e-newsletter Issue 20 January 2006

In This Edition

NEW! Lifestyle Elements' Personal Assistant Services

International Arrival Services

Why use a personal concierge?

  Welcome..
 

Happy new year!

I hope that as we are nearing the end of January you are still managing to keep your New Years resolutions and finding ways to improve your lifestyle in 2006.

This month's newsletter looks at how Lifestyle Elements can assist business to find more time and improve their operations.

We are excited to announce the introduction of Lifestyle Elements' Personal Assistant Services, designed to meet the needs of today's small businesses. You will find more information about this innovative new service in the article below.

Also, we take a look at Lifestyle Elements' International Arrival Services, which assist businesses to help their new international recruits settle into Adelaide and with their understanding of life in Australia.

Wishing you a wonderful 2006!

Kind regards,
Abbie Martin

Lifestyle Manager

NEW! Lifestyle Elements' Personal Assistant Services

> Are you missing bookings because the phone is always ringing when you are in a patient consultation?
> Do you spend your day answering basic client questions as you juggle meetings and on-site visits?

> Are you spending more time managing the bookings to your events, rather than planning the event itself?
> Do your clients get frustrated that you aren't dealing with their issues quickly enough?

Now you can have your own Personal Assistant to manage this for you!

Lifestyle Elements acts as a virtual personal assistant, to fulfil the role of a traditional personal assistant, but with a flexibility which allows you to use your personal assistant as much or as little as you like and without the cost of hiring an on-site staff member.

Three service categories to meet your needs

Personal Assistant Services

> Word processing
> Administration
> Coordination of services eg. graphic design, printing, tradespeople, transport
> Function coordination
> Travel & accomodation arrangements
> Research
> On-site assistance
> ….and more

PA Telephone Service

The PA Telephone Service is more than just an answering service. Lifestyle Elements will not simply take messages, we will manage calls just as a traditional personal assistant would. We will work with you, so that we can assist your clients, answer their questions and solve problems.

> Dedicated telephone number for your business
> Personalised message bank
> Calls answered in your business name
> Management of customer queries
> Appointment bookings & coordination


Diary Management & Virtual Desktop

Using an innovative virtual desktop program, Lifestyle Elements is able to manage your diary, just as a traditional personal assistant would, but with the ability for you to access it at any time via your computer. The virual desktop program also allows for files to be transferred and updated between you and your personal asisstant at any time. Everything is synchronised in real time through an internet connection so that you immediately have access to up-to-date information.

> Diary management
> Contacts database
> File sharing
> Synchronisation with your computer’s files and outlook calendar

We are here to make your life easier
Lifestyle Elements provides a flexible service to meet all of your Personal Assistant needs. If you are finding it difficult to manage certain areas of your business, why not speak to us and we can develop a service which meets your needs and improves the running of your business.

“Abbie is a great worker who is genuinely concerned for my lifestyle and really helps me run a more efficient business. She is always organised and clear.”
Shivani Gupta, Director – Real Business Consulting

Be one of the first to register your interest! Click here for more information.

International Arrival Services

As the issue of skill shortages in Australia become a reality, many firms are having to look to international recruitment to meet their skill requirements. The time and energy involved in this process is often quite daunting for organisations. This is why Lifestyle Elements offers their International Arrival Services, to assist you and your recruits with this process.

Below is a list of just some of the ways we can assist you:

  • VIP airport pick up
  • Initial accomodation arrangements
  • Tour of Adelaide
  • New home search - purchase or rental
  • Local area orientation eg. shopping centre, council, library, banks, public transport
  • School research and tours
  • Supply South Australia information pack
  • Assistance with bank accounts, mobile phones, medicare etc.
  • Research eg. clubs, churches, services
  • Telephone & utility connection
  • Product purchaseso r rental eg. furniture, clothing, accessories

Abbie Martin will be discussing further, the services Lifestyle Elements offers at the Fast Forward session run by HR Development at Work on March 17th 2006. For further information on the Fast Forward session and the Attracting and Retaining Talent Masterclass, contact Bridget Hogg of HR Development at Work on bh@developmentatwork.com

Alternatively, you can contact Abbie on 8234 8657 to discuss Lifestyle Elements' International Arrival Services.

 


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