hinter sich, wo Internet Capital 36% hält. Die sind viele Jahre von kleinen Umsätzen her mit Raten von 100%, 50% oder 35% dramatisch gewachsen und sprangen dann in 2008 knapp über die 50-Millionen-Marke.
2009 hatten sie dann den ersten Umsatzrückrang in ihrer Geschichte, wenn auch nur auf zwischen 45 und 50 Millionen, aber immerhin bei eigentlich strukturellem Wachstum - und auch in der ersten beiden Quartalen von 2010 lief es noch nicht so richtig rund. Das scheint sich aber in den beiden letzten Quartalen von 2010 geändert zu haben, wie dieser neueste Bericht zeigt - mit der erfreulichen Botschaft: Starcite wieder auf der Wachstumsspur.
80% growth in corporate eRFP volume in StarCite's marketplace in 2010 12-Jan-11 05:58 pm A Year of Progress: 2010 Recap
2010 was a dramatic year for both StarCite and the meetings industry as a whole. Business travel and corporate meetings continued to increase in momentum as evidenced by the 80% growth in corporate eRFP volume in StarCite's marketplace. World events like the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the volcanic eruption in Iceland illustrated how crucial risk mitigation is to organizations. Success in overcoming these challenges and management of growth confirmed 2010 as the year of Strategic Meetings Management, with the first ever SMM Certification courses held and the SMM Maturity Model launched at the National Business Travel Association conference.
StarCite had an exciting year filled with new product innovations, enhancements and client collaboration. We launched Meetings 1:1™ to accommodate managing one on one meetings within larger events as well as the first industry specific solution for the life sciences industry to help companies prepare for new government regulations regarding spend related to health care professionals (HCPs).
Other product advances focused on usability. Our new web design builder allows users to create great registration sites with no knowledge of HTML required. We enhanced our RFP tool with improved contact management and released a new eRFP Comparison Report. We also launched our new integration platform and invested in powerful new service architecture behind our platforms that will help our clients to connect easily to other systems, allowing suppliers to streamline RFP responses for example.
StarCite's technology is backed by the strength of our team -- the industry's largest array of experienced meetings management professionals. Together with our clients, we continued to push the industry forward, especially in the area of global meetings programs.
We're proud to provide industry thought leadership with the development of the SMM Maturity Model in partnership with the NBTA Foundation. The Model provides a framework for assessing meetings maturity as well as a prescriptive report that outlines how to advance to the next level. Other research initiatives include the global meetings study by the Travel Management Institute of Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Aberdeen Group's latest SMM research and the soon to be released Groups & Meetings Report by PhoCusWright. Visit our Resource Center for available whitepapers.
We are looking forward to 2011 as a year that will bring even more innovation and success for our corporate and supplier clients. Happy Holidays to all from StarCite!