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Once Upon a Time in Marketing: The Power of Storytelling

Success

Smith says his heart broke a little to learn the story of a Pizza Hut in Springdale, Arkansas. It’s two pieces of paper and a staple,” said Anne Tomsic, who previously served as vice president of communication for pet insurer Trupanion. “In People [emailed] right back and [said], ‘Wow, we made the right choice,’” Tomsic said.

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A 4-Question Guide to Unlock Your Creativity

Success

That is, even the folks who couldn’t think of anything to do with the paper clip besides holding papers together were just as likely to write and direct a successful play as the people who had loads of MacGyver-type tricks for the humble office-supply staple. Divergent thinking doesn’t always predict creativity. But it still counts.

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Thank you for joining our Admin Blog-a-thon, what’s next?

Office Dynamics

Here’s a recap of just some of the amazing things that went on this year in celebration of you, Administrative Professionals: Executive Secretary Magazine sent out daily gifts from a variety of organizations specifically for administrative professionals learning benefit. IAAP teamed up with Staples to #CelebrateAdmins.

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Green Gift Giving: Great Eco-Office Gift Ideas

Eco-Office Gals

Check out Trees for the Future or Tree People to learn how you can adopt or plant a tree in your co-worker’s name. These crafty office staplers use no metal staples to hold pieces of paper together. She welcomes your comments at her email Id: katewillson2@gmail.com. You can also simply donate money in your. Cost: $13.99.

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10 ways assistants can improve their productivity

Practically Perfect PA

I will go back and forth to it; check my emails, answer a phone call, make a coffee or just generally procrastinate. There are also loads of Outlook tools that automate email filing and diary management. Learn to say no. Set deadlines for completing each task. Sometimes I can mull over a task for ages. I hated it.

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3 Easy Tips for Keeping Your Client Information Organized

Office Organization Success

Creating a Client Contact Sheet which contains your client’s name, address, email, phone, fax and any other contact information that you want to keep a record of is a useful template to have. Once you’ve printed out the Client Contact sheet, staple it to the inside left cover of your client folder. Share and Enjoy:

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12 Business Productivity Tools They Can Not Live Without.

Stephanie LH Calahan

  Today you will learn about 12 business productivity tools that they can't live without. You can find it here: Amazon, Staples and other office supply stores Thanks to Julie Bestry of Best Results Organizing 6. It is the easiest way for me to capture data, url's, emails, images, etc. And it's a PHONE!

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