Hinda Promotes Dave Peer to President
Michael Arkes, CEO of Hinda Incentives, announced the promotion of Dave Peer to President. Peer’s promotion provides a new leader for Hinda, a leading company in the incentive marketing industry.
ASI Shows 2011 Sales Up 6.2 Percent
The Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) released its 2011 distributor sales research report showing total industry sales of $18.5 billion, up 6.2 percent from 2010.
What Works? Intrinsic Vs. Extrinsic
With the intriguing title: You Say Intrinsic, We Say Extrinsic…Should We Just Call the Whole Thing Off?, the Incentive Marketing Association’s Performance Improvement Council demonstrates in its newest white paper how noted author Daniel Pink’s often quoted conclusions about the insufficiency of extrinsic rewards for motivation have been mischaracterized and over generalized.
IRF Names 2012 Board
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) announced its 2012 board of trustees, which will direct the Foundation’s research efforts and other activities throughout the year.
Giftango Names New Director
Giftango Corp., a digital eGift Card company, announced the appointment of Jereme Marshall as Director of Strategic Accounts. Marshall comes to Giftango from Western Union, where he was the Sr. Director of Global Cards.
Mercer Survey Shows Declining Loyalty
Employee loyalty is dropping around the world, according to new global analysis of Mercer’s What’s Working survey.
BI Worldwide Helps Prove Engagement
In the current marketplace, employee engagement is a serious business concern and organizations are putting a focused effort on stopping the downward slide. From increasing the “fun factor” in the workplace to establishing fully integrated recognition systems, companies are trying anything and everything to increase engagement.
Anderson Wins STEVIE Award
Anderson Performance Improvement Company
(APIC), a global leader in behavior-based rewards and recognition systems, was honored
with a Stevie Award for “Employer of the Year” in the 8th Annual Stevie Awards for
Women in Business.
ITAGroup Wins Eight MarCom Awards
With creative themes ranging from the enchantment of historic London, to the excitement of rock and roll performances, to the thrills of auto racing, ITAGroup Inc. has been honored with eight MarCom Awards in multiple categories.
Forum Think Tank Looks at Engagement
Engaging virtual employees, using successful sports coaching techniques to manage employees and learning how a Chicago pizza guy created an exceptional workplace were the focus of “The Enrichment Experience: Engaging Great Minds and the Power of People in the Workplace,” the Fourth Annual Think Tank presented by The Forum: Business Results Through People held recently at Chicago’s Second City.
Dittman Earns IMA Award
Dittman Incentive Marketing was recognized by the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) as a winner of a Circle of Excellence award for creating a hallmark sales incentive program for DEX Imaging, the largest and fastest growing independent dealer of Konica Minolta and Kyocera document imaging equipment in the United States.
