Session: Advancing Your SMMP - Globally
Presented by: Kevin Iwamoto , Vice President, Industry Strategy, ACTIVE Network Business Solutions and Susan Dupart , Senior Director, Global Travel, Meetings, Corporate Card & Mobility, McAfee Corporate Event Planners
Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 3pm
pcma.org/educon
Learn how you can save time, money, and increase your funding success with Gail Vertz, CEO of Grant Professionals Association. In this webcast she will show you how to use business intelligence and key performance indicators to strengthen grant applications and renewals. Register to watch a recording here http://ow.ly/7DrrC
Grant Management Standardization: What's to Come From the Federal GovernmentStreamLinkSoftware
(CRD 2014 Annual Conference) Substantial changes to grant management are on the horizon. Many of these changes will be dependent on legislation being passed down from the federal government. There are ways you can prepare... and even stay ahead of the curve!
Review legislation and what it could mean for your campus. We'll share how grant management practices will need to change in order to comply with the new laws. Feeling overwhelmed? You'll also learn steps that you can take to help mitigate the impact on your daily work.
Presented by Adam Roth, founder and CEO, StreamLink Software, OH; Daniel Cronath, Florida State College, FL
Building the Tax Team of the Future to Navigate the Storm of Regulatory Change Sovos
As tax moves from a back-office function to an integrated and strategic position, tax professionals must have a data-driven, business, and security mindset.
Watch onDemand by using this link: https://goo.gl/8trFsv
Learn how you can save time, money, and increase your funding success with Gail Vertz, CEO of Grant Professionals Association. In this webcast she will show you how to use business intelligence and key performance indicators to strengthen grant applications and renewals. Register to watch a recording here http://ow.ly/7DrrC
Grant Management Standardization: What's to Come From the Federal GovernmentStreamLinkSoftware
(CRD 2014 Annual Conference) Substantial changes to grant management are on the horizon. Many of these changes will be dependent on legislation being passed down from the federal government. There are ways you can prepare... and even stay ahead of the curve!
Review legislation and what it could mean for your campus. We'll share how grant management practices will need to change in order to comply with the new laws. Feeling overwhelmed? You'll also learn steps that you can take to help mitigate the impact on your daily work.
Presented by Adam Roth, founder and CEO, StreamLink Software, OH; Daniel Cronath, Florida State College, FL
Building the Tax Team of the Future to Navigate the Storm of Regulatory Change Sovos
As tax moves from a back-office function to an integrated and strategic position, tax professionals must have a data-driven, business, and security mindset.
Watch onDemand by using this link: https://goo.gl/8trFsv
Best in Class Finance Transformation - Best Practices for the Finance FunctionProformative, Inc.
The evolution of the CFO role from controlling and reporting to strategy and support for the exec team now includes responsibility to deliver value for key stakeholders, such as investors. Top finance organizations are capable in multiple components of enterprise performance management (EPM), including strategic planning, execution, cost visibility, driver behavior, forecasting, planning, predictive analytics, ERM, and process productivity improverment (lean and Six Sigma). This workshop covers effective EPM frameworks, optimal organizational structure, talent management, leveraging technology to improve processes, and best practices for process change.
Speaker:
Birgit Starmanns, Senior Director, Solution Marketing, SAP
Presentation delivered at CFO Dimensions 2013
Workshop
Longview Planning is a comprehensive, Web-based application that drives finance processes, as well as a wide range of operational planning processes – all from a single repository of real-time, accurate information.
Powerful workflow functionality, that includes e-mail notifications and alerts, simplifies the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes and makes it easy for users to collaborate by tracking and communicating the progress of their plans and budgets.
Flexible rolling forecasts, based on real-time information, provide greater visibility into future operating performance. Longview Planning ties business plans, budgets and forecasts to strategic objectives, operational goals and targets.
The Torchie Awards reveal the stories of finance teams who are using cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) software to pioneer new forms of finance transformation.
These awards were presented at Adaptive Insights' annual user conference Adaptive Live held in April 2016.
