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IMA Press Releases
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Really understanding how the recent recession has impacted consumers—their lifestyles, attitudes and values—will be the key factor for post recession business success according to the article, The New Consumer, which appears in the current issue of Return On Performance, the official magazine of the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA).
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Supercharge Employee Engagement with Strategic Recognition
New White Paper Stresses Need for Individualized Appreciation
Having a recognition and rewards program tailored to the specific needs of individual employees is the best strategy for engaging employees in a post-recession economy, according to the findings contained in the latest white paper from the Incentive Marketing Association’s Recognition Council. (May 2010)
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IMA 2010 Summit Provides Opportunities to Learn, Connect and Develop New Business Strategies to Succeed
The Incentive Marketing Association’s (IMA) Annual Executive Summit on Aug. 1-3, 2010 will deliver strategies and tactics that can be immediately applied to help industry professionals succeed in the new economy. “Business Improvement Starts Here” is the theme of this year’s Summit, and according to IMA Summit Chair Barbara Hendrickson, this year’s conference is focusing on essential education and networking opportunities. “We’ve assembled a dynamic team of business experts who will deliver pragmatic education about selling and marketing,” she said. (April 2010)
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Incentive Marketing Association Announces New Social Responsibility Award
The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) is expanding its Circle of Excellence Awards program to include a new Social Responsibility Award. “This new award will recognize incentive suppliers that have gone above and beyond in their efforts to expand the commitment of the entire incentive industry to social responsibility and to increase the participation of the incentive supply chain in social responsibility,” explained Karen Renk, CAE, executive director for the IMA. (April 2010)
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Incentive Gift Card Council Announces 2009-2010 Board of Directors
The board of directors for the 2009-2010 term has been announced by the Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC), a special industry group of the Incentive Marketing Association. (January 2010)
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The Incentive Marketing Association Presents Jon Hanson with the 2009 President’s Award
The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) has named Jon Hanson, CPIM, founder and CEO of RepLink and DataDirect in Minneapolis, MN, the 2009 recipient of its President’s Award. He was presented with the honor by IMA President Norma Jean Knollenberg, CPIM, on Sept. 28 at the IMA’s Annual Membership Meeting in Chicago. (October 2009)
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Engaging Employees Is Key to 2010 Recovery
White Paper Connects Recognition to Recovery
As employers develop their 2010 plans anticipating an improving economy, the Incentive Marketing Association’s Recognition Council has just released a white paper highlighting the importance of continuing to use recognition and rewards programs as a way to engage employees and be ready for emerging opportunities in the marketplace. (October 2009)
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Recognition + Appreciation = Employee Engagement……Globally!
Employees worldwide are motivated just as much by appreciation and recognition as employees in North America according to Brian Katz, General Counsel and Vice President of O.C. Tanner and author of The Cost of Not Engaging Your Employees which appears in the current issue of Return On Performance, the official magazine of the Incentive Marketing Association. (July 2009)
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New Magazine Shows How to Engage and Motivate Employees in All Industries
Incentive Marketing Association Launches Return on Performance Magazine
The Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) has launched its own magazine, Return On Performance.
Published by Direct Publishing, the magazine’s purpose is to provide the latest best practice strategies and research to engage, align and motivate employees, business partners and customers in order to yield measurable corporate results. (March 2009)
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IMA Announces its new IP (Incentive Professional) Designation
Building on its mission to provide effective and efficient educational opportunities to the incentive marketing profession, the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) today announced the addition of a new designation, Incentive Professional (IP), now available to further build marketing professionals’ knowledge - and success for their clients. (February 2009)
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Companies which invest in people development activities to drive customer service, including sales training and employee recognition and rewards, may perform better than firms focusing solely on brand development, marketing and advertising, suggests a new study published by the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement. (August 2010)
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The 2010 Motivation Show expands “Hosted Buyer” program to include IMA, RPI, PPAI, Site, BMA, Loyalty 360, and MPI-CAC as strategic partners
The Hosted Buyer Program will be expanded to include many of the industry’s leading trade associations and media companies for the 2010 Motivation Show, which meets from Tuesday, October 12, through Thursday, October 14, in Chicago’s McCormick West. (April 28, 2010)
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The Motivation Show offering exhibitors a tool to create customized email campaigns…and the show pays the bill.
“The Exhibitor Invites program is a great opportunity for our exhibitors to reach the customers and prospects they want to meet at their exhibit with a FREE exhibit hall registration offer, along with information about the products and services they will be featuring in October,” said Nancy Petitti, Show Director. “The service is free to our exhibitors, which helps them extend their pre-show marketing budget, and their email lists remain totally confidential”. (April 28, 2010)
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Van Dyke Named President of Incentive Research Foundation
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) is pleased to announce that Melissa Van Dyke has been named President of its organization. Ms. Van Dyke will be responsible for overall management and operation of the Incentive Research Foundation, whose primary mission is to develop usable and actionable incentive research to raise the awareness and knowledge of incentive practices to the industry and business community at large. (February 2010)
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The demands of our new economy and opportunities to succeed will be much greater for business leaders who understand and foster a “people-led approach” in their organizations, according to a new study by the Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement. (November 2009)
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Incentive Federation Symposium Highlights Health Care Incentives
Organization Backs National Health Care Reform Measure
The Incentive Federation brings its campaign to convince members of Congress that wellness incentives must be part of health care reform to Capitol Hill with a Symposium entitled The Power of Incentives, Rewards, and Recognition in Driving American Business and Creating a Healthier Workforce. The session will connect industry representatives and key Congressional staff to discuss the role of incentives and to stress the contribution that wellness incentives can make to improving the health of the American workforce. (October 2009)
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Incentive Federation Promotes Health Care Rewards
Organization Says Incentives Aid National Health Care Reform
With national attention focused on health care, the Incentive Federation recently launched a nationwide effort to convince members of Congress that incentives can improve health care behaviors and reduce spending at the same time they enhance overall health. (August 2009)
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Happy employees lead to healthier patients
Forum for People Performance Management and Measurement white paper examines link in hospital industry between employee satisfaction and patient care quality (August 2009)
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The guidelines, built upon existing corporate best practices, are designed to ensure transparency and accountability and protect the one million American jobs supported by corporate meetings and events. (February 2009)
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