Winners and Nominees for Incentive's 1st Annual Motivation Masters Awards We announce the finalists of our first annual Motivation Masters awards. These 13 finalists are already the recipients of a 2009 Motivation Masters award in one of seven categories. On Dec. 6, we will announce the ultimate winner, the Motivation Master of 2009, at the 6th Annual Las Vegas Incentive Marketplace.
Site Announces 2009 Crystal Award Winners Industry group picks the travel programs it feels provided the best motivational experiences and superior business results.
Frito-Lay Kudos to Million-Mile Safe Drivers PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America is recognizing 95 delivery drivers who this year have reached the career milestone of driving more than 1 million, 2 million or 3 million miles accident-free.
Ask the Experts Each month, Peter Hart, CEO of Rideau Recognition Solutions; Dee Hansford, CEO of Dee Hansford Consulting; Kevin Cronin, vice president of recognition and rewards solutions for Perks.com; and others answer your questions about the incentive industry in Ask the Experts.
Incentive Insights Podcast: Going Global We spoke with Stephen Humphreys, CEO and president of global incentive company Grass Roots, who explains here where centralizing programs can offer cost-saving, and brand-building advantages, as well as the difficulties he’s seen for companies trying to make the transition.
Financial Company Meeting Attendees Break The Ice A financial planning company found a way to cut costs from an annual seminar and mixer by literally putting the event "on ice" at Minus 5, a venue in Mandalay Place in Las Vegas that features an all-ice lounge
Starwood Selling Bliss Spa Brand Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide announced today that it plans to sell its Bliss and Remede spa and spa products company for $100 million
Tumi Takes a Hard Line With Luggage Tumi’s Special Markets Division introduced a new line of luggage last week: the Vapor Collection, the first hard-sided collection offered in the company’s history
Nikon Dishes on Digital Camera Trends Nikon’s special markets manager shares his thoughts on the Motivation Show and what incentive recipients are redeeming in the digital camera market.
Sony Unveils 3 New VAIO PCs Sony Electronics is rolling out three new VAIO notebooks, all preinstalled with the new Microsoft Windows 7.0 operating system
2009 Travel IQ Survey Incentive's annual Travel IQ survey showed that the economy had a much bigger impact on incentive travel program cutbacks and cancellations than negative perception issues.
2009 Gift Card IQ Survey Incentive's annual Gift Card IQ survey showed a divide in that half of those polled said their program budgets are down, yet very large programs continued to expand.
2009 Merchandise IQ Survey Incentive's annual Merchandise IQ survey showed a decrease in spending in 2008, but it was, all in all, a fairly minor one. That’s hardly surprising given the economy.
2009 Sales IQ Survey Incentive's annual Sales IQ survey showed resiliency in incentive sales programs despite the infamous AIG effect. Half of all respondents reported that their companies increased per-person budgets versus 2008.
Winners and Nominees for Incentive's 1st Annual Motivation Masters Awards We announce the finalists of our first annual Motivation Masters awards. These 13 finalists are already the recipients of a 2009 Motivation Masters award in one of seven categories. On Dec. 6, we will announce the ultimate winner, the Motivation Master of 2009, at the 6th Annual Las Vegas Incentive Marketplace.
Frito-Lay Kudos to Million-Mile Safe Drivers PepsiCo's Frito-Lay North America is recognizing 95 delivery drivers who this year have reached the career milestone of driving more than 1 million, 2 million or 3 million miles accident-free.