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Holiday Messages Made Easy

Laughing all the Way to Work

I just received this article written by Lynn Gaertner-Johnston of Syntax Training and wanted to pass it along to you as it has some great tips for holiday messaging. Even though sending printed cards is an expense, think of it as an investment in your professional network. Words for Holiday Messages. Happy holidays!

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EA to Project Support Manager

Practically Perfect PA

Back in April 2011 I started as a team assistant to an office of 25 people but as time went on I started to get involved in finance, human resources and marketing along with the office management. Since 2011 there have been several structural and management changes.

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All work and some play: the rise of the ‘Bleisure’ travellers

Practically Perfect PA

We’ve chosen holiday destinations specifically because they are close to where the business travel took us,’ said Deborah, who chronicles her experiences on the blog, TagAlongTravel.com. ‘I As long as you are carefully tracking expenses I can’t see why a company would discourage it,’ said Deborah. ‘It

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The Bribery Act – what do assistants need to know?

Practically Perfect PA

The Act came into force in July 2011 and states that it is a crime to commit bribery, be bribed and bribe a foreign public official. Furthermore, all expenses relating to the corporate hospitality should be logged. I found the talk really useful and thought I would share my new-found knowledge with you. What is the Bribery Act?

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Of car dealerships and customer service

Service Untitled

Jaguar of North America has just been recognized as a JD Power 2011 Customer Service Champion which means they have excelled in their own industry by delivering superior service to their US customers. So does it have to be an expensive automobile like Jaguar for consumers to expect exemplary customer service?

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The Mercedes Benz customer experience shines

Service Untitled

Pied Piper PSI, a California-based dealership for sales and marketing sent 3524 secret shoppers to various dealerships across the country from July 2010 to June 2011 to evaluate different dealerships and how they treat car shoppers. In the luxury brands, Lincoln scored at the bottom. Shoppers complained about the reduced staff.

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What Gift Are You Giving Yourself This Year?

Men With Pens

The holidays are coming. Cut spending and expenses. first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. You know it. I know it. I see Christmas lights going up faster that lightning strikes, and people have started asking me, “Bought your kids any gifts yet?”. This goes against popular thinking.

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