Baker Hill Prosper 2017 - CECL – Now That the Dust is Settling, What is Going...Baker Hill
presented by John Robertson and co-presented by Noah Coonce of Emprise Bank
In this session, we discussed the evolving CECL requirements and expectations that have emerged since the regulation was announced. We discussed steps that have been taken and steps yet to come as financial institutions prepare for the change.
Baker Hill Prosper 2017 - Reporting to Grow Your BusinessBaker Hill
presented by Didi Frohardt and co-presented by Vilma Chavez and Robert Warthen of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
Financial institutions create and disseminate data through reports every day. Regularly rescheduled or ad-hoc reports that come up periodically can drive you nuts! Learn how you can take advantage of the data you create that can make those month end, quarter end and just whenever needed reports less stressful.
Gain Control of Your Enterprise Meetings! Meetings are proven drivers of productivity, sales, and engagement. Yet, when it comes to costs most companies have no idea how much they are spending, or where they are spending it. Cvent's leading meetings management software solution helps increase visibility, drive compliance, and save costs while improving engagement and the overall attendee experience all in one end-to-end platform.
This tool can help event organizers:
• Increase Visibility
Identify detailed meeting activity: the who, what, where, when, why and how
Pull real-time reports of meeting spend
Calculate savings and return on investment of your meetings and events through Cvent's leading meetings software.
• Drive Compliance
Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, financial, operational, and internal corporate rules
Abide by federal and industry wide regulations
Prioritize attendee welfare and safety
• Save Costs
Preferred supplier tracking and utilization
Supplier negotiation capabilities
Booking cost reduction (by up to 15%)
The Adaptive Insights CFO Indicator Q1 2016 surveyed 377global CFOs to understand trends in financial forecasting during increased market and economic uncertainty. We found that although CFOs are worried about the economy, they are confident about their forecasting capabilities, thanks to their proficiency in harnessing data analytics to plan for multiple scenarios.
The Impact Capacity Assessment Tool (iCAT) is an organizational assessment and planning tool that helps nonprofits better understand their capacity and put that understanding into action to increase their impact.
Best in Class Finance Transformation - Best Practices for the Finance FunctionProformative, Inc.
The evolution of the CFO role from controlling and reporting to strategy and support for the exec team now includes responsibility to deliver value for key stakeholders, such as investors. Top finance organizations are capable in multiple components of enterprise performance management (EPM), including strategic planning, execution, cost visibility, driver behavior, forecasting, planning, predictive analytics, ERM, and process productivity improverment (lean and Six Sigma). This workshop covers effective EPM frameworks, optimal organizational structure, talent management, leveraging technology to improve processes, and best practices for process change.
Speaker:
Birgit Starmanns, Senior Director, Solution Marketing, SAP
Presentation delivered at CFO Dimensions 2013
Workshop
Longview Planning is a comprehensive, Web-based application that drives finance processes, as well as a wide range of operational planning processes – all from a single repository of real-time, accurate information.
Powerful workflow functionality, that includes e-mail notifications and alerts, simplifies the planning, budgeting and forecasting processes and makes it easy for users to collaborate by tracking and communicating the progress of their plans and budgets.
Flexible rolling forecasts, based on real-time information, provide greater visibility into future operating performance. Longview Planning ties business plans, budgets and forecasts to strategic objectives, operational goals and targets.
The Torchie Awards reveal the stories of finance teams who are using cloud-based corporate performance management (CPM) software to pioneer new forms of finance transformation.
These awards were presented at Adaptive Insights' annual user conference Adaptive Live held in April 2016.
Baker Hill Prosper 2017 - CECL – Now That the Dust is Settling, What is Going...Baker Hill
presented by John Robertson and co-presented by Noah Coonce of Emprise Bank
In this session, we discussed the evolving CECL requirements and expectations that have emerged since the regulation was announced. We discussed steps that have been taken and steps yet to come as financial institutions prepare for the change.
Baker Hill Prosper 2017 - Reporting to Grow Your BusinessBaker Hill
presented by Didi Frohardt and co-presented by Vilma Chavez and Robert Warthen of Alaska USA Federal Credit Union
Financial institutions create and disseminate data through reports every day. Regularly rescheduled or ad-hoc reports that come up periodically can drive you nuts! Learn how you can take advantage of the data you create that can make those month end, quarter end and just whenever needed reports less stressful.
