Strategic Meetings Management
Egencia Strategic Meetings Management delivers improved ROI, increased visibility and control, and proactive solutions
Egencia Strategic Meetings Management (SMM) is the engine behind effective end-to-end meetings solutions, driving value and delivering comprehensive recommendations that speak to ROI and extend throughout a company’s total travel spend.
Backed by our global resources, experts and industry-leading technology, Egencia SMM evaluates every component of a meetings program – from start to finish.
► Discovery, Analysis and Implementation: Framework for Success
Through discovery, analysis, and implementation, Egencia Strategic Account Managers gain insight into your company’s practices and identify opportunities to increase control and maximize the savings and efficiency of Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events (MICE) programs.
Discovery
Our team begins by performing thorough due diligence, identifying all meetings, events and incentives programs and working with key stakeholders to understand company goals and best practices.
Analysis/Recommendations
By analyzing your program and exploring ROI-enhancing levers, we can uncover opportunities for improvement and deliver a comprehensive set of recommendations, including strategies for streamlining processes and leveraging companywide purchasing power.
Implementation
The final phase of execution puts the strategy into action. Because Egencia believes in continual improvement, not only can we help bring about change, but we can also monitor progress, identify gaps and refine recommendations as new opportunities arise.
► Customized and Proactive Solutions
Egencia SMM uncovers opportunities to increase savings and control by identifying ROI-enhancing opportunities that have significant impact on your bottom line. We customize your solutions and take a proactive approach in:
- Delivering a clear picture of your meetings and corporate travel programs
- Leveraging scale with your preferred supplier programs
- Analyzing your supplier mix to extract more value
- Understanding the effect of your travel and meeting policies
- Creating a well-designed meetings implementation plan to streamline processes
- Cutting costs, increasing scale, and optimizing service delivery
- Negotiating the best value
- Utilizing technology to your advantage
► Technology and Service Integration: A Powerful Combination
Egencia’s Strategic Meetings Management team is backed by full-service expertise and market-leading technology, which uniquely positions Egencia to:
- Establish transparency around meetings spend along with corporate spend
- Drive policy and encourage preferred vendor compliance
- Identify savings opportunities by consolidating program management for meetings and transient travel into a single program
- Increase efficiency for travelers and meeting planners, saving time and money
- Support self-booking for travelers, creating additional transaction cost savings
► Strategic Meetings Management Is the New Savings Opportunity
With the renewed focus on increasing the ROI of MICE programs, Egencia Strategic Meetings Management is well-positioned to deliver new cost saving opportunities by providing increased visibility into total T&E spend.
We partner with you to create a clear picture of your overall program needs, costs and processes and provide the in-depth solutions that deliver the most value to your meetings program.