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By advertising in this magazine and its related digital products, you significantly expand your engagement with your target market. Corporate Industry Tourism Industry Questions are set by the MICE Academy on the content of Meetings magazine. Submitting answers to the questions allows event organisers to qualify for CPD points that contribute towards their annual certification. This ensures that event planners will read the content of Meetings and see related brand advertisements. ow we reach the meetings, incentives, events and business H travel communities • Daily: Website (7 617 page views per month), Facebook (574 likes) and Twitter (2 162 followers) • Weekly: Newsletters to 10 960 subscribers twice weekly • Monthly: 3 840 printed magazines and 1 020 additional digital magazines Meetings magazine offers you multiple platforms through which to communicate and connect with the MICE and business tourism industry. The statistics show that the best way to reach the MICE and business tourism industry is through Meetings magazine, the The Planner website and its newsletters. These products bring together all the relevant stakeholders throughout South-Africa and beyond. Endorsed by: supported by: Meetings is published by – Sharing knowledge and skills for industry growth Publisher of IMIESA, Water&Sanitation Africa, RéSource, Inside Mining, Transport World Africa, Meetings and The Meetings & Event Planner, as well as the related industry websites: www.infrastructurene.ws, www.miningne.ws, www.transportworldafrica.co.za and www.meetconfex.com t +27 (0)11 233 2600 • www.3smedia.co.za • www.3smags.co.za • www.meetconfex.com DISTRIBUTION & features list 2015 Creating Experiences Who reads MEETINGS? MICE Industry (46%) Statistics show that the best way to reach the MICE industry is through Meetings magazine, The Planner website (www. meetconfex.com), its newsletters and social media. These products bring together the relevant stakeholders across the industry. • Events managers • Events co-coordinators • Conference managers • Marketing managers • Professional speakers •PSASA members (Professional Speakers Association of Southern Africa) •SAACI members (South African Association for the Conference Industry) • Seminar conveners What makes Meetings unique? • It is the most important source of business intelligence for the MICE and business travel market. Industry professionals need to read this magazine for CPD points • It is distributed to all key-industry decision makers • It is accessible through multiple channels; print, newsletters, website and social media Hospitality Industry (26%) Corporate Industry (15%) • Banqueting managers • Conference organisers • Conference managers • Marketing managers • Conference organisers • PAs • Operations managers Tourism Industry (13%) • Procurement managers • Event managers •FEDHASA members (Federated Hospitality Association of SA) • Travel agents •SATSA members (SA Tourism Services Association) Did you know? Mindshare’s research indicates that magazines yield an 11% higher return on investment than radio and 22% higher than TV. features list 2015 Creating Experiences 2015 features list In every issue of Meetings there is the opportunity to showcase your venue, product or service. JANUARY/FEBRUARY MAY/JUNE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER FOCUS ON: • Greening FOCUS ON: • Entertainers FOCUS ON: • Exhibition organisers and exhibition venues DESTINATION: • Gauteng DESTINATION: • KwaZulu-Natal MEETING PLACES: • Close-to-airport • Cultural conferences/events MEETING PLACES: • Casino conferences/events • Wedding venues • Top business restaurants DESTINATION: • Eastern Cape • Northern Cape TRENDS: • Audio visual • Catering • Incentives TRENDS: • Corporate gifts • Conference technology INSIGHT: • Top 10 MICE trends INSIGHT: • Safety and security DISTRUBUTED AT: • Meetings Africa 2015 • Africa Travel Week 2015 DISTRUBUTED AT: • Travel Indaba 2015 • SAACI Congress 2015 • Markex 2015 MARCH/APRIL FOCUS ON: • Event spaces that cater for disabled delegates DESTINATION: • Tshwane/Pretoria, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and North West MEETING PLACES: • Spa and wellness • Boutique conferences • Unique event spaces TRENDS: • Translation • Exhibition stands • Team building INSIGHT: • Training and qualifications DISTRUBUTED AT: • Africa Travel Week 2015 • Travel Indaba 2015 • IBTM 2015 • WTM 2015 JULY/AUGUST FOCUS ON: • Women in MICE MEETING PLACES: • Sport venues • Bush venues TRENDS: • Translation INSIGHT: • The advantages