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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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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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Planning a Corporate Retreat in the U.S.? Here’s Why South Lake Tahoe Belongs on Your List
South Lake Tahoe isn’t your typical meeting destination. Nestled where California and Nevada meet, this...

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Things Every Program Sponsor Must Learn From Behavioral Economics (Part 1)

Companies who don’t leverage the power of behavior economics within their incentive plans are operating at a major disadvantage. They are ignoring the very real (and very actionable) lessons learned from the fields of psychology, neuroscience and sociology. In essence, they are disregarding the role emotions play in their employees’…

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Getting Salespeople to Practice What They’ve Learned

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , nearly 1 out of every 8 full time employees makes their living in a sales capacity. Companies that employ salespeople have a lot riding on their success, which is why they spend over $20 billion per year training them. How do those…

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Tapping Into “Employee-Driven” Innovation

Fast Company recently published its list of  The 50 most Innovative Companies . Did you make the cut? Congrats if you did. Fear not if you didn’t. You can still gain an innovative edge by encouraging and recognizing employees who bring fresh ideas to the table. In fact, tapping into…

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Brackets Are Hard; Recognition is Easy

With March Madness heading into the Final Four most of us have given up on our brackets. Picking a champion across a sixty-four team field is not an easy task. There is, however, one consolidation. Even though brackets are hard, building a winning recognition strategy doesn’t have to be. Here…

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Madison Announces MaestroSF on the Salesforce AppExchange

MaestroSF customers can now benefit from using incentive rules and gamification techniques to motivate their sales teams, build loyalty and drive sales New York, NY, September 18, 2017 — Madison today announced it has launched MaestroSF on the Salesforce AppExchange, empowering businesses to connect with their customers, partners and employees…

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Madison Expands It’s Global Ecommerce Network in Asian-Pacific Market

Award-winning leader in employee recognition increases reward network to stay ahead of industry demand New York, NY. July 26, 2017 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition, announced today the expansion of its global rewards network in the Asia-Pacific region. As the largest global rewards provider, Madison…

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Congratulations, You’re a New Manager! Now what?

Less than 10% of newly named managers are prepared for leadership roles. They either lack, or fail to utilize the proper people skills needed to get off to a good start.. What can new managers do right away to become a better boss? How can social recognition help? In this…

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Providing Your People With a Higher Psychological Payoff

Attracting and retaining the best employees has become the biggest competitive challenge companies are facing today. Yet, an increasing number of employees are leaving their current employers in favor of new ones. Why can’t some companies hold on to people? Why can’t they curb the seemingly relentless turnover? The answer…

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A Leading Biotech Company
This leading Biotech Company had directed substantial funding and effort behind numerous non-cash incentive programs. Through surveys and third party research they knew they were outspending in this category.
A Manufacturer of Luxury Automobiles
A venerable manufacturer of luxury automobiles found itself in the midst of a change in the competitive market.
Understanding the Broad Reaches of GDPR as it applies to Employees and the Workplace
As Data Privacy Regulations such as GDPR expand globally, it will have wide reaching impacts on unintended business systems and functions—even employee recognition programs The Gong Show was decades ahead of its time. Not only because the mid-‘70s American amateur talent contest was arguably the foundation for more recent megahits...
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