Marrying Your Meeting Vendor

When Michael H. Paige, director, meeting and convention operations, Parke-Davis, Morris Plains, NJ, decided to outsource meeting services he took an unusual tack. "I wanted them in-house," he says, "so I could have hands-on control." After a six month selection process, Paige contracted with McGettigan Partners in Philadelphia to set up an office on site at Parke-Davis. He was a pioneer, bringing McGettigan in three years ago. Other pharmaceutical companies are following suit. SmithKline