of day venues NOVEMBER/DECEMBER FOCUS ON: • Gautrain venues DESTINATION: • Free State MEETING PLACES: • The best of 2015 DESTINATION: • Western Cape TRENDS: • CSI programmes • Incentives MEETING PLACES: • Cruise conferences/events • Winelands INSIGHT: • Technology TRENDS: • Décor • Furniture hire • Event Infrastructure • Year-end functions INSIGHT: • Safety and security DISTRUBUTED AT: • SAACI Congress 2015 www.meetconfex.com DISTRUBUTED AT: • EXSA conference 2016 HEAR FROM THE EXPERTS Each issue of Meetings, industry experts and thought leaders share their views on current trends, weigh in on pertinent issues affecting the industry and give insight on the current state-of-play within the industry. advertising opportunities 2015 Creating Experiences Leaderboard 728 x 90 Capitalise on the relationship we have with the meetings & event community Expand your brand, sell your products or drive traffic to your website through our print and online advertising opportunities. 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Promote your specials and promotions in the popular Weekly Specials newsletter. spotlight The spotlight section on meetconfex.com showcases your company and provides 24/7 online access to people searching for information about your company and its products and services from within their dashboard. This advertisement can be placed on the homepage or one of the section pages. Your advertisement includes a cover image, logo and 80 word scroll-over description. Expand your print reach by posting your media releases and articles from Meetings to your online profile. www.meetconfex.com Spotlight DISTRIBUTION & features list 2015 Creating Experiences Print Opportunities Branded Content Opportunities COVER STORY COVER STORY Luxury in motion Shift your focus. Energise your mind. Experience motivation in motion. Have your next conference on The Blue Train. 4 T HE BLUE TRAIN offers a unique way of experiencing some of Southern Africa’s magnificent landscapes and landmarks. On this train, luxury assumes a new dimension, allowing you to experience a meeting, seminar, think-tank, company incentive or get-together with a difference. WELCOME ABOARD A warm-hearted welcome sets the wheels in motion for a voyage defined by the hallmarks of personal attention and devotion to detail. The De Luxe Suite will forever alter your definition of style and class. From an elegant and relaxing lounge during the day, it transforms into a subtly lit bedroom of indulgence during the night – soft bedding, individually controlled air-conditioning system, under floor heating, opulent marble and gold-fitted bathroom, to the electronic entertainment options on offer. Then, of course, all this is accompanied by the ever- 6 1 changing vistas of the countryside. The Luxury Suite will enchant you from the moment your personal butler ushers you aboard. It extends the offering from a De Luxe Suite even further; by an extra metre of space. THE CLUB AND LOUNGE CAR The Blue Train’s Club Car is ideally positioned for an aperitif or an after-dinner conversation over coffee, cognac and Cuban cigars. While away the miles with a game of cards, chess or backgammon, tune into the big-screen TV, or browse through a volume from the library as you savour your beverage of choice from the well-stocked bar. The Lounge Car is the ideal setting for the grand English ritual of high tea, served every afternoon at your leisure. THE CONFERENCE CAR Whether you’re rallying your sales force, rewarding outstanding performance, wooing potential clients or hosting your year-end function, The Blue Train has the perfect solution for you. The fully equipped Conference Car can comfortably seat 22 delegates boardroom-style and is fully equipped with audiovisual and technical equipment. Delegates will stay connected at all times thanks to the free Wi-Fi. For smaller sessions, the Conference Car can be transformed to suit your needs, with full business facilities, plush lounge seating and a breathtaking panorama of the world around you. CELEBRATE MILESTONES As The Blue Train’s tracks roll inevitably into the distance, so life’s course brings with it joys that must be celebrated – graduations, engagements, weddings and honeymoons, anniversaries and milestone birthdays. The Blue Train can be chartered for such occasions. Just for you, it can meander along its standard routes, or on custom-made trips and cross-border excursions that last from a few hours to several nights. It’s your sojourn, it’s your train. You can, for example, go on a golfing or safari charter, with the train stopping at or