Carlson Marketing Worldwide

Minneapolis
(763) 212-4520
www.carlsonmarketing.com
Founded: 1938
Leadership: Jim Schroer, president and chief executive officer; Fay Beauchine, executive vice president, global meetings, incentives and events

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
Approximately
1,000

PERCENT OF THOSE HELD OUTSIDE THE U.S.:
30%

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
Approximately
350,000

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
2,879

AT A GLANCE: Carlson Marketing Worldwide is a piece of the global Carlson Cos., a hospitality, travel, and marketing giant with brands such as Regent Hotels and Resorts, Radisson Hotels & Resorts, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises. Carlson Marketing's meetings and events services include incentive and recognition events, business meetings, event marketing, and enterprise travel solutions working to organize and track meeting and event spend. Approximately 53 percent of Carlson Marketing's 2006 revenues came from meetings, 25 percent from incentive travel programs, and 22 percent from other sources.

Creative Group Inc.

Appleton, Wis.
(920) 739-8850
www.creativegroupinc.com
Founded: 1970
Leadership: Ron Officer, chairman and CEO; Brad Langley, president and COO

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
550

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

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
150,000

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
113

AT A GLANCE: See Creative Group Profile.

Enterprise Events Group

San Rafael, Calif.
(415) 499-4444
www.eeginc.com
Founded: 1995
Leadership: Matthew Gillam, officer; Richard Calcaterra, officer

NUMBER OF MEETINGS AND INCENTIVE TRAVEL PROGRAMS IN 2006:
85

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

NUMBER OF ROOM NIGHTS BOOKED FOR MEETINGS AND INCENTIVES:
70,000

NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES:
96

AT A GLANCE: Between 1996 and 2001, Enterprise Events Group's sales grew 1,000 percent, earning the company 289th place in the Inc. 500, a listing of the nation's fastest-growing privately held companies. Since then, EEG has maintained its growth and remains a multimillion-dollar company. In addition to focusing on its clients — many of which are Fortune 500 companies — EEG is an active sponsor of local and national charities and community service projects including the Special Olympics, the Red Cross, and the Marin County Food Bank.