As my team and I work with meeting and incentive groups coming to AIC Hotel Group properties in eastern and western Mexico, Dominican Republic, and Miami, one fun aspect is helping those planners bring to life relevant and fun themes for their event spaces. Obviously, our properties’ tropical locations lend themselves to beach- and tiki-related […]
Read MoreI recently received a press release for a new business book, and the title of the release really caught my attention. It was this: “Employee Retention is Dead. Embrace the Work Cycle.” Now, for someone who is in the business of helping companies host incentive programs with the specific objective to retain top employees, that […]
Read MoreIn a recently released study, the Incentive Research Federation has focused exclusively on the technology sector: What is it that high-performing tech companies do differently than average-performing tech companies when it comes to rewarding and recognizing their employees? After looking at revenue growth, stock price gains, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and other metrics, the IRF sorted […]
Read MoreIn late May, Professional Convention Management Association released its 2019