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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

Success

Or the physician who returns a prospective patient’s call on a Saturday, spends 20 minutes on the phone discussing symptoms, and then shares a private cellphone number with instructions to call back if further medical advice is needed. If we were with you right now, we would definitely give you a high-five.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

BMT Office Administration

An example would be call centers, where employee phone calls and voicemails were recorded and closely monitored to ensure their quality and efficiency. That’s especially true if the communications are made via company equipment (laptops, phone systems, etc.). Monitoring phone calls and voicemails. Why is that?

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A visit to ExCeL London

Practically Perfect PA

Now I have visited ExCeL I would definitely say that yes it is in a perfect location for the events that I organise. This must be hired but ExCeL can help with this and they do have a great preferred supplier called Blitz. The staff at ExCeL did assure me that they would help manage the relationship with the additional suppliers.

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Serviced Apartments – pros and cons

Practically Perfect PA

In addition I met with a number of serviced apartment suppliers and from the outset it was clear that the apartments were considerably cheaper than the best corporate rate I was offered at a hotel. Looking back on this it was easy to see that their were definite benefits to using serviced accommodation but also a few shortcomings.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

Practically Perfect PA

I have definitely felt the pressure over the years to find my managers the perfect place, especially as I like to think, although I may be living in denial, that I’m quite … eerrrrmmmm… current?! I spent a lot of time researching great venues, restaurants, hotels and suppliers and I really enjoyed it.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

Far fewer employees have laptops (39 percent), mobile phones (40 percent) or tablet computers (13 percent) available to them at work. That will differ quite dramatically from what you need for a training session, interacting with a client or supplier, or for a videoconference with a colleague based on the other side of the globe.

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How To Make This Recession Work For Your Small Home Business.

The Small Business Blog

Business Telephone Systems & Phone Lines For Your Business techdepot.co.uk If the supplier knows you are ready to buy for the right price they will cut you a deal. Promise to buy from one supplier for better payment terms, like 60 or 90 days. This is definitely not the time to buy a new desk.

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