near golf courses or game lodges that are situated along a rail route. As long as the option chosen involves rail networks compatible with the Blue Train’s technology, it can be arranged. Other popular tailor-made charters include stops at other major South African events such as the Vodacom Durban July, the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City and the J&B Met in Cape Town. CORDON BLUE While The Blue Train lives up to its five-star reputation in every sense, its cuisine surpasses even the highest expectations. Dinner will be the most unforgettable experience of your adventure. Call it Cordon Blue. On-board chefs regularly refresh their menus to intrigue and tantalise your palate, as they prepare their signature dishes using the freshest of local ingredients. Indeed, there’s a menu for every taste. Whether you require kosher or halaal meals, or gluten-free vegan options, simply make your needs known at the time of reserving your passage. The very elegant dining car comfortably accommodates 42 guests in a single sitting and, in the event of having more guests on the train, meals are served in two sittings. THE ROUTES The route between Pretoria and Cape Town is a 27-hour journey of 1 600 kilometres, through some of the most diverse and spectacular scenery offered by the African sub-continent. On the southbound trip, the train departs from Pretoria railway station and arrives at Cape Town railway station the following day. En route to Cape Town, there is a stopover and excursion in Kimberley, where you can take a step back in time to the days of the diamond rush. On the northbound journey, the train leaves Cape Town and arrives in Pretoria in time for high tea the following day. It stops at Matjiesfontein for an off-the-train excursion. On arrival at Matjiesfontein, guests are invited for a glass of sherry at the bar. The Victorian buildings and original nineteenth century London lamp posts impart to the traveller the uncanny sense of entering a colonial time warp – an oasis suspended in a different age. What are you waiting for? Here’s to ‘suite’ dreams aboard The Blue Train – the ultimate definition of luxury in motion. 2 3 4 5 6 Your company on the front cover of Meetings! This exclusive offer includes frontpage coverage AND a twopage cover story upfront in the magazine. REASONS TO USE THE BLUE TRAIN LUXURY IN MOTION Expect a trip that is defined by the hallmarks of personal attention and devotion to detail. MOVABLE FEAST The Blue Train’s legendary cuisine is an irresistible tribute to culinary mastery on the move. PERSONAL SERVICE To ensure an unforgettable experience, a dedicated butler will be at your beck and call, ready to meet your every whim. LUXURY SUITES From an elegant and relaxing lounge during the day, to a subtly lit bedroom of indulgence during the night, expect a new dimension of luxury. TAILOR-MADE CHARTERS Fully equipped and capable of following any line that is compatible with its technology, The Blue Train can be chartered along its standard routes, or on custom jaunts. AWARD WINNING The Blue Train has gathered an impressive list of accolades, such as being voted Africa and the world’s leading luxury train. +27 (0)12 334 8459/8460 +27 (0)21 449 2672 [email protected] bluetrain.co.za • MEETINGS l SEP/OCT 2014 MEETINGS l SEP/OCT 2014 • 5 Use these pages to promote your products and services or enforce your marketing message. The professional editorial team at 3S Media will assist you in getting your desired message across. front cover + 2-page article SPOTLIGH T SPOT LIGHT Share important information and hot news with your industry. The Be inspired Spotlight, written Go beyond by our editor, th e ordinary includes two pages of editorial. The photo of the person interviewed will be published on the front-cover of the magazine along with a pull quote. 18 • MEETINGS l SEP/OCT 2014 In early July, the doors seamlessly opened to what promises to continue as the most important decor, furniture and retail trade event on the Africa n continent – the Inspire Trade Expo. contact us Editorial Editor: Martin Hiller +27 (0)11 233 2600 [email protected] sales Ruth Baldwin t +27 (0)011 233 2612 c +27 (0)72 897 6752 [email protected] subscriptions Trust Makina +27 (0)11 233 2600 [email protected] Martin Hiller DID YOU KNOW ? ConCept G Exhibitions is a unique exhibition & Events and event infrastructural supplier specialising in the realisation of bespoke and system projects. With a collective 50 years of experience from senior level to that of management, the team build on and add value to the reputation of