StarCite, in coordination with our partners, provides consulting and professional services that complement and supplement our technology. Our team will put in place best practice strategies while freeing your internal resources to focus on planning effective meetings and delivering meeting ROI.
Procurement services (sourcing of hotel suppliers for meetings and events)
Together with our partners, we provide comprehensive global meeting and event procurement services that ensure you find the right venue at the right price of your next meeting or event. Provide your employees companywide with StarCite's online portal, register and gain approval for a meeting, and then let our experts handle all of the meeting sourcing for you.Our team of experienced meeting professionals are skilled in contract and rate negotiations. They will ensure competitive quotes, reinforce standard contract needs and addendums, and minimize liabilities.Key benefits:
- Obtain the best rates
- Ensure use of preferred vendors
- Gain compliance with meeting request and approval process
- Standardize contract terms
- Eliminate costly cancellation fees
- Leverage corporation’s total spend
- Capture/analyze negotiated savings
Small meetings management
Over 70% of all meetings in an organization are "small meetings", a meetings category that is often overlooked. StarCite consultants will help you and your organization analyze meeting patterns to determine usage trends, define “small meetings”, establish preferred hotel programs for small groups, negotiate rates, and standardize contracts. StarCite professionals will have your small meetings program up and running quickly, giving greater visibility into your spend data. If you don’t have an existing small meetings program, leverage StarCite’s expertise to create a preferred vendor program and negotiation strategy that takes into consideration your company’s unique meeting needs.
Registration website services
Are you creating a website that will showcase your event? Can you be sure that you are maximizing website functionality? How do you create a website with limited staffing resources? StarCite's website development team will handle all your registration site needs. Based on your specifications, our team of experienced experts will assist you with defining your registration site architecture, creating exciting design elements, and wowing your attendees. By letting StarCite handle your registration website build you will:
- Streamline your registration process
- Reduce the time spent by internal resources
- Enhance your attendee registration experience
For more information, please contact Kelly Port, Director, Attendee Services or to request a quote on a custom-built website click here.
Training
Designed for meeting planners and suppliers, StarCite's training provides detailed instruction on key product features. StarCite offers onsite, online, and on demand training, and continually refines the training process to ensure that it is up-to-date, learner-centered and performance based.
Key benefits:
- Practice new skills in the MeetingSimulator environment
- All training follows current adult learning principles to ensure comprehension and success
- Trainers work with groups of five per session to ensure individualized attention for each participant
Flexible Delivery Options:
Onsite Training
If you need customized training for your staff, our training professionals will work with you to match training to your organization’s individual needs and present it on location.
Online Training
Practice is the best teacher. Instead of viewing PowerPoint slides, our customers complete hands-on activities in the MeetingSimulator. Instructors monitor each learner’s keystrokes and immediately correct or adjust incorrect actions. Key topics are presented in organization-specific and public sessions.
On Demand Training
The StarCite University Training Library contains pre-recorded presentations that are available on demand which explain key product features and best practices. Watch them to refresh your memory, learn a new skill, or bring new team members up to speed quickly.
