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Please see statistics taken from exit questionnaires at the 2009 Heathrow Meet the Buyers:
- 370 suppliers from 272 companies attended meetings with 105 buyers from 67 buying organisations.
- 85% of suppliers rated their chances of winning business from the event as 'good' or 'excellent'.
- 93% of buyers believe they will 'definitely' or 'probably' be placing business as a result of their meetings.
- 49% of attendees were from the 'narrow' Heathrow area (Hillingdon, Hounslow, Ealing, Spelthorne and Slough).
- 97% of suppliers and 100% of buyers would attend the event again.
- So far a total of 594 suppliers from 449 companies have involved themselves in the Meet the Buyers programme.
- 100% of suppliers rated the organisation of the event as 'good' or 'excellent'.
We asked suppliers to comment on the benefits of the event to their organisation. They said:
- "We found the event to be a superb way of meeting people that we would have had to spend hours trying to make appointments with."
- "Ideal for business development as you are face to face with supply chain or procurement managers."
- "Easy access to numerous prospective clients."
- "This event gets you into organisations that are complex."
- "Introduction to business normally unobtainable to small businesses."
- "Meeting buyers outside of the normal procurement cycle allows for more open discussions
- around their needs."
- "Meeting so many quality contacts in one place in a short space of time."
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