Gain Control of Your Enterprise Meetings! Meetings are proven drivers of productivity, sales, and engagement. Yet, when it comes to costs most companies have no idea how much they are spending, or where they are spending it. Cvent's leading meetings management software solution helps increase visibility, drive compliance, and save costs while improving engagement and the overall attendee experience all in one end-to-end platform.
This tool can help event organizers:
• Increase Visibility
Identify detailed meeting activity: the who, what, where, when, why and how
Pull real-time reports of meeting spend
Calculate savings and return on investment of your meetings and events through Cvent's leading meetings software.
• Drive Compliance
Ensure adherence to legal, regulatory, financial, operational, and internal corporate rules
Abide by federal and industry wide regulations
Prioritize attendee welfare and safety
• Save Costs
Preferred supplier tracking and utilization
Supplier negotiation capabilities
Booking cost reduction (by up to 15%)
The Adaptive Insights CFO Indicator Q1 2016 surveyed 377global CFOs to understand trends in financial forecasting during increased market and economic uncertainty. We found that although CFOs are worried about the economy, they are confident about their forecasting capabilities, thanks to their proficiency in harnessing data analytics to plan for multiple scenarios.
The Impact Capacity Assessment Tool (iCAT) is an organizational assessment and planning tool that helps nonprofits better understand their capacity and put that understanding into action to increase their impact.
Colaborar para inovar e transformar. Numa organização tradicional diliu-se o espirito de equipa e no entanto estas são a estrutura natural para a colaboração e para gerar e implementar a inovação.
Ausgehend von der philosophischen Grundfrage, was der Mensch in oder hinter Social Media sucht werden in diesem zweiteiligen Referat zuerst wesentliche Signaturen (Prinzipien) und Mythen über Social Media herausgearbeitet und in den Gesamtkontext der Entwicklung der modernen Kommunikation gestellt. Im zweiten Teil werden wesentliche Plattformen und Kanäle von Social Media vorgestellt und Chancen und Risiken herausgearbeitet. Enthalten in der Präsentation sind Angaben zur Entwicklung der Interaktivität und dem Userverhalten.
Im Anschluss an den Vortrag werden Beispiele gezeigt, wie Social Media von der öffentlichen Hand eingesetzt werden. Die Präsentation enthält eine beachtliche Auswahl an Links zum Selbststudium.
Creative Content Marketing - Why, not how! #SASconLisa Myers
If I could have had a penny for every time someone has asked me "how" we at Verve Search gets such great results from our campaigns. At this keynote at #SAScon I explain WHY, not HOW, which is more important. Using Simon Sinek's brilliant Golden Circle theory to explain the importance of working from the inside out, and starting with the why. The "why" that drives the people at Verve Search is the reason why our campaigns do well. What makes us different is our mindset. And the results is the great creative campaigns that get coverage from some of the largest press and lifestyle websites in the world.
Expense Management Strategies to Maximize ROI in 2016Ashley Emery
Advancements in automation continue to streamline the expense reporting process, and with it further reducing the time it takes for many companies to realize the return on investment from a new system. Join us for an informative hour-long webinar with data analysis from leading research organizations and more than 400 CFOs, controllers and accounting professionals to identify best practices in expense management today. You will also hear from a company that uses a fully automated reporting solution about how the system quickly delivers not just ROI, but better compliance with T&E policy, increased productivity and efficiency, and greater employee satisfaction.
Five Reasons Not to Use Excel Spreadsheets for Expense ReportingAshley Emery
Excel is an amazingly powerful tool that’s rightfully earned the adoration of accountants and finance professionals everywhere. However, anyone who has ever tried to use Excel spreadsheets for T&E expense management knows its limitations, especially at scale. Today, automation can help lower processing costs, improve control over spending, increase travel policy compliance and much more.
This webinar will discuss how the world of business travel and expense management has evolved beyond Excel and manual, paper-based T&E reporting processes. We will discuss best practices and real world examples of how automation of T&E can dramatically lower T&E processing costs, reduce mistakes, and streamline reporting and oversight.
