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Publications & events for business travel, meetings and hospitality suppliers
05/09/2010
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  • Comms Consultancy

  • TIN works with businesses to help them develop a corporate image, marketing strategies, market segmentation and targeting, positioning, product/service development and marketing material.


    We also help companies identify the right target audience, identify key strengths, and develop strategies to help them reach their target audience.


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  • Contract Publishing

  • TIN works only in the business travel, hospitality and meetings industries. We understand the key issues in each sector, and know the key players.


    We have access to leading commentators, buyers, suppliers and intermediaries in each industry sector, so our editorial is always well-informed and researched.


    We are also in constant touch with sponsors and advertisers, allowing us to generate income to cover the costs of your publication.


    Although we have our own design team, we’re also happy to work with your existing suppliers to ensure that the look & feel of your client communication is consistent with the rest of your image


    Typical TIN publishing projects:  
    • Annual Reports
    • Best practice guides
    • Client magazines
    • Industry Sector
    • Newsletters
  • Event Management
  • The key to successful event management lies in understanding what it takes to meet your guests’ expectations – and then to exceed them.
     
    TIN brings attention to detail and in-depth industry knowlege to every type of B2B event.
     
    From pre-event marketing, through on-line registration, education programme development, speaker recruitment and management, theming and every aspect of delivery, we can provide a full event planning and management service for:
     
    • Conferences 
    • Exhibitions
    • Client activity days
    • Press launches
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  • Industry PR

  • We work with all of the leading travel industry writers; in fact, many of them write for the publications we produce on our clients’ behalf, so we have a unique channel through which to communicate our clients’ key messages.


    As well as writing & issuing press releases, we can arrange media functions and source media monitoring services.


    So what makes us different? We regularly ask industry journalists what they are looking for and writing about, so that we can tailor our clients’ messages to meet their needs. That’s communication!


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  • Moderating
  • TIN moderates conferences, forums and events, using industry knowledge to make the most of delegates' time by distilling the key problems and solutions to the subject matter.
  • Research

  • Customer and trade research can be a very lengthy and expensive business.  TIN has devised and implemented low-cost research programmes on behalf of travel intermediaries and associations, combining on-line tools with telephone and field-based activity.


    TIN can also undertake independent research amongst our database of 1,000+ industry contacts.


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  • Sponsorship & Advertising Sales

  • Everyday, TIN is helping its clients turn the cost of client communication & events into an income stream.


    We’re in constant touch with sponsorship and advertising decision makers. Consequently we’re ideally positioned to tailor your publication’s content to what sponsors and advertisers are looking for.
     
    Not every client communication or event can command advertising or sponsorship though. That’s why we’ve developed a 10 point checklist that we apply to every project we approach.
    • Category definition
    • Marketing - internal and/or external 
    • Audience definition - trade, academia, government, corporate, public
    • Audience reach - local, regional, national, international
    • Media coverage - will it attract coverage, how much & from whom
    • Sponsor opportunities - packages & benefits
    • Academia links
    • Point(s) of difference
    • Financial targets/aspirations
    • Lead time - minimum 4 months
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  • Travel Management Consultancy
  • TIN’s experience in initial start up and ongoing management of local, regional and global travel programmes means we’re ideally placed to help your organisation purchase and manage your business travel more effectively.
    Working with both SME’s and larger corporations on any of the following basis to suit your needs: 
     
    • ½ day/1day "soundingboard".............one-to-one sessions for qualified guidance
    • Part time management ........................ for companies who don’t need full time travel resource
    • Interim management ............................ to cover long term absences & "gaps" due to staff changes
    • Project management/consultancy ...... working with you to deliver:-  
                                *  Intranet website development
                                *  Process improvement
                                *  Programme analysis/development
                                *  New supplier/TMC implementations
                                *  Supplier negotiation and reviews
                                *  Tender process
                                *  Travel policy development
                                *  Travel surveys
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  • Communications Consultancy
  • BTM Business Travel Market - Industry Exhibition & Conference
  • Hotelworld - Hotel Booking Agency
  • IG Management - Responsible Business Travel Consultancy
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  • Contract Publishing
  • BSI - Hotel Booking Agency
  • Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co
  • HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association
  • MPI UK - MICE Association
  • The Apartment Service - Apartment Booking Company
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  • Event Management
  • BTM Business Travel Market - Industry Exhibition & Conference
  • Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co
  • South Trafford College - Academia
  • TBTM - The Business Travel Magazine
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  • Industry PR
  • ABC Connection - Hotel & MICE Data Technology Co
  • Classic British Hotels - Hotel Consortium
  • Go Native - UK Corporate Housing
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  • Moderating
  • Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co
  • HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association
  • South Trafford College - Academia
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  • Research
  • BSI - Hotel Booking Agency
  • Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co
  • RADIUS Global TMC Network
  • The Apartment Service - Apartment Booking Company
  • Traveljargon.org - Interactive Industry Dictionary
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  • Sponsorship Sales
  • BTM Business Travel Market - Industry Exhibition & Conference
  • Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co
  • HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association
  • MPI UK - MICE Association
  • Traveljargon.org - Interactive Industry Dictionary
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  • Travel Consultancy
  • BSI - Hotel Booking Agency
  • Galileo/Travelport - Global GDS
  • Luvata (Outokumpu) - Metal Fabrication Company
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  • BSI Industry Eye
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    Case Study

