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Death of the Newsletter

Kim Letendre — Wed, 08 May 2013 06:30:24 +0000

Our virtual assistant team was discussing the death of the newsletter for our clients and trying to come up with alternative ways to utilize the information in a more effective way. I know I go in and take myself off mailing lists all the time. There’s so much that comes into the inbox – some [...]

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Working with Virtual Teams: Part II

Kim Letendre — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:15:35 +0000

We started our Working with Virtual Teams series last week and this post is going to dive into the importance of clear communication among virtual team members. When selecting or interviewing virtual teams to work with, be sure you have your list of questions ready to ask. Some of the important questions or considerations that [...]

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Working With Virtual Teams Series: Part I

Kim Letendre — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Companies have been using outside consultants for a long time but the concept of working with virtual teams is relatively new to the business world. I can remember working in the communications department for a large international corporation who hired an outside communications vendor to handle their reputation building strategy. I also remember thinking it [...]

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7 Marketing Ideas for Small Business

Kim Letendre — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:56:19 +0000

How are you marketing? What types of marketing are you using? Marketing comes in all shapes and sizes and the world of marketing is evolving at such a rapid speed, it is very hard to keep up and know all the things that are available for you to incorporate into your strategy. Technological changes have [...]

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Ideas for MLM’s to Grow Their Business

Kim Letendre — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 20:51:43 +0000

MLM pros and companies are usually looking for new ways to grow their business. We have some great ideas for that! These are some of the administrative tasks that we do for our MLM clients. However, some of them weren’t even aware of these possibilities. Wouldn’t you be better off using your talents in normal [...]

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Facebook Pages Are Essential For Businesses

Kim Letendre — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 06:15:48 +0000

Companies are discovering that building Facebook Pages are good for business. Lately companies of all sizes are building Facebook pages and a Facebook presence to promote their business and products. Another new trend: companies building multiple Facebook pages. When a company starts a new brand – be it service or product – they will start [...]

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Communication with Team Members

Kim Letendre — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:00:08 +0000

Communication with team members is vital to your success as a leader. There are so many ways to keep in touch with your team members as you grow. Direct sales organizations used to meet in the living rooms of their members. However, with growing teams in various states and even countries, we have to explore [...]

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Clear Communication & Direct Sales

Kim Letendre — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:15:46 +0000

Clear communication in Direct Sales organizations is vital in growing your business. Clear communication is especially important when you want to expand your direct sales force across global borders. There are various ways of communicating with your teams. While twenty to thirty years ago, it was common to have meetings in the comfort of [...]

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Thanks to a GREAT team!

Hilde van den Braak — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 09:32:38 +0000

Giving Thanks! A few weeks ago I had a family emergency. It was quite bad, and it meant that I was out of reach for a week. I had only my Blackberry and a serious situation on my hands which prevented me from doing any work. This was one of those situations that is often [...]

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Learning To Outsource

Kim Letendre — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:30:49 +0000

Business owners – at least the successful ones – realize that you have to have a strategy in place in order to achieve a goal. Sometimes business owners get overwhelmed with all the details of running their business. By learning to outsource the tasks that aren’t your forte, you could capture several hours a week [...]

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