8 Smart Ways to Save on Event Planning Without Sacrificing Quality
At Bucom, we understand that delivering impactful events within budget constraints is both an art and a science. Budgets are tighter, expectations are higher, and flexibility is more important than […]
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How Tariffs Affect Corporate Meetings
Tariffs might not be the first thing that comes to mind when planning a corporate meeting, but they can quietly influence your event’s budget and execution. From branded giveaways to […]
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Why Corporate Retreats Need More Interactive Sessions
Corporate retreats have long served as a chance to reset, reconnect, and realign. But what turns a retreat from just a break in the routine into a true catalyst for […]
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What Makes a Venue Stand Out for Corporate Events?
Choosing the right venue is more than just picking a hotel with available meeting space—it’s about finding a setting that aligns with your goals, enhances the experience, and sets the […]
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How to Scale Meetings & Incentives for Growing Companies
As companies expand, so do their meeting and incentive program needs. What once worked for a small, tight-knit team may no longer be effective as the organization grows. Scaling meetings […]
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Where are we going for our next corporate retreat?
Choosing the right location for a corporate retreat is a critical factor in determining its success. A well-selected retreat destination fosters engagement, aligns with company goals, and provides an environment […]
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What to look for in a hotel – venue contract
Selecting the right venue is only half the battle—understanding the contract is just as critical. A well-negotiated venue contract ensures that your event runs smoothly while protecting your budget and […]
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Elevating Experiences: The Growing Demand for Non-Alcoholic Options at Retreats and Incentives
In recent years, the focus on delivering highly personalized attendee experiences has reshaped the meetings and incentives industry. One standout trend is the increasing demand for non-alcoholic (NA) options at […]
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Expect the Unexpected: Mastering Backup Strategies for Meetings and Incentives
The importance of backup strategies in event planning has never been more apparent. From hurricanes forcing the cancellation of major conferences to persistent supply chain disruptions affecting vendor reliability, unpredictability […]
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2025 Trends for Meetings and Incentives
As we step into 2025, the meetings and incentives industry is at the forefront of change. Attendees expect thoughtful experiences, organizations are prioritizing sustainability, and budgets remain under pressure, driving […]
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Bucom’s Favorite Destinations for Meetings, Retreats, and Kickoffs in 2025
Planning a successful corporate event starts with the right destination. The perfect setting can foster collaboration, inspire creativity, and create memories that linger long after the last session ends. At […]
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Our Favorite International Destinations for Incentive Travel
When it comes to incentive travel, the destination is more than just a location—it’s the foundation for creating experiences that inspire, reward, and connect your team. From the historic streets […]
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Our Favorite Incentive Travel Destinations in North America & Caribbean
When it comes to planning incentive travel, choosing the right destination can make all the difference. For 2025, we’re focusing on some of our favorite spots across North America and […]
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The Art of Hotel and Venue Sourcing
Selecting the right location is a critical element of successful event planning. Hotel and venue sourcing isn’t just about finding a space—it’s about creating an environment that supports your event’s […]
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Meetings That Will Give Your Employees FOMO
When your employees see an off-site meeting invite pop up in their inbox, how do they react? Are they marking their calendars with excitement, or secretly Googling, “How do […]
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How a Corporate Retreat Event Planner Can Transform Your Leadership Retreat
Leadership retreats are an invaluable opportunity for senior teams to align on strategy, foster innovation, and build stronger connections. However, planning an impactful leadership retreat can be complex, requiring detailed […]
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Crafting a Winning Sales Kickoff Meeting Agenda
A successful sales kickoff meeting is built on a foundation of careful planning, and the agenda is at the heart of that success. A well-crafted agenda not only keeps everyone […]
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Why Incentive Travel? Understanding the Benefits for Your Organization
Incentive travel offers a unique way for companies to motivate their teams, align goals, and build a positive corporate culture. It’s more than just a reward; incentive travel is an […]
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Incentive Trip Planning Made Easy
Planning an incentive trip is a strategic investment in your team’s motivation and engagement – the benefits go beyond just the trip itself. A well-executed incentive trip strengthens team bonds, […]
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The Advantage of Partnering with a WBENC-Certified Agency
