PCCC - Virtual meetings canÂ’t replace face-to-face contact

Park Crescent Conference Centre London Interview with Meetingsbooker

(I-TravelNewswire.Com, December 03, 2013 ) London, UK -- A recent study by Travel Weekly found that about half of business professionals believe they lost a contract or client because they didn’t meet enough face to face. Over 80 percent felt in-person meetings were the best way to build long-term business relationships.

Researchers for the Business Meetings in a Modern World study surveyed more than 2,000 businesspeople in the U.K., U.S., India, China and the U.A.E., according to Travel Weekly magazine. The recent findings demonstrate the importance of holding in-person meetings and conferences even as professionals attend an increasing number of virtual meetings – nearly two-thirds of respondents said they have attended more web-based meetings over the past five to 10 years.

"Although developments in technology allow business men and women to make achievements in meetings that would have been impossible a few years back, meeting face-to-face continues to bring significant benefits that are much harder to obtain through virtual channels,” business psychologist and body language expert Hazel Carter-Showell told Travel Weekly. “One of these benefits is building trust, which research has shown is behind many profitable companies. Trusted companies have higher morale and productivity, lower employee turnover and create deeper relationships with their customers."

About half (53%) of recipients felt connecting on social media helped them develop sturdier relationships with business associates. Ms West of London-based Park Crescent Conference Centre (PCCC) said that virtual connections and web-based conferences are a valuable way for business people to connect, although there is an intrinsic value in meeting in person.

“We know that virtual connections are a valuable part of the equation, but there is no substitute for gathering in one place, meeting and connecting face to face,” Ms West said. “As one of the premier conference venues in central London, we see the benefits every day. People can build connections while meeting, discussing common issues, training, and networking.”

'About' section: Located opposite Regents Park, Park Crescent Conference Centre (PCCC) is ideally suited for conferences, exhibitions and training, and it also has smaller spaces for breakout and seminar rooms

For more information, visit http://www.pccc.co.uk or telephone on 02076318306.

Park Crescent Conference Centre

Zoe West

2076318306

conference@pccc.co.uk

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