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	<description>How to become a freelance or self employed courier owner driver - here</description>
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		<title>Green wash in courier businesses</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2010/03/green-wash-in-courier-businesses/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electric vehicle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green wash in courier businesses]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Henry Ford]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be thinking that it&#8217;s good to be green and it is. Any colour you like so long as it&#8217;s green would Henry Ford&#8217;s new mantra. In fact, it&#8217;s the mantra of many courier companies these days. From pale green to dark green, environmental awareness is essential in all businesses let alone a courier [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If you met you for the first time, would you do business with you</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2010/03/if-you-met-you-for-the-first-time-would-you-do-business-with-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:14:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Couriers and Messengers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Elevator pitch]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[how do we find more courier work]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Here at the courier shop we are lucky enough to work with leading sales trainer Linda Mattacks on how to grow sales for our courier businesses, in a nutshell &#8211; how do we find more courier work?




Image by Getty Images via Daylife



If you are looking for a quick fix solution then go and join a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The white van man &#8211; the game</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/the-white-van-man-the-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/the-white-van-man-the-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:29:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier Shop Admin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fleet Information]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[New  game from Y8, they have come up with a game playing the stereotypical white van man driver.
The object of this simple game is to ram the other cars off of the road and complete the course&#8230; of course  

Y8 New games
What do you think? Will it catch on?

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		<title>Nothing new under the sun part two: White van advertising</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/nothing-new-under-the-sun-part-two-white-van-advertising/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/nothing-new-under-the-sun-part-two-white-van-advertising/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:55:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Get More Customers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I was surprised to see this, this morning.
LONDON &#8211; &#8220;White Van Man&#8221; is set to become the latest ad medium with the launch of a media service offering to display posters on the backs of white vans across the UK- Source: Campaign Live
It was only last week a business was proclaiming their tech would tame [...]]]></description>
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		<title>White van man allegedly tamed&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/white-van-man-allegedly-tamed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/white-van-man-allegedly-tamed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:51:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier Shop Admin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fleet Information]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal/Accident Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuel efficiency]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global navigation satellite system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Location and Tracking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Real-time computing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Road]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Satellite]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecommunications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tom Tom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tracking system]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vehicle]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Well it seems like there really is nothing new under the sun, as vehicle satellite tracking has been rebranded as the tool to tame white van man. The &#8216;new&#8217; product is called &#8220;Driver DNA&#8221; and tracks the driving of a vehicle and shows harsh braking patterns and agressive driving patterns, again all things that are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Would you add an 83ft lorry to your fleet?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/would-you-add-an-83ft-lorry-to-your-fleet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/12/would-you-add-an-83ft-lorry-to-your-fleet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:56:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aluminium]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Roads and Highways]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Truck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What if the lorry would replace three other lorries and reduce carbon emissions? Denby Transport have been working on the lorry for some years now and have managed to make the centre wheels steerable.

A &#8220;superlorry&#8221; that is nearly 30ft (nearly 9m) longer than normal could be coming to Britain&#8217;s roads.
The longer, heavier vehicle is 25.25m [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Blog: Couriers how to promote your business</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/guest-blog-couriers-how-to-promote-your-business/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/guest-blog-couriers-how-to-promote-your-business/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Get More Customers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Couriers and Messengers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dave paget guest blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Marketing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Search engine optimization]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SWOT analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Target market]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/?p=465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[David Paget is the owner of UKSMF Ltd, a free sales and marketing advice site. He has put together 5 top tips to consider with your courier and  parcel business marketing practices:
1. Know your customer -  The first mistake many courier business can make is not knowing their customers. Define your target market carefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Transport Exchange Courier Awards and Party 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/transport-exchange-courier-awards-and-party-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/transport-exchange-courier-awards-and-party-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:53:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Coventry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Domestic sheep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Transportation and Logistics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Saturday evening we spent a lot of time with Ken Roast from Courier Works, Steve Lee from Concierge Couriers and Pat, Susan and the rest of the Patterson family from Pepperpot Couriers.
We were at the Hilton in Coventry and attached are two videos, warts, bums n legs and all&#8230; so you get to see what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Have you put your winter tyres on yet?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/have-you-put-your-winter-tyres-on-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/have-you-put-your-winter-tyres-on-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[France]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Germany]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insurance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Switzerland]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[winter driving tyres]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In some EU countries it&#8217;s a legal and safety requirement to drive with winter tyres on. Have you put yours on yet?




Image by Gone-Walkabout via Flickr



In Germany and Switzerland, as well as other EU countires you can be fined heavily for not driving with the correct tyres.
What&#8217;s a winter tyre?
Winter tyres have different tread patterns [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How are you coping with increased fuel costs?</title>
		<link>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/how-are-you-coping-with-increased-fuel-costs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.thecouriershop.co.uk/2009/11/how-are-you-coping-with-increased-fuel-costs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>sarah</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Courier Blog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Courier World]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fuel increases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[greener driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hauliers and the recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[safer driving]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest costs of a courier, haulier or transport industry business is fuel.
Does the price of fuel affect the way you drive? the amount of goods you order online? or is it business as usual for you?




Image by Roby© via Flickr



Everything has to be delivered at some stage, from the manufacturer to the [...]]]></description>
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