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to Enable Direct Online Connectivity between Hospitality Venues and Meeting Planners SpeedRFP� to Integrate with MeetingBrokerSM and Directly Connect to Leading Sales and Catering Solutions Offered by Newmarket International
Las Vegas, NV � May 6, 2010 � Newmarket International, Inc. (www.newmarketinc.com), the leader in sales and catering software solutions for the hospitality industry, and Elite Meetings International, a leading provider of integrated solutions to enhance the performance of meeting and hospitality professionals, announced the integration of their market-leading technologies at the NewmarketPLUS 2010 User Conference today in Las Vegas. The partnership will enable direct connectivity between buyers and suppliers in the fast-growing online groups and meetings market. MeetingBroker, an innovative online lead management and distribution solution, will integrate with Elite Meetings International�s (EMI) SpeedRFP (www.SpeedRFP.com) � a new product for creating, submitting, and tracking requests for proposals (RFPs) online. The integrated offering, which will be available this summer, will enable hospitality providers to find and win more business by reducing RFP response times, increasing conversion rates, and ultimately lower costs and generate greater value for both the supply and demand-side. Event suppliers will also benefit from MeetingBroker�s assignment and escalation rules, reporting, and integration with Delphi®, Daylight®, and Delphi.Net�, Newmarket�s leading sales and catering software. SpeedRFP meeting planners will receive quick and accurate responses to their RFPs, ongoing RFP status updates, and the advantage of a direct communication link to their preferred suppliers. The integration will provide hotels with seamless delivery of SpeedRFPs, allowing them to easily view and respond to meeting planners, all within the integrated solution. �We are delighted to make today�s announcement and welcome Elite Meetings� SpeedRFP technology into Newmarket�s comprehensive suite of integrated lead management, distribution, and sales automation solutions,� said Marty Denning, Director of Marketing and Business Development for Newmarket International, Inc. He concluded, �The addition of SpeedRFP on our platform is another way we are working to make our online hospitality solutions as broad and efficient as possible for our customers, partners, and the entire industry.� �We are excited to partner with Newmarket International to open up the connection between SpeedRFP and MeetingBroker, providing a huge value to the thousands of hotels using the MeetingBroker platform,� said Foy. He concluded, �The integration of our systems could not be more natural and easy. We are confident that SpeedRFP, already gaining widespread adoption, will be even more widely utilized as a result of this partnership.� About SpeedRFP and MeetingBroker Created and introduced by Elite Meetings International, Inc. � the innovator in online solutions for the hotel and meeting industries � SpeedRFP is a completely portable and seamless RFP technology that is fully APEX-compliant; it is completely free to planners, as is the Community version to hotels. SpeedRFP is already drawing enthusiastic support from both the planning and hotel communities. Access to the MeetingBroker connection is included in both Pro and Enterprise versions of SpeedRFP. SpeedRFP Prices range from $45 to $195 per hotel per month. SpeedRFP is being used as a primary online RFP solution by Destination Hotels & Resorts (www.DestinationMeetings.com); additional integrations will soon be announced by other leading hotel chains, independent hotels, CVBs, hotel consortia, and other hotel guide websites. Online SpeedRFPs are also being submitted to hotels via www.AmexMeetingPlanner.com, and www.EliteMeetings.com. Meeting professionals or hotels that are interested in becoming part of the emerging SpeedRFP community can learn more at www.SpeedRFP.com or by calling 1-805-730-1000. MeetingBroker is a lead distribution and management platform that enables hotels and hotel brands to manage and distribute all incoming leads through a central distribution point; assign leads by channel, market segment account or other user-defined rules; and eliminate missed opportunities by automatically escalating leads not viewed or responded to. MeetingBroker also offers easy customization capabilities and easy application management and integration with Newmarket�s Delphi, Daylight, and Delphi.Net Sales and Catering software system. About Elite Meetings International
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Marty Denning
Michael Frenkel, MFC PR
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