gdansk the number one meeting destination in poland
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Gdansk the number one meeting destination in Poland. Programme. 1. What is the Meetings Industry? 2. The Market 3. Worldwide Competition 4. Step by Step ... The BID process 5. Exercise 6. Case Studies 7. Discussions. 1. What is the Meetings Industry???. Definition by UNWTO. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Gdansk the number one meeting destination in
Poland
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1. What is the Meetings Industry?2. The Market3. Worldwide Competition4. Step by Step ... The BID process5. Exercise6. Case Studies7. Discussions
Programme
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1. What is the Meetings Industry???
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Definition by UNWTO
Meeting aims:
To motivate participants,
to conduct business,
to share ideas,
to learn,
to socialise and
to hold discussions
The Meetings Industry
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Definition by UNWTO
Meeting size:
Minimum number of 10 participants
The Meetings Industry
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Definition by UNWTO
Meeting venue:
A rental has to by paid for the use of the venue for meetings
Meeting duration:
A half-day (four hours) or more
The Meetings Industry
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What is included in the Meetings Industry
Association Meetings
Corporate Events (Meetings, Incentives etc.)
Exhibitions
The Meetings Industry
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Where does the Meetings Industry fit in?
In common:Image of the destinationHotels & Transportation
Leisure Travel
Business Travel
Meetings IndustryTourism
The Meetings Industry
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• Creates education• Supports continuing education• Facilitates scientific networking• Enables communication• Creates platforms for knowledge export
The Meetings Industry
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Please - forget about
The Meetings Industry
MICE
MICE
MICE
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2. What is the Market???
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What names do we find for Association Meetings?
Congress
Confe
renc
e
Workshop
Sem
inar
Colloq
uium
General Assembly
ForumConvention
Who knows what is what?Does size matter?Does type of attendance matter?Does content matter?There is no standard nomenclature – Let‘s talk about Association Meetings!
The Market
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Meeting Incentive
Product Launch
Dealer Conference Kic
k O
ff User Meeting
Lets talk about Corporate Events
The Market
What names do we find for Company Events
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Three key segments of the Meetings Industry
Clients
Intermediairies/Clients
Suppliers
The Market
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Clients
IGO‘s, NGO‘s
International Associations
Continental Associations
Regional Associations
National Associations
Scientific Communities
Corporations
Exhibition Organisers
The Market
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Intermediairies/Clients
Core PCOs
AMCs
Venue Finders
Meeting Planners
Incentive Houses
Convention Bureaux
The Market
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Suppliers
Convention CentresHotelsTransportation CompaniesDMCsPCOsInterpretersAV CompaniesIT CompaniesBadge ProducersFlower Shopsetc.etc.etc.
The Market
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Research &Analysis
Venues
Securing venues & accommodation
Bid
Site-inspection
DecisionThe Meeting
DMCs
Hotels
PCOs
Evaluation
Suppliers
The City
= CVB
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One stop shop for the meetings industry Coordinating the marketing of a destination Objective and neutral partner Source of information Financed by the City (and members)
Convention Bureau
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3. Worldwide Competition
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• New destinations• New convention centres• New convention bureaux• Politicans understanding and support
The worldwide competition
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– China • How many new conference centres – who knows?
– India• At least five new centers in the pipeline
– Australia• New Conference center in Melbourne by 2010
– South Africa• New Centre in Cape Town by 2003, will double in
size until 2010
The worldwide competition
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– Mexico• Restructuring of the Mexican Convention Bureau• Meetings and Incentives VAT exempted
– Puerto Rico• New Convention Centre San Juan opened in 2006
– Dubai• Ongoing investments in fantastic meeting and tourist
products
The worldwide competition
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– London• Summer Olympics 2012 – new infrastructures• Excel London – bought by ADNEC from Abu Dhabi
All over Europe• Centres renovate, expand, fair grounds grow
North America• New Centre in Vancouver• New major hotels in Las Vegas
The worldwide competition
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Competition is not a threat,
it is an opportunity!
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4. Step by Step
The BID process
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“The 10thCongress of the European Society
will be organised in….
