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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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Let Your Recognition Program Do the Talking: Spotting Your Top Performers vs Your Average Performers

A well-run recognition program does more than boost morale—it provides actionable insights. Over time, patterns emerge, painting a clear picture of who consistently hits benchmarks and drives results, and who might be flying under the radar. When recognition is visible, consistent, and tied to meaningful behaviors, it becomes a powerful tool, not just a reward system…

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Hybrid Onboarding – Tips for Remote Success… Why a thoughtful onboarding process is crucial for your hybrid workforce

Onboarding is important for any organization, serving as the foundation for employee success and retention. But with a hybrid workforce – where remote and in-office employees mix – onboarding can get a bit tricky. Remote workers often face unique challenges that can hinder their integration into a company. Studies show that a negative onboarding experience can have a detrimental impact on new hires, which means employers need to rethink their onboarding strategies to ensure remote employees start on the right foot….

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Hybrid Onboarding Tips for Remote Success

Onboarding is important for any organization, serving as the foundation for employee success and retention. But with a hybrid workforce – where remote and in-office employees mix – onboarding can get a bit tricky. Remote workers often face unique challenges that can hinder their integration into a company. Studies show…

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The Fifth C of Onboarding: Change

How to adapt your onboarding strategies to retain Millennial and Gen Z talent In 2018, we laid out four fundamental practices for onboarding new employees, emphasizing the importance of compliance, clarification, culture, and connection, otherwise known as the 4 C’s of onboarding. While these core components remain just as crucial…

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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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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…

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Generation X Didn’t Want to Become Indispensable. They Had To.
If Baby Boomers built careers on loyalty, Generation X built careers on self-reliance. They became the generation that quietly figured things out. They solved problems before anyone asked. They took on additional responsibility without expecting recognition. They became the people organizations trusted to handle difficult situations because, time after time, they proved they could.
Madison Global Strengthens Executive Leadership Team, Appoints Steven Trompeter as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Recognition Group
Madison Global, a worldwide leader in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events, today announced that Steven Trompeter has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales for Madison Recognition. Trompeter’s addition marks another significant step in Madison’s ongoing investment in world-class leadership, coming on the heels of both the recent promotion of Judd Weisgal to Chief Sales Officer and Madison’s recognition as a top provider in the 2026 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen Awards.
Baby Boomers Didn’t Invent Work Ethic. They Redefined It.
Few generations receive more criticism in today's workplace than Baby Boomers. They are often portrayed as the generation that believes success is measured by long hours, face time, and unwavering loyalty to one employer. Younger workers sometimes dismiss these expectations as outdated relics of another era, while social media is filled with jokes about managers who equate being the last person in the office with being the hardest worker.
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