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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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How to Become the “Employer of Choice” for Contingent Workers

More and more people are choosing to make their living as contingent workers and companies are using them in record numbers. With freelancing becoming a bigger part of the labor mix, attracting and retaining contingents is critical to organizational growth. How can today’s organizations make contingent employees feel more supported…

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How to Make Your Entire Sales Team Perform Better

March 23, 2017 | By Madison Almost half of sales professionals are not performing to plan and not contributing enough revenue to support their business’s growth goals. Why is that? What improvements should you help them focus on? This infographic will outline how to make your entire sales team perform…

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How Social Recognition Can Inspire a Culture of Servant Leadership

Smart companies are now embracing the concept of servant leadership. Organizations whose managers have embraced this practice have happier and more engaged employees working for them. Other organizations, however, are not yet realizing the gains to be had by adopting it fully. So what are some companies doing right that…

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What Every Sales Ops Team Needs

Today’s sales ops teams are expected to be more strategic in the way they serve senior executives, brand managers and salespeople. As a result, sales operations professionals have learned to leverage new technologies and apply best practices across the many initiatives and sales incentives they manage. So how do they…

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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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Managing the “People Side” Of M&A

Are you ready for a merger? How about an acquisition? You should be. The employee-related challenges of either are the most critical to its success. While the focus of any deal has traditionally been on physical assets or intellectual property, the value that top talent brings to the table has…

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Madison Opens Office in Argentina

Local presence in South America answers the increased demand in the region New York, NY. November 5, 2015 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition, is expanding its presence in South America opening an office in Argentina to service the growing South American market and increased demand…

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How Do You Get Employees & Sales Reps Aligned With Your Business Goals?

Is your business working together to achieve its goals? If you’re like most organizations there’s work to be done in that area. Less than 10% of employees fully understand their company’s strategy or worse, their role in carrying it out. This a dangerous disconnect—one that can negatively impact performance, profitability…

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The Trust Gap: Why Employees Don’t Believe AI-Driven Decisions 
The Most Dangerous Workplace Problem Isn’t Bias — It’s Doubt Organizations are investing heavily in AI to improve decision-making. Performance reviews are becoming data-driven. Promotions are increasingly modeled. Recognition is guided by systems. The goal is clear: more fairness, more consistency, better outcomes. But something unexpected is happening.
No, Gen Z Isn’t the Least Loyal Generation — They’re the Least Tolerant of Bad Culture
A stubborn myth persists in the workplace: “Gen Z is disloyal.” They change jobs quickly. They won’t put up with hardship. They are always looking for the next opportunity. But this interpretation misses the real pattern entirely. Gen Z isn’t less loyal. They are less tolerant of broken culture.
Why Gen Z Won’t Stay Without Recognition: What This Generation Gets Right About Work
There’s a narrative circulating that Gen Z is needy — that they require constant praise, validation, or hand-holding. But research reveals something quite different. Gen Z doesn’t crave praise. They crave recognition — meaningful acknowledgment tied to effort, values, and impact. And here’s the reality: Recognition is not a Gen Z preference. It’s a human requirement Gen Z is simply more honest about.
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