their clients, providing proficient, hands-on services and advice with an emphasis on professional and sound service levels. This was evident in the work they did for the Inspire Trade Expo. T HERE ARE MANY decor and design shows and expos annually occurring in South Africa, which are consumer related and not trade shows. ‘Inspire was conceived, to promote decor, design and furniture to the retail, design and hospitality industry, to strengthe n the trade of great local product and manufacturing,’ says Rina Fortmann, managing director of Inspire. very first show ‘This attracted the right-quality trade buyers and, for the Inspire team, 2015 is definitely about growth of our trade buyers by vastly expanding our marketing strategy into sub-Saharan Africa.’ THE BUYER Inspire 2014 was a well-controlled trade expo where every single visitor had to pass a host of stringent criteria in order to be allowed access, due to the focus being on quality trade visitors. ‘In order to keep it strictly trade, Inspire had an audited verificatio n process to ensure that are wholesaler s, importers, exporters , manufacturers, aiming for success,’ agents and distributo says Fortmann rs of furniture (indoor . ‘We have to extend great and outdoor), thanks to our decor (indoor and outdoor), shareholders, investors and sponsors hospitality (interior), for their valued kitchens and office support, input furniture. and belief in us, For the ease and which helped to create this comfort of the much-needed trade platform for exhibitor, specific the industry.’ design pavilions were created, namely: This the Fabric Pavilion, is why, just weeks before the show a unique display of world-clas opening, the Inspire s fine furnishing team changed s fabrics and wallpaper; course the in the Design Pavilion, preparation and planning phase. a showcase of innovative and The team engaged the expertise inspirational designers buyers visiting and design excellence speciality is the whose the exhibition of trailblazers manufacturing had an interest ConCept G Exhibition placing orders of furniture in and decor products; and networkin s & Events. ‘Our team was g with potential and the Office nothing short suppliers exhibiting Pavilion, elegantly manufact of enthusiastic at the exhibition, and galvanised ured office furnishing ’ says to achieve the Anita Bloom, Inspire ergonomically large project s and creative director deliverables of designed working Inspire in an extremely and exhibition manager. environments. Strategic ‘pause’ short space of areas (equipped time, from appointme The trade buyers with Wi-Fi) provided exhibitors nt that visited the to the project and buyers with expo were build and the actual a good blend of a place to network while retailers, architects event,’ says Andrew Gibbs, enjoying a cappuccin , hotels, lodges, interior managing director o. Food, sushi and decorators and of ConCept G. cocktail bars added designers, as well as corporate to the Inspire experience procurement within ‘The dedicated . efforts of the the industry. Running alongside entire team could clearly be the trade show viewed in the excellence Bloom says, ‘The were trend, retail and feedback from of execution of design forecast the buyers is the design pavilions, that the quality workshops hosted by Dave was at internatio infrastructure Nemeth – one nal standards, and design elements, new product innovation of South Africa’s leading proving once again that was evident and trend experts. positive and committe Inspire was a great that platform from d input determines great which to output’. network and do FACES BEHIND business.’ INSPIRE Being the director WHAT’S IN STORE of SARCDA Trade THE LAYOUT FOR 2015 Exhibitions for many years Looking back at and a past chairperso the event, says By taking full advantage n of EXSA, Claire Fortmann Fortmann, ‘Inspire 2015 is of Gallagher handpicked her about growth Convention Centre’s team. ‘The Inspire team and Hall 2, Link and collaboration, comprises young, Hall 3, the with a key focus show provided innovative, dynamic, and well-verse on international the over 200 exhibitors and local buyers.’ d organisers – with enough space fully committed to to showcase their There has been the success and products. huge interest The show’s target development of the trade show. from those market for exhibitors that were initially sceptical We at Inspire aim to make about participati a difference by in a first-time ng striving for perfection expo, with many and now clamourin to get a good g position for 2015. 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