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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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Madison Global Strengthens Executive Leadership Team, Promotes Isidoro “Izzy” Nicosia to Chief Operating Officer of Madison Travel

Madison Global, a 100% employee-owned company specializing in employee recognition and incentive travel, today announced the promotion of Isidoro “Izzy” Nicosia to Chief Operating Officer of Madison Travel, the company’s incentive travel, meetings and events group. Nicosia, who joined Madison in 2000 and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Operations, will lead Madison Travel’s operations, effective immediately.

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Madison Global Appoints Gale Crosley as Independent Director

Madison Global, an employee-owned ESOP company with international reach and more than 50 years of experience in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events, today announced the appointment of strategic growth advisor Gale Crosley, CPA, CGMA, as an independent director on its Board of Directors. The appointment adds an experienced outside perspective to the company’s Board as Madison accelerates mid-market and enterprise expansion in its next phase of growth.

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Madison Global Appoints Agnes O’Connell as Vice President of Marketing to Advance Growth Across Recognition and Travel Groups

Madison Global, a worldwide leader in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events, today announced that Agnes O’Connell has joined the company as Vice President of Marketing, leading marketing strategy across both Madison Recognition and Madison Travel as the organization continues to invest in its next phase of growth.

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Madison Global Strengthens Executive Leadership Team, Appoints Steven Trompeter as Senior Vice President of Sales for the Recognition Group

Madison Global, a worldwide leader in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events, today announced that Steven Trompeter has joined the company as Senior Vice President of Sales for Madison Recognition. Trompeter’s addition marks another significant step in Madison’s ongoing investment in world-class leadership, coming on the heels of both the recent promotion of Judd Weisgal to Chief Sales Officer and Madison’s recognition as a top provider in the 2026 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen Awards.

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Madison Named #1 Recognition Provider in 2026 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen Rankings

Madison Global, a worldwide leader in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events has been named the #1 Recognition Provider Overall in the 2026 HRO Today Baker’s Dozen Customer Satisfaction Ratings, for the Recognition Group while also earning the publication’s highest ranking for Customer Service. The recognition reflects another milestone in what has been a year of continued investment across Madison’s technology, leadership, and client experience.

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Madison Global Strengthens Executive Leadership Team, Promotes Judd Weisgal to Chief Sales Officer of Recognition Group

Madison Global, a worldwide leader in employee recognition, incentive travel, meetings and events, today announced the promotion of Judd Weisgal to Chief Sales Officer of the Recognition Group, reinforcing the company’s executive leadership team as it continues its global expansion and investment in technology, innovation, and client growth.

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HR as the White Swan: A Podcast Series from Madison

Hosted by Elliot Clark, CEO of HRO Today, and featuring Judd Weisgal, Senior Vice President of Madison, this series provides HR teams with the tools to navigate the current “Black Swan” event and serve as the “White Swan” leaders who turn negative energy to positive. Each podcast is a quick-listen…

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Webinar

HR as the White Swan: Season 4, A Podcast Series from Madison

Hosted by Elliot Clark, CEO of HRO Today, and featuring Judd Weisgal, Senior Vice President of Madison, this series provides HR teams with the tools to navigate the current “Black Swan” event and serve as the “White Swan” leaders who turn negative energy to positive. Each podcast is a quick-listen…

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Millennials in the workplace

As the economy continues to ebb and flow, Gen Zers graduate from college, and Baby Boomers keep pushing off retirement, we’re seeing something new: a multi-generational workforce that includes four generations. While a mixed-gen workplace is nothing new, having four different generations at one time in the workplace is a…

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Madison Global Strengthens Executive Leadership Team, Promotes Isidoro “Izzy” Nicosia to Chief Operating Officer of Madison Travel
Madison Global, a 100% employee-owned company specializing in employee recognition and incentive travel, today announced the promotion of Isidoro “Izzy” Nicosia to Chief Operating Officer of Madison Travel, the company’s incentive travel, meetings and events group. Nicosia, who joined Madison in 2000 and most recently served as Executive Vice President of Operations, will lead Madison Travel’s operations, effective immediately.
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Organizations often celebrate high performers. They rely on them. They promote them. They ask more of them. But what they rarely do is protect them.
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