Welcome to TCG Consulting's third quarterly installment of our 2016 Newsletter, "Innovation, Ideas, and News".  Enclosed are helpful insights and industry specific content across Corporate Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense Management, as well as the latest developments and happenings from within our organization.

Note our new brand tagline above, reflecting TCG's commitment to providing superior, transformative strategic advisory support to our clients to assist in holistically integrating and optimizing their programs. This focus on elevating programs from tactical to strategic ensures alignment with company strategic imperatives - whether cost take out, policy compliance, user acceptance, process and workflow efficiencies, program consolidation & integration, supplier and technology strategies, spend oversight & reporting, or other key goals.
TCG Consulting Celebrates Our 22nd Anniversary

On September 1, 2016, TCG Consulting celebrated our 22nd year of transforming corporate travel, meetings, payment and expense management programs for nearly 200 leading corporate, nonprofit, academic and government clients located across 163 countries on 6 continents.
New Whitepaper - Meetings & Events Optimization
C-level leaders are searching for new areas to innovate and optimize within their organizations while professionals leading organizational Meetings & Travel Programs look for ways to quantify, demonstrate and measure the key metrics and value of their Meetings Programs.

TCG Consulting's Global Meetings Practice Director, Louann Cashill developed our newest whitepaper reviewing the critical components of a managed Meetings Program while explaining innovative world class methods to both measure and optimize Meetings spend and processes. These tools will help build business cases for senior leadership to support a true Strategic Meetings Management initiative. Specific topics addressed in the whitepaper:
  • The seven foundational elements all successful Meetings Management Programs have in place
  • Key metrics and measurement tools that align with C-suite goals and focus
  • Critical imperatives needed for any successful Strategic Meetings Management Program
  • How leading difference makers in the industry are leveraging TCO (Total Cost of Ownership) and SVA (Strategic Value Add) metrics

 
Send Louann an email  if you would like to learn more and discuss how TCG's Strategic Meetings Management service offerings can be leveraged for your program.  
Delivering Innovation - Strategic Initiative Opportunity for Senior Leaders - Moving Travel, Meetings, Payment & Expense From Tactical to Strategic
Join us for our upcoming webinar:

Optimized & Integrated Corporate Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense Management - A Strategic Innovation Opportunity for CFOs & CPOs

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
1PM EST / 12PM CST / 10AM PST

Corporate Travel and Meetings is the #2 indirect expense for a company, running from 1-3% of an nual revenues or higher in many cases, yet continues to operate within an outdated model as a tactical function

In response to market trends, leading strategic  advisors 
TCG Consulting have developed Transformative Pillars (SM)  as a fundamentally innovative and strategic methodology to manage, optimize and integrate Corporate Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense Management.

Value of a Pillars Initiative:
  • 8-23% Cost Take Out on Your Company's #2 Indirect Spend 
  • Capturing and Managing 114% of Program Spend vs. 59% Using the Traditional Model
  • Alignment to Company Strategic Imperatives
  • Increased Spend Visibility and Compliance, Reduced Bypass
  • Enhanced User Experience to Drive Employee Retention
For more detailed information regarding TCG Transformative Pillars innovation contact Bill Kerr, Chief Marketing Officer.
New TCG Associate Introductions
TCG proudly a nnounces four new additions to our Global Engagement Delivery Team. These associates contribute their knowledge and expertise from multiple regions of the globe working from our Global Business Services Center, 
the UK and multiple US locations, including the Houston Center of Excellence. They will support a wide variety of engagements and clients across our Practices. Welcome!

 Click Here For More Details About Our Associates
Spotlight On TCG Global Practices
TCG's Global Management Practice provides flexible customized solutions for clients in four key areas:
  1. Outsourced Program Management - Corporate Travel, Meetings, Payment and Expense Programs
  2. Implementation & Project Management
  3. Outsourced Card Administration
  4. Process Reengineering
 
 
Upcoming Conferences, Shows & Events

Bill Rogde, TCG Consulting's Director, Global Air and Lodging Practices, will moderate two sessions at the December 8th Texas Business Travel Association meeting:
  • Best Practices in Travel Reporting to Sr. Leadership
  • The Great "Hotel Rate Debate"
The meeting will take place in Houston on the BP Campus.
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