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The meeting kicked off with Matt Daus of Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf—also a former NYC Taxi and Limousine Commissioner and current president of International Association of Transportation Regulators—who spoke about “Handling Corporate Travel Managers in a TNC World,” his law firm’s recent position paper. The paper is primarily intended for travel managers and corporate travel buyers, as it itemizes the potential risks of exposure they can open themselves up to by treating TNCs as a viable, safe alternative to chauffeured transportation companies. The paper is currently undergoing peer review, and Daus is seeking operators who work closely with travel managers to also review the document and adjust it as needed.
Bill Faeth of Inbound Marketing Agents and Limo University talked about the imperative of industry unity and how it both helps in prompting businesses and can ultimately assist in strengthening client relationships. He also gave the presentation “Market Without a Budget,” which offered low- to no-cost methods of marketing that maximize your return without breaking the bank.
FLA members, led by President Rick Versace, also discussed the possibility of a chauffeured certification program, which could be provided through an accredited West Virginian university. After completing online training courses on safety, customer service, and best practices for industry chauffeurs, all participants receive certificates—and the companies they work for would save money on their insurance premiums.
The next FLA meeting will be July 12.
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As the company continues to expand, Rhonda Brewster will use her new position to create and administer a higher-level management team.
“Realizing that cultivating strategic partnerships is Maurice’s forte, it just made sense to bring sales and marketing under my leadership, giving him the ability to go deeper into those strategic partnerships,” said Rhonda Brewster.
As chief executive officer, Maurice Brewster will be able to devote all his time to developing and strengthening alliances in the corporate arena. Further, he feels that Rhonda’s talent for organization and her attention to detail will be an asset to her as president.
“This is a huge change in our organization,” he said. “With a successful company, if you don’t have someone dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s, that’s where you have failure. But Rhonda is the best at doing that.”
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"Lanyon's goal is to make meeting and event planners' jobs easier by being a one-stop shop for all of their needs," said John Pulling, chief technology officer of Lanyon. "Our Smart Events Cloud and Smart Hotel Cloud solutions, coupled with the innovative technologies that Pow Wow Smart offers, will enable meeting and event planners to manage their event, secure hotel blocks, and source ground transportation all in one place, without having to piecemeal their technology together. Through the Pow Wow Smart network of limousine companies, corporations will be able to save more than 30 percent on ground transportation cost. Just as Lanyon brings together planners and suppliers through hotel venue sourcing, we now can do the same with ground transportation."
Pow Wow Smart, together with miRide, its mobile application for chauffeur-driven rides for businesses and professionals, has pioneered the advancement of technology and data aggregation for ground transportation, according to the press release announcing the collaboration. The patented technologies improve process and workflow for meeting and event planners, save time and money, and produce a better attendee experience. Their marketplace, which creates direct relationships with reputable companies that own the rubber and steel, helps companies effectively address this significant spend category.
With the partnership, planners will be able to submit a pricing request to ground companies through the Pow Wow Smart system, which will generate quotes from three to five transportation companies. After selecting the best transportation option, the planner will then have the ability to collect flight arrival and departure times through the registration system, and export the data directly into the system, automatically building the pickup and drop-off manifest.
"We're thrilled to be leading this effort with Lanyon," said Evan Michaels, CEO of Pow Wow Smart. "Ground transportation is a significant category in the event process in need of breakthrough process improvement, and we're excited about working with Lanyon to address efficiencies and cost-savings through our proven technologies and supplier marketplace."
The partnership announcement continues Lanyon's strong 2016, as the company recently appointed Jay Link as chief sales officer, and announced the addition of Christie Hicks, Mark Komine, and Bill Nicholson to the Lanyon Strategic Advisory Board. Lanyon is also updating and enhancing the company's Smart Events Cloud solution, with the newest additions to the platform to be announced in the second quarter of 2016.
Visit lanyon.com for more information. Visit powwowsmart.com for more information about Pow Wow Smart and its offerings.
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