Bring It On!!!! The Holiday Countdown Begins!

I know, I know. Don’t be mad at me. Halloween is still almost a week away and here I am talking Christmas. Apologies. Sincerely. But, listen friends, we tell ourselves every year that this is going to be the year that we don’t procrastinate and that we don’t let these dang holiday’s creep up on us. And you know what? Every year we let it happen.

But not this year! I won’t let it happen to you! Luxury Time is here to help. This year you are going to sit by the fire and enjoy a glass of eggnog, knowing that all of your holiday to-do’s are already done.

Now is the time to get your holiday pictures taken and get those cards ordered. If you need some help, or don’t know which photographer is best to use, we can set up a mini session with one of our preferred photogs. We will even update your address book, address and mail all of your cards, so that is one pesky detail you won’t have to remember. You’ll even get bonus points for remembering Aunt Trudy up in Nebraska this year, instead of having yet another card remain unsent in the box of holiday “I forgots”.

Hate holiday decorating, but want your house to look like something out of a Hollywood Christmas movie? Yup, we do that too. No worries about stringing the lights, or decking the halls. We’ve got you covered so you can focus on reading “The Night Before Christmas” to your kids with the pure joy of Christmas in you.

Expected to have the huge holiday bash, but between the shopping that needs to be done and all of your other normal household and work duties, you just don’t know how to do it all? Well, you know what? We can’t all be Martha. Sometimes we need help. And it’s lucky for you that you have Luxury Time Personal Concierge Service. We will do all that planning for you. We will sit down with you and create the guest list, send invitations, arrange catering, and decorating and everything in between.

Hate to be out in the world of crazy shoppers and icy roads? Give us your shopping list and we will pick up all of your packages for you. We can even provide gift wrapping. No need to call us Santa.

Need those cookies delivered to a special person across town, but the weather outside is frightful? Give us a call and we can get them there faster than Rudolph and his reindeer buddies.

Don’t know what to get the friend who has everything? How about time? Luxury Time has gift certificates available!

These are just some of the ways that we here at Luxury Time Personal Concierge Services can make your holiday’s a little brighter. If you can think of any other ways, give us a call and we will be happy to help. This is going to be the year that you can truly get ahead of the holiday rush and enjoy all of those memory making moments.

You can reach Jen and her team of elves at 330-808-0995, or email info@ltpcs.com. Hurry and schedule your services today, holiday schedules fill quickly!

Happy Holidays!

P.S!

Don’t forget about our Time With Friends Program that allows you to get FREE hours and your friends to get discounts! Share the love this holiday season and make it possible to get that Gingerbread Latte with your girl friends after all!

Retainers ~ Are They Worth It?

If you are still not clear on what a personal and corporate concierge is worth, you may be wondering why you should even consider putting one on retainer. Please read What is a Personal Concierge Anyway? before going any further with this article. It will clear up a lot of confusion and help you to understand how extremely necessary it may be to have the help of a personal concierge on your team from time to time.

Now on to the matter at hand. Are retainers worth it when it comes to a personal/corporate concierge? For the most part, yes. If you are going to actually use the services. Being on retainer means that you are essentially a VIP. Your needs will come before other clients who aren’t on retainer.

Like a down payment, a retainer guarantees that you will be provided with a set amount of hours or tasks, possibly at set times, and the company will turn down conflicting jobs in order to remain available to you.

Still not convinced a retainer is for you? Here are some more reasons why you should look into it:

• Comfort knowing that you have us when they want you and don’t have to worry about trying to get on your schedule.
• Being a higher priority than hourly clients.
• Knowing exactly how much it will cost each month and not having to worry about the potential of a big bill for anything within the retainer.
• Having your payment on an auto-pay so you don’t have to deal with invoices.
• Building stronger, longer-lasting, relationships with us, allowing us to better understand and serve you.

If you are interested in discussing the services that we can provide for you, as well as the possibility of setting up a retainer, please call us at 330-808-0995, or email us at info@ltpcs.com. We will be more than happy to work with you to create the perfect package based on your own personal needs.

Corporate Benefits ~ Create a Highly Productive Workplace with Happy Employees

Finding good employees can be very frustrating, keeping good employees can be even more so. Retaining happy employees can be damn near impossible; and every good employer knows that a happy employee is a productive employee, which results ultimately in higher revenues.

In this day and age, with benefits packages being a primary role in negotiating an employee contract, it is often the employer with the best, most enticing package that the quality employees will go with. Medical, dental, 401k, and vacation packages are the norm, but after awhile they all start to appear to be the same. Why not offer something different?

Concierge services are quickly becoming an attractive benefits package. The best part of corporate concierge services is that they make sense; employees can focus on the work project at hand, knowing that their qualified concierge is researching their request, allowing them to focus on their work projects during work hours, traditional or otherwise. Previously only offered to preferred credit card holders, hotel guests and other consumer based services, corporate concierge services are taking on a whole new light.

Corporate concierge services offer many services that go beyond traditional concierge services. Some examples are:

Dry Cleaning and Shoe Shine pickup/dropoff 

Travel Accommodations: Have an employee traveling, or an important client coming into town? Call us and we will make all of the arrangements at the best cost for your company.

Comparison Shopping: Don’t have time to figure out which company car, computer, or other merchandise is the best deal? We can do that.

House Sitting: Executive going to be out of town for a few days/weeks? Let us drop by and make sure the home is taken care of.

Event Planning: Our sister company Champagne Taste Event Planning was a winner in the Beacon’s Best 2011. Let us make all the arrangements from caterers to design and entertainment. We promise that your guests will be in awe.

Gifts: Send your wife flowers, pick up a bottle of wine for a client. Whatever it is you need, we have you covered.

Personal Shopping: You need to buy a dress for the cocktail party, but work has you rushed and you don’t know when to fit it in. Let us go get it for you.

Utility Services: Waiting on the cable guy can take all day, be completely frustrating and waste a productive work day. We don’t mind the wait.

The list goes on! 

Offering Concierge to employees doesn’t just benefit employees in crossing things off of their to-do list: companies that offer concierge services as an employer benefit aids in developing highly efficient teams; teams that are given the opportunity to manage their time effectively in order to maximize their work day and produce results for their company. Suffice it to say, it’s a win-win for the company –and for everyone who works there.

With concierge as an employer benefit, the illusive work/life balance becomes a little more obtainable.

Are you an employer in the Northeast Ohio area and looking for a way to keep your employees productive and happy? Give us a call to discuss our benefits packages and how we can become a part of your solution on your road to higher revenues.

330-808-0995

2108 Braewick Circle

Suite 202

Akron, Ohio 44313

Martha Martha Martha!!! Must Read Book of the Week!

Debi Stack brings humor to address her perfectionism and the perfectionism of those around her and ultimately the stress and unhappiness it brought trying to maintain the facade.
Many women today try to balance the perfect life, work, kids, house, career and get burnt out.
Luxury Time was created for those women. By delegating tasks that run you down and overwhelm you, you in turn get to enjoy your life and know that your “chores” are being done to your perfectionist standards.
Pick up a copy of this book here today and take a moment to actually read it. We’ve got your grocery shopping covered.