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Core Administrative Skills Always Need Improving

Office Dynamics

Last fall 700+ assistants responded to a survey sent out by Office Dynamics. If you still use hard file folders, purchase some pretty, fun folders. Of course view webinars , YouTube videos , and online courses for new ideas. We asked the assistants to identify areas that they would like us to provide more information on.

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Are Professional Certifications Worth It?

Eat Your Career

For example, a recent OfficeTeam survey of the administrative profession found that employers pay up to 8% more on average (in the U.S.) Recommended Resource: Straight Talk About Salaries (Recorded Webinar). Have you purchased other training from the organization in the past and, if so, was it worthwhile? Do you trust them?

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How Can Conversational Marketing Drive ROI And Human Connection In The Future Of Work?

Allwork

A Salesforce survey revealed that 66% of over 6,000 consumers expect companies to understand their needs and expectations. And, in increasing instances, the funnel can even guide the prospect to self-fulfill and purchase without assistance. Ok, so we know that asking the right questions is important.

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The Most Important Trait To Boost Your Productivity

Productivityist

Over the past year, I have learned how to present and deliver engaging webinars and it has made a tremendous difference in growing my audience. I have also learned how to survey my readers and understand their specific career challenges. It could be customer satisfaction surveys, customer order data or social media data.

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How to Launch (and Maintain) a Successful E-Commerce Business

Success

You need to actually get out there and hear people, whether through interviews or surveys or combing through product reviews or forums. “It Launch a survey. Create a five-question survey and put it in front of your ideal audience. I still survey my audience regularly so I can know what they want, not assume.

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The Advertising Game

Laughing all the Way to Work

I understand a company would be interested in knowing why people unsubscribe so they can improve their business, but a quick voluntary survey back would have been more appropriate. I know I am dating myself with this ad, but advertising does influence our decisions on what we purchase. 5, 2010 at 12 p.m.

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Revolutionary Ways Assistants Can Get Information from Their Managers

Office Dynamics

In 2015, Jasmine Freeman sent out a survey to our webinar attendees and asked them to identify one thing that was standing in the way or was a barrier in their relationship with their manager. Let’s take the first topic/issue regarding managers and executives not providing enough information to their assistants. Best of luck!