Eat Your Career

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Because venue rental can be a major expense, get creative and explore alternative locations. Put dates from your timeline in your calendar and use a project management tool like Trello to keep all dates and information about your event in one place. However, not every event needs a knock-it-out-of-the-park venue.

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Success

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Editors and project managers don’t “owe” freelancers anything, like they do their own staff, so they might stop communicating midproject and change directions completely and without explanation. Nobody teaches you how to run a business or who to ask about running a business. Sometimes that mindset works and sometimes it doesn’t.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

They schedule both business and personal appointments, maintain the calendar, and are responsible for a full range of administrative and personal duties—from managing correspondence and making appointments to booking speaking engagements and event planning.

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 1, 2014

Event Management, Project Management, Human Resources and Finance have become a big part of my job. Tasks and responsibilities involving heavy project management are becoming commonplace for the admin too.” I think many of us already know how our roles have diversified in our own firms.

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All Things Admin

JUNE 23, 2021

Procedures show you, step-by-step, how to perform a specific task – for example, completing an expense report or submitting a check request. Every office needs different systems to run smoothly, but most administrative professionals will require most or all of the systems in this core group: Time and task management. Travel planning.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Expenses, Accounting, Taxes. Operational. Supports your day-to-day operations. Supports keeping your client information orderly.

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Jen Lawrence

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Email, Calendar, Task Management, Document Management, Password Database. Client Management. CRM, Client Experience Processes, Records Management. Bookkeeping, Invoicing, Expenses, Accounting, Taxes. Operational. Supports your day-to-day operations. Supports keeping your client information orderly.

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Andrea Kalli

JULY 2, 2010

This is usually your most expensive option as it requires hiring a full-fledged advertising agency, outside consultants and/or actors and actresses to get it just right. This style of production is now a legitimate approach on the World Wide Web. The thought being, produce the best podcast imaginable, and “they will come&#.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 11, 2010

We have all heard horror stories about companies trapped into ultra-expensive “continual updates&# for their own websites, all because their designer did not use a platform that works for them. There is nothing more frustrating than a website that inspires confusion and difficulty every time it needs any update.

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Andrea Kalli

APRIL 20, 2010

We have all heard horror stories about companies trapped into ultra-expensive “continual updates&# for their own websites, all because their designer did not use a platform that works for them. There is nothing more frustrating than a website that inspires confusion and difficulty every time it needs any update.

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Andrea Kalli

JUNE 15, 2010

For others, the expense simply does not bring in any real return, as a community simply can’t be created around each and every business out there. In the 1990s, you couldn’t walk through an office building without hearing “paradigm” mentioned. Social media is a powerful tool for marketers, but it is not a fix-all solution.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 17, 2010

Even relatively low-end businesses – dentists, painters, and plumbers – are able to capitalize on the online arena, capturing clients and generating leads at a fraction of the expense a newspaper advertisement would require. Of course, there are limits to the power of localized search engine optimization.

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Andrea Kalli

MARCH 30, 2010

SEO, in terms of time spent, is a very expensive exercise. While these statistics are great for picking out offers to experiment with, they’re too widely spread to be accurate enough to build a campaign on. No, it does not cost any money, but it costs a lot more time than a similar PPC campaign.

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Andrea Kalli

MAY 11, 2010

If you price your product in line with up-front competitors, but spread it over the course of a year, you will find that it appears much less expensive to potential customers. Subscriptions can build communities: Building a community around a one-off purchase is difficult.

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Andrea Kalli

AUGUST 11, 2010

While this may be more expensive than other video promotion methods, it will give you the edge you need when it comes to getting content published, promoted, and viewed as quickly as possible after a major newsworthy event.

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BMT Office Administration

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Are you a fan of kanban-style task management features to visualize workflows and customer leads? If so, two project management tools lead the fray — Pipedrive and Trello. From assigning and monitoring task progress to customer relationship management, both Pipeline and Trello offer unique advantages for both.

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C-Suite Assistants

AUGUST 31, 2021

Some of the tasks that executive assistants can take on include: Become your right-hand gatekeeper by managing complex personal and professional calendars and scheduling internal and external meetings.

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C-Suite Assistants

JULY 26, 2021

With the right technology and communication styles, virtual assistants work in remote locations and can successfully take over tasks such as: Calendar management, such as booking meetings with clients Email filtering and management Data entry Client follow-ups Transcription and note-taking Social media management Recruitment tasks.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done.

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 10, 2010

Utilize your calendar to schedule tasks. Sit down at your calendar and block out the time for your tasks. If you need to write/send your holiday cards then look at your calendar and schedule it in. In the calendar. Schedule those activities on your calendar. Don't fill your calendar to the max.

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Audacious Admin

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It takes a very specific set of skills to assist an executive or manager. The following soft skills make for a great assistant: time management, project management, strong communication, and active listening skills, as well as common sense, a flexible personality, attention to detail, natural curiosity and research ability.

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Administrative Arts

AUGUST 16, 2010

Managing Calendars. This one item can become a whole list on some job descriptions if they get specific as to the particular documents you’ll manage. This would include confirming attendees, scheduling conference rooms, setting up conference calls, and managing multi-media needs. Project Management.

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Jen Lawrence

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

I had taken a job as an assistant to three executives, plus my role required project management work. Why was it taking me so long to book travel and get it on calendars? Expense reports were taking twice as long to get done.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. We had a great (albeit expensive) time.

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Productivityist

DECEMBER 31, 2015

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. We had a great (albeit expensive) time.

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

JUNE 6, 2013

So I’m not exactly sure what other high level tasks/responsibilities you may be missing out on when you have to manage the office. EA work is typically admin work - phones, travels, calendars, expense reports, mtgs/luncheons, etc. Believe or not, a job well done actually leads to more work and often harder or better work.

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C-Suite Assistants

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Project management skills required for executive assistants to COOs and executive assistants for CEOs are similar, but these two officers have different areas of responsibility so there can be variation. For example, PC magazine has a useful ranking of the top project management platforms based on various criteria.

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C-Suite Assistants

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A CMOs executive assistant: Manages calendars and makes travel arrangements. Tracks and reports expenses. Other required EA skills: Attention to detail Multitasking Interpersonal skills Expert calendar and project management Can discreetly handle confidential information Technical proficiency (e.g.,

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C-Suite Assistants

JANUARY 27, 2025

An EA can keep a CFO from drowning in data by filtering all communications, arranging meetings and business travel, organizing financial data, reporting expenses, maintaining their calendar, managing projects, and providing support for board meetings, among other tasks. Why Should a CFO Hire an Executive Assistant?

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