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Involve, Promote, Tailor: Putting the Meaning Back Into Training Programs
Have your training programs lost the thrill for learners? With a few enhancements here and few adjustments there, your training offerings to employees can regain their potency.
Seven Tips for Effective 20 Minute Leadership Conversations
Do your company's managers dread "leadership" conversations with those they supervise and mentor? One expert says there are at least seven ways to make the process less painful, and more effective.
Strategic Planning Made "Simple?"
Sometimes the solutions to your toughest strategic planning challenges are easier than you think. You may just need a new way of thinking to find them.
Do Social Media Tools Make Smarter Learning Solutions?
Can social media tools be used for something other than distracting your workforce? Implemented the right way, social media technology can be a great complement to your learning strategy.

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.

Incentive Magazine a Partner in CorporateRewardsXchange, Holding its 1st Motivation Masters Awards Ceremony at 6th Annual Las Vegas Incentive Marketplace
On Dec. 6, the finalists in Incentive’s inaugural Motivation Masters awards competition will come together at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the announcement of the winner. Incentive and online sister publication Sales & Marketing Management are the media partners of CorporateRewardsXchange, a cooperative merchandise platform by leading brands and fulfillment companies.

Site Announces 2009 Crystal Award Winners
Industry group picks the travel programs it feels provided the best motivational experiences and superior business results.

Maritz-Synygy Partnership Brings Together Cash and Non-Cash Rewards
Maritz hopes that cash and non-cash rewards can get along.

Multilingual Marketing: A Guide to Website Localization
By using inappropriate style, terminology, and grammar in foreign language Websites, key marketing messages often are lost, and overall confidence in a brand diminishes. This is why a multilingual marketing and localization strategy should underpin any international campaign, with search engine optimization playing a central role.
How Staples Is Building a Sustainable Brand
Staples has made sustainability a core part of its brand identity for years.
Taking Aim: Identifying and Capturing the Enterprise Opportunity, Part 1
In the old days, product was king. Then came the need to get away from features and functionality and talk about "solutions." Many companies today seem to be one step behind in rising to the next challenge: Migrating salespeople from the "department level" or "operations" mindset to the enterprise mentality.
Why Best Buy's CMO Sicced His Blue Shirts on Twitter
Got a question about consumer electronics? Ask the Twelpforce.
Amgen Advances, Standardizes Meetings Reporting Technology
Led by director of global meetings management Marybeth Roberts, pharma giant Amgen has pushed tech vendor StarCite to reconfigure its systems to accommodate conventions data.
Survey: Meetings Not Impacted by Swine Flu
Trade Show Battle Heats Up With Announcement of IMEX America

Our Editor Suggests
U.S. Chain Store Sales Up 0.1 Percent in September
October 08, 2009 First increase in 14 months, according to ICSC.
Online Ad Market Close to Bottoming Out?
October 08, 2009 The online ad market is close to bottoming out, according to new report issued by industry tracker eMarketer.

  
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Leading In Times of Crisis
Navigating through Complexity, Diversity and Uncertainty to Save Your Business. (Jossey-Bass, $19.77)



  
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