Here is news from throughout the world of rewards recognition, including research, company news, mergers and acquistitions, etc.
The Incentive Manufacturers Representatives Alliance (IMRA), a Strategic Industry Group within the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), has elected new officers for 2017-2018. ... [ read more ]
Kimpton Hotel's Seafire Resort & Spa in Grand Cayman and EPIC Hotel in Miami recently announced a partnership and brand collaboration with Maui Jim Sunglasses. ... [ read more ]
Dream Big at the 2017 Incentive Marketing Association Summit at Walt Disney World July 24-26! In addition to Keynote Speakers from the Chicago Cubs and Disney World, education sessions will cover ... [ read more ]
Meetings and events industry professionals can meet and do business with destinations and venues from across the world at IMEX America, which takes place October 10-12 in Las Vegas, preceded by Smart Monday education sessions October 9th. ... [ read more ]
At the recent Rewards & Recognition Expo in Chicago, nearly all attendees at a plenary session agreed that most incentive, recognition and loyalty programs fail to conform to the best practices revealed by almost 20 years of research from dozens of independent sources. ... [ read more ]
A new company, Transcend Engagement, has been launched by a group of private investors. The Minneapolis-based firm says that it offers a "fully integrated employee engagement platform...utilizing proprietary software and systems never used in the market before."... [ read more ]
Former USMotivation exec Tina Weede has launched what it calls a full service performance improvement and culture engineering agency, Paragon Performance Group.... [ read more ]
Rideau Recognition Solutions Inc., a global human capital solutions firm, recently appointed Steve Perrone as its new Chief Financial Officer. Perrone has more than 35 years of financial and executive management experience in both the private and public sectors, serving as CFO of several multinational companies such as DMR Group Inc. and 2020 Technologies Inc.... [ read more ]
Animate Growth Partners, founded by industry veteran Chris Galloway, aims to serve the Sales Incentive and B2B Customer Loyalty market as a professional services agency... [ read more ]
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) recently released a white paper and study, "Using Behavioral Economics Insights in Incentives, Rewards, and Recognition: The Neuroscience" that describes some of the unifying behavioral economic principles connecting emotions and employee performance. ... [ read more ]