How Automated T&E Expense Management Removes Barriers to Company GrowthAshley Emery
An eighteen-year study on the impact of business travel found that every dollar a company invests in T&E spending returns an average of $9.50 in revenue and $2.90 profit. While this data offers a clear and compelling reason to invest in business travel, many organizations are seeing their growth opportunities dashed by inefficient expense reporting and employee reimbursement processes. Now, an insightful new webinar from Accountex and Certify identifies the common expense management pitfalls that can cost you money and hold your company back. Plus, learn more about today’s top business travel and expense technology trends among small to mid-sized U.S. companies.
Discover how your company can maximize every business travel dollar. Topics include:
Common expense reporting mistakes that erode productivity and profits
The hidden and average expense report processing costs
Calculating lost productivity and lost opportunity among staff
U.S. business travel trends and T&E spending benchmarks
Top expense management technologies used by small and midsized business
Five Expense Management Strategies That Save Time and Money While Banishing S...Ashley Emery
As accounting professionals and controllers are increasingly pressured to reduce costs and do more with fewer resources, expense management presents a significant opportunity to save both time and money in a number of ways. Find out how organizations today are managing the latest T&E expense spending, technology and business travel trends. Plus, learn how companies are using automation to streamline the expense reporting process, increase efficiency and productivity, and better control employee spending.
Topics covered include:
Banish timely spreadsheets and improve employee satisfaction, for good
Annual T&E expense spending trends and benchmarks by category
Top expense management challenges and goals for improvement
How to Identify the nearly 20% of out of policy company T&E’s
How mobile expense reporting to reduce processing costs by up to 65%
Ways to automate policy enforcement and improve compliance rates
Expense Management in 2018: Planning for Success | December 19, 2017Ashley Emery
When it comes to company expense management priorities, is your team prepared for the year ahead? Join us and find out what more than 600 finance and accounting professionals identified as their top employee-initiated and travel and entertainment expense challenges, pain points and pressures to succeed in 2017. You’ll also learn the strategies and technologies they’re using to get ahead in 2018 by streamlining inefficient processes, reducing hassles, and saving time and money over spreadsheets and manual paper-based reporting programs.
T&E Management: Comparing spreadsheets with expense report automation Ashley Emery
From receipts to Microsoft Excel spreadsheet templates, travel and entertainment expense reporting is historically rooted in manual, paper-based processes. However, for companies of a certain size or with certain reporting and operational requirements, paper and spreadsheets may not offer everything these organizations need in an expense management solution. Today, T&E automation software can help lower processing costs, improve control over spending, increase travel policy compliance and much more. Join Certify for this insightful live webinar comparing the pros and cons of manual, paper-based reporting processes with a fully automated expense management system.
Why is focus on customer excellence so important? Because in a global, connected world in which venues, products and services are increasingly interchangeable and prices ever more transparent, the (memorable) customer experience often becomes the key differentiator. Customer Excellence pays off in general: customer retention is far less expensive than customer acquisition and great customer experience results in the reduction of (process) costs within the framework of complaint handling. Plus - it’s a profitable marketing strategy: Word-of-mouth advertising is the best kind of advertising that money can’t buy.
In this session we will show you examples and approaches on how to set-up up a customer experience measurement program that will provide you with precise data on your customers and actionable insights for the definition of customer excellence measures which will be helping you to ensure sustainable business success with meeting organizers in companies and associations.
Leading trends in travel and entertainment expense management: The finance pr...Ashley Emery
Certify recently surveyed more than 500 CFOs, controllers and accounting professionals from outside of its customer base to uncover the top trends and best practices in expense management today. Find out what other small, midsized and enterprise businesses like yours are doing to navigate the complex expense reporting process, streamline workflow, and increase spending visibility and control.
Learn more about:
• Annual T&E expense spending by category and company size
• Common expense management challenges and expected benefits
• The factors and estimated costs to process an individual expense report
• Types of systems and processes currently used for expense management
• What it takes to achieve a return on investment with a new system
2018 Expense Management Trends: How Will They Affect Your Company?Ashley Emery
With so many expense solutions available today, you may be surprised to learn that 49 percent of organizations have not yet leveraged automation to improve their expense management process.