Partnering with a WBENC-certified agency like Bucom means tapping into fresh ideas, creative solutions, and a team genuinely invested in your success. It’s more than meeting diversity goals—it’s about building […]
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A Comprehensive Guide to Sales Kickoff Planning
Planning a successful sales kickoff (SKO) meeting is crucial for aligning your sales team and setting the tone for the year ahead. A well-organized SKO builds momentum, strengthens your company […]
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Luxury Incentive Travel: Designing Unforgettable Experiences for Top Performers
Luxury incentive travel is back in full force, but it’s not quite the same as before. After years of disrupted travel plans, companies and their high achievers now expect more […]
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Unlocking the Power of Corporate Incentive Travel: Reward, Motivate, and Inspire Your Team
Finding meaningful ways to reward and motivate employees can make all the difference in a company’s success. Corporate incentive travel offers a unique approach to recognition—combining adventure, relaxation, and culture […]
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Guide to Stress-Free Corporate Retreat Planning
Planning a corporate retreat is an exciting opportunity to step away from the everyday routine, bring your team together, and focus on growth and connection. Whether it’s a leadership retreat, […]
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Global Event Planning: Navigating Challenges and Ensuring Success
Planning international meetings and incentive trips presents both opportunities and challenges, allowing organizations to connect globally and reward their top performers. However, organizing such events comes with complex logistics, ranging […]
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Incentive Travel Companies – How they can help
In today’s competitive business environment, retaining top talent and motivating employees has never been more critical. One powerful strategy that many successful companies use is incentive travel. By partnering with […]
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Corporate Meetings – The Benefits of an Agency Partner
As your company expands, so do the demands for corporate meetings and events. Whether it’s quarterly business reviews, annual conferences, or team-building retreats, a growing meetings program requires more resources, […]
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Strategic Event Design – F&B
In the world of event design, the choices around food and beverage can significantly impact both the success of an event and the experience of its attendees. Research […]
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Meeting and Event Budgets – Tackling Challenges
At BUCOM, we know how crucial budgeting is to the success of any event. By addressing these budgeting challenges with proactive strategies, you can ensure your event runs smoothly and […]
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Developing Event Budgets in Today’s Cost-Conscious Environment
Event budgeting is a critical aspect of successful event planning. At Bucom, we believe that a well-planned budget ensures not only financial efficiency but also the overall success of your […]
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Venue Sourcing Best Practices: 5 Essential Steps for Finding a Memorable Destination
At Bucom, we understand the complexities of finding the perfect venue that not only aligns with your goals but also delivers an unforgettable experience. Venue sourcing can be overwhelming, but […]
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2024 Mid-Year Recap
As we cross the midpoint of 2024, it’s a great time to reflect on Bucom’s first part of the year and the strategic vision driving our success. With our history […]
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Inclusivity in Your Meetings Program
As you approach your next meeting or incentive, it’s crucial that whatever Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) practices you already have in place carry over to your event. These […]
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Venue Sourcing Insider Tips for Corporate Meetings & Incentives
Sourcing the hidden gem for your next incentive trip or the perfect venue for the next corporate meeting involves distinct considerations and objectives, reflecting the differing purposes of each event. […]
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Incentive Travel Program – Finding a Partner
Keeping your incentive travel program up to date is extremely important to make sure it is aligned with a changing workplace and changes in your business. With transformations in how […]
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Event Activation Tips for Your Next Meeting!
We know the power of in person meetings is strong and that the impact of networking within your company is important for collaboration and employee retention. We also know that […]
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Most Instagram-ed destinations for your next incentive or meeting…
Planning a meeting or incentive trip that excites and motivates your team? Look no further! At Bucom, we know the power of creating unforgettable experiences that foster team bonding and […]
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Streamlining Success Using A Corporate Meeting and Incentive Planner
Orchestrating successful corporate meetings and incentives is a multifaceted challenge. From product launches to annual conferences to unforgettable incentives, the intricacies of planning such gatherings require meticulous attention to detail […]
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The Vital Role of Sustainability in Meetings & Incentives
As meeting and incentive planners, we’re in the business of creating experiences that leave lasting impressions. But what if I told you we can do more than just wow our […]
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Meetings & Incentives Industry Trends for 2024!
