FICP Releases First Pulse Survey Report

Financial & Insurance Conference Planners (FICP) has released its first Pulse Survey Report, for Q2 2017. Featuring data on trends impacting both meetings professionals and hospitality partners within the FICP community, this new survey initiative is intended to provide timely and relevant information to those across the meetings and events industry.

Q2 Pulse Survey Highlights — Meetings Professionals:

• 34 percent indicated an increase in the size of the meetings they are planning, and 51 percent noted the number of meetings being planned is increasing

• For 35 percent, the current or future trend anticipated to have the greatest impact on meetings in the next 6-12 months is regulatory changes. As a result of the proposed U.S. DOL Fiduciary Rule and past changes to the Canadian regulatory environment, 23 percent anticipate qualification rule changes for sales incentive events.

Q2 Pulse Survey Highlights – Hospitality Partners:

• 92 percent expect business to increase or remain the same.

• With regard to trends having the greatest impact on their business, 27 percent indicated regulatory challenges, followed closely by 26 percent indicating mergers and acquisitions, 25 percent indicating heightened security or health concerns and the remainingrespondents noting assorted other challenges.

FICP will conduct future Pulse Surveys on a quarterly basis and provide benchmarking with past-survey data.

Download a copy of the Q2 Pulse Survey Report or view additional highlights on FICP’s blog. FICP is a community of financial services and insurance industry meetings and events professionals