The 2018 Expense Management Trends Report by Certify, Inc. surveyed more than 500 CFOs, controllers, and financial professionals to uncover the top T&E trends impacting businesses today. T&E spend can have a significant impact on the bottom line, so managing the process efficiently is critical.
Join Ernie Humphrey, CEO and Founder of 360 Thought Leadership Consulting, on Thursday, July 26 at 2pm EST for a lively discussion about the latest trends impacting expense management, such as:
• The hidden cost of manual expenses—and the danger lurking in plain sight
• How quickly expense automation can achieve positive ROI
• Ways to improve policy compliance by up to 67%
• The must-have features of an expense-management solution
Winning CFO Approval for Expense Management AutomationCertifyInc
In this webinar, we examine the top priorities of today’s CFOs and how automation helps to achieve these goals. We walk through five strategic themes that your business case must address if you want buy-in from the c-suite.
Delivering earnings predictability, owning corporate governance, and supporting productivity across the enterprise are among the top challenges faced by financial professionals. Where do financial professionals even begin defining a strategy to embrace these opportunities? The answer to that question may raise more than a few eyebrows: best-in-class travel and entertainment (T&E) expense management
Session: Convene Live: Lessons Learned from Failure
Presented by: Moderator: Kelly Peacy CAE, CMP, Senior Vice President, Education & Meetings, Professional Convention Management Association
Panelists: Ann Johnson , Associate Director, Programs, Professional Convention Management Association, Vicky Betzig CMP, Director, Meetings & Events, Professional Convention Management Association, Susan Katz , Director Of Corporate Events & Travel, True Value Company
Date and time: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Coloring Outside the Lines - Reinventing the Meeting ExperiencePCMAHQ
Session: Coloring Outside the Lines - Reinventing the Meeting Experience
Presented by: Jeff Tobe CSP, M.Ed, Primary Colorer, Coloring Outside the Lines
Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 11:15am
pcma.org/educon
Connexity: Reinventing the Networking Experience UpdatedPCMAHQ
Session: Connexity: Reinventing the Networking Experience Updated
Presented by: Sarah Michel CSP, VP of Professional Connexity, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 10:00am
pcma.org/educon
The Business of Reinvention:Strategic Business PlanningPCMAHQ
Session: Coloring Outside the Lines - Reinventing the Meeting Experience
Presented by: Jeff Tobe CSP, M.Ed, Primary Colorer, Coloring Outside the Lines
Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 11:15am
pcma.org/educon
Session: How to Get a Yes
Presented by: Deborah Gardner CMP, Owner/Author/Speaker, DG International LLC
Date and time: Tuesday, June 25, 3:00pm
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Session: Reinventing Convention Center Pricing
Presented by: Claire Smith CMP, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Vancouver Convention Centre
Date and time: Wednesday, June 26, 11:45am
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The Trade Show Gallery: Reinventing the Attendee ExperiencePCMAHQ
Session: The Trade Show Gallery: Reinventing the Attendee Experience
Presented by: Terence Donnelly CMP, Vice President Sales & Account Management, Experient and Sarah Michel CSP, VP of Professional Connexity, Velvet Chainsaw Consulting
Date and time: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 2:15pm
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Big Ideas Conferences: Feeding Our Constant Cravings for Innovation & Collabo...PCMAHQ
Session: Big Ideas Conferences: Feeding Our Constant Cravings for Innovation & Collaboration
Presented By: Donna Kastner
Date and Time: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 3:00pm
pcma.org/educon
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The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
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We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
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2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
1. SMMP Industry
Updates &
McAfee Case Study
Kevin Iwamoto, GLP & GTP
VP Industry Strategy
ACTIVE Network, Business Solutions
Susan Dupart, Senior Director,
GlobalTravel, Meetings, Corporate Card & Mobility
McAfee
2. THE Meetings industry: A BIG
INDIRECT SPEND CATEGORY
• 48% of corporate T&E and meeting pros say their
firms’ procurement departments are involved in
meeting management.
• Corporate Meetings & Event industry was
approximately $360 billion in 2010
• Meetings represent 9% of the average
organization’s total budget
• 36% of companies have strategic meetings
management
programs in the US.
