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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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9 Basic Tips for Creating a Seamless Travel Incentive Program

Designed to reward those who perform at the highest levels in your organization, travel incentive programs have a proven positive impact on engagement, motivation and employee loyalty. Unfortunately, many organizations struggle to design the right program for their needs. Here are nine tips to help you to create a seamless…

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When You Have a List for Your List

Your brain is overflowing. Your boss has just given you another task to complete. You feel like your creative brain has taken a vacation, and you don’t know how you’re going to churn out the two 20 page reports you have to create this week, on top of your usual…

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It’s My Birthday, and I’ll Cry if I Want To

It’s your birthday, and you’ve just received the mandatory office birthday card. Everyone in your team (or whoever was around on that day) has signed it. Some have tried to be inventive with their good wishes; “remember last year on your birthday when we… !”, others have written the obligatory…

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Are You Looking at the Whole Picture?

Even though non-cash award budgets represent a small fraction of your total rewards portfolio, they still constitute a significant investment. It’s important that your administrative infrastructure includes both the monitoring and analytical devices you need. HR has always had a handle on its compliance responsibilities. It’s always embraced and utilized…

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Being Web-Enabled in a Mobile World

Googled anything lately? You may have noticed that the world’s leading internet-related services company has changed their logo — a modification that has symbolic significance. How so? When the company first started, people reached them from a single destination — a desktop PC. Now, visitors interact with the web across…

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Engagement From the Top Down

Some organizations think of employee engagement from the bottom up. They survey their workers, assess results and track data points. While all of that is a good way to measure the commitment of your workforce, it’s not the best way to manage it. I used the word “manage” here for…

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Self-Fulfilling “Success” Prophecies and Recognition

We have all heard about self-fulfilling prophecies — a sense or prediction that eventually becomes true because we believed it to be. A recent paper from Quantum Workplace on the Cultural Insights of Awesome Workplaces is filled with some interesting stats. One noted that more than 90% of engaged employees…

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Reinforcing Creativity in Salespeople

So who’s the most creative person in your company? Maybe it’s someone you don’t expect. Maybe, it’s one of your salespeople! Your salespeople should be among your most creative. After all, it takes fresh thinking, insight and imagination to stand out in a crowded marketplace. The most successful salespeople have…

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Recognition: The Other Contact Sport

As a new NFL season kicks off I am reminded that football is not the only “contact” sport in play these days. The employee recognition game can also be won (or lost) based on your contact strategy. Employees value being recognized and appreciated more than anything else. The most engaged…

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Want to Pass the Test? Social Recognition is the Answer

It’s the beginning of yet another school year and all through the country students are settling back in for a new round of classes and homework. So with that in mind I thought I would offer up a couple of quick lessons and follow up assignments focused on improving your…

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Reimagining Rewards and Recognition
In a tight talent market, a robust recognition program can deliver tangible benefits to mid-market companies. The COVID-19 pandemic has driven massive shifts in the workplace and accelerated new ways of working. Today's mid-market companies are coping with a slew of challenges, from retaining employees in "The Great Resignation" to...
Be “that” Great Place to Work:¬†Peddle in happiness to engage your workforce
Differentiate your employer brand to attract and keep an engaged workforce Consistency in message – and actions – is key Be authentic – you have to engage in your own program to make it contagious Celebrate your employee's life events - nice touch. A surprise gift card in the mail...
Siemens STAR program, powered by Maestro, recognized by Employee Benefits Awards UK
Siemens’ employee reward and recognition program receives award for “Most Motivational Benefits” (New York, NY.January 11, 2022) — Madison, a global leader in social recognition, congratulates its long-standing partner, Siemens UK, for receiving the “Most Motivational Benefits” as part of the 2021 Employee Benefits Awards program. The award was received...
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