This text is not about coronavirus. It is about Bob Vance, a marketing genius and email marketing humor

Missing the office? If you have recently migrated to remote work - by choice or obligation - it is natural that you still miss that "good morning" on arrival and a mid-morning coffee. Nothing weird about that.

AP | PORTUGAL Tech Language Solutions' content curation not only aims to disseminate knowledge, by embracing this important role, we also take the selection of the best and most valid content in multiple areas very seriously.

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Missing the office? If you have recently migrated to teleworking - by choice or obligation - it is natural that you still miss that "good morning" on arrival and a mid-morning coffee. Nothing weird about that.

But our proposal is about another office and it's meant to be a good approach. You remember the sitcom "The Office", right? Our initial proposal is that you go through this post and find out "23 things on 'The Office' you've never noticed before". Our obvious highlight goes to this Bob Vance moment, possibly a marketing genius.

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Translation and localization, two important concepts in any globalization strategy. One subject to which we return, taking advantage of the opportunity to stress the role that translation service companies play in supporting such important areas as healthcare.

"Language Quality Assessment is an important step within any translation and localization workflow, but it is a vital step when it comes to the life science and health sectors”, is just a quote from a Wordbee article you can find here.

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How Managers Can Support Remote Employees represents a point of view, which we found on the Harvard Business Review website, about one of the challenges of remote working. "I'm stalled because I don't know how to connect with my manager on the less formal stuff - the way I used to", a senior director's revelation, is the starting point for a series of advices on how to foster and maintain a professional relationship that began in the rooms and corridors of an office.

• Bridge distance through frequent connections.
• Blast through questions with office hours.
• Provide stability through consistent rituals.
• Enhance safety through clear boundaries.
• Stay ahead of the game by inviting problems, not just solutions.
• Enable capacity through feedback.

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Do you still remember the idea - which AP | PORTUGAL Tech Language Solutions has been spreading from the very first moment - that this is a time to be isolated, but not disconnected? Well, this is a time to reach out to buyers and, from HubSpot's perspective, it's also time to add some humor and levity to your sales emails. You can read it here.

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“As the global health crisis continues to wreak havoc on businesses of all kinds, large and small, industry leaders are battling to adjust to a vastly changed marketplace”.

This is the approach outlined in an Adweek article that goes beyond the list of consequences of the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus. It talks about challenges and solutions. "There's no question that the challenges they're facing are unprecedented, and there's also no question that they are facing them head on". Don’t miss it.

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A post recommended by Mário Júnior, CEO of AP | Portugal Tech Language Solutions. Good news for language services companies and an indicator that the future should be faced with total optimism.

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