Meetings Matter Chatter

BCD M&E has a robust technology department that drives our products and roadmaps and vets, selects, and manages our third-party technology partners.  

Our approach to technology is agnostic. There are many great technologies and tools on the market; we don’t feel the need to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we look for gaps and find solutions to fill them. We continuously evaluate new technologies that will be a good fit for our clients, which include social networking, mobile applications, virtual conference rooms, webinars, content digital capturing, and on-site meeting solutions like barcode capturing and RFIDs.  

We understand that YOU seek to increase engagement throughout your pre-launch planning and live meeting. In a complex, modern environment, organizations often need to deploy a multitude of software platforms to support strategic projects, which can create barriers to engagement. For YOUR next Event, we recommend ENGAGE by BCD M&E, powered by Consensus, a preferred partner of BCD with 20+ years serving Pharma internal and external audiences. We are Engagement Experts that will put the WOW in your event.  

ENGAGE is a Strategic Engagement Platform that can remove barriers to engagement and drive desired behavior internally and externally. 

This modular platform provides flexible solutions that can be designed according to your strategic needs by combining tools to Communicate, Train, Inspire & Motivate, and Meet – all within one innovative platform. 

BCD M&E will work along your team to build a platform that meets all the needs for your all your meeting needs. 

We will be with you every step of the way: from onset to execution onsite.
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Hear from BCD M&E’s global president, Bruce Morgan, and SVP of Global Marketing, Brittany Brocious, to discover What’s Trending 2024. This episode is packed with industry insights on the biggest trends in the industry, from both regional and global perspectives. Join in conversation with our experts to understand what to expect in 2024 in meetings and events as you look ahead.

Trusted advisor and critical friend, Katie Marshall from BCD's Collective team joins the podcast as she chats with us about reimagining the attendee experience when it comes to planning and executing an incentive trip. Gone are the days of the luau and hoe-down dinner offsite, attendees are wanting and asking for more and we can deliver it. 

This episode features ideas around experiential design and driving engagement with attendees during the incentive trip experiences. 

Join this Meetings Matter Chatter chat with Joyce Mendez from Discover Puerto Rico and Brenda Sastre from Innovation DMC, a woman-owned DMC servicing meetings, events and incentives in Puerto Rico. 

PR is the heart and soul of the Caribbean, a place where the Old World is mashed up with the new on an island that is small in size, but offers an immense bounty of one-of-a-kind experiences. 

Edwardian Hotels London is on of the UKS largest privately owned hotels groups, which has been operating and developing its hospitality portfolio since Jasminder Singh OBE began his career within the industry in 1977. 

Edwardian Hotels London owns and operated a collection of four- and five-star hotels and restaurants including The Londoner a member of Preferred Hotels and Resorts prestigious Legend Collection, The May Fair and The Edwardian Manchester, both part of premium lifestyle brand Radisson Collection and 10 Radisson Blu Edwardian Hotels across London. 

https://www.edwardian.com/ Edwardian Hotels London 

https://www.radissonhotels.com/en-us/brand/radisson-blu/edwardian Radisson Blu Edwardian 

https://www.thelondoner.com/ The Londoner 

https://www.themayfairhotel.co.uk/ The May Fair Hotel 

Join us for the latest episode with Norma Dean, Director of Specialty Sales from Delta Air Lines. She explains to us the importance of partnerships and why Delta keeps climbing and adding perks for its meeting attendees, business travelers and all Sky Miles members. Norma discusses her rule of 3: Partnerships, Technology and The Power of Connectivity. 

This latest episode features Christine Wassell from Radisson Hotel Group and two BCD M&E colleagues, Jon Harrison (Supplier Relations) and Heather Thompson (Venue Search Operations) chatting about  their perspective around contracting tips and tricks in a post-pandemic world. Learn what they believe drives the best types of partnerships and see if you pick up a tip or two. 

Special thanks to Radisson Hotel Group for participating in this conversation with us. 

Join us for a quick chat about Destinations West, a recent conference I attended hosted by Northstar Meetings Group. I chat with Managing Editor, Sally Braley about the evolution of the event and why planners and suppliers should participate.  

Listen to the latest chatter with creative genius, Taylor Smith, Executive Creative Director of BCD's Production & Content team. Learn what's trending in production, what we wish would go away and what Taylor thinks about AI affecting our industry. We discuss contracting tips, budgeting, trends, creative ideas Taylor's seen onsite recently and much more. Don't miss this episode. Anyone planning a live meeting should listen to this for inspiration on how to make their next event stand out. 

Learn more about what's new in the Luxury Hotel space with  guest podcaster Amy Butterfield of Preferred Travel Group. She discusses some new destinations clients might not have previously considered and tells our listeners about some of their properties:  The Brando, andBeyond Lodges, Three Camel Lodge, Global Ambassador Hotel, Pendry Washington DC, Amrit Ocean Resort, El Fuerte Marbella and Aurora Anguilla.