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Posted Apr 16, 2010
We published a story this week in The Transnational about Mark Avery from PricewaterhouseCoopers and his virtual meetings program. One thing we didn't include was Mark's challenge to travel management companies.
Posted Mar 17, 2010
Jeff Goldblum isn’t the best looking dude, but when he’s The Fly that’s downright creepy. So I was pretty freaked out when the Chicago Business Travel Association ( CBTA) asked me to moderate a panel that, among other topics, was covering "teleportation." It was always cool when they did that beaming thing on Star Trek, but hey, things can go wrong when you don’t have The Priceline Negotiator.
Posted Feb 10, 2010
“All the things you probably hate about traveling--the recycled air, the artificial lighting, the digital juice dispensers, the cheap sushi--are warm reminders that I'm home.” In the critically acclaimed film "Up in the Air" George Clooney's character gladly describes life on the road as a traveling termination expert. Whether you and your employees embrace these warm reminders that you’re living out of a suitcase or not, the road warriors embarking on those business trips are the ones watering the seeds to your company’s growth strategy.
Posted Dec 10, 2009
Has your organization staged a virtual meeting in the past year? What's more, has your company bought or leased collaboration/virtual meetings tech. More importantly, are you managing the strategy, policy creation and compliance tracking for all virtual meetings technologies as part of your travel and meetings portfolio?
Posted Sept 3, 2009
Picking up subtle nuances in communication. Building lasting bonds. Enjoying another person's company. If you've ever had a successful face-to-face meeting, these are just some of the benefits you've probably come away with. In these budget-crunching times, when virtual meetings are growing more popular, there's a new study out that confirms what a lot of people already know: face-to-face meetings are most rewarding. According to a Forbes Insights survey of 760 business executives, "Business Meetings: The Case for Face-to-Face," more than 84 percent polled said that they still preferred in-person contact to virtual meetings.
Posted Aug 8, 2009
Virtual meetings complement, and sometimes replace, face-to-face meetings. When supported properly, virtual meetings can be interactive, engaging and build camaraderie. Without the proper knowledge, skills or attitude, a virtual meeting program will be unsuccessful.
Posted Jul 24, 2009
To save a buck in this new economy, a lot of companies are stepping up use of web- and video-conferencing for certain types of meetings. I took part in a recent survey by the Grassroots Research group that found respondents expected an average 22% drop in meetings attendees this year. One travel manager from France that was polled cut corporate travel spend by 30%, due in part to increased use of videoconferencing. Wow!
Posted Jul 14, 2009
Posted Jul 1, 2009
How can travel management companies, hotels and other hospitality suppliers gain more clients in this economy? How can meeting planners reinvent themselves? If you know me, you've heard me, since 2002, say: Embrace virtual meetings.
Posted Jun 23, 2009
More and more news stories seem to want to declare the bottom of the decline or even the end of the recession. While this is the news many of us are longing to see and I’m hopeful the next year will be one of recovery, what does this mean for the business travel industry?
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