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FaceTime with the Content Guy:  Targeting Tomorrow’s Customers Today

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Last Wednesday, after I put MNB to bed for the long holiday weekend, I went out to Citi Field for a New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers game.  It ended up being the worst game of the home stand for the Mets, but it still was a great afternoon at the ballpark.   And, I was reminded of a business lesson.

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