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Madison is a global leader in employee recognition and incentives, pioneering digital programs since 1995. As an employee-owned company, we deliver recognition, events, and incentive travel solutions that strengthen culture and drive results.

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Designing Sales Meetings That Drive Business Outcomes, Not Just Attendance
Annual sales meetings often represent one of the largest internal investments an organization makes each...
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What Actually Drives a Successful Incentive Travel Program After 20 Years in the Field
Incentive travel has never been about the destination. That may sound surprising in an industry that...
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Sustainability Without Operational Discipline Is Just Messaging
Sustainability is now standard language in meetings and incentive travel. RFPs reference ESG commitments....

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3 Ways to Make Employees Feel More Empowered

Are your employees empowered? Do they feel as if they have the wherewithal to correct problems and solve issues? Do they have the motivation to propel the business forward? More importantly, do they have your support when they attempt to do so? If the answer is “no,” you’re missing out…

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How to Drive Both the Results and the Behaviors Your Business Needs

So, you’re putting together a sales incentive or employee recognition program that will be based on specific targets and objectives. You have your key performance indicators (KPIs) for each audience and you’ve allocated reward funding based on the incremental gains your company is hoping for. But in looking over the…

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How Social Recognition Strengthens Workplace Transparency

A company that’s committed to workplace transparency creates a more engaged workforce. Seventy percent of employees say they feel more connected to the company when their managers and leaders keep them apprised of matters impacting the company’s strategy and direction . Still, many employees feel that their companies come up short…

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The Reward Without the Guilt

Looking to get more out of your compensation resources? Of course, you are. Who isn’t? Did you know that some HR and sales operations are already doing just that? They know that in the right situations and under the right circumstances, non-cash offerings can actually outperform more money. You see…

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Making Recognition “Sticky”

Marketeering pros call memorable ads “sticky,” because the message “sticks” with their targeted audiences long after they’ve been delivered. The staying power is what separates effective campaigns, but should that same “stickiness” standard apply to employee recognition? Can recognition be delivered in a way that’s more meaningful and thus resonates…

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Are You Unconcerned About Employee Poaching?

Then you’re ignoring the data. Yes, the number of “net” new jobs is stuck in the low 200K range, but those aren’t the figures you should be worried about. Actually the number of open job postings — a whopping 5M in total — represents the real problem for companies looking…

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Employee Recognition: A Proven Strategy

In today’s economy, its seems like every corporate initiative needs a compelling return on investment to get funding. It’s worth noting that employee recognition investments have very little trouble justifying their expenditures. In fact, these strategies provide one of the best, proven returns imaginable. Recognizing employees provides a variety of…

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Being a Good Manager Just Got Easier

About 2.5 million employees every month voluntarily leave their jobs. How can you keep them from leaving? You can try offering more money, but that’s not the only reason they are leaving. Chances are they are being managed out the door. There’s an old saying that people don’t quit companies…

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Cultivating “Game Changers”

Congratulations to the USA Women’s Soccer team on its first World Cup championship in over 15 years. There are many superstars on the roster including, as it turns out, their coach Jill Ellis, who has been credited with cultivating a winning atmosphere throughout the team. One of the ways she…

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Warehouse Dashes: A Thrilling Way to Reward Your Sales Team
Imagine sprinting around a warehouse with towering racks full of anything you can imagine—sneakers, laptops, gas grills. And then picture snagging a cart and grabbing anything you want. A warehouse dash is a free shopping spree organizations use to reward top sales teams.
Millennials in the workplace
As the economy continues to ebb and flow, Gen Zers graduate from college, and Baby Boomers keep pushing off retirement, we're seeing something new: a multi-generational workforce that includes four generations. While a mixed-gen workplace is nothing new, having four different generations at one time in the workplace is a...
Gen X in the workplace
2023 was a historic year — ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) novelties took the world by storm, India passed China to become the most populous country, and the workplace became the most diverse in history. As Baby Boomers continue to retire later and Gen Z enters the workforce, we...
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