All Things Admin joins an expansive collection of online educational resources under Diversified Communications’ American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP), the largest international association for executive assistants and business operations professionals.
Portland, Maine (September 5, 2024) – Diversified Communications, an international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities and publications, announces the expansion of its administrative professionals portfolio with the acquisition of digital training platform, All Things Admin. All Things Admin joins an expansive collection of online educational resources under the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP), the largest international association for executive assistants and business operations professionals. ASAP was founded in 2005 as part of Diversified Communications’ administrative professionals portfolio and serves as a resource and community for members seeking to navigate the ever-evolving business climate and develop the skills they need to advance their careers.
“At Diversified Communications, we are committed to connecting, educating and strengthening the business communities that we serve,” said Oakley Dyer, Corporate VP, Corporate Development at Diversified Communications. “The acquisition of All Things Admin strategically aligns with our goals by enabling our administrative professionals portfolio to strengthen its offerings and deepen its connection to executive assistants and business operations professionals around the world.”
All Things Admin provides professional digital training, resources and guidance for administrative professionals worldwide. The digital training platform will operate under the ASAP brand name, and members of both organizations will have access to training content by the All Things Admin founder and CEO Julie Perrine via the ASAP website.
Following a long career as an executive assistant, Perrine founded All Things Admin in 2009 to offer accessible and affordable career education to administrative professionals around the globe. As a trainer, author, and advocate for the administrative profession, Perrine’s thought leadership aims to build and strengthen professional assistants’ work relationships and help them become assets to their executives and organizations. The integration of her training resources will provide ASAP members in-depth education on topics including best practices in processes and procedures, improving critical skills, leadership, productivity and more.
“As a leader in career education for administrative professionals, we look forward to integrating Julie’s premier thought leadership into our existing portfolio of in-person and online training,” said Meggan Kilmurry, event director at ASAP. “We are continuously seeking acquisition and partnership opportunities that will provide our members with critical learnings and insights that create career paths and support their advancement. We are confident that this joining with All Things Admin will enhance the profession’s training experience.”
As part of the integration, Perrine will join ASAP as a consultant, where she will assist with content generation and the enhancement of the organization’s educational content and programs.
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About Diversified Communications
Diversified Communications is a leading international media company with a portfolio of face-to-face exhibitions and conferences, online communities, and digital and print publications. As producers of these market-leading products Diversified Communications connects, educates, and strengthens business communities in over 15 industries including food and beverage, healthcare, natural and organic, business management, and technology. Established in 1949 and headquartered in Portland, Maine, USA with divisions and offices around the world, Diversified Communications remains a privately held, third-generation, family-owned business. For more information, visit: www.divcom.com.
About ASAP
At 97,000+ members and growing, the American Society of Administrative Professionals (ASAP) is the leading global association for the administrative profession. The Portland, Maine-based organization was founded in 2005 as a resource and community for members seeking to navigate the ever-evolving business climate and develop the skills they need to advance their careers. ASAP provides the latest role-specific training and its own online certification program, Professional Administrative Certification of Excellence (PACE). ASAP also produces the annual Administrative Professionals Conference (APC) and EA Ignite training events. For more information, visit www.asaporg.com.
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