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hy. I guess they don't like the idea that whatever they say has the potential to be published. And so they go to great pains to set up interviews at ideal times of the day, with lots of quiet around them and a prepared script in front of them.
That's definitely not the case with me. Tuesday, I was quoted in The New York Times article "New Meetings Industry Emerges After a Boom and Bust," and I was most happy to talk about how important strategic meetings management is in today's environment. The story talks about the falloff in meetings demand, the change from lavish to toned-down entertainment and the move toward virtual meetings.
“We try to help companies understand that they have to be more strategic about their travel and meetings spending, and that there has to be a lot more transparency on that spending communicated to senior executives,” I told reporter Joe Sharkey.
I was happy to contribute my views about how the meetings business has changed from the pre-Great Recession heydays to today's more moderate events -- where the emphasis is on savvy meetings procurement processes, controlled spend and measuring return on investment.
But, let me tell you, you would have laughed had you seen the actual interview. Joe contacted me on my mobile phone as I was boarding a flight, carry-on in one hand, boarding pass in another, PA announcements blaring above me and a line of people ahead and behind me. It was definitely not a controlled setting. But, despite the sounds of crying babies and flight boarding instructions and the jostling of the crowd, I did my best to field his questions. Whoever said that multi-tasking is not a valuable skill would’ve changed their views watching me in action!
Thanks for calling, Joe! Read the entire article and catch more quotes on how strategic meetings management is changing corporate meetings for the better.
hy. I guess they don't like the idea that whatever they say has the potential to be published. And so they go to great pains to set up interviews at ideal times of the day, with lots of quiet around them and a prepared script in front of them.That's definitely not the case with me. Tuesday, I was quoted in The New York Times article "New Meetings Industry Emerges After a Boom and Bust," and I was most happy to talk about how important strategic meetings management is in today's environment. The story talks about the falloff in meetings demand, the change from lavish to toned-down entertainment and the move toward virtual meetings.
“We try to help companies understand that they have to be more strategic about their travel and meetings spending, and that there has to be a lot more transparency on that spending communicated to senior executives,” I told reporter Joe Sharkey.
I was happy to contribute my views about how the meetings business has changed from the pre-Great Recession heydays to today's more moderate events -- where the emphasis is on savvy meetings procurement processes, controlled spend and measuring return on investment.
But, let me tell you, you would have laughed had you seen the actual interview. Joe contacted me on my mobile phone as I was boarding a flight, carry-on in one hand, boarding pass in another, PA announcements blaring above me and a line of people ahead and behind me. It was definitely not a controlled setting. But, despite the sounds of crying babies and flight boarding instructions and the jostling of the crowd, I did my best to field his questions. Whoever said that multi-tasking is not a valuable skill would’ve changed their views watching me in action!
Thanks for calling, Joe! Read the entire article and catch more quotes on how strategic meetings management is changing corporate meetings for the better.
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