More Effective Oversight of Corporate Sustainability Needed Says Conference Board A new report from The Conference Board reveals flaws in how companies oversee their social and environmental initiatives, rarely seeking outside expertise even though they lack the structural framework for properly managing sustainability programs.
How to Improve Consumer Packaged Goods Loyalty A new white paper released this month by Minneapolis–based Carlson Marketing finds that companies can no longer rely only on increased spending in advertising and promotions to improve consumer packaged goods (CPG) sales and loyalty.
Ask the Experts Each month, Peter Hart, CEO of Rideau Recognition Solutions; Kevin Cronin, president of Recognition Consulting; and Michelle Smith, vice president of business development for O.C. Tanner, answer your questions about incentives, recognition, and motivation in Ask the Experts.
Do You Know What Your Body Just Said? You know that the way you feel affects your body. But did you know that the reverse is also true? Your choice of posture has a powerful impact on your emotions. So the next time you go into a situation in which you want to project your most confident self, start by standing up straight, pulling your shoulders back and holding your head high.
Top 10 Ways to Recognize in Crisis and Recession As we see images of how the BP oil disaster is destroying wildlife and businesses in the Gulf Coast, the tragedy may be directly or indirectly affecting your workforce too. Here are the top 10 ways executives, managers, supervisors, department heads, and others in charge can motivate individuals and teams during these very uncertain times.
MOJO Is the Incentive, Success Is the Result Successful people spend a large part of their lives engging in activities that provide meaning and happiness. They have learned that this is the secret of motivating themselves.
Marriott, Schrager Brand Edition Finally Ready for Its Closeup It’s been three years since Marriott International announced its partnership with Ian Schrager to design a global lifestyle brand, Edition Hotels, for the mega hotel company. Its first property of the joint creative venture is finally slated to open on Waikiki Beach in October.
On-Site Insight: South Africa The World Cup, the biggest tournament of the most popular sport on the planet is destined to give a generous boost to South Africa's tourism profile. For the others who aren't as lucky as those groups heading over for the tourney, you're probably thinking about a post-Cup South Africa incentive. Here are some tips.
Trek Bikes: Gary Fisher Collection, Popular Hybrid Fitness Cycles Trek Bikes—owner of Gary Fisher Mountain Bikes since 1993—announced last week that it was eliminating the Gary Fisher brand and repositioning it as Trek’s Gary Fisher Collection, beginning with the 2011 model year.
Sony Introduces New Affordable Line of Touch-Screen PCs Today Sony unveiled its newest machine—the VAIO J Series Touch All-In-One P—complete with touch-enabled, multimedia features, giving users easy fingertip control of the screen, and at an affordable starting price of about $900.
New Points Card System Now Part of Motiv8 From TharpeRobbins In an effort to help clients more easily reward their employees, employee recognition company TharpeRobbins has introduced a new Points Card system to the Spot Recognition program on its Motiv8 Platform.
2010 Reader Forecast: It's Worth the Cost Incentive's 2010 Reader Forecast survey showed that more incentive programs will have their budgets cut than increased this year, but our respondents have contingency plans.
Site Survey Shows Technology Demand Thwarted by Limited Budgets According to the newly released Site Index: Focus on Technology report from the Chicago–based Site International Foundation, technology is in high demand and is increasingly being used by members of the incentive/motivational events industry, yet few are satisfied with their resources, and planning for future technology acquisitions is low.
Maritz Partners With Cornell Center for Hospitality Research St. Louis-based motivation firm Maritz has joined the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) as its newest partner. Together, they plan to develop research that will inform best practices in the hospitality industry.
MPI FInds Cautious Optimism MPI's annual FutureWatch report anticipates a slight improvement for the year ahead.
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