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 With the workplace changing at a rapid pace and increased competition in every area, it's more important than ever to invest in your company's most valuable asset - your employees. Employee training goes way beyond the basic on-the-job training that most companies conduct. Incorporating long-term, continuous
development opportunities into your training program is key to keeping your employees current on the latest technologies, strategies and skills. A well-trained workforce will help increase employee loyalty and retention, boost internal efficiencies and contribute to the bottom line.
"Companies that value learning outperform those who don't," according to Fast Company writer Marcia Conner. So, how can you create a culture of learning within your organization? Click here to read Conner's tips on cementing learning into the core of your business. Also, check out
PFL's recent blog post for a firsthand account of why training should be considered an investment, not an expense.
In this month's newsletter we're providing a slew of useful resources to help reinvigorate your employee training, reviewing the newest release of Adobe Creative Suite 5, and revealing the results of last month's survey on time management.
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Product Feature: Showcase Your Business with Full Color Catalogs |
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Marketing Tip: 10 Examples of Shockingly-Excellent Customer Service |
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Business Tip: How to Create a Good Onboarding Plan |
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Business Tip: Top Ten Employee Training Tips |
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Designer's Corner: Review - Adobe Illustrator CS5 |
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April Survey Results: How to Get Stuff Done |
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We Want to Know: Pulse on Business |
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Rave of the Month: A Red Team Fan For Life |
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Showcase Your Business with Full Color Catalogs
Customers demand information, and detailed product catalogs and booklets can help to generate orders by filling that need. Choose from our standard 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 booklet or the ever-popular
8 1/2 x 11 catalog (additional custom sizes also available). We also offer a variety of papers, formats, bindings and custom finishing effects to ensure you create a distinctive design that is unique to your business objectives.
We can also mail your catalogs directly to your customers and prospects. See our Mailing Services Guide for details on how we can save you time and money on your direct mail catalog project.
Catalog Info and Pricing
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Marketing TIp |
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10 Examples of Shockingly-Excellent Customer Service
It seems that excellent customer service has become a thing of the past. Consumers have grown accustomed to outsourced customer service departments and faceless, electronic "help." But there's hope! Check out this American Express Open Small Business Article for ten examples of companies who decided to put the customer first.
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Business Tips |
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How to Create a Good Onboarding Program
Managers are often so driven to recruit that they neglect to think about what will happen once the new hire arrives ready to work. Big mistake. In this article from Inc.com, you'll learn how to create an effective onboarding plan that will get new-hires up to speed and ready to contribute in no time.
Read the Article
Top Ten Employee Training Tips
Well-trained employees are key to your small business success. Studies have shown that the most successful, productive employees are those who have received extensive training. In this article from D&B Small Business Solutions, they give 10 tips for successfully launching an employee training program in your own company.
Read the Article
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Designer's Corner |
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Review: Adobe Illustrator CS5
Not sure if you're ready to dish out the dough to upgrade to Adobe Illustrator CS5? With new brushes, variable-width strokes and numerous enhancements, it's understandable why you'd be drawn to the fresh new functionality. But it can be a tough call on whether it's really worth the investment. Before you decide, check out this review from CreativePro.com, where you'll get an expert's perspective on the pros and cons of the new release.
Read the Article
CreativePro.com, a service of PrintingForLess.com, delivers news and how-tos on products and services creative professionals use to get their work done better and faster. Sign up for FREE email newsletters
here. CreativePro.com is where creatives go to know!
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APRIl survey Results |
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How to Get Stuff Done
Some are masters of managing their time, while others struggle to keep it together. Last month, we asked what strategies you use to manage your busy schedule. Here's the list in order of popularity:
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Making to-do lists, 22.3%
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Multitasking, 14.1%
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Organizing clutter at your home or office, 14.1%
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Setting specific goals and deadlines, 12.4%
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Setting aside time to plan, 10.7%
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Handling top-priority tasks in the most productive time of day, 9.1%
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Blocking out chunks of time to handle certain activities, 7.4%
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Checking emails and voicemails only a few times a day, 3.3%
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Asking yourself "Is this the best use of my time?", 3.3%
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Delegating everything possible to others, 3.3%
Other useful time management strategies offered up include: 'staying with the task at hand unless there is a truly serious emergency,' asking 'is this conducive to my longterm goals,' reviewing your schedule at weekly intervals to make sure there is enough time to do everything and cutting back on less important/urgent activities.
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Customer Rave of the Month |
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A Red Team Fan For Life
Our recent customer video proved to us that even in this high-tech world, people really do care about good customer service. In the video, Kathy Peterson from Mace USA LLC
states why PFL's commitment to customer satisfaction has made her a happy PFL customer for over a year.
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