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

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Or what about an elegant restaurant that has a dress code prohibiting shorts? Instead of turning someone away, a restaurant staffer escorts him to a private closet that has “loaner pants.” A couple of hours later, the happy patron pays his $200 tab; he will return to the restaurant nine times the next year.

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Day in the life: Torsten Maerz, PA at Deutsche Bank

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He needs time for emails, preparation, lunch – and I use my initiative to prevent clashes. Also, I read all emails to my boss and assess their importance in order to help him to reply. Emails play an important part during the day. Since my boss travels a lot, I take care of his travel expenses and supplier invoices.

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Business Travel Is Back: How to Maximize Your Miles

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Another pro tip: Sign up for email notifications from your card to learn about (and take advantage of) opt-in programs, such as Chase’s free DoorDash DashPass subscription and American Express Business Platinums, $400 in statement credits toward Dell purchases. 5 Don’t carry a balance.

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How can assistants stay on top of the scene?

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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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A visit to ExCeL London

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There are plenty of coffee shops, restaurants, hotels and pubs all within the campus so guests are very well looked after. 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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Go Green And Minimize Business Waste

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Ask your waste disposal suppliers about recycling options as you may be able to recycle anything from paper and exhibition display materials such as banner stands to broken computer equipment and hazardous waste. If possible print on both sides of the paper, send memos via email and store documents digitally.

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Inside the Edinburgh PA Network

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Meeting other assistants who work near by, who share the same suppliers, hotels, restaurants etc. I actually don’t have a laptop at home and conduct all my organising, social media and emailing through my iPhone. Drop us an email edinburghpa@gmail.com or Tweet Us! It is brilliant! We try to meet regularly too.