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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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Think Globally, Act Locally

“Less than 6% of the world’s population speaks English well enough to conduct business…” Content Marketing Institute With statistics like the above influencing the state of the modern business world, organizations need to learn how to recognize and reward an increasingly diverse workforce. To keep employees motivated and engaged, we…

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The Unwritten Rules of Employee Advocacy

Do your employees enjoy working for you? Are they publicly enthusiastic about being a part of your company? Are they telling their friends and family about the benefits of your services and/or products? Employees are your brand Did you answer yes to the first question above; did you hesitate at…

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The Time is Now: Preparing for Millennial Leadership

“Many millennials want to make the world a better place, and the future of work lies in inspiring them.” Fast Company. Imagine an office where your manager glides into a conference room on a hover-board to conduct an impromptu meeting; where colleagues exchange ideas via Snapchat; where ad hoc announcements…

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Retaining Baby Boomers

Experts who examine labor market dynamics believe the retirement of Baby Boomers is setting up to be the biggest corporate brain drain of all time. Employees born between the years 1946 and 1964 represented one of the largest population swells in history. Now many have already retired, or at least…

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Has Your Recognition Program Outlived Its “Use By” Date?

Fresh produce is often marked by a “use by” date. It’s there to guarantee quality and to make sure what you are about to buy hasn’t grown stale. Recognition programs should have such markers. Too many are out-of-date. They don’t reflect modern methods and techniques and they don’t quite measure…

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Why Responsive Design is Responsible Design

For reward and recognition program planners, responsive web design (RWD), an approach that provides both optimal viewing and interaction with any mobile device is not just a prudent option, it’s really the only responsible choice you can make. Here are a couple of reasons why: 1. Because mobile usage is…

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How to Win Over Digital Natives

June 1, 2017 | By Madison The makeup of the workforce is dramatically changing. In less than five years, Digital Natives will outnumber Baby Boomers. In ten years, they will represent 70% of the talent pool. What should your company be doing now to win the attention and capture the…

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AI Can Measure Performance. It Can’t Understand It
The Data Is Getting Better — But Is the Understanding? Organizations have more performance data than ever before. productivity metrics collaboration signals output tracking behavioral analytics AI can process it all.
When Recognition Feels Automated, It Stops Working
More Recognition Isn’t Always Better. Organizations are recognizing employees more than ever. More platforms. More prompts. More visibility. On paper, it looks like progress. But employees are noticing something else: Recognition is starting to feel… automated. And when that happens, it loses its power.
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 year. They bring together distributed teams. They require significant travel budgets. They demand executive time and attention. Yet many sales meetings are remembered primarily for the venue, the dinner, or the entertainment. Few are remembered for measurable business impact.
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