800+Employees90,000+Satisfied Users300,000+Events/SurveysStrategic Meetings ManagementPresented by:Ryan McGlynn, Regional Manager Enterprise Saleswww.cvent.com  |  866-318-4358
About CventLargest meetings management software firm in the world800+ full-time employees worldwide
Over 7,500 client and 90,000 users
Most comprehensive database of meeting suppliers – over 150,000
Process over 30 million registrations and responses
Profitable for the last 32 quartersRecent Awards
Our ClientsOver 7,500 clients
30 Million registrations processed
275,000 events/meetings
850 Million emails/invitations sent
50,000 meeting planner users across 35 countries
$2B in fees processedOur Partners2 of 3 largest site selection companies
12 of CMI top 25 meeting management companies
5 of 10 largest corporate travel agencies
The federal government’s FedRooms’ sourcing platformCvent Focus Cloud ComputingSaaS platform for the entire meeting and event lifecycleCSNSMMEvent
Why do I Need Technology?Risk MitigationCreate an audit trail to monitor compliance and reduce legal, regulatory, financial and operational risks
Comply with Federal and industry-wide regulations; i.e. Sarbanes-Oxley, NASD 3060, TARP, PHRMA,etc
Better emergency preparedness – know where and when meetings and events are occurring and tracking attendee welfare and safetyVisibilityView all meeting and event activities, types and purposes, expenditures and suppliers
View Spend by vendor, meeting, department, etc.
Measure savings and ROI against established targetsSavingsUse technology to help you consolidate meetings/group business to leverage and build preferred supplier networks
Enhance your supplier negotiations using standard contracting practices and cancellation/attrition provisions through use of e-RFP tool and Supplier Network
Garner soft dollar savings by reducing time spent on meeting planning and site creationBusiness AutomationAutomate daily activities of professional planners to ensure quality among all meetings and events
Use automation to streamline processes, enhance efficiency and maximize productivity
Consistency in organization brand and service to attendeesStrategic Meetings Management
Strategic Meetings Management: PLAN
Meeting Workflow ExamplesCorporate Services(No approval required)All Other Departments(Approval required: Process contingent on meeting budget)Requester completes and submits MRFMeeting request submittedRequest automatically becomes a meetingRequest automatically becomes a meetingConfirmation to requestorConfirmation to requestorDenied (requestor notified)Denied (requestor notified)Under $10,000Departmental Approval RequiredOver $10,000FinanceApproval RequiredNotification sent to sourcing agent and meeting plannerApprovedRequesterSourcing agent logs in and completes sourcing processSystemApproverSourcing AgentOnline registration site launchesPlanner
Design Detailed Meeting Request Forms Employees submit meeting requests from your intranet
Formatting that supports organization’s branding guidelines
Meeting request gets routed properly based on meeting size or scope
Meeting specs migrate into supplier RFPs and into Attendee WebsitesMeetings CalendarSetup internal meetings calendar with private/public views
Restrict access to add meetings to calendar
Create calendar of meetingswith custom filters (location, topic, etc.)
Setup custom calendars for multiple departments with restrictionsStrategic Meetings Management: SOURCE
SourcingSearch 170,000+ venues & service providers worldwide
Find hotels, restaurants, caterers, photographers, audio-visual, etc.
Filter by location, total meeting space and other criteriaProfiles Designed for Meeting PlannersSupplier Network profiles include:Capacity information for different floor-plan configurations
Current venue exclusive offers and promotions

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Editor's Notes

  • #8 Breaks down our methodology into four parts which will be explained next…
  • #9 Lets walk through a planning scenario. Lets use Coca Cola as an example. (Existing text in NOTES.)Use an example company that fits the type established for this presentation.
  • #18 And once the comparisons are made, and you sign the contract, your account can eliminate the painful process of calling venues to say ‘thanks but no thanks’-you can note who won the business right in your account, and at the same time give the other properties your customized decline reason—avoiding another sales call. As a planner you have complete control of the site selection process using our tool, from the initial research to awarding the RFP!
  • #38 These are reasons for SMM, not necessarily reasons for Cvent SMM solution – Tie to previous slide with “why choose Cvent”