BCD M&I LLC: 2012 CMI 25

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Scott Graf, global president
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BCD M&I LLC
Chicago
www.bcdmi.com

FOUNDED: 2006

LEADERSHIP: Scott Graf, global president; Bruce Morgan, senior vice president, marketing and business development

TOP CUSTOMER MARKETS: pharmaceutical, telecommunications, insurance/financial services

AT A GLANCE: The company, which has officially changed its name from BCD Meetings and Incentives to BCD M&I, has further expanded its services globally this year, notably in the Asia-Pacific region through a partnership with Destination Asia, which offers meetings services across 11 Asian nations. The company also has a year-old partnership with Cvent that allows it to market a scaled-down version of the technology company’s SMM solutions, either as a stand-alone product or in conjunction with BCD M&I services. Global President Scott Graf was a finalist for the 2011 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Midwest award.

BY THE NUMBERS:

• Corporate meetings in 2011: 8,517
• Incentive travel programs in 2011: 521
• Meeting and incentive travel programs held outside the U.S.: 27%
• Room nights booked for meetings and incentives: 543,029
• Revenue from planning and executing meetings and incentives: 67%
• Full-time employees: 405
  
  
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