BCD Meetings & Incentives

Chicago
(312) 705-2200
www.bcdmi.com
Founded: 2006
Leadership: Scott Graf, president; Bruce Morgan, senior vice president, marketing and business development

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
1,747*

PERCENT OF THOSE HELD OUTSIDE THE U.S.:
5%*

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
178,259*

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
185
in the Americas
350
globally

AT A GLANCE: See BCD Profile.
*(BCD M&I U.S. division only)

BI

Edina, Minn.
(952) 844-4800
www.biworldwide.com
Founded: 1950
Leadership: Larry Schoen-ecker, president and COO

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
800

PERCENT OF THOSE HELD OUTSIDE THE U.S.:
20%

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
400,000

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
900

AT A GLANCE: Privately held BI claims annual sales “in excess of $470 million.” The company is a major player in the full-service performance improvement field, with 28 offices in North America, the UK, Australia, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East. Recent acquisitions include Minneapolis-based direct marketing company Digital Marketing and The Mint Organization, an incentive and event company with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore, Shanghai, and Dubai. Among the company's recent honors was an IMEX Commitment to the Community Award for a program for Computacenter Distribution, which included a visit and donation to a village in Zambia.

Bucom International Inc

Chicago
(312) 943-2600
www.bucom.com
Founded: 1987
Leadership: Darlene B. Krammer, president; Ludwig J. Krammer, director of operations

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
85+

PERCENT OF THOSE HELD OUTSIDE THE U.S.:
60%

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
30,000

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
17

AT A GLANCE: Bucom has built its success around the pharmaceutical market, not only executing meetings but also consulting on the strict pharmaceutical industry regulations. About 80 percent of Bucom's business is from the pharmaceutical industry; about 60 percent of the meetings it organizes are overseas. Darlene Krammer, president in the company's husband-and-wife executive team, says Bucom's strengths include having a single team for a meeting from start to finish, being able to personalize its operating procedures depending on the client, and involving the client in negotiations.