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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 Value of Employee Ideas

New ideas are crucial to any business that’s looking to improve its processes. Even the smallest suggestion can enhance efficiency and improve profitability. So how do successful companies go about capturing and eventually commercializing ideas held by their employees? In this month’s Performance Perspective, we explore: The value of employee…

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Managing the “People Side” Of M&A

Are you ready for a merger? How about an acquisition? You should be. The employee-related challenges of either are the most critical to its success. While the focus of any deal has traditionally been on physical assets or intellectual property, the value that top talent brings to the table has…

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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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Madison’s Maestro Named Finalist for 2015 Stratus Cloud Computing Award

The Only Social Recognition Technology Distinguished in the Category New York, NY. July 23, 2015 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition technology, announced today that its cloud-based SaaS solution, Maestro, has been named a Stratus Award Finalist for Cloud Computing. Sponsored by The Business Intelligence Group…

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Are You Mobile Ready?

Are you mobile ready? Mobile solutions are the norm for businesses today. In an effort to connect workers from anywhere, at any time, over 80% of all business solutions now work with smartphones, tablets and other web-enabled devices. The rapid change to a mobile society comes with a host of…

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The New Benefits of Employee Engagement

The importance of employee engagement cannot be overstated; it is vital to any organization’s success. So how do you engage your employees? Reward and recognition programs can be highly effective tools in driving employee engagement. When designed and implemented properly, employee recognition programs can elevate engagement levels. Employees will become…

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Do You Know How Your Programs Are Really Doing? Could You Change Them if You Needed to?

Reward programs can be highly effective tools in driving the two things that matter most to businesses right now: engaged employees and sales force effectiveness. When designed and implemented correctly, employee recognition programs elevate engagement levels, which, in turn, drive improved organizational outcomes. Workers who are emotionally and intellectually committed…

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White Paper

Learning, Rewards & Recognition

Companies have a lot riding on an employee’s overall effectiveness. Faced with an onslaught of new competitors with lower barriers to entry, businesses know that they need to get the most out of every employee every day to stay on top. Since many employees work on the front lines of…

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Spot the First Domino: Early Warning Signs Your Team Is Quietly Disengaging
Most leaders wait until disengagement is obvious: declining performance, missed deadlines, or increased conflict. But by then, the damage is already done. The first domino falls long before performance metrics change. In our newest white paper, The Disengagement Domino Effect, we outline how disengagement follows a predictable pattern — and how leaders can spot it months before it becomes costly.
The Most Dangerous Cultural Shift Is the One You Don’t See
Every leader worries about burnout or turnover. But the more immediate threat isn’t the person who leaves — it’s the person who mentally checks out but continues showing up. This shift is subtle. A camera turns off. Ideas dry up. A once-energized employee becomes emotionally muted. And at first, nothing seems wrong.
Let Your Recognition Program Do the Talking: Spotting Your Top Performers vs Your Average Performers
A well-run recognition program does more than boost morale—it provides actionable insights. Over time, patterns emerge, painting a clear picture of who consistently hits benchmarks and drives results, and who might be flying under the radar. When recognition is visible, consistent, and tied to meaningful behaviors, it becomes a powerful tool, not just a reward system...
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