1-Business Travel News, the "2012 Strategic Meetings Management Study," 2 - CWT Travel Management Institute 2010, 3
- Strategic Meetings Management: A Handbook of Emerging Strategies for the Next Generation of Meetings and Events
Management, Aberdeen Group 2012, 4 - 1-Business Travel News, the "2012 Strategic Meetings Management Study
4. NorthAmerica
4% rise in avg.
meeting size
6.5% hike in
per-day attendee cost.
Challenge: Uneven Global Meetings Forecast
3% decline in avg.
meeting size
6% drop in per-day
attendee cost.
EMEA
Source: Carlson Wagonlit Business Travel Forecast
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15. Strategic Meetings Management
policy process
control people
Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) is a disciplined approach to managing
enterprise wide meeting and event activities, processes, suppliers and data.
16. 2525
SMMP – Registration/Approval of Meeting
Supplier advantages:
Highly qualified
meeting proposals
Corporate gains:
Company-wide
visibility via central
calendar
Annual savings ranging
from 1.6% - 3.9%
Approval workflow
audit trail (i.e. SOX)
Annual savings ranging
from 1.2% - 2.8%
17. Supplier advantages:
Automated lead response
Leads reach right person
Integration with CRM system
Preferred supplier programs
Corporate gains:
Driving preferred supplier
usage
Improved leverage from total
spend accuracy for
negotiating rates
Annual savings ranging from
8.6% - 13.8%
25
SMMP – Sourcing / Procurement
18. Supplier advantages:
Automated room lists
Corporate gains:
Quality of event
Improved marketing of
event and sessions
Automation of many
manual tasks
Annual savings ranging
from 1.1% - 3.2%
25
SMMP – Planning / Execution
19. 25
SMMP – Payment / Expense Reconciliation
Supplier advantages:
Fast payment
Reduction in billing
and invoicing costs
Corporate gains:
Integration to financial
systems
Separate real time
meetings and T&E
spend analysis
Annual savings ranging
from 0.3% - 1.1%
20. Components of Meeting Card
Program
One card issued per meeting
Declining balance card or monthly card limits can be set based on
estimates of the highest expected amount of monthly charges
Can be used to pay all suppliers, including hotels, ground
transportation, signage, restaurants, on-site fees, etc.
Can be opened early to pay for deposits and closed after all event
invoices have been paid
Transactions can be reviewed and approved on-line within three days
Transactions can be reallocated to other cost centers within the same
country
AP pays the card balance directly and internally bills designated cost
center.
21. Payment Method Comparison
Global Meeting Card Program Global Purchase Order
Can be opened and ready to accept
charges within 7-10 days
Standard payment terms for paying
suppliers is 45 days
One meeting card can pay many
different vendors
Traditional PO process requires
separate PO be opened for each
vendor
No minimum transaction amount Minimum PO transaction amount
Reduces number of payments AP
processes—one payment to card
company per month for all
transactions
AP processes separate payments for
each vendor
Suppliers who accept corporate card
will already be set up in payment
system
Supplier must register and submit tax
documents in order to be added to
company’s payment system
Reduced internal processes Multiple approvals required
22. Payment Method Comparisons - cont.
Global Meeting Card Program Global Corporate Purchasing Card
Can be used for traditional meeting
vendors such as entertainments,
florists, etc.
Many traditional meeting vendors are
blocked on individual CPC cards
Limits are determined by each
meeting’s unique budget
Individual CPC cards may not have a
high enough limit for traditional
meeting expenses
23. 25
SMMP – Global Data Analysis / Reporting
Supplier advantages:
Evaluate market share
Compete and optimize
lead management
Corporate gains:
Central reporting
database and
dashboards
Real time enterprise-
wide accuracy
Annual savings ranging
from 0.5% - 1.3%
24. Technology connects all the puzzle pieces:
Automation
Delivers efficiencies
Drives common standards
Sourcing
Mature, consolidated marketplace
Automates processes
Centralizes data
Visibility
Improves visibility to meeting activity
Reduces/eliminates paperwork
Compliance
Supports/enables pre approval
Reporting capabilities from the meeting
level to the enterprise level
25
SMMP – GlobalTechnology
25. Central Resource – BetterVisibility
• Start with “Sourcing Only” option – full service would be
available
• Employee owns meeting content and management of
program
• Visibility to cancelled programs and cancellation penalties
• Centralization provides ability to re-use cancelled space
• Cancellation of 2 programs within two weeks = $46K
• Global Advisory Council
• PM Leadership Offsite
• Global Master Calendar
• Provides pipeline visibility into future meetings and events to ensure no overlap
• Proactive vs. reactive for strategic decisions (cost reductions)
• Provides visibility to global events (APAC & EMEA Kickoff)