What’s in store for 2024? We polled our team of industry leading meetings and incentive experts to learn more about what they see on horizon. The keys below will help […]
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Why you need to have an agenda for your off-site meetings and events…
Meetings are an essential component of all organizations, serving as a platform for collaboration, decision-making, and information sharing. It doesn’t matter if your meeting is virtual, hybrid, or in person, […]
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Elevating Events with Cutting-Edge Event Tech: Bucom’s Expertise
In today’s dynamic events landscape, event tech has become the driving force behind exceptional gatherings. At Bucom, we’re always looking at how we’re harnessing event technology to transform ordinary events […]
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The Significance of a Well-Defined Theme for Your Kick-Off Meeting
In the realm of corporate event planning, there’s an essential element that often takes center stage in orchestrating successful gatherings – the theme. When it comes to kick-off meetings, the […]
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The Importance of Face to Face Meetings and Events
In an era where digital connectivity has redefined the way we work, the value of face to face interactions has stood the test of time. As the global business landscape […]
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Is your meeting and event company inspiring interaction?
Are your meetings feeling a bit lackluster and in need of a boost? Let’s change that! Say goodbye to dull gatherings and hello to engaging and productive sessions that everyone […]
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Live Multi-Hub Meeting
How do you get your teams together across different cities, countries or continents while also adhering to health and travel guidelines? The live multi-hub method is a high-tech localized […]
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Boost meeting ROI & Engagement
Best practices to extend your meeting engagement duration — and increase ROI as a result. We help you develop an agenda, find the ideal location, contract and negotiate with vendors, […]
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All-Inclusive Meeting Solutions
Over the past year or so, we’ve learned to make do with virtual meetings. Now, it’s time to bring the camaraderie, connectivity, and cheer back to your teams through in-person/hybrid […]
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Creating a safe and healthy attendee experience
When returning to in-person meetings, focusing on safety, efficiency, and transparency are as crucial to an event’s success as securing the right dates, rates, and meeting spaces (check out our […]
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Deciphering time-relevant contract legalese
Leveraging 30+ years of experience and longstanding relationships with worldwide partners, our team crafts and fine-tunes contracts that provide highly negotiated cost-savings and concessions, while mitigating risk and liabilities. That […]
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Finding the right destination for your next event
Let’s talk about venue sourcing (no, that doesn’t mean searching for a new Zoom background). One of the first questions attendees ask about a meeting is: where is it? And […]
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Strategic Event Design
Much like a skyscraper, successful events stand on a strong foundation and a detailed plan. In this new era of varied event formats (virtual, hybrid, in-person), strategic meeting and event […]
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Choosing a meetings & events partner
The right events partner will feel like a natural fit—Sonny to your Cher, Pippen to your Jordan, Chewbacca to your Han Solo, Woody to your Buzz Lightyear. (You get the […]
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Face-to-Face meetings – a safe return…
81% of meeting planners polled in the US will hold their next in-person event this year and 71% of European and UK planners are planning events for 2021. […]
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Synchronized meeting pods
Is it a virtual meeting? Hybrid meeting? In-person live meeting? It’s the Synchronized Pod Meeting! The Synchronized Pod Meeting is 2-way communication via virtual bridges across numerous venues across […]
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Hybrid meetings – tips & strategies
You can’t be in two places at once, but is this true? Star Trek had the teleporter and also Captain Kirk, but today we have the hybrid meeting! It’s all […]
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Virtual conference ideas
There is nothing worse than a flat virtual conference that lacks clear focus and engagement. Distractions are only a quick click away in the virtual meeting world, so save your […]
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Meet with Total Confidence
Take lessons learned from 2020 and apply them to all meetings, whether F2F, hybrid, or virtual. A positive outlook for 2021. Early 2021 – A continuation of 2020? […]
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A note from Bucom’s Director of Operations, Ludwig Krammer
Dear Friends, As the holiday season rushes upon us, I find myself reflecting on the past year and those who have helped carry our nation and its families through such […]
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What are hybrid meetings… and why you need a customized approach
Let’s face it – the way we meet has changed dramatically. Many of us have recently turned to virtual collaboration tools like Zoom, Google Hangouts, etc. so that, […]
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Bucom’s Tips to Working from Home
After weeks of our daily routines being drastically turned upside down, it’s time to accept that this is the new normal. Many of us are working from home; for some […]
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A Fresh Look, A Forward Focus: Innovation in Event Planning
“Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” — Steve Jobs Source At Bucom, we believe growth comes from forward motion. The best ideas, the most memorable experiences, and […]
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DIY Meeting and Event Planning: Top 10 Reasons To Outsource
DIY meeting and event planning sounds good, in theory. Why not save on your total costs by handling the details yourself? In fact, why doesn’t everyone go this route? In […]
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