2009, tools]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=177&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:09:12 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Investor relations bloggers officially declared a species]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[It's official folks, in my humble opinion we have a new and confirmed breed of blogger, possibly called a 'blogir'?]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Mark Hill]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Investor relations]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[blogs]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=171&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:11:36 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Internet Explorer 6 - are its days numbered?]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[As a prominent blogger calls for developers to stop going to extraordinary lengths to make sure their sites work in IE6, we consider the slow decline of what was once the web's most popular browser.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Kate Busch-Petersen]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Trends]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Web metrics]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[browsers]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=162&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:12:38 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Views from the shop floor: Centrica.com]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[The new Centrica site went live in January 2008 - a bright beautiful brute of a thing - that looked and felt like it meant business from the off. It was the first time we'd created such a large format homepage - a stonking 1024 pixels wide - and one that signalled the end of the timid 800 x 600 rule, itself based on recommendations long-abandoned by Jacob Nielsen.]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Cathal Smyth]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Brand]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Our clients]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
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						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=152&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:23:15 GMT</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Friday five 30.05.08]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Five things the Design team liked this week]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Hilla Neske]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Friday five]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=98&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 12:36:51 +0100</pubDate> 
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						<title><![CDATA[Friday five 23.05.08]]></title>
						<description><![CDATA[Five things the Design team liked this week]]></description>
						<author><![CDATA[Hilla Neske]]></author>
						<category><![CDATA[Best of the best]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Design]]></category>
						<category><![CDATA[Fun]]></category>
						<tags><![CDATA[Friday five]]></tags>
						<link><![CDATA[http://www.the-group.net/blog/index.asp?blogid=96&rssfeed=bestofthebest]]></link>
						<pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 12:45:54 +0100</pubDate> 
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