    BSI Industry Eye

    Client

    BSI - Hotel Booking Agency

    Client Profile

    The BSI Group is ranked #2 amongst the UK's hotel booking agencies with a £130m turnover and processing more than 950,000 transactions a ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To position BSI Group as thought leaders
    • To provide procurement with clear, concise yet detailed insights into key issues
      • ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    "It's important that our peers in the business travel and procurement industry have the tools to make informed decisions about the suppliers they ...
    Trevor Elswood, Managing Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    Industry Eye is the name of a range of white papers, specifically developed to benefit procurement and travel managers. Papers have been published on ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • BTM - Sponsorship & Marketing
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    Case Study

    BTM - Sponsorship & Marketing

    Client

    BTM Business Travel Market - Industry Exhibition & Conference

    Client Profile

    Business Travel Market is the only corporate travel event in the UK that offers a fully hosted programme to corporate travel decision makers from ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To establish the event in the business travel calendar
    • To create the perception of BTM as a European event
    • To drive ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “We were very pleased with the response from the industry to the event. We have already received many booking enquiries from ...
    Paul Robin, Founder & Event Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    From 16th – 17th June 2010, around 3,000 travel industry professionals will join 500 VIP Hosted Buyers at the ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
    Media Pack
  • Global Serviced Apartment Report
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    Case Study

    Global Serviced Apartment Report

    Client

    The Apartment Service - Apartment Booking Company

    Client Profile

    The Apartment Service is the longest established European booking agent for extended stay and corporate housing accommodation. Through a network of ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To position The Apartment Service as the leading commentator on the sector
    • To showcase The Apartment Service to corporate and trade ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    Serviced apartments are still something of an unknown quantity for many corporate buyers. A lot of independent research has been carried out in ...
    Charlie McCrow, Managing Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    First produced in September 2008, The Global Serviced Apartments Report was, and still is the first-ever in-depth report on the global serviced ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • HBAA Strategic Partnership Prog
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    Case Study

    HBAA Strategic Partnership Prog

    Client

    HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association

    Client Profile

    The HBAA represents the interests of the parties involved in the procurement and management of conference, meetings and accommodation in the UK and ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To generate incremental income
    • To establish commercial relationships with leading non-hotel brands
    • To protect ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “Like most associations, HBAA is reliant on marketing income to fund research and expanding the range of member benefits. However, with ...
    Peter Ducker, HBAA Executive Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    The HBAA provides a highly targeted strategic marketing channel - not one-off individual sponsorship ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
  • HBAA White Paper
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    Case Study

    HBAA White Paper

    Client

    HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association

    Client Profile

    The HBAA represents the interests of the parties involved in the procurement and management of conference, meetings and accommodation in the UK and ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To promote best practice
    • To encourage and nurture innovation to advance the industry
    • To provide procurement with a ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “These are interesting times for our sector and we need to make sure that the members of the HBAA are abreast of the sweeping changes that are ...
    Steve Ockerby, HBAA Chairman

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    TIN is commisioned to write a series of reference documents to promote best practice and protocols for the hotel and venue booking agency community. ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • Hive Magazine
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    Case Study

    Hive Magazine

    Client

    BSI - Hotel Booking Agency

    Client Profile

    The BSI Group is ranked #2 amongst the UK's hotel booking agencies with a £130m turnover and processing more than 950,000 transactions a ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To enable BSI to communicate regularly with existing and potential clients
    • To position BSI as the leading commentator on the sector ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    "The launch of The Hive celebrates the development of BSI as a specialist hotel booking agency into a group of companies focused on delivering ...
    Trevor Elswood, Managing Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    The Hive is the official magazine of the BSI group of companies providing news, analysis, comment and debate on the accommodation, meetings & ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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    Media Pack
  • Industry Seminars
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    Case Study

    Industry Seminars

    Client

    South Trafford College - Academia

    Client Profile

    South Trafford is a medium sized college offering a wide range of full and part time courses to around 12,000 sixth form and adult learners across the ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To offer hospitality course students an insight into key industry issues
    • To promote the college to adult learners within the ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “We approached TIN to bring a new dimension to the seminars we offer to our students, and to those already working in the hospitality sector. ...
    Kay Johnson, Manager Hospitality Section

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    HOW TO GET MORE FROM AGENTS
    Travel Management Companies (TMCs), Hotel Booking Agents (HBAs) and Venue ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
  • Meeting Industry Report
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    Case Study

    Meeting Industry Report

    Client

    Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co

    Client Profile

    With a turnover of £284 million, Grass Roots Group is the UK’s market leader in meetings and events management and has offices in 16 ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To showcase Grass Roots services to FTSE top 250 companies
    • To build Roots reputation as experts in meetings management
      • ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    "Since Hotel Brokers commissioned TIN to create and produce the first Meetings Industry Report in 2007, this consistently excellent publication ...
    Des Mclaughlin, Managing Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    The third edition of the Grass Roots HBI Meetings Industry Report was distributed to over 2,000 procurement heads, training/HR directors, managers and ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • Meetings Management Forum
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    Case Study

