An industry under attack
13 September 2012
With its over-emphasis on price and questionable tender practices, procurement is making life miserable for suppliers of corporate event services, argues Randle Stonier
Conferences, product launches, bespoke hospitality – these are important events in the life of many companies. In recent times, event organisers have increasingly become the target of procurement departments. While no events professional would question the role and value of procurement in theory, all too often the way things are handled in practice is fatally flawed...