26. How did McAfee Succeed?
Creation of Global Governance Team
• Executive Finance VP’s from all Geo’s
• Meet quarterly to propose new initiatives
• Global Travel Dashboard
• Pulls travel data from AX, expense reports, SAP, Hyperion, providing
better travel data
• SMMP
• Identified cost savings, better global visibility
• Definition of “Meeting”
• Creation of Global Meeting Policy with approval guidelines
while ensuring cultural/Geo specific’s
• Creation of meeting contract template to ensure McAfee
required T&C’s are included prior to final negotiations
• Develop easier payment vehicle, reducing Sourcing and AP
processing time
• Phased rollout plan
27. Why Is McAfee Going Global?
• Increased spend on Meeting Card provides increased Geo
specific rebates based on new global card contract
• Corporate move to provide structure to programs to make them
“global” while supporting cultural differences
• Centralized data provides better compliance to Risk
Management, Legal, Regulatory and Financial compliance
• Global calendar for visibility of meetings/events
• Eliminates conflict of dates for important global meetings
• Provides visibility should need arise to cancel meetings for cost
containment
Even with continued economic uncertainty globallyTravel prices continue to rise as companies continue to travel and meet with customers to grow and expand businessEmerging markets look stronger than North America & Europe over 11% growth China, close to 11% for India, 7% Brazil Meanwhile, in developed countries, expect slower volume growth:UK: around 5%,U.S. near 4&, Germany – just under 3%Here – you can see the regional variations for air, hotel and car rental prices forecasted by Carlson Wagonlit BusinessTravel ForecastBottom line – meetings are going to be more expensive … maintaining meetings budgets is going to continue to be challenging. **note H1= first half of year H2 = 2ND half
For meetings spend, North America will be strong spot in the world for growth, says CWT: 4% rise in average meeting size/6.5% hike in per-day attendee cost. Meanwhile, Europe, the Middle East and Africa may see declines in average meeting size of up to 3% Look for 6% drop in per-day attendee cost.
Today I’m here to talk about today’s event trends – and how they present both challenges and opportunities for your events programs.We had a similar summit to this one on the east coast – and one of the best comments that I heard the team report back was from Judy Bauer, of Marsh who was recently named an industry changemaker who said in a panel – “let me tell you, there is no better way to get a strategic meetings management program endorsed by your senior leaders than for there to be a recession!”Of course – we know from working with our customers – while the will may have been there – it was difficult for some to get the funding to launch a program – so once again, challenges and opportunities go hand in hand.I think a lot of folks would argue that the past few years of corporate scrutiny on events has also led to a greater understanding of their role and the value events provide.Working with our deep customer base, we know that event and meetings managers continue to the following challenges:
I know that some of you may have seen this before,theEvent Trends report ACTIVE released based on an analysis of RFP data from 2008-012 for five key cities: New York, Orlando, Chicago, Las Vegas, and Los Angeles. We looked at some of the eRFP trends that we see in our global meetings marketplace.Indeed the challenges brought on by the 2008 recession Stemming from the recession a few years ago – we saw events and corporate spending get cut so drastically –30 to 40% easily.If the Enron Fiscal era shepherded in the Sarbannes Oxley legislation and emphasis on corporate procurement – this past recession shepherded in the emphasis on constraint and event ROI and corporate social responsibilityAlong with significant improvement in virtual technologies that have brought down the necessity for tons of people to travel to an eventMeetings are smaller – by paring the number of people attending events, often to under 50;Smaller is the new big – because companies want to control event costs … avoid perceptions of lavish spending
ACTIVE Network research also finds:- Companies are meeting shorter -- by reducing event length to same or one-day meetings;More than one-third (35%) of events in 2012 were one-day or less – versus 23% in 2009
For the past couple of years, companies have literally been planning on the fly – by sourcing for meeting services with less lead time in order to accommodate fluctuating event budgets. almost one-third (31%) of eRFPs measured by ACTIVE had average lead times of 0-60 daysHowever, Meeting Professionals International's 2013Business Barometer for April 2013, shows bookings for corporate meetings in the United States are rising and lead times are extending. Association meetings numbers are up slightly in the U.S., Competition for space is pushing many corps to book more in advance – The only exception to this is in Europe.