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GDANSK
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LOBBYINGLOBBYING
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LOBBYING
PREL. BOOKINGS
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF A PROCESSAssociations
LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
SECURING VENUES
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF THE BIDDING PROCESS
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Know your destination / your product
Unique Selling Points
Business intelligence
Collecting information on the meeting
Lobbying
Complementary information
Partnership
Decision for candidacy
RESEARCH
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Know your Destination
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YOU NEED TO KNOW
• Venues• Accommodation• Social venues• Logistics• Research• Trade & industry• Sponsors• Keep updated• Personal individual contacts with decision
makers
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Invite
Front person
Lobbyist
Must be supported
Must be educated
Shall have the glory
LOCAL MEETINGS AMBASSADORS
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LOBBYING
Communication with the association
Find out about the competitors
Find out what makes the association tick
Find out who’s supporting who
Find out if the association is ready for a bid from your destination
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Guidelines History of the congress Availability in the destination Costs Support - local, national, European
COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE MEETING
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Ask the association Internet No guidelines
GUIDELINES
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ICCA/UIA Internet Local member of the association Board member Colleagues in the industry (CVB, PCO, venues) Previous destinations
CONGRESS HISTORY
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INFORMATION FROM ICCA
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Other events Better events
AVAILABILITY
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Costs for hosting the meeting
Is it worth it?
Who can pay?
COSTS
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COMPETITION ANALYSIS
Some elements to be taken into consideration:
Accessibility
Local logistics
Costs for delegates
Safety
Health issues
Stability of the currency
Unique selling points - USP
Strengths and weaknesses
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DECISION FOR CANDIDACY
Risk analyses
Competitors
Costs
Does it fit?
Time and capacity to deliver
HamburgTallinnMalagaWarsaw
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GOING FOR IT?
You must have the desire to win
You must be prepared for a long struggle
You must have the knowledge
You must be prepared to loose
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LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
PREL. BOOKINGS
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF A PROCESSAssociations
LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
SECURING VENUES
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF THE BIDDING PROCESS
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Secure Venue and accommodation
What - When - Why Reservation of congress venue Remember the margins Block bookings of the Hotels Confidential information
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Perfect scenario: the CVB makes the block reservation of
the Congress venue(s) and hotels Information to the Hotels If a Core PCO is involved?
Who does What????
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No hotel rooms = no congress Confidential information Prices Who is responsible and until when? Contracts Information
Hotel rooms
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LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
PREL. BOOKINGS
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF A PROCESSAssociations
LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
SECURING VENUES
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF THE BIDDING PROCESS
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THE BID
A bid book is a document presenting the destination,
focusing on the association’s needs, for organising a
meeting
Whatever you state in a BID should be a contractual promise
The bid document is YOUR documentation
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THE BID
Read the Bid Manual/Guidelines
Do NOT interpret it!!
Find out what is missing
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THE BID
Check support again
Is it possible to offer an other week?
Are they really 1,000 delegates at the opening session?
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PRACTICAL EXERCISE
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WHO WILL RECEIVE THE BID?
The Head Office of the Association
The Core PCO / AMC
The Board Members
The voting delegates
All attendees
A combination
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HOW TO DELIVER THE BID
Hard cover Bid book
PDF format
Web based
CD ROM / USB
Combination
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Currency
Square feet or square meters
More than one language?
Local / international holidays
You need to bridge the gap!
ADJUST THE BID TO THE CLIENT
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THE BID BOOK
1. Letters of invitationsSupport from the university, other universities, national research centres, researchers in Europe etc
2. Scientific level
3. What Gdansk stands for
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THE BID BOOK
4. Proposed congress venue(s)
5. Proposed scientific programme
6. Communicating the meeting
7. References (in the same size and/or same subject)
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CONGRESS VENUE
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THE BID BOOK
8. Travel to Gdansk by plane (official carrier? ; low cost carriers) by train, by car
9. Public transport
10. Accommodation Hotel Overview
Low cost options?
