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Cvent operates the number one marketplace for group meetings business in the world and has driven $3.4 billion in meetings spend through the Cvent Supplier Network through the first half of 2012 – a 50% increase over 2011.

According to the company, the new enhancements are expected to improve the user experience for both event planners and venues by offering "more robust, easier to use technology."

Planners and suppliers now have mobile access to the Cvent Supplier Network,

planners can now review and manage RFPs from their mobile devices while suppliers can view and act on group business leads, "leading to faster response times and improved client satisfaction."

Cvent, the world’s largest provider of cloud-based software for event management, meeting site selection and web surveys, today announced that Maritz Travel Company, a premier provider of meeting, event and incentive (ME&I) travel management services, has chosen Cvent’s registration and sourcing platform for use with its clients.

Cvent is the world’s largest meetings and event management technology company and has over 800 employees worldwide.

St. Louis-based Maritz Travel is the global leader in helping companies achieve business results through the effective use of meeting, event and incentive travel programs.

LBA Hospitality Partners with M3 Accounting + Analytics to Enhance Accounting Processes and Increase Efficiencies July, 31 2013 M3 Accounting + Analytics Seeking to update and streamline accounting processes for its 70-plus Southeast properties, Dothan, Ala.-based Larry Blumberg & Associates, Inc. (LBA Hospitality) recently announced an expanded partnership with M3 Accounting + Analytics, the national leader in hotel-specific accounting software, operations reporting, and business analytics. “If we are to continue to be an industry leader, we must have the ability to meet the requirements of our stakeholders and provide accurate, real-time and relevant information for our management team and owners,” said LBA President Beau Benton.  LBA sought the ability to swiftly handle budgets, forecasts, and reports, and to dissect business data, all while insuring that the back-office accounting platform functionality was state-of-the-art and industry-specific.  In choosing M3, Benton cited how the company integrates accounting, business intelligence, and reporting, while eliminating most redundancy, software investment and annual hardware/software maintenance. In addition, Benton and LBA were looking for continual and automatic upgrades, backup and disaster protection, and minimized downtime.  LBA is implementing the full suite of M3 products: accounting through the AccKnowledge platform, time, attendance and labor management through the newly released RightTime solution and LaborWatch, and payroll services through RightPay. The company will also continue to use M3 Link business intelligence reporting, as LBA will be expanding it to bring financial data, operating stats, Smith Travel feeds and guest satisfaction data (including verbatim responses) into one completely customizable dashboard. LBA, which launched its business by developing a Sheraton Inn in 1973, is rapidly growing its management business and securing more and more agreements from sophisticated owners and investors.   Scott Watson, M3 Vice President of Sales & Marketing, said, “While our core product remains our accounting solution, we’ve continued to evolve and offer new products and services that meet the current and future needs of the hospitality industry. It is truly exciting that our product platform will help Beau and LBA achieve the aggressive growth they are anticipating over the next five years.”  The implementation and training process for all LBA properties is expected to be complete by December 1.  About LBA Hospitality Based in Dothan, Ala., LBA Hospitality is a hospitality management company focused on maximizing return, safeguarding assets and enhancing value. Founded in 1973, the company now manages 70 properties throughout the Southeast, from Texas to Virginia. More information is available at http://www.LBAHospitality.com.  About M3 Accounting + Analytics M3 is the national leader in hotel-specific accounting software, operations reporting, business intelligence and analytics, processing more than $8 billion in financial transactions for more than 3,000 properties. M3’s integrated suite of hospitality accounting products includes: AccKnowledge, Link, payroll and labor management services, and document imaging and retrieval – all designed to help provide hotel operators, owners and managers unsurpassed access to the information they need in the most integrated and cost-effective manner. The company was founded in Gainesville, Ga. in 1998, and also has a base of operations in Tampa, Fla. More information is available at www.M3AS.com. 

“If we are to continue to be an industry leader, we must have the ability to meet the requirements of our stakeholders and provide accurate, real-time and relevant information for our management team and owners,” said LBA President Beau Benton.  

continue to be an industry leader, we must have the ability to meet the requirements of our stakeholders and provide accurate, real-time and relevant information for our management team and owners,” said LBA President Beau Benton.  

By providing memorable service, sharing best practices, proactively solving problems, and leveraging social media to make less work for your client, you can position your hotel as customer-focused venue that meeting and conference planners are anxious to work with

where hotel and event organizers meet one another face-to-face

The ability to pivot or enhance your event at the press of a button used to be nothing more than a meeting and conference planner’s dream

Conrad Hotels and Resorts said it has added a new and intuitive Conrad Meetings function to the award-winning Conrad Concierge mobile app.

Conrad Meetings functionality within the brand's mobile app now provides a direct line to the in-house event manager from the initial inquiry through the hotel's delivery, such as adjusting the temperature of the room, refreshing catering, or requesting meeting room technology support.

Conrad Hotels and Resorts is a global luxury brand consisting of 23 properties across five continents. It is part of Hilton Worldwide, a leading global hospitality company.

technology

Automation will help event planners reduce expenses: As event budgets are subjected to greater scrutiny, strategic meeting management (SMM) technology can help event planners identify new methods to streamline event-related functions and reduce costs.

Event organizers will engage audiences with smartphones: Smartphones are increasingly used to conduct business and stay in touch. Gartner predicts that mobile devices will surpass PCs as the tool of choice to access the web in 2013. Forward-thinking event planners will provide attendees with all-in-one apps they can use to track activities, connect with business contacts and share their experiences via social networks. These apps will also empower organizers to engage with users before, during and after an event.

Audience-response systems (ARS) have become more sophisticated and portable, allowing presenters to ask questions on the fly and attendees to get involved in a program's content.

You can use it for surveys and evaluations. You can use it to engage attendees. You can use it for gaming. You can collect valuable information that you can publish after the event. You can grab it all with one tool

Devices also can be individually assigned to attendees to count attendance for crediting purposes

The updates were meant to make the meeting rooms more consistent with the feel of the event center,

The hotel is the first Chicago property to offer Nervana's Bonfire Events Management app for meeting planners and attendees

The tool allows users to track schedules, flights, and presentations, connects meeting participants through a social media site, and sends alerts for any schedule changes.

Invest in surveillance software It's not easy operating in the dark, so the first thing you want to do is to obtain a pair of eyes that will allow you to monitor the activity in your hotel, and catch any illegal activity should it occur.

This will not only help your guests feel safer, but it will also discourage anyone who's up to no good to proceed with their plan. Likewise, it will give you a clear overview and allow you to keep a tight ship the guests will want to board.

Hold regular security meetings Security meetings should be the staple of your customer safety efforts.

the job requires you to be onsite, in-person, and everywhere all the time. Dozens of stakeholders need your attention and few, if any, share a location.

That’s why video conferencing event management is for you.

you can give people their personal facetime and supervise their progress

"Whether you work from home and need a place to meet a client in the neighborhood or you want a flexible space to meet and collaborate with company colleagues, we want to welcome you into our hotels and Greatroom lobbies," said Paul Cahill, senior vice president, Brand Management, Marriott Hotels & Resorts. "Younger workers are changing the work dynamic. They are mobile and global, living lives untethered to the traditional work environment, and we are evolving with them."

app connecting people in search of flexible workspaces with venues providing workspaces.