Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 13, 2008

Home About Me Advertise A Great Outlook: Adding Holidays to Microsoft Outlook By The Professional Assistant on Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed Under: MS-Outlook , Organize D o you often wonder how you can add your countrys holidays into your calendar in Microsoft Outlook ? In the Calendar Options section, click Add Holidays.

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Office Dynamics

MARCH 13, 2019

Some of the changes we have seen take place are: Communication with CEO Had business cards made for myself and gave to CEO to travel with and distribute Expressed ideas and opinions to improve processes Clarify instructions to prevent rework Managing CEO’s email Re-edit subject line Archiving old email Set up priority Alert on mobile Calendar Management (..)

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Practically Perfect PA

AUGUST 2, 2016

I had one Executive that had a bunch of the old style Rolodex business card holders dotted around his office. When I told him that I could put an app on his new iPhone that scanned the business card directly into his Outlook contacts he was over the moon. AHHHHHHHHH!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 23, 2009

- How to Use Both For Optimal Professional & Personal Productivity (guest post by Meggin McIntosh) A question that often comes up in workshops as well as on my blog is this one: How do you suggest people use their calendar (planner) in conjunction with the tickler (1-31) files? What are your thoughts in this area?

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Professional Assistant Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2009

To do this, open up your scheduled meeting in the calendar that you are using and click on “Forward as iCalendar&#. If you want to update the calendar, you would have to make the changes in the meeting request directly. This way, they will be more inclined to read the e-mail properly.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

MARCH 24, 2011

Go through the random documents in your computer’s “Documents&# folder and file them in the appropriate client, business, or personal folders. Organize the business cards and contact information you have collected over the past year. Update your databases. Turn your desk so it faces the door.

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Office Organization Success

DECEMBER 3, 2008

A VA can help you here by designing custom cards, calendars, flyers, postcards, brochures, or any other promotional item. #2 Or is it on bits of paper and business cards that you’ve collected over several months, or even years? Or maybe you have a special holiday promotion? Do you even have a mailing list?

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Step It Up VA Coaching

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Put birthdays on your calendar and send cards to your clients – your kindness will be remembered, and so will you when the opportunity comes up for a client to refer somebody to your company. A good way to keep track of client birthdays and send out cards automatically is to use an online service like SendOutCards.com.

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Worxbee

MAY 17, 2021

Calendar management tools. Calendar management is huge for EAs. For overall calendar management, try something that will sync across devices like Google Calendar or Outlook. When you have a pile of business cards from a conference or event, what happens to them? Scheduling SOPs.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer their contact details to your phone or tablet. The current calendar app on the iPhone and iPad doesn’t allow for a week-to-view setting. This app looks similar to an outlook calendar which is helpful. CardMunch: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer their contact details to your phone or tablet. The current calendar app on the iPhone and iPad doesn’t allow for a week-to-view setting. This app looks similar to an outlook calendar which is helpful. CardMunch: Free.

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Office Organization Success

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

If you don’t make a sale right away, you calendar them for the next follow-up and do the same thing again. Business cards and scraps of paper lying on your desk do not constitute a contact management system. Pretty straightforward, isn’t it? So why is follow-up such a problem? Disorganization.

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The Small Business Blog

JANUARY 31, 2013

Gone are the days of stacks and stacks of business cards in a suit jacket pocket, now all you need is a trusty smartphone to keep all your contacts and leads organised. Email is still the primary communication channel for the vast majority of businesses both internally and externally.

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Professional Assistant Blog

AUGUST 28, 2008

Since Outlook only allows for one time zone to be added to the persons calendar , this makes it a little difficult. I am currently in the process of doing this for one of my managers. I need to book meetings for him to travel to firms all over Canada.

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Practically Perfect PA

DECEMBER 13, 2013

By taking a photo of someone’s business card the app allows you to immediately transfer his or her contact details to your phone or tablet. The current calendar app on the iPhone and iPad doesn’t allow for a week-to-view setting. This app looks similar to an outlook calendar which is useful. CardMunch: Free.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 15, 2014

WATC make it simple by providing an events calendar of when all the networks are due to meet. There is no point putting all that effort in to attend these events if it just means adding another business card to your collection. I know Vanessa Vallely (the website’s founder) very well and she is fabulous!