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THE BID BOOK
11. Social venues & events
12. Restaurants
13. Preliminary budget
14. Gdansk & surroundings
15. Pre & Post congress tours
16. Support City of Gdansk
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Reception by the Mayor of Gdansk
Barter agreement from an Airline
Financial assistance
Free advertising material
Free photo material and digital city maps for programme production
SUPPORT FROM THE DESTINATION
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WINNING STRATEGIES
Follow the guidelines – do not standardize
Every Bid book is a tailor made product
Know your client and how she/he acts
Give the client what she/he wants – NOT what you like to offer
Create transparency and trust
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LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
PREL. BOOKINGS
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF A PROCESSAssociations
LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
SECURING VENUES
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF THE BIDDING PROCESS
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Why?
To prove that the bid is true
Create a relationship between the association and the destination
Who?
Decision maker (s)
The meeting planner
SITE VISIT
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When?
Before decision - of course - BUT……
How?
Create a focused programme
Dare to exclude
Logistics
Relations
The right people
SITE VISIT
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LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
PREL. BOOKINGS
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF A PROCESSAssociations
LOBBYINGLOBBYING
LOBBYING
LOBBYING
SECURING VENUES
RESEARCH
BIDS
SITE VISIT
DECISIONMEETING
EVALUATION
EXAMPLE OF THE BIDDING PROCESS
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Check the format of the presentation
Time?
Who?
Where?
What?
BEFORE THE DECISION
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Presentation:• Who will make the presentation on-site?• Train the presentor • Try to find out how competitors will
present• Challenge the audience• Lobbying activities on-site
DECISION TIME
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PROMOTING THE CANDIDACY
Start early
Meeting Ambassadors prime role
Talk to the supporting partners –again
- and they must talk to their friends
Talk to decision makers
Lobbying – count votes
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OPERATIONAL ACTIONS
Mini bid Exhibit E-mails or even better write a letter
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DECISION
The Head Office of the Association
The Core PCO / AMC
The Board Members
The General Assembly
All attendees
A combination
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PRESENTATION OF THE BID
Train your meeting ambassador well
Be there yourself or backing up at home
Keep time schedule
Be prepared for surprises
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“The 10thCongress of the European Society
will be organised in………
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HAMBURG
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THE RESULT
Why did you loose?
The unexpected
The non discovered secrets of the Association
The hidden agenda
A decision making body neglecting their own rules
You did a perfect research, a perfect Bid Book and you made an outstanding presentation!
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THE RESULT
Don’t blame anyone - just try to understandand evaluate your campaign
Decide if you want to go for it again - or not
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“The 10thCongress of the
European Society will be organised in………
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GDANSK
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THE RESULT
YOU WON!!!
Congratulations!!!!
Celebrate!!!
Evaluate your campaign……
……and……….
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START WORKING
But that’s a completely new story…….
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The CVBs role The PCOs role The Core PCOs role The Hotels and Convention Venue Contracts to be signed When is the information released?
The destination has been selected
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6. Case Studies
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CASE STUDY
• IADR– Started 1996 –Lost to Vancouver
– Tried again – Lost to Jerusalem
– Tried again – Meeting ambassador and GCB in Vancouver, Won 2006 – switched with Jerusalem
– Marketing in Tokyo
– Marketing in San Diego
– Göteborg 2003 – All time high delegate numbers
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CASE STUDY
• Sociology– First try in Lyon 1999. Lost due to bad
lobbying– Second try in Singapore 2004. Won 2010
due to very good support, good lobbying and excellent presentation by meeting ambassador
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CASE STUDY
• Sexology– First try in Cuba 2003. Lost to Sydney due
to bad support and a meeting ambassador who wasn’t well known in the organization.
Fun gifts– Second try in Montreal 2005. Better
support, site visits by key persons, Montreal helping us
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Each Bid is Different
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Know your client and how she acts
Give the client what she wants – not what you like to offer
Educate meeting ambassador
Lobbying
Transparency and trust
Be prepared to loose and start all over again
WINNING STRATEGIES
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The Meetings Industry –
a fascinating business
You only get fascinated if you are
actively involved!