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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 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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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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How to Turn “Order Takers” Into “Rainmakers”

Senior executives say that their sales people have a lot of room for improvement. Only 6% of all the people who sell for them are considered elite “rainmakers”—the kind that excel at building relationships, closing deals and generating revenue. Another 20% are described as doing “OK”, but could be doing…

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7 Simple Steps to Prevent Employee Poaching

Recent research suggests that while top talent is engaged in what they do, they may not necessarily be committed to who they do it for. Many “A players” believe that their hard work has not been appreciated by their employers and as a result, they are ripe for the taking…

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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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Ask Madison: Talking dollars and sense – how do I make the case for budget changes to my employee recognition program during recovery?
A budget squeeze shouldn't necessarily lead to reducing investment in your R&R program. In fact, research suggests programs that engage employees are good for the bottom-line. Employees need to feel that leadership is genuine when potential dollar reductions are considered for R&R programs dedicated to them; what could leadership do...
Diversity in the Workplace is Bigger Than You Think
Imagine if everyone in your company, from the CEO to controller to developer, grew up in the same town and graduated from the same college, the same year, with the same degree. Taken to such an extreme, homogeneity has obvious shortcomings, particularly if your business needs to target those with...
Ask Madison: How do I continue to support my employees as they battle “COVID fatigue” as well as build upon the empathy and compassion our company embraced during the onset of the pandemic?
My company banded together like nothing I've ever seen during the COVID crisis, how do I help us keep the momentum of that mindset going? Stakeholders of employee rewards and recognitions programs tailored their recognition strategy to address the immediate needs of their employees, and have found that the importance...
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