EVENTS | BUYER'S GUIDE | INDUSTRY CONTACTS | ADVERTISING | DIGITAL DOWNLOADS | DIGITAL ARCHIVES | SUBSCRIBE |
    

NEWS

Globoforce Adds New Consulting Arm Focused on Recognition and Rewards
Globoforce In*sight is the new consulting arm of the Dublin, Ireland– and Southborough, MA–based company, dedicated to helping customers strategically evaluate and manage their global recognition and rewards programs.

Incentive/IMRA Sales Excellence Awards Winners Announced
Incentive magazine announced the winners of its 15th annual Sales Excellence Awards earlier this week, celebrating the best and most successful independent representative firms in the industry.

U.S. Travel Association Forms Meetings, Incentives, Trade Show Council
The U.S. Travel Association has created a new board member council that will build a proactive meetings and incentives research, communications, government relations and promotion agenda, it announced yesterday.

Weissmann Reports Launches Destination Information Service for Meeting & Incentive Planners
Weissmann Reports, the leading provider of professional destination information for the travel industry, today announced the launch of a service for meeting, incentive, and event planners.

» Read More
 
STRATEGY

Top 10 Ways to Recognize Remote Workers
Managing people who work at a distance is a far different situation than managing those we work with in person. Try these top 10 ways to build trust, inspire confidence and recognize your remote employees.

Getting Through to Youths
Recognizing and awarding incentives to today's young professionals is a completely different animal than traditional methods. Find out what you need to do to get their attention.

Mad Science 8: Wellness Incentive Programs Lack Scope
In their eighth collaborative article, Incentive columnists Ley Borlo (Mad About Incentives) and Joshua Klapow (Science Behind Incentives) note wellness incentive programs target only a few of many medical decisions that can be incentivized to enlarge program scale and improve program effectiveness.

Give Back, Get Back: Responsible, Sustainable Capitalism
Harris Rosen, president and COO of Rosen Hotels & Resorts, was involved in philanthropy and corporate social responsibility before they became fashionable. His long career has been accompanied by countless awards for good works.

» Read More
 
TRAVEL

Landry & Kling Exclusive Rep for World Cup 2010 “Floating Hotel” Packages
Meeting and incentive cruise specialist Landry & Kling has been named the exclusive sales agent for "floating hotel" packages on the Holland America Line ships MS Westerdam and MS Noordam to the World Cup 2010 in South Africa.

Weissmann Reports Launches Destination Information Service for Meeting & Incentive Planners
Weissmann Reports, the leading provider of professional destination information for the travel industry, today announced the launch of a service for meeting, incentive, and event planners.

Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort & Spa Opens
Incentive and meeting planners looking for a beach retreat on Florida’s West Coast have a new resort to consider—The Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa. The 250-room all-suite property opened last month as part of the $30 million Beach Walk development.

President Signs Travel Promotion Act
President Barack Obama today signed the Travel Promotion Act into law, creating the public-private Corporation for Travel Promotion tasked with marketing America as a tourism destination around the globe.

» Read More
 
MERCHANDISE

Promotional Products Proven Effective Over Traditional Media: PPAI Study
Positive product recall, advertiser recall and desire to keep receiving promotional products—all are findings from the latest PPAI study, which measured the effectiveness of promotional products advertising compared to traditional print, television and online ads.

Incentive/IMRA Sales Excellence Awards Winners Announced
Incentive magazine announced the winners of its 15th annual Sales Excellence Awards earlier this week, celebrating the best and most successful independent representative firms in the industry.

HDTV on the Go With New Philips 9-Inch Portable Set
Give top performers the chance to enjoy key sporting events, favorite television programs and movies anytime, anywhere, when you add the new Philips 9-inch Portable Digital TV with built-in HDTV tuner to your incentive merchandise program.

Westin Hotels Launches Wellness Store on Amazon.com, Offers Gift Card
Westin Hotels & Resorts increased its merchandise retail presence this week with the launch on March 1 of its wellness store on Amazon.com and is offering a $100 Amazon.com gift card for Westin guests who stay twice mid-week from now through May 13, 2010.

» Read More
 
GIFT CARD

5th Annual Gift Card Roundtable: Reading the Cards
Five top executives weigh in on the future of gift cards, discussing trends like wellness programs, customization, and ROI.

Four New Incentive Partners Join National Gift Card Corp.
The list of companies offering incentive gift cards through National Gift Card Corp. (NGC) keeps growing. The Crystal Lake, IL–based company announced today four new partners: Dunkin’ Donuts, 1-800 Flowers, SpaFinder and Express.

Top 10 Gift Cards Desired by Consumers
The Global Prepaid Exchange released its Gift Card Performance Index which lists the Top 10 gift cards desired by American consumers, with Bath & Body Works coming out as the No. 1 choice. Find out which other retailers made the list.

CashStar Launches B2B eCorporate Incentives Product, National Gift Card Corp. Partnership
At the PrePaid Expo in Las Vegas today, CashStar, the Portland, ME–based digital gifting and incentives company, launched eCorporate Incentives, its new B2B product that enables companies to bulk order personalized digital gift cards that can be sent immediately to recipients via e-mail from retailers using CashStar software, and announced a new partnership with National Gift Card Corporation.

» Read More
 
RESOURCES

2010 Reader Forecast: It's Worth the Cost
Incentive's 2010 Reader Forecast survey showed that more incentive programs will have their budgets cut than increased this year, but our respondents have contingency plans.

Site Survey Shows Technology Demand Thwarted by Limited Budgets
According to the newly released Site Index: Focus on Technology report from the Chicago–based Site International Foundation, technology is in high demand and is increasingly being used by members of the incentive/motivational events industry, yet few are satisfied with their resources, and planning for future technology acquisitions is low.

Maritz Partners With Cornell Center for Hospitality Research
St. Louis-based motivation firm Maritz has joined the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) as its newest partner. Together, they plan to develop research that will inform best practices in the hospitality industry.

MPI FInds Cautious Optimism
MPI's annual FutureWatch report anticipates a slight improvement for the year ahead.

» Read More



EDITOR'S PICKS

5th Annual Gift Card Roundtable: Reading the Cards
Five top executives weigh in on the future of gift cards, discussing trends like wellness programs, customization, and ROI.

Incentive/IMRA Sales Excellence Awards Winners Announced
Incentive magazine announced the winners of its 15th annual Sales Excellence Awards earlier this week, celebrating the best and most successful independent representative firms in the industry.

U.S. Travel Association Forms Meetings, Incentives, Trade Show Council
The U.S. Travel Association has created a new board member council that will build a proactive meetings and incentives research, communications, government relations and promotion agenda, it announced yesterday.

 
INCENTIVE HIGHLIGHTS

INCENTIVE NEWSLETTER
Get up-to-date coverage on the latest on industry news, travel, and merchandise!





Our Readers Like
MOST POPULAR | MOST EMAILED
Our Readers Like
MOST POPULAR | MOST EMAILED


advertisement