Professional Assistant Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Home About Me Advertise Restaurant Reservations - Find An Open Table Online! By The Professional Assistant on Monday, September 22, 2008 Filed Under: Organize , Productivity A re you asked to make reservations for your manager(s) at particular restaurants? Do you feel that you could be doing this faster?

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Recruit CRM

OCTOBER 11, 2021

But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of emails and InMails already bombarding your clients and candidates. Most recruitment agencies see an average response rate of 15-20% with cold emails. This means, on average, 2 out of 10 people will respond to your email (which is very low). Read more: Understanding cold emails.

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Success

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

This is what we do: My husband monitors travel sites and email subscription services for super-cheap flights or error fares. If you’re interested in the restaurant business, this is the perfect chance to note what thrives overseas, be it individual dishes, types of cuisine or certain franchises. Time seems to slow.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 30, 2018

I tried my best to not be tethered to my phone, emails, texting and more. Emails have backed up or even if you were checking email, you still go back through to make sure you didn’t miss anything or you now have to take action on your emails. Those first two days back can feel overwhelming.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Taxi: Your choice should depend on the city you are traveling to, the distance you will be going from the airport to the hotel, and any other local traveling you will be doing—such as going from a hotel to a restaurant; plus the time of your arrival (are you arriving after dark and traveling alone?). Remain calm.

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Success

MARCH 9, 2022

This holds true for a piece of manufacturing equipment, life insurance, clothing or dessert at a restaurant, he says. Increasing sales outreach may mean sending out 5,000 emails, not 1,000, or making 100 calls a month instead of 50. Then, they defend those decisions with logic. They rationalize.”

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Workplace Insight

JANUARY 17, 2024

One of the researchers told Fortune magazine : “There are many people in that sample that do frontline jobs, for example in retail, manufacturing, or hotels and restaurants, and they naturally don’t work from home because of the nature of those jobs”.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Whenever you receive confirmation emails from any bookings you can forward it to plans@tripit.com and they will add the details to the itinerary. Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check details on the go. Tipping in restaurants around the world can be very confusing.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Both times I’ve replaced my phone as quickly as is humanly possible because I am just lost without it (sometimes I am literally lost without it thanks to my dependence on Google maps to get me about London!). Although I still do print everything off this is a great app to have on your phone so you can check your details on the go.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Will you be able to reel off a list of the best restaurants in that part of town? Along with everything else that is asked of assistants we do have to possess some sort of encyclopaedic knowledge of the world’s best restaurants and hotels. Keep a list of great restaurants and add to it whenever you come across a new suggestion.

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Recruit CRM

JANUARY 13, 2022

These recruitment marketing strategies encompass the use of different forms of social media, blogging, search engine optimisation (SEO), email marketing , and more, all of which integrate with recruiters' skills. If you work in a restaurant chain, discuss trending topics like ghost kitchens.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 21, 2010

One of the best ways to take advantage of this potential bump in profitability is through email marketing. Email is a very effective way to bring highly-tailored messages to specific audiences. You don’t want to inundate your recipients by email, but a rough schedule could entail: a. Email 1: Initial offer.

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Office Dynamics

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Find restaurants, dentists, bar, salons even doctors wherever you are! Simply forward your travel confirmation emails to plans@tripit.com and they “automagically” create a detailed daily itinerary for every trip. Easily make reservations with a selection of over 20,000 restaurants in the US, Canada and Mexico. Open Table.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 3, 2014

before checking my emails and heading for the train station at 7:50am. I have to check emails early as I like to know what I’m walking into that morning, working for a daily newspaper you never know what may have happened overnight! I finalised show flow and liaised with the restaurant and AV company in Cannes on the final details.

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

In my previous article, Making Money: The Economics of Email , I discussed the customer acquisition cycle and how email marketing fits nicely into that effort, acting as the grease to speed the process along. Email has direct financial benefits, but there are also a number of other benefits that are difficult to track.

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 10, 2014

I’ve spent many many hours searching for bits of paper my manager has lost (or never actually had…), I’ve tried to remember hotels and restaurants they visited five years ago and clients they met briefly at a conference the previous summer. I will then transfer all of these notes on to my task list. Ask for confirmation.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

An EA/PA’s tasks may include the following: Schedule appointments and coordinate calendars (business and personal) Set up meetings and attend them and take notes Manage email correspondence and phone messages Book business travel and family vacations Organize speaking engagements Create expense reports Make restaurant reservations Do shopping and errands (..)

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Practically Perfect PA

MARCH 4, 2014

In a spacious executive car your manager can work from their laptops in comfort, they can take private phone calls and they catch up on their reading. I’ve had many managers that have used their private car for meetings, either picking clients up on the way to restaurants or the meeting venue. Space to work. Local knowledge.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 11, 2013

In fact, I know of one senior director that has decided to go it alone and is at this very moment using his smart phone and tablet as his very own Miss Moneypenny. Are our senior director’s really going to take that search result and book the restaurant themselves as an example and how do they know this restaurant is even any good? .

