Creative Group Acquires Strategic Meetings and Incentives
Consistent with RRN’s predictions about an increase in mergers and acquisitions in the incentive, recognition, and rewards (IRR) space, Appleton, WI-based Creative Group has acquired Strategic Meetings and Incentives LLC, a Scottsdale, AZ-based meeting, event, and incentive agency.
Creative Group has purchased Strategic Meetings and Incentives, LLC, a meeting, event and incentive agency based in Scottsdale, AZ. Strategic Meetings’ services “include a broad spectrum, including creative design anchored in strategic meeting planning, event marketing, full-scale event production and on-site meeting management,” according to the announcement. Founded in 2001, Strategic Meetings and Incentives has reportedly been “recognized for creating incentive travel programs and business meetings that captivate and motivate the audience while delivering on the client’s business goals. Its Fortune 500 clients span industries from telecommunications to technology.”
“Like Creative Group, Strategic Meetings and Incentives prides itself on developing strong relationships with its clients and responding to their unique priorities with solutions that are custom tailored to them," says Janet Traphagen, President of Creative Group, which is owned by Direct Travel.
The statement says that “the acquisition of Strategic Meetings and Incentives further delivers on Creative Group’s strategy and operational plan to expand through acquisition and organic growth.”
Explains Michele Hayes, President and owner of Strategic Meetings, “I’m excited to have found just the right buyer, one whose approach to business and customer care mirrors ours. Aligning with Creative Group will allow us to provide our clients with more business solutions, greater buying power, and increased resources. In addition, we can now offer our clients more robust sales incentive and channel loyalty solutions, complementing our current product offerings.”
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