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Elite
Meetings International Launches New State-of-the-Art eRFP Manager
for
Planners Using SpeedRFP Technology
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New Features
Give the 115,000+ Buyer Members Real-Time Status,
Recommendations,
and At-a-Glance Comparisons on a Single Dashboard
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Santa
Barbara, CA – August 2014 / Newsmaker Alert / Elite
Meetings International (EMI), the leading provider of group business
technology solutions, unveiled SpeedRFP’s new eRFP manager. Designed
with easy-to-read graphics and intuitive navigation, the eRFP manager offers
a high-level snapshot of hotel proposals, plus features that recommend,
offer real-time status, compare proposals, and more.
EMI
CEO Kelly Foy said, “As with all of our products, we listened to what the
buyers said they needed. That community, now 115,000-strong and growing
daily, can save time and develop the most targeted RFPs possible thanks
to this new technology. We believe it to be the most sophisticated eRFP
manager in the industry, but also extremely intuitive and easy to use.”
Summary
of Key Features for Planners
The
dashboard’s intuitive redesign and expanded capabilities offer:
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Real-time
status of eRFPs
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At-a-glance
rate comparisons
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Easy eRFP
cloning to avoid rekeying
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Ability
to access, view, and edit all eRFPs from one page
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Interactive
charts that show which hotels have viewed the eRFP, and their subsequent
actions
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Smart
suggestions for additional venues, tailored to each event’s need for location,
space, rooms, etc.
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Scroll-over
functionality that alleviates the need to click
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Planners
will find SpeedRFP embedded on websites for independent hotels and
top hospitality chains alike. These include MGM Resorts International,
Noble House Hotels & Resorts, the Sonesta Collection, Corinthia Hotels,
Caesars Entertainment, and more. The SpeedRFP Network, a database
of more than 11,000 hotels, debuted in 2013 at IMEX America. Use of SpeedRFP,
both on individual sites and on the SpeedRFP Network, has grown
exponentially since its debut. So far in 2014, more than 40,000 unique
event RFPs have been submitted. Another statistic attests to the quality
of the leads and the search-and-refine criteria. Each unique event RFP
includes an industry-low average of less than 2 hotels each.
About
SpeedRFP
SpeedRFP
is the fastest, most efficient cloud-based electronic RFP management system
for facilitating group business. The system, which is free for planners,
recently surpassed the 115,000-user mark and grows, on average, by 100
users each day. Hotels, conference centers, and destination websites easily
plug SpeedRFP into their websites to unify, simplify and expedite
proposals for group business. For more information, please visit www.SpeedRFP.com,
or call 805-879-4479.
About
Elite Meetings International
Based
in Santa Barbara, California, Elite Meetings International (EMI) provides
integrated solutions to enhance the performance of meeting and hospitality
professionals. EMI supports this community through a combination of innovative
technologies, direct sales support, customized marketing programs and face-to-face
business-building events. Additionally, www.EliteMeetings.com
serves as a commission-free RFP-generating tool and a comprehensive vehicle
for sourcing luxury, upper-upscale and upscale properties. EMI’s innovations
include AttendeeHub™ (www.AttendeeHub.com),
a sought-after program for helping conference attendees identify synergies,
manage appointments and make direct connections with one another; and SpeedRFP™
(www.SpeedRFP.com), a time-saving
product for creating, submitting, and managing RFPs online. For additional
information, please visit www.EliteMeetings.com
or call 805-730-1000.
For
more information about SpeedRFP, contact Elite Meetings International
at info@EliteMeetings.com or
call 805-730-1000.
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Contact:
Karen
Cahill
Elite
Meetings International
805-879-4488 |