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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? Sometimes I wonder if I am duplicating my efforts by using a calendar and the tickler files. It seems like the tickler [...]

Tags: anchoring, calendar, email, Julie Morgenstern, organizing, planner, strategies, tickler file

In a recent Life of E’s Email Extravaganza, someone asked this question: Do you have suggestions for how to get the teachers I’m working with to respond to my emails with more reflection?  Without seeing specific examples of what you are sending them, all I can do is give you some general suggestions…  Keep the [...]

Tags: email, reflection, relationships, responses, teachers, timely

Email is ubiquitous in today’s professional world, to say the least. If you know how to use it properly (and that will take hundreds of articles, blog posts, and books to explain), then it’s an incredibly powerful “marketing” and communications tool. Maybe you have a question such as, “I’ve got my new website, and its [...]

Tags: communication, email, Marketing, professional, signature line

Essentially all email programs give you three addressing options: To: cc: bcc: The “To” option is obvious and in general, so is the cc option, but in case there’s any question about the latter, it is intended to be used for the people you are including in the message but for whom you may not [...]

Tags: bcc line, best practices, cc line, email, etiquette, manners, prevent spam, security

Thanks to Jenny Hamby for this article – and for giving me permission to publish it.  It’s definitely worth reading if you’ve been considering purchasing an email ‘mailing’ list. If you’ve been tempted to buy an email list that offers unlimited use for a one-time price … or if you view networking functions as a great way to collect [...]

Tags: email, Jenny Hamby, junk mail, market, Marketing, spam, spammer