Users Group Conference rated
excellent!
May 16-19, GE Corporate Payment Services held
its ninth annual User Group meeting. More than 160 representatives
from 90 customer organizations traveled to San Antonio, TX for four
days of educational breakouts and best-practice sharing.
The theme of the conference was “Ideas sin Fronteras” (Ideas without
Borders), celebrating our attendees’ willingness to exchange
information and learn from each other. Thanks to some great new products
to talk about, terrific classes taught by our National Account Managers
and product team, and the hard work of the marketing team, our customers
gave the conference a resounding rating of "Excellent!" In a
post-conference survey, respondents rated the event 4.68 out of 5.00 –
the best ever in the nine-year history of the conference.
During the day, there was a lot going on:
Breakout sessions on the new SAM™ reporting system, vPayment,
Payroll Card and more; a separate BusinessCard meeting for agent
banks and co-brand partners; a national sales meeting for our
Account Development team; and keynote addresses by GE Consumer
Finance Present and CEO Mark Begor, MasterCard SVP Steve Abrams, and
Holly Hegemann of Planebusiness.com.
In the evenings, events in the city’s
charming Riverwalk district brought attendees together for fun and
networking. A high point was an energetic, audience-participation
drumming concert staged by Drum Café San Antonio.
Here are some comments from the survey:
- I
have attended every year since I have been involved with
purchasing cards, and I always find new ways to improve my
program.
- My
favorite part of the conference? The classes. The staff was so
excited about what they do and can do for the clients; they made
all the classes more interesting. Great job, everyone!
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The drumming!!!
- The
breakout sessions…Very excited about the possibilities for
taking on new direction.
- Thank you and the Team for consistently having a tremendous
conference.
- Best conference I have attended in years. Impressed with your
focus on content and providing real value to the attendees,
rather than working your own agenda. Also very impressed with
your employees. Really top-notch - smart, personable, fun!
- I was very impressed with the event. When I got back all I
could do was rave, about what a nice event it was, and how well
GE treats their clients. There was nothing that we could have
wanted or needed that you hadn't already taken care of. I was
extremely impressed with all of the GE employees. Thanks for a
wonderful time!
- A very impressive conference overall. I've been to a lot of
these, and this one seemed exceptionally well organized.
- Glad I attended! It was a valuable learning experience for me. The
GE staff is exceptionally pleasant and knowledgeable.
The business announced next year’s conference location and dates.
Join us for a “Mystic Voyage” in Mystic Seaport, CT, Sept. 11
– 14, 2005.
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information on
2005 “Mystic Voyage”
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