The interesting thing to note – is that these numbers completely fil-flop when you compare US to Europe – Europe is still not out of the recession, meetings are staying flat and shorter lead times still prevail while activity is up in all other regionsThe intersecting thing to note is the gap… between how much higher attendance is growing as w percentage vs. how much budgets are increasing… what does this mean for you?
The latest study conducted by American Express asked both meeting planners and leaders about the differences between company policies and actual behavior. • Develop standard addenda and review processes for ancillary contracts;Develop a contract signing authorization matrix outlining the appropriate levels of staff who are allowed to sign contracts;• Adopt online tools enabling meeting requestors to create estimated budgets, track actual spending and expenses;Mandate the use of corporate purchasing cards for all meeting expenses to help meeting planners maximize budgets; andEstablish and frequently update a Standard Operating Procedure or plan to offer guidance in emergency situations.
Establish and frequently update a Standard Operating Procedure or plan to offer guidance in emergency situations.Its becoming critical to have standardized meetings tools in place that are capturing your attendee data – and that stakeholders/responders in your organization know where to find this data
At most companies everything is very siloed and decentralized. For a while there has been the argument that the larger events can’t come together -- but the current environment is really pulling things together. There’s a need to consolidate technologies reduce costs integrate dataOnly technology Active Network’s you can utilize one platform to manage every aspect of your conference or major event – from speaker and content submissions, to exhibitors to social media.
The issue of data is also driving a convergence for SMM and events.Big data – this term was originally coined to comprise the voluminous data sets that have become unwieldy to deal with--- but is now evolving to characterize all of our frustration with trying to manage and be strategic with the data we have. Because of this information analysis – there are a lot of 3rd party groups entering the fray offering to provide data analysis …What info is strategic?What dashboards are really important to present to your executive stakeholdersWorking with our clients on best practices This is where consolidated technology can really come to play One data format And w/ today’s proliferation of event technologies – if you’re using multiple point solutions or various solutions across your events- you’re having to integrate various data sets in various formats to consolidate and share across systems – assuming you’re really able to consolidate it at all.Working with our extensive client –base our successful customers have developed the dashboards that work within organizations.For marketers, the key questions are tied to data quality. With reporting, we’re able to track information on the entire attendee journey, providing you with information on how attendees are interacting with your event.
As the recession hit – our industry rallied to build its case, demonstrate its value – existence – and there has been a proliferation of studies in the past year that point to the value of meetings and events. (perhaps we should share them with the officials over at the IRS as they head into their congressional hearings!!)USA Today reported this recent industry study - A new Oxford Economics report commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association, The Role of Business Travel in the U.S. Economic Recovery, The report looks at corporate business travel and performance across 14 business sectors over an 18-year period.It has found that companies that spent the most on business travel through the last recession are seeing higher revenues and profits than those that spent less.
From this point onward, Susan will take you through the various SMMP components and illustrate how she customized them to match the goals and objectives for McAfee’s SMMP.
Define – What is a meeting?Register all meetingsCapture dataSize/type, requirementsBudgetObjectives/ROIGain: Company-wide visibility
Best practices:Strategic sourcingCancelled space mgmtSteps in this phase:Supplier identificationNegotiationContracting/Risk MgmtCan be any model -Sourcing team, 3rd party, dedicated planner
Can be sourcing team, 3rd party, dedicated plannerEnsure procedures are in place at every step:BudgetComplianceEnsure goals are met:Quality of eventE-marketingAttendance
Methods: PO# or meeting cardDevelop budget codes to track all expenditures enterprise-wideReconcile expenses
Meeting metrics:Attendee surveysROIBudgetEnterprise Data:Supplier usageHistorical trendsSpend by division/dept…