In the News
Viva! Events Transforms Meeting Processes for Cost-Reductions and Increased Efficiencies
PORTLAND, Ore., January 20, 2009 — Viva Events, a creative agency that provides comprehensive meeting management services, is helping companies boost productivity with cost-effective strategies that enhance the efficiency and impact of meetings. Viva Events assists companies in consolidating meeting processes and technologies to ensure meetings produce significant ROI, while maximizing use of employees' time.
In today's tough economic times, company resources are stretched extremely thin. Employees are compensating for decreased budgets and staff with increased workloads. It becomes increasingly important for organizations to sharpen focus on activities that positively impact the bottom-line. The introduction of a strategic meetings management plan makes it easier for corporations to track and consolidate spending on meetings and events. It also provides visibility into the number of meetings happening across an organization, allowing senior management the ability to make informed decisions on the best allocation of funds with the highest return and value-add to the company.
"A meeting planner's role comprises so much more than logistics," said Denise Ker, owner of Viva Events. "It involves innovation and utilization of technological and financial resources that align with companies' vision and culture. Careful planning and preparation are essential to maximizing meeting effectiveness. By streamlining processes and implementing consistent meeting practices throughout an organization, we're able to drive meetings toward specific and desired business outcomes. In turn, this provides companies with significant savings in time and personnel resources."
Viva Events works as a strategic partner with all levels of meeting management consolidations from planner training and implementation of standard templates and process improvements to large-scale financial and technology enhancements. Viva Events provides companies the information and knowledge to work smarter and save money in the meeting and event arena.
Thinking Outside the Boardroom
Local Event Planning Firm — Viva! Events — Launches Website Encouraging Corporate Sustainability and Philanthropic Partnership
PORTLAND, Ore., November 1, 2007 — Viva Events, a creative agency specializing in event and meeting management services, announced the launch of its website today. The company offers a chic attitude toward event planning with expertise in producing solid meeting and event experiences with a global impact. Viva Events provides strategic problem solving for all aspects of client, customer and employee engagement.
Viva Events was created by Denise Ker, CMP, who has 15 years expertise in the hotel, meeting, event, incentive and travel management industries. Ker's proven success has enabled her to secure exclusive partnerships with first-in-class suppliers, while offering personal service to clients.
"I am passionate about assisting clients in producing remarkable meeting and event experiences, while leveraging them as a platform to connect our world and inspire compassion."—Denise Ker
"My career as a meeting professional and the desire to balance work with a focus on philanthropic and environmental issues led to the culmination of Viva Events in 2006," said Ker. "I am passionate about assisting clients in producing remarkable meeting and event experiences, while leveraging them as a platform to connect our world and inspire compassion."
Ker encourages clients to consider weaving projects and initiatives into event planning that create awareness and opportunities to promote corporate sustainability and support local and international philanthropic organizations. Viva Events donates 20 percent of time and profits to non-profit agencies that protect children and their rights. During the past 12 months, the company has actively supported efforts of Village Focus International, Cambodian-American Community of Oregon, and Oregon Coalition to Combat Human Trafficking. Ker has been personally involved in creating awareness and funding opportunities to combat worldwide child trafficking. She will leave for Cambodia on November 24, 2007 to meet individually with organizations supporting efforts to protect vulnerable children.
"I am excited to work with clients and vendors who share mutual values," said Ker. "It's amazing to think of the impact we can have together in changing the world — one fabulous meeting at a time."
Providing a wide offering of management and consulting services, including event production, strategic development, vendor management, process efficiency consulting and sustainability and green meetings, Viva Events aims to create programs that connect clients to customers and employees.
