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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 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 Incorporates In Ireland

New local presence in Ireland answers growing demand in Europe New York, NY, September 10, 2017 — Madison Performance Group, a global leader in social recognition, is expanding its local presence in the European market by incorporating under Madison Europa and sets near term expectations of opening an office in…

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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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Performance Perspective

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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4 Ways to Get Managers To Recognize Employees Again

Employee engagement continues to have a huge benefit on business. However, today’s companies are not capturing the emotional and intellectual commitment of workers the way they were years ago. Who or what is to blame? How do you get your managers to recognize employees again? In this month’s Performance Perspective…

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What Sales Management Needs to Know About Change Management

Resistance to change is a challenge for any sales organization that is re-evaluating or restructuring their go-to-market strategy. Unfortunately most sales-based change plans will fall short of the mark and do so with disastrous consequences. How can management reduce resistance and accelerate acceptance and adoption? How do the concepts of…

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How Social Recognition Can Inspire a Culture of Servant Leadership

Smart companies are now embracing the concept of servant leadership. Organizations whose managers have embraced this practice have happier and more engaged employees working for them. Other organizations, however, are not yet realizing the gains to be had by adopting it fully. So what are some companies doing right that…

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From “Descriptive” Reporting to “Prescriptive” Actions

The reliance on timely and accurate information has never been more evident than it currently is within reward and recognition program management. The best-in-class operators have evolved from simply capturing data to using it to produce better results. However, many employee recognition leaders still struggle to pinpoint the connection between…

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What Every Sales Ops Team Needs

Today’s sales ops teams are expected to be more strategic in the way they serve senior executives, brand managers and salespeople. As a result, sales operations professionals have learned to leverage new technologies and apply best practices across the many initiatives and sales incentives they manage. So how do they…

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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. Hotels promote certifications. Destinations highlight environmental initiatives. Carbon calculators appear in proposals as a matter of course. This evolution is positive and necessary. However, the presence of sustainability language does not guarantee sustainable execution. There is an increasing gap between what is promised and what is operationally delivered.
Why Recognition Is the Most Powerful Tool to Protect High Performers
Organizations often treat recognition as a perk — something nice to have, something extra. But for high performers, recognition is not a perk. It is protection. High performers carry tremendous emotional and cognitive weight. They take on more work. They solve more problems. They mentor more peers. They generate more impact. And they do it all without asking for much in return. But every human has a tipping point. And without recognition, high performers hit theirs much faster.
The Myth of the Unbreakable High Performer
High performers are often described with an almost mythic quality: resilient, unstoppable, reliable, self-driven, limitless. They are the employees leaders depend on — the ones who say yes when others hesitate, who push harder, who deliver when the stakes are highest. But there’s a dangerous flaw embedded in this mythology: High performers are not unbreakable. They are simply quiet about the breaking. This misconception is costing organizations dearly.
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