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Ian's Messy Desk

MARCH 1, 2012

If necessary, write a date and time on your calendar when you’ll be retrieving this paper for further action. Business cards can be filed in a book, or scanned to keep electronic copies of the cards, which can later be searched by name or keyword. File it in a Reminder file or in your file cabinet. DELEGATE IT.

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Ian's Messy Desk

JANUARY 15, 2014

If necessary, write a date and time on your calendar when you’ll retrieve this paper for further action. Business cards can be filed in a book, or scanned to keep electronic copies of the cards, which can later be searched by name or keyword. DELAY IT. DELEGATE IT.

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Small Business CEO

MARCH 2, 2010

What’s more, they are proven concepts that will help to increase your business’s recognition, pool of customers, and most importantly, your bottom line. Forget the Traditional Business Card. households have business card magnets on their refrigerator. As at least 80% of U.S.

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Small Business CEO

JANUARY 25, 2013

All you have to do is take a few minutes to create your best brochure, mailer, poster, calendar or business card using the Brother CreativeCenter. From now until March 4, 2012, BizSugar is giving you the chance to win one of three Brother Office prize suites valued at $500!

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Laughing all the Way to Work

OCTOBER 18, 2008

Ask for business cards and have a stack of business cards for yourself at hand as well. I gave at the office Calendar "ah ha" Introducing The Administrative Bloopers Blog What ever happened to the "us" in Service? Give, receive and record contact information. Minute taking made easier.

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Loosely Speaking

AUGUST 6, 2009

Branding Iron Designs —Discounted business card and brochure printing, including complimentary design! ClientSpot — 20% off coupon for all attendees, good until September 30, 2009. Robin Binkley , A Pathway to Greatness and Best Year Yet —50% discount on customary fees for coaching services. Got a Better Idea?

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Laughing all the Way to Work

AUGUST 13, 2010

You can also attach a file from Word, Excel or PowerPoint or a business card from your Contacts if it is someone you need to remember to call and want that information available. The Reminders box is the same box where your calendar items pop up when they are due, so should be familiar to everyone. Minute taking made easier.

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Small Business CEO

AUGUST 3, 2012

Database: A lifeline of many businesses, but let me ask, are you better served collecting the business cards that should go into the database or uploading each contact? What if you wrote notes on the back of the card on what to do next and someone else uploads it and even creates tasks in your calendar to follow up?

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Productivityist

MAY 12, 2013

The biggest part of this past week on my calendar was Social Media Camp. She really captured the essence of my talk -- and handed me a business card with the above image on it the very next day. The past week has been crazy. Very crazy. You can see entire sketchnote by clicking on the image. Talk about a quick turnaround!

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Try This Instead | Main | Be Smart About Using the Telephone » The Great Calendar Debate - Paper or Electronic - 21 Experts Weigh In We are in the home stretch of 2009 -- bring on 2010!!    One item frequently purchased at this time of year is a calendar or planner for the upcoming year. 

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Clutter Coach

APRIL 5, 2016

To do for stack of marketing letters: address envelopes, stuff them (including business cards), stamp and take to mailbox. To do for event flyer: Add event to calendar and make a note to RSVP (if necessary) on calendar several days before.

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Clutter Coach

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

To do for stack of marketing letters : address envelopes, stuff them (including business cards), stamp and take to mailbox. To do for event flyer: Add event to calendar and make a note to RSVP (if necessary) on calendar several days before.

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Office Dynamics

OCTOBER 3, 2011

We attendees all got busy networking, exchanging business cards, talking and laughing as we chatted easily over lunch. Linda stated that we should not stop at putting meetings on the calendar. For lunch, we’d left the gorgeous Pavilion Ballroom; taking an easy, short walk to Tbones restaurant for a great buffet.

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Success

DECEMBER 26, 2022

No cold calling, no website or marketing, no business cards or networking events. Work gets whatever space is left in our calendars. This is a niche book about how to make money as a life coach, but the lessons apply to anyone who is trying to build a client list. Their prescription? Try it; this will change your world.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

MAY 20, 2011

I also can use the recording to make a cd and give to potential clients or current clients instead of a business card or brochure. Blog posts and articles can turn into: ebooks, presentations, calendar/tip-of-the-day. By recording the radio show I have a recording for posting on my website or blog. Reuse, Recycle Content.

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Karen Vivarelli

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Note 2: If you’re a new virtual assistant, this is the list to take note of and download my Ultimate Roadmap To Become A VA here.

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