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Practically Perfect PA

MAY 9, 2016

I read my emails on the way in so I’m aware of anything urgent that has come in that morning or from the night before. I’m really lucky that I have good working hours and I tend to leave between 5:30pm – 6pm, however I am always contactable after hours so I find I am checking my phone till at least 8:30pm.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 13, 2017

A few more examples of corporate mantras, based on different industries, are: “Songs To Dance To” for a musician, “No Salt, Great Taste” for a health-conscious chef, or “Never Break Your Screen” for a phone case manufacturer. You can see how simple this is. From Mantra to Niche. Follow Your Instincts.

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On The Job

JULY 26, 2011

You claim you hate gossips, but have sent emails passing along the latest scuttlebutt concerning a colleague's dating habits after you overheard her on the phone. You keep your colleagues waiting at a restaurant for a lunch get-together. You complain when the brand of coffee you favor isn't used in the office coffee pot.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

There are plenty of coffee shops, restaurants, hotels and pubs all within the campus so guests are very well looked after. I really liked the outdoors space and I liked that I could book a separate meeting space if my manager wanted to leave their meeting to make a phone call or check their emails. I was really impressed.

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Small Business CEO

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

The other day, I looked up a restaurant website to tell a friend about a great meal I enjoyed. Make it easy to find your contact name, address, phone numbers, business hours, email address, and a map. How does your site work on a mobile phone? population use smartphones for everything from email to web searches.

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Success

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

But if I decide it requires too much effort to step outside and pick it up, an electronic edition is already in my email. And if the e-edition is too much effort, the same newspaper sends another email called the Daily Headlines Edition. The lodge has a restaurant with a nice outside patio overlooking a river.

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Loosely Speaking

JULY 26, 2010

Tara and I learned a LOT from this interview about considerations we should all realize when we are using the space, electricity, and wifi at cafes, coffeehouses, and restaurants for business purposes. Online: www.cupperscoffee.com Phone: 928.445.1636. Online: www.cupperscoffee.com Phone: 928.445.1636. in Prescott, AZ.

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Practically Perfect PA

JANUARY 5, 2015

I manage his schedule and monitor his emails, as well as help organise some of his travel, company events, and client dinners, occasional research, expenses and ad hoc tasks – all the general PA duties. I also try to have a quick catch-up with the MD either by phone or face-to-face. What are the main aspects of your role?

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On The Job

AUGUST 19, 2011

Drive by fast food restaurants. Quit sending emails. Get on the phone with a contact instead of sending an email. Or, get up and walk across the room to talk to a colleague instead of texting or emailing. But you've got to work out if you want to be healthy.". The exercise will help you physically and mentally.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JUNE 17, 2011

And, at the same time, people were increasingly starting to rely on their mobile devices for much more than making phone calls. Save a restaurant and we'll add contact information, menu pages, reviews, a link to make reservations and we'll even notify you if there's a Groupon or Living Social deal for that restaurant.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JULY 20, 2015

Use your cell phone alarm Chances are, you use your calendar to remind you about meetings and any important events. However, I found that not helpful and I’ve always used my cell phone’s alarm clock. I have an Apple phone so I use the “chimes” tone because it’s soft, sounds pretty, and is not as disruptive as other sounds available.

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On The Job

JULY 30, 2009

Especially the "I've landed' cell phone calls ;) Would also suggest 'not' multitasking with email, Twitter, Facebook, etc. If you're going to use a cell phone, you should have at least a basic grasp of the process of electronic voice amplification. It is NOT necessary to yell into the cell phone.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Taxi: Your choice should depend on the city you are traveling to, the distance you will be going from the airport to the hotel, and any other local traveling you will be doing—such as going from a hotel to a restaurant; plus the time of your arrival (are you arriving after dark and traveling alone?). Remain calm.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 20, 2012

Taxi: Your choice should depend on the city you are traveling to, the distance you will be going from the airport to the hotel, and any other local traveling you will be doing—such as going from a hotel to a restaurant; plus the time of your arrival (are you arriving after dark and traveling alone?). Remain calm.

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Small Business CEO

JUNE 10, 2013

Consider heading to a restaurant known to be frequented by people in your industry, or attend a conference on the fringes of your field. Follow up (phone call OR email) the day after your meeting and suggest another follow up. Meeting for coffee, a phone chat…whatever makes the most sense. Just get a commitment!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 15, 2009

Sometimes I wish I had something to warn me when I am with someone with a cell phone so I can know that we are going to be interrupted. I find it frustrating when people either text while in a conversation or are constantly taking phone calls. Apparently not, when its by phone. In an emergency, the cell phone is a useful tool.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. Sherien : I am sure I am with the millions when I say I can’t live without my phone. I actually don’t have a laptop at home and conduct all my organising, social media and emailing through my iPhone. It is brilliant!

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