At Powwownow employees believe that meeting face to face could soon be a thing of the past and
conference calls are going to be on the increase. During their most recent ICM poll were the following facts revealed:
Meetings have dropped by 30 per cent during the recession 31 per cent of corporates are being encouraged to make use of
conference calls and web conferencing, leading to a 20 per cent increase in usage from 2008.
So as airlines ignore their environmental responsibilities and promote flying to meetings as the best business alternative, Powwownow is taking them head on, firstly with the now-famous ad response to FlyBe's 'Business is better face to face' campaign and now with an offer of 5,000 free conference calls for SMEs in response to British Airways' offer of 5,000 business class flights for new and existing exporters, which will still cost the 'winners' hundreds of pounds in airport taxes and charges.
'I have built successful businesses using
conference calls, and I would like to help other small businesses do the same. Unlike BA, our prizes are completely free with no hidden taxes and no charges, allowing businesses to reach the same decisions in a fraction of the time with no cost to them or the environment', comments Powwownow's CEO, Andy Pearce.
In order to receive a share of free Powwownow conference calls, participants merely need to register at
Flypowwnownow.