{"id":1695,"date":"2015-01-26T00:30:43","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T05:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/?p=1695"},"modified":"2017-09-18T11:59:26","modified_gmt":"2017-09-18T16:59:26","slug":"inc-named-her-marketing-book-one-of-the-top-10-in-2014-for-good-reason-with-alexandra-watkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bizwomenrock.com\/beta\/inc-named-her-marketing-book-one-of-the-top-10-in-2014-for-good-reason-with-alexandra-watkins\/","title":{"rendered":"BWR 139: INC. Named Her Marketing Book One Of The Top 10 in 2014 for Good Reason with Alexandra Watkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart-track-player-container stp-color-f29900-EEEEEE\" data-uid=\"979b\"><\/div>\n<p>How do you\u00a0become a Biz woman who ROCKS?<\/p>\n<h1>Listen to our Interview with Alexandra Watkins of Eat My Words to find out!<\/h1>\n<p>Alexandra Watkins blew my mind! 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