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10 Incentive Travel Facts You Can Put To Good Use

Sales and Marketing Management

The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF), a private not-for-profit foundation that focuses its initiatives on pragmatic research highlighting the premise and the power of incentive and motivational programs, issued a list of 10 incentive travel facts to commemorate Global Meetings Industry Day. 38 percent of all U.S.

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5 incentive travel trends for 2019

Sales and Marketing Management

Author: Paul Nolan Meetings and incentive travel professionals agree that Brexit will impact their industry, but they differ on what sort of impact it will have. The British-based C&IT Magazine recently summarized five incentive travel trends that will impact programs in 2019. experience and Instagram?—?mean

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Technology can improve your recognition efforts

Sales and Marketing Management

Taking a closer look at recognition programs, the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) reports that 26% of program owners say they’re communicating more frequently. It also integrates with Slack and Tango Card, creating a steady feed of recognition, thank-yous, and general positivity in real time.

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Re-energizing sales efforts in a virtual world

Sales and Marketing Management

Notably, the largest decline in employee engagement was among those working in managerial or leadership positions. As you plan for next year, consider implementing a sales incentive program or series of “just in time” contests to keep team engagement and interest high. Not all sales incentive programs are the same.

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Regaining Trust and Engagement for In-Person Events

Sales and Marketing Management

The Incentive Research Foundation convened a group of incentive professionals in Florida this summer to discuss factors that are impacting corporate decisions regarding relaunching incentive travel programs. Here are some of the highlights.

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A new normal for meetings and events

Sales and Marketing Management

What does it mean for business events and incentive travel programs? SMM: In a year-end letter that you posted on your website at the end of last year, you referred to 2019 as a “turbulent year for the world in general,” and expressed optimism that 2020 would be “a year of positive changes.” How does this compare?

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Don’t Neglect Channel Partner Programs

Sales and Marketing Management

Georgia-based Incentive Team works primarily with home goods manufacturers who sell through channel partners. With traditional in-person meetings with these reps not possible, Incentive Team’s clients have focused on creating informative, on-demand videos and offered incentives for completing the courses.

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