{"id":307,"date":"2007-08-27T08:37:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-27T13:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/?p=307"},"modified":"2007-08-27T08:37:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-27T13:37:00","slug":"checking-out-brand-marketing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mccordweb.com\/weblogs\/2007\/08\/27\/checking-out-brand-marketing\/","title":{"rendered":"Checking Out Brand Marketing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a new site that we have started to work on for Web visibility that you may want to check out if you are interested in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.candescence-strategy.com\/\">branding, brand growth, brand marketing, and brand <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_0\">ideation<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It is called <span class=\"blsp-spelling-error\" id=\"SPELLING_ERROR_1\">Candescence<\/span>. Run by Robert Davies, this firm is located in Charlotte, North Carolina but with engagements all over the United States.  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