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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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4 Secrets to Keep Millennials Engaged in the Workforce

Millennials represent the largest cohort in the workforce. Having already surpassed Generation X and Baby Boomers in numbers, there are currently 2.5 billion Millennials worldwide. However, most companies have not done enough to capture their commitment or their loyalty. What do Millennials really want from a working experience? How can…

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4 Ways HR Can Get Their Workforce to Embrace the Organization’s Mission

Succeeding in business demands a highly aligned workforce. While recruitment and retention initiatives will always be important, CEOs want their HR leaders to actively align employees to the organization’s strategic mission. How can HR leverage social recognition to get their workforce to embrace the organization’s vision? In this White Paper…

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5 Cultural Characteristics of Forward-Looking Companies

A positive corporate culture engages and motivates employees and distinguishes the business in the marketplace. It supports a company’s bottom line and can account for a 30% economic advance in company performance. So how do today’s companies build the type of strong cultures that outclass and outlast all others? In…

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The Secret to Cultivating Talent? Treat Employees Like Customers

In an increasingly competitive labor market, businesses need to rethink how they attract and retain employees. Experts say the secret is to change the way we communicate with potential, as well as existing employees. How do we do that? In this month’s White Paper, we explore: The secret to cultivating…

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How to Make Your Entire Sales Team Better

Only 55% of sales professionals produce enough revenue to meet their quotas. That means almost half are not performing to plan and not contributing enough revenue to support their business’s growth goals. Why is that? In this month’s White Paper, Mike Ryan explores: How to make your entire sales team…

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Redefining the Art of Continuous Communications

Whether it’s for an employee recognition or a sales incentive program, communications set the stage for success. They foster an actionable understanding of what the program’s goals and objects are; they encourage participation, drive performance and help celebrate achievements. So what are the best practices for creating communications that serve…

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Three Things “Recognition-Rich” Cultures Have in Common

What constitutes a great company to work for? Those who have earned the distinction do more than offer attractive perks and generous benefit packages—they consistently put their employee’s first. Without question, recognition-rich cultures are the foundation upon which profitable businesses are built. So what is it about their makeup that…

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The Benefits of Applying Agile Methodology to People Performance

Agile businesses are fast, flexible and increasingly successful. Combining systems that promote rapid, interactive communications with cultures that share authority, they continue to drive superior results. No longer just for IT development, many companies now apply agile methodologies across broader business initiatives. So the question worth asking is this: Why…

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Winning Over Digital Natives

Digital Natives are people who have been familiar with all things digital from a very early age. In less than five years, Digital Natives will outnumber Baby Boomers. In 10 years, they will represent 70% of the talent pool. While 5 to 10 years may seem far out to some…

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GEN Z IS NOT THE PROBLEM — YOUR CULTURE IS
Gen Z — the most diverse, educated, and digitally fluent generation in history — is being accused of destroying work as we know it.
THE ALGORITHMIC BOSS White Paper
Work is entering a new phase — one that most organizations have already stepped into, but few have fully acknowledged. Decisions that once lived in conversations are now increasingly shaped by systems.
What Does a Strong Work Ethic Look Like in 2027? 
For generations, a strong work ethic was relatively easy to recognize. Show up on time. Work hard. Be dependable. Take on additional responsibility. Stay until the job is finished. Those behaviors became familiar signals of commitment because, for much of modern business history, they were closely connected to contribution. But work has changed.
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