9 August 2011 ~ Philadelphia, PA – Gray Consulting International Meetings & Incentives (Gray) received it’s renewed certification as a Woman-Owned Business by the WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council).  “We are proud to receive re-certification.  It validates our continued ability to be a supplier which can support the increasing emphasis on the diversity initiatives of many corporations,” stated Kathy Murphy, Chairwoman & CEO.

WBENC’s national standard of certification is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection.  The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controller by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations, and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

About Gray
Gray (www.gcimi.com) with headquarters in Philadelphia, PA, is a leader in the $300 billion global marketplace for corporate meetings and events and was ranked in CMI’s Top 25 Meeting Planning Companies (2007-2010) and Top 100 Woman-Owned Businesses by the Philadelphia Business Journal (2011).  Founded in 1994, the company services many Fortune 100 companies and continues to flourish due to its stellar reputation for excellence in meeting & event management.

About WBENC
The WBENC (www.wbenc.org), founded in 1997, is the nation's leading advocate of women-owned businesses as suppliers to America's corporations. It also is the largest third-party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC works to foster diversity in the world of commerce with programs and policies designed to expand opportunities and eliminate barriers in the marketplace for women business owners. WBENC works with representatives of corporations to encourage the utilization and expansion of supplier/vendor diversity programs.

20 July 2011 ~ Ardmore, PA - Gray Consulting, Inc. (Gray) is pleased to be recognized as a member of the Philadelphia Business Journal’s List of the top 100 Women-Owned Businesses. The list was revealed 20 July 2011 during the inaugural Philadelphia Business Journal Women’s Conference held at the Crystal Tea Room in Philadelphia. The conference benefitted the Philadelphia chapter of Susan G. Komen for the Cure and featured a panel discussion moderated by CBS 3 Anchor Pat Ciarrocchi with some of Philadelphia’s top women executives, including: Lynn M. Utter, President and COO, Knoll North America, Kim Van Utrecht, Chesapeake District Operations Manger, UPS, and Audrey Zibelman, President, CEO & Founder, Viridity Energy.

10 September 2010 ~ Philadelphia, PA - For the fourth consecutive
year Gray Consulting International Meetings & Incentives (Gray) has
been named to the 2010 “CMI 25” list, an exclusive directory of the
largest and most influential full-service meeting and incentive travel
management companies focused on the corporate market. Now in
its fourth year, the CMI 25 list is compiled by Penton Media's
Corporate Meetings & Incentives® magazine, the leading information
source for the $40 billion corporate meetings and events industry. The CMI 25, published in the September issue of Corporate Meetings & Incentives and on www.meetingsnet.com, is an essential resource for corporate executives and meeting professionals looking for partners to help strategically manage meeting dollars and design creative and motivational off-site programs.

“As a whole, this year’s CMI 25 companies handled more than 58,000 corporate meetings and incentive programs in 2009, which represents more than 6.5 million room nights across the U.S. and the world,” said Barbara Scofidio, editor of Corporate Meetings & Incentives. “Our annual report is unique to this industry, and meeting managers and procurement professionals turn to our research year-round for information on these important partners.”

About Gray (www.gcimi.com)
Founded in 1994 and headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, Gray is a woman-owned business and full-service meeting and incentive planning company with offices in Ft. Lauderdale, San Francisco, Boston & Oxford, U.K.

Gray plans and executes more than 200 corporate meetings, events, and incentives each year. While the majority of its clients are in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, Gray’s diversified customer base includes the energy, consumer products, financial services, electrical and construction products, and engineering sectors. With a trademark of providing exceptional quality and transparent value Gray is fulfilling its mission to be a “leader in the meetings & incentives industry by earning the loyalty of colleagues and clients.”

“I’m proud of the accomplishments of all my colleagues at Gray during a very tough year for our industry. We chose to make lemonade from the lemons and through investment in organization development and sales leadership, we have emerged as a stronger, growing company poised to support the increase in outsourced meeting programs,” said Scott Gray, CEO.

The magazine’s editors select CMI 25 companies based on several factors, including the number of meetings and incentive travel programs managed in 2009 and the total number of room nights represented by those meetings and incentives. They also evaluated the number of full-time employees at each company, as well as the percentage of the company’s revenues that came from organizing corporate meetings and incentives, versus association meetings or other sources.

January 2008 ~ Philadelphia, PA – Gray Consulting International Meetings & Incentives (Gray Consulting, Inc.) has announced the opening of a new division – GForce, Promotional & Gift Items (www.gforcepromos.com). Recently named one of the Top 25 Meeting & Incentive Management Companies in North America, Gray Consulting is pleased to enhance its offerings with this exciting new service.

GForce Promotional & Gift Items (GForce) is a full-service promotions division, delivering unique and creative corporate gifts, premiums, recognition awards and incentives. With a vast array of more than 350,000 products from which to choose, GForce meets every need, for any occasion, at remarkably low prices.

Our GForce Associates take the time to consult with clients to understand their objectives, and recommend unique products, packaging and delivery ideas. For both business and personal purchases, GForce also offers a full range of customizing services, including logo imprinting and company messaging.

“We are pleased to offer this additional service to our clients,” says Scott Gray, Co-President and COO at Gray Consulting. “Clients have come to know and trust us for our impeccable meeting planning services, and the opening of GForce means our clients are now able to get the same quality, value and service for all of their purchasing needs.”

GForce has a secure server that accepts orders directly from our web site in a secure setting. The server uses the latest encryption technology to ensure that all sensitive information is transmitted virtually risk-free. Users who wish to research products online and then place an order can easily do so via the GForce website, or may call GForce at 866.925.9052, Monday-Friday 8:30a-5:00p EST.

As an added bonus each month, visitors to GForce's website can register for a chance to win $1,000 in promotional products of their choice by clicking on the “$1,000 Drawing” link.

January 2008 ~ Philadelphia, PA - Gray Consulting International Meetings & Incentives (Gray Consulting, Inc.) announced that it has been named by The Philadelphia Business Journal as one of the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia, 2007. The Philadelphia Business Journal, known for the “Book of Lists”, is owned by American City Business Journals, the nation’s largest publisher of metropolitan business newspapers. Gray Consulting, Inc has also been recognized by the Philadelphia Business Journal as the one of the Top 2 Meeting Planning Logistics Companies in Philadelphia for the last four years.

“It is exciting to be recognized as one of the Top 25 Women-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia. We are proud to be leading the way and promoting diversity within the business community,” said Co-President and CEO, Kathy Murphy.

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