{"id":2578,"date":"2012-10-05T04:35:50","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T04:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wrap\/"},"modified":"2020-10-27T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T16:26:14","slug":"i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wrap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wrap\/","title":{"rendered":"I Pity the Fool Who Don&#8217;t Read The Weekly Wrap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Next week marks the return of <a href=\"#\">Ask Andy<\/a>! I know&#8230;I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to wait either. The anticipation is killing me. If that\u2019s not enough to get you hyped up, we\u2019ll be giving away not one, but two GoPro HD Heroes. To help distract you and pass the time until the new video launches, here\u2019s this week\u2019s edition of The Weekly Wrap.<\/p>\n<h4>Benchmark Email\u2019s Complete Presence for Non-Profits Series<\/h4>\n<p>Our most recent series on the Benchmark Blog was another hit. The guest bloggers that contribute to Benchmark Email never cease to amaze me. Check out <a href=\"i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wrapbenchmark-emails-complete-presence-for-non-profits-series\">Benchmark Email\u2019s Complete Presence for Non-Profits Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>How to Become a Global Leader that Can Drive Global Competition<\/h4>\n<p>Take over the world! Or something slightly less hostile. Learn <a href=\"i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wraphow-to-become-a-global-leader-that-can-drive-global-competition\">How to Become a Global Leader that Can Drive Global Competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Random Acts of Marketing Are a Fool\u2019s Errand<\/h4>\n<p>Nobody wants Mr. T to pity them. See how <a href=\"i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wraprandom-acts-of-marketing-are-a-fools-errand\">Random Acts of Marketing Are a Fool\u2019s Errand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>To Aspire to Social Media Elite: Les Musts de Twitter<\/h4>\n<p>Tweet with your pinky out&#8230;.or something like that. Find out what you need to do <a href=\"i-pity-the-fool-that-dont-read-the-weekly-wrapto-aspire-to-social-media-elite-les-musts-de-twitter\">To Aspire to Social Media Elite: Les Musts de Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>How to Design Your Social Profiles to Help Rather than Hinder<\/h4>\n<p>Sure&#8230;sometimes Twitter is a place for me to brag about doing cooler things than my friends. It can also do good (besides boosting my self-esteem). 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