What is the differnence between meetings, conferences, seminars, workshops, focus groups?
Meetings are typically internal among employees in order to share knowledge of what’s happening within the company and get others up to date on various projects. Conferences are often industry wide, where many companies from various industries with a common relation meet. Companies that are up and down the supply chain from each other benefit from conferences because they can build new business relations to increase their productivity/decrease costs/etc. Seminars are like meetings, but often have a more directed purpose. They might be designed to teach or educate. Think more educational than informing. Workshops could be taken as the same thing as seminars. Focus groups are typically done in marketing, where consumers (or potential consumers) are gathered together to discuss their thoughts about a company’s product or service. Focus groups are a popular way companies receive feedback from the market.
