Some New Trends for the Meetings and Events Industry….

Yesterday’s Black Coffee Break is Dead and Gone

Attendees of meetings and seminars expect a whole host of fine coffees and smoothies and other drinks at their breaks. A coffee, tea, and water break will leave the attendees wanting and restless.

Event Intelligence

Event intelligence, which is essentially the technology and science used to provide global events visibility and enable deeper insights on what events might have impacted your business in the past and those that have the likelihood of impacting your business in the future. Mobile event apps will take another leap beyond simply allowing groups to go paperless, take surveys and poll attendees. This information will provide the organizers with information about how and where attendees spend their time at meeting, as well as attendees patterns and behaviors, making it easier to implement improvements and changes.

Room Activated Assistants

In-room voice activated assistants are being added by hotels. Amazon’s Alexa was added to all rooms at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Alexa will welcome you to your room and will tell you about the weather and wake up calls, where the light switches are and which TV channels are available.

Enter the Sharing Economy

Look for The Sharing Economy to arrive in the meeting and event industry.The Sharing Economy is a socio-economic ecosystem built around the sharing of human, physical and intellectual resources. Planners and venues will be co-opting menus, décor, equipment and more. Sharing reduces cost. Some of the top Sharing Economy players are AirBNB and UBER.  Kinglet rents unused office space.  ClassPass allows you to use fitness clubs all over the US and more. You get the picture!

Request for Proposal Evolution

Companies are ditching their paper RFPs in favor of online forms that are quicker and easier to set up, customize and issue, and that allow suppliers to complete more efficiently. While there are still some meeting planners who are resisting the move to automated RFPs, the big players are embracing digital.

Switch-Ups in Setups

Modern event goers are asking venues to change layouts and replace furniture that meets their need to be more casual. Event facilities will see increased pressure to provide unique seating arrangements that include couches, mixes of seating and more interesting configurations.

Please keep Valet Coffee in mind when you are planning your next event or gift! Specialty coffees and smoothies are always a hit and appreciated by guests.

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