The document discusses the growth of internet devices and e-commerce over time. It notes that the number of internet devices grew from 1,000 in 1984 to 1 billion in 2008. E-commerce sales grew from a projection of $300 billion by 2002 to an actual amount of $2.929 trillion that year. The document then contrasts meeting trends from the 1980s-1990s to current practices and predicts future changes, such as lower costs for virtual meetings. It provides contact information for Sandra Daniel and her company FIRE Light Group.
2. The number of internet devices in 1984 was
1,000 (one thousand)
The number of internet devices in 1992 was
1,000,000 (one million)
April 17, 1998
Internet commerce could top $300 billion by 2002
3. The number of internet devices in 2008 was
1,000,000,000 (one billion)
E-Commerce numbers for 2002 came in at
$2.929 TRILLION
2009 over $6 Trillion
4. LAST 2 YEARS NEXT 2 YEARS
Focus on Sales “Team” Rate of change will
(Rah Rah) and sharing increase exponentially
directives, measurement of Big Investments in future
meeting ROI non-existent technology will become
standard
AIG
Travel will return, but it will
Airlines be different
Hotels – 5 star Focus on ROI and meeting
Travel objectives
Focus on Luxury changing Measuring Engagement
5. 1980 - 1990’S NOW
Register by mail or fax Register on-line
Fly everyone to one location GoTo Meetings
Speaker in front of room Virtual Meetings
Overhead Projector Hologram Meetings
Transparencies????
Storyboard (TelePresence)
LCD Projectors On-line during meetings
Binders Flash drives
Handouts Web downloads
One Agenda – Printed/Mailed Social Media
Admin handled booking Pre-communication; website,
No Google! linked-in, twitter, etc.
6. NOW FUTURE
More interactive Hologram, TelePresence
Pre-communication is and Virtual costs will go
constant and in many down and will be integrated
forms (website, media) Flash drives extinct?
Post communication is Green will be required
easy CSR will be expected
Live polling and tweeting F2F will always to necessary
questions but accomplished differently
CSR components ROI will be standard
Green Meetings Remember you cannot
Outsource Services predict! Hire experts.
7. Provide Value, unless you just want to be a
commodity.
Providing relevant Information quickly and
easily will be a key strategy.
No one reads, but everyone reacts to “blurbs”
People trust what they hear on Facebook,
Twitter, Google, etc. They don’t trust the
traditional “marketing” approaches anymore.
People do business with people they like!
8. YouTube search on “Hologram Meetings”
www.theirf.org (The Anatomy of a Travel
Incentive)
www.mpiweb.org (Meetings Deliver)
www.FireLightGroup.com, Blogspot, Twitter,
Facebook
www.WestchesterMeetings.com
emsummit.eventmarketer.com/virtual
Stop by booth for IRF travel drive
9. Sandra Daniel, CEO
FIRE Light Group
Westchester Meetings & Events
FireLightGroup.com, WestchesterMeetings.com
sandi@firelightgroup.com
Twitter: incentivegal, firelightgroup, westchestermeet
LinkedIn: Sandra Daniel, FIRE Light Group
Facebook: FIRE Light Group Fan Page
Blog: incentivesmotivate.blogspot.com
PO Box 2407, Madison WI 53701
Cell Phone: (608) 345-3264