Outlook 2011: Emerging Trends in Meetings and Events Management
Orlando, Fla. (Business Wire) 27 September 2010
â? Technological advances continue to become increasingly important and lead to more demand for personalization and interactivity to meetings and events, “said Karen Young, Managing Director and Vice President of the dating services for PMU A meeting of global solutions management company that planned events for more than 17. â? We expect technology at the heart of several trends in the meetings industry in 2011. â ????
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Younga notable trend? The team is already seeing the use of mobile devices and custom applications to public engagement, interactivity and networking to promote. Mobile â? APPSA? be developed for the various events and programs that allows organizers to the participants before and during the meeting to communicate, particularly with regard to sensitive issues such as route changes, time cards, and more listings.There are several devices and services that are currently on the market, increase the technological and interactive session. These include the public response and networking applications such as VisionTree, Spotme and others. VisionTree uses proprietary software on both phones for existing customers or equipment and is useful for monitoring the reactions from the audience, while Spotme uses proprietary software and equipment for mail, calendar and personalized response from the public.
generation PMU expected to measure and record comprehensive surveillance and reporting in the future more often through the use of barcodes and RFID.
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todayâ? Business cost-conscious, PMU forecasts that new technologies and the growth in hybrid meeting continued. Integration of hybrid components to save customers money in their meetings to higher prices for their participation and promoting sustainability.
â? We expect to see more requests for meetings hybrid in 2011, focusing on its ability to strengthen a meeting? s â? Greena? Efforts, â? said Young. â? Integration of technology such as live broadcasts and video-streaming, so to lead customers and attend meetings remotely. The cost savings is an important factor in this development and the importance of a meeting? S> Environment responsibility.â ????
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customers are increasingly looking? Greena? Events, but it? the comprehensive nature of these applications PMU sees as the most important trend for the coming year.
â? ATI? s not enough to select destinations LEED certified and use of recyclable products, â? said Young. â? Increasingly, customers expect a session on all aspects of an ecological component, vehicles, biodiesel and biodegradable materials for use locally sourced food and reusable for plants include location of the centers cut flowers.â?
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environmentally conscious, PMU manages several events where participants are encouraged to pre-print their badges in order to reduce waste on construction sites and gas stations, where water replaced the water.
Social Interaction Media
companies more aware of the power of social media tools, PMU customers to expect more use of social networking sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to connect with participants before and during the meetings related questions. Applications for interactive meetings have increased exponentially and youth, this trend should continue 2011th
examples of this trend are the increasing popularity of computer kiosks that offer viewers the chance meeting, Tweet at events and consulting, experience the Twitter updates for everyone.
Young foresees that 2011 will be greater use of technology for customers and managers of the meeting in the planning phase to bring events occur. For example, PMU makes extensive use of Skype to provide immediate assistance and provide? Facing FACEA? Customer interaction, regardless of where the meeting could be manager.
Young shows that managers of the meeting, to increase their skills in these areas by the internal processes. â? Our team is with Skype, not only for interactions with customers, but also for the members of our team in the world, a connection? said Young. â? It offers a more efficient internal communications and gives our team the opportunity to experienced users of technologies for our customers become increasingly demand.â?
Corporate Social Responsibility
The company focuses on increasing the number of clients required Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) component in their meetings to see tries, the impact on local communities in which they can meet.
â? Most companies we work with CSR instead of community service trips, or in addition to the standard tours, â? said Young. â? Another popular trend is the integration of CSR in a team building event at the venue, bicycles and building children’s pool below? Backpacks for mounting oyster mats restoration.â oyster reefs help?
According to Young, â? Stationsâ gift? are also increasingly popular in the fair visitors and exhibitors to allow its remaining sacks of trade fairs and promotional items for donation to local organizations to donate.
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2009 and 2010 have been significantly less attention to high-end resorts PMUSAâ? Management team meetings begin, a change that bodes well for the five star and five diamond properties to see.
the latter half of 2010 the company began to meet the growing demand for premium goods, something PMU is expected to continue if the economy will continue rising in 2011.
About Publicis Meetings USA
Publicis Meetings USA
(PMU) is a recognized and award-winning solutions for meeting management, logistics and organization of events in Orlando with offices worldwide. It offers companies and organizations in all industries with extensive services such as site selection, meeting management, web registration services, promotional products, graphic design, construction management, destination management and services, curriculum and reconciliation for the meeting of 10 to 10,000.
Publicis Meetings USA
Group is part of MS & L, which is the flagship networking and PR events within the Publicis Group, the worldâ? With its third communications holding company. PMUSAâ? S to benefit cross-border capacities by operations in 104 countries to its customers from the local logistics and ideas into the local culture. For more information, please visit www.PublicisMeetingsUSA.com.
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