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Eight in Ten Americans Working From Home Due to Covid-19 Say They Miss In-Person Meetings and Conventions
Meetings Mean Business | March 3, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new survey by APCO Insight affirms that Americans working from home are eager to return to in-person meetings and conventions. The survey finds that even after adapting to the new digital workplace, 81% of professionals who attended in-person meetings and conventions before the pandemic miss doing so and would be just as likely – if not more likely – to attend in-person conferences, conventions, trade shows and other business events in the future. The survey echoes similar findings from April 2020, which showed that 83% of Americans working from home missed attending in-person meetings and conventions. One ye...
83% of Americans Working From Home Due to COVID-19 Say They Miss In-Person Meetings and Conventions
Meetings Mean Business | April 13, 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With more than 300 million Americans under stay-at-home orders to help slow the spread of COVID-19, many are now required to work from home and avoid all non-essential business travel. In a matter of weeks, thousands of conferences, conventions, tradeshows and other face-to-face business events have been postponed or cancelled. Recent estimates from the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics company, predict an unprecedented impact to the meetings and travel industry, which faces losses seven times greater than 9/11 due to the pandemic. A new survey by APCO Insight suggests that American wor...
Meetings Mean Business Reacts to New Federal Guidance on Large Events And Mass Gatherings
Meetings Mean Business | March 16, 2020
WASHINGTON – The Meetings Mean Business Coalition has issued the following statement: “In these unprecedented times – and to prevent the further spread of COVID-19 – the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that ‘for the next 8 weeks, organizers cancel or postpone in-person events that consist of 50 people or more throughout the U.S.’ As industry leaders who are driven by a responsibility to our clients, customers and employees, this is certainly not a directive we were hoping to see. However, it is one we intend to follow. We applaud the industry professionals who are managing as best they can thro...
Meetings Yield Healthy Return on Investment for Small Business Owners, Especially in Tech Sector
Meetings Mean Business | December 7, 2016
New survey shows small business owners continue to prioritize investments in face-to-face meetings Washington, DC – Small business owners report that in-person meetings facilitate and enhance their ability to innovate, engage and collaborate, according to a new survey released by the national coalition Meetings Mean Business (MMB). As a result, 91 percent of small business owners plan to spend as much or more on travel for meetings in 2017 as they did in 2016. "The small business owner community is a critical contributor to our economy, and in-person meetings help this community make the most out of their investments," said Richa...
Meetings Mean Business Coalition Reveals Latest Survey Results of Business Executives
January 15, 2016
Business leaders continue to invest in face-to-face meetings to drive positive business outcomes, produce a positive return and develop professionally Washington, D.C. – Business leaders report that in-person meetings are important to their companies, beneficial to operations and critical to career development, according to a new survey released by the national coalition Meetings Mean Business (MMB). As a result, corporate leaders are making in-person meetings a financial priority and report increasing investment in face-to-face meetings in 2016. "The survey looks at how face-to-face meetings help drive top-line growth and bottom...
Meetings Mean Business Urges Congressman Fitzpatrick to Fix Punitive Anti-Travel Legislation
H.R. 2810 | August 6, 2015
Misguided legislation threatens to reduce government efficiency and effectiveness and undermine the government's ability to serve taxpayer interests Washington, DC - This week, Meetings Mean Business (MMB) sent a letter to Representative Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), urging him to fix the Stay in Place, Cut the Waste Act of 2015 (H.R. 2810). Rep. Fitzpatrick introduced the legislation on June 17 to replace up to 50 percent of all government business travel with videoconferencing as a substitute for face-to-face meetings. "We are deeply concerned with the provisions of this bill," said David Peckinpaugh, MMB co-chair and president of Marit...
