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A day in the life: Lorna Cowan, Visit Belfast

Practically Perfect PA

One of the great benefits of running Practically Perfect PA is the chance to meet some extraordinary assistants either face to face or through social media. If time permits I like to have a quick breakfast and read a chapter of whatever book I’m reading or I’ll catch up on social media (I’m addicted to Twitter!

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Linchpin Meet Ups Connect the Globe in One Evening

Make or Break Moments

The purpose? To talk about Seth’s book Linchpins and what it means to make yourself an artist in your field and consequently indispensible.

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12 Essential Tips Every Solo Traveler Needs to Know

Success

Leave room for visiting cafes or restaurants, exploring an unexpected shop, or meeting new people you want to spend time with. Going with a group often means you get more in-depth knowledge than trying to tour historic sites alone, and tour guides usually have suggestions for other local sites or restaurants worth checking out.

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Getting what you pay for: How Amazon’s membership fee retains customer loyalty

Service Untitled

Amazon’s $20 increase for Prime members certainly drew a lot of derogatory hoopla this past week with social media and forums all buzzing with criticism about the 25% hike. In fact, according to Brand Key, a loyalty consulting agency, Amazon’s ratings dropped from 93% to 83% two days following the hike.

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Company Perks and Showing Appreciation

Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

-Do whatever you can to make the executive's life easier even if it's not part of your job, especially during times of high stress and long hours -Compliment an employee and be specific on why they are a good employee, a favorite boss, the hardest working assistant, or smartest intern, etc -Asking for advice from a peer or someone younger or below (..)

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77 Things I Did In 2010

Brilliantly Better

The post describing this minimum survival kit got quoted on various blogs pretty fast and it also played really nice on social media. It’s located close to my home town in Romania, near Ocnele Mari and it has a church, a football field, some restaurants and playgrounds. Got Rid Of My Physical Library Of Books.

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Book Review: The Gary Vaynerchuk Trilogy

Productivityist

If you want to use social media, match the message with the medium. How we can turn the vapidity of “social media marketing” into something more substantive. The only reason Vaynerchuk was able to create Wine Library TV was because he was serving wine. If you want to lose weight, eat less and exercise more.