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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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The “Disruptive” Power of Social Recognition

In the world of business being “disruptive” means to unset, depose or radically change the accepted way of doing things. By that definition, social recognition is also disruptive. Social recognition has removed constraints, shattered limitations and expanded expectations. It’s driving fundamental changes in the way employee recognition and sales incentive…

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Press Release

Mike Ryan Named to HRO Today’s North American Advisory Board

Madison’s Senior VP of Client Strategy joins the Services and Technology Association New York, NY. December 3, 2015 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition, announced today the appointment of its Senior Vice President of Client Strategy, Mike Ryan, to HRO Today’s Services and Technology Association. Ryan…

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Why Recognition of New Hires is So Critical

Starting any new job can be hard. Employees often struggle to make connections, understand their role and develop relationships. Almost one third of all new hires will quit within the first year. About half will leave within the first 18 months. So why do so many new workers leave so…

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Press Release

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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White Paper

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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A Remedy for the “Underperforming” Performance Review

The current performance review process is ineffective: Executives find fault with it, managers rank reviews as one of their most disliked tasks, and employees distrust the process. Whether you are looking to do away with yours completely or are simply thinking about revamping it​ social recognition is the remedy. So…

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A Remedy for the “Underperforming” Performance Review

Organizations give the traditional performance review practice a failing grade. It needs change; it’s counterproductive, time consuming and, more often than not, de-motivating. Whether you are looking to do away with yours completely or are simply thinking about revamping it, your goal should be to expand the range of feedback…

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Press Release

Maestro Named Product of the Year in 2015 Big Awards for Business

Madison wins BIG with the most configurable social recognition technology solution New York, NY. October 13, 2015 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition technology, announced today that its cloud-based SaaS solution, Maestro, won Product of the Year in its category in the 2015 BIG Awards for…

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The Extraordinary Motivational Power of Experiences

Fifty-seven percent of all people say they “increasingly crave” experiences that stimulate their senses; 79% say they value them more than material things. So why don’t organizations leverage experiential offerings within their rewards portfolios more? In this month’s Performance Perspective, Mike Ryan explores: The motivational power of experiences as a…

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Ask Madison: Do I blend Performance-based Pay with my Employee Recognition Program?
Is performance-based pay something that falls under an Employee Rewards and Recognition (R&R) program? Is R&R part of a performance-based pay program? How is it all tied together for the end-user (the employees)? After all, it's all coming from HR... Balancing Performance-Based Pay with Rewards and Recognition While compensation tied...
Ask Madison: Employer and Employees are Ready to Get Back on the Road
Both buyers and sellers of incentive travel programs were surveyed in the 2020 incentive Travel Industry Index (ITII) , a joint initiative of FICP (Financial & Insurance Conference Professionals), IRF (Incentive Research Foundation), and SITE Foundation (Society for Incentive Travel Excellence in association with Oxford Economics. The findings indicate we...
Ask Madison: Who’s in Charge of the Rewards and Recognition Program?
Is it HR? What type of experience should the program manager have? AskMadison looks at the skill sets needed by the employees who create and manage the program designed to spread appreciation, cheer, and goodwill to the whole organization. And it's important to note they are NOT simply "the party...
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