Here is news from throughout the world of rewards recognition, including research, company news, mergers and acquistitions, etc.
Maritz Motivation Solutions recently introduced decision sciences to the loyalty space, providing marketers with next-generation insights to predict consumer behavior. Decision sciences combines traditional data analytics with behavioral science to uncover leading indicators... [ read more ]
The topic of "How Personalization Will Bring a Revolution in Rewards" is featured in an insert on Loyalty & Rewards published by Mediaplanet in USA Today print editions distributed in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta on Friday, March 17, and available online now. ... [ read more ]
National Gift Card (NGC) recently announced the appointment of Brian Dreger to the position of Chief Information Officer (CIO). In his new position,... [ read more ]
Blackhawk Network has expanded its digital open- and closed-loop gift card portfolio to better meet the needs of organizations that motivate and reward consumers, employees and partners around the world. The... [ read more ]
Effective recognition is the focus of this year's Recognition Professionals International (RPI) Conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL, April 30-May 2. This year's Conference is the 19th for RPI and features a rich slate of keynotes, networking and certified education. Speakers from ... [ read more ]
NJ-based Paramax recently announced the launch of PEPPER - the Paramax Engagement & Points Platform for Employee Recognition. This new B2B tool for point-based recognition systems is the firm's latest contribution to... [ read more ]
The Enterprise Engagement Alliance was founded over eight years ago on the premise that the emerging engagement field would transform business, and evidence is growing that this assumption was correct. Now that multiple major pension funds and investment firms are ... [ read more ]
As predicted over the past year in ESM, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the engagement and rewards & recognition space continues to heat up, with more interest now coming from investors outside the arena.... [ read more ]
The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA), Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), and Rideau, a Montreal-based international recognition firm with a U.S. company, have been accepted for the ISO Technical Advisory Group (TAG260) for the establishment of human capital standards worldwide. The... [ read more ]
It may sound like hyperbole, but Business Insider writer Steve Kovach may not be far off on his prediction that smart wearables may not soon dominate the market as once expected. "Three years ago, smart watches were supposed to be the next big thing," wrote Kovach in a recent Business Insider article... [ read more ]
