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DO YOU HAVE A LIST A MILE LONG OF THINGS TO DO AND JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET THROUGH IT? WELL YOU'RE IN LUCK! NOW YOU CAN HAVE YOUR OWN PERSONAL CONCIERGE. __________ HAS A HEADS UP ON THIS GROWING TREND.

TRACK ONE Length: 06
WALKING DOGS, PLANNING PARTIES, DELIVERING GROCERIES...IT'S ALL IN A DAY'S WORK FOR JILL HOLMQUIST.

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KEY @ : 07 ( SHORT) Jill Holmquist, Quist Assist Concierge
"Whatever anyone needs, that's what I do."

TRACK TWO Length: 05
JILL IS A HOME CONCIERGE. SHE'LL HELP YOU TAKE CARE OF THE MILLION-AND ONE-THINGS YOU NEED TO GET DONE.

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"Everybody's got a to-do list."

TRACK THREE Length: 04
IT'S BECAUSE HER LIST GOT TOO LONG, THAT MARY ANN HARRISON CALLED FOR HELP.

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KEY @: 21 Mary Ann Harrison, Concierge Client
"Running errands, like returning mail-order items and picking things up...things that land on your plate and you kept putting them off. Time is so precious, and this is a way to buy time."

TRACK FOUR Length : 13
Source: International Concierge Errand Association
WHAT WILL IT COST YOU? THE RATE VARIES DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU LIVE AND THE JOB YOU WANT DONE, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 50 DOLLARS AN HOUR.
KATHARINE GIOVANNI (gee-OH-vahn-ee) IS PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONCIERGE AND ERRAND ASSOCIATION.

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KEY @ : 48 ( SHORT) Katharine Giovanni, Concierge, ICEA President
"We have over 500 members in 20 countries around the world."

TRACK FIVE Length: 02
AND BUSINESS IS BOOMING.

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KEY @ : 53 Katharine Giovanni, Concierge, ICEA President
"Over the last year we've had a 110% increase in our membership."

TRACK SIX Length: 03
KATHARINE SAYS IT'S PARTLY DUE TO OUR TIME-STARVED NATION.

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KEY @ : 1:06 Katharine Giovanni, Concierge, ICEA President
"They're going to let you squeeze 36 hours into a 24 hour day. Instead of having to make 20 different telephone calls to 20 different people, now you just have to make one telephone call to me and I will in turn call those 20 people."

TRACK SEVEN Length: 07
REALTOR STEVE GILLHAM (GILL-um) CONSIDERS HIS CONCIERGE A PRICELESS PERSONAL ASSISTANT--SHE DELIVERS PACKAGES AND HELPS ORGANIZE EVENTS.

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KEY @: 1:23 ( SHORT) Steve Gillham, Concierge Client
"A wise man knows when to call for help."

TRACK EIGHT Length : 03
ANYTHING OFF LIMITS FOR A CONCIERGE? NOT MUCH.

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"Anything that's in the yellow pages that's legal, a concierge will do."

ANCHOR TAG:
IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR SOME HELP, YOU CAN FIND A CONCIERGE IN YOUR AREA BY GOING TO THE ASSOCIATION WEBSITE AT WWW.ICEAWEB.ORG.

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Katharine Giovanni
ICEA-International Concierge & Errand Association
Chairman of the Board & Interim President

Triangle Concierge Inc.
www.triangleconcierge.com
kgiovanni@triangleconcierge.com
919-453-2850

Today ICEA is the leading industry association supporting over 500 concierge and errand service businesses from over 20 countries around the world. The association offers members networking opportunities, continuing education, resources and industry recognition. In 2002, Entrepreneur Magazine ranked concierge and errand service businesses to be among the top ten start-ups in the United States. Since then, the concierge and errand service industry has continually grown to what is now estimated to be a $1 billion dollar industry, worldwide. ICEA supports member companies, service partners and entrepreneurs interested in the concierge and errand service industry and is recognized worldwide as the industry's leading authority.

Jill Holmquist
Quist Assist Concierge Service
919-357-4824
A former Executive PA for the CEO of one of the top electronics companies in the Silicon Valley, and Executive Assistant to the International Marketing Director of Philip Morris International, Switzerland, Jillian brings over 15 years experience as a personal assistant. She has an invaluable understanding of the importance of high levels of service, and brings a consistency, reliability and honesty to all of her projects.
Jillian has her Master's in Communications and has worked in television, and theatre both behind the scenes (producing and directing) and in front of the audience.