    Meetings Management Forum

    Client

    Grass Roots HBI - Venue Placement & Event Management Co

    Client Profile

    With a turnover of £284 million, Grass Roots Group is the UK’s market leader in meetings and events management and has offices in 16 ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To showcase Grass Roots services to FTSE top 250 companies
    • To maximise cross-selling opportunities across the Grass Roots Group ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “The aim of the event is to bring together key audiences from across the events supply chain to address the key issues facing our industry, ...
    Nick Bender, Managing Director

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    Following the success of the third annual Meetings Industry Report published by Grass Roots HBI, the Meetings Management Forum launched in 2008. The ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • TBTM Golf Masters
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    Case Study

    TBTM Golf Masters

    Client

    TBTM - The Business Travel Magazine

    Client Profile

    The Business Travel Magazine is a must read publication in the industry. Voted "Business Travel Publication of the Year" 12 months later, ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To expand the magazine's presence in the market
    • To create a marketing vehicle for the magazine to retain & recruit advertisers ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    “Following the success of last year's inaugural event we were delighted to confirm The Business Travel Magazine Golf Masters 2010 which was held ...
    Dave Clare, Publisher

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    The Business Travel Magazine Golf Masters 2009 took place at Mannings Heath Golf Club in West Sussex on the stunning Waterfall course, voted one of ...

    		  
     
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    Client Website
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  • Traveljargon
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    Case Study

    Traveljargon

    Client

    Traveljargon.org - Interactive Industry Dictionary

    Client Profile

    Traveljargon.org is a dedicated, interactive portal that aims to provide concise definitions of terms and acronyms both for people familiar with the ...

    		  
     

    Project Objectives

    • To provide an online reference & education tool for industry professionals and academia
    • To build a community to exchange best ...
    		  
     

    Testimonial

    Professionals in every sector of the travel and meetings industries, plus corporate buyers, academics and intermediaries have used the tool and are ...
    Maggy Sainsbury, Founder

    		  
     

    Synopsis

    Traveljargon.org is the industry’s s first fully-interactive jargon buster and has been developed for everyone in the travel business including ...

    		  
     
    Read More
    Client Website
  • Traveljargon.org 80 up!

  • Just four months after launching, Traveljargon.org now has members in 80 different countries. Professionals in every sector of the travel and meetings industries, plus corporate buyers and intermediaries have used the database of over 11,000 concise definitions and terminology - and many have added new jargon and definitions of their own.
  • Traveljargon flagged up

  • There's no need to scour the web any more because Traveljargon.org users can now search our new database for the flags of the world within the free global encyclopaedia of travel and meetings terminology.
  • Work, rest or play?

  • Business and leisure travel are very different animals. But the corporate world need be a mystery no more because, from the end of May 09, Traveljargon.org users can search the site for business travel management terminology.
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  • World Health
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    • CASE STUDIES

    BSI Industry Eye

    BTM - Sponsorship & Marketing

    Global Serviced Apartment Report

    HBAA Strategic Partnership Prog

    HBAA White Paper

    Hive Magazine

    Industry Seminars

    Meeting Industry Report

    Meetings Management Forum

    TBTM Golf Masters

    Traveljargon

    		  

    Case Studies

    Case Study

    HBAA Strategic Partnership Prog

    Client

    HBAA - Hotel Booking Agents Association

    Client Profile

    The HBAA represents the interests of the parties involved in the procurement and management of conference, meetings and accommodation in the UK and internationally. The association’s 60 members manage £1.4bn in conferences, meetings and accommodation on behalf of corporate and public sector clients

    Project Objectives

    • To generate incremental income
    • To establish commercial relationships with leading non-hotel brands
    • To protect existing HBAA sponsor relationships

    TIN delivery

    • Defining sponsor benefits & deliverables
    • Pricing
    • Identifying potential sponsors
    • Sales

    Testimonial

    “Like most associations, HBAA is reliant on marketing income to fund research and expanding the range of member benefits. However, with partnership agreements already in place with every major hotel group, TIN had to look beyond the obvious for potential sponsors. TIN has recruited one major new partner in each year we’ve worked with them, generating well over six figures in revenue for the association.” 

    Peter Ducker, HBAA Executive Director

    Synopsis

    The HBAA provides a highly targeted strategic marketing channel - not one-off individual sponsorship opportunities.
     
    TIN’s approach to the brief was to propose the creation of a strategic partner programme in which HBAA works with leading brands on a sector-exclusive basis in 3 year, non-competitive agreements
     
    Strategic Partners receive
    –         Year round business development opportunities with all agency members
    –         Annual, one day members event dedicated to the Partner’s sector
    –         Opportunity for bespoke HBAA member research
    –         HBAA white paper dedicated to the Partner’s sector
    –         Year-round involvement in all HBAA activity & events
    –         Regular access to HBAA members
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