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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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Siemens STAR program, powered by Maestro, recognized by Employee Benefits Awards UK

Siemens’ employee reward and recognition program receives award for “Most Motivational Benefits” (New York, NY.January 11, 2022) — Madison, a global leader in social recognition, congratulates its long-standing partner, Siemens UK, for receiving the “Most Motivational Benefits” as part of the 2021 Employee Benefits Awards program. The award was received…

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Ask Madison: What systems we use to track performance-based pay?

While performance-based pay is generally structured as part of an employee’s compensation package, there are tools available to help track goals, performance, milestones and more that can support pay values but are also part of a complete rewards and recognition platform. Companies can create customized platforms to centralize the performance…

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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…

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Ask Madison: How do I use recognition to set company culture?

R&R should permeate your culture to create a successful, sought-after organization. Apply your premier program in recruiting, employee growth and retention for maximum benefit “Do you celebrate and recognize your team?” This is a question that has become increasingly important to job seekers as they weigh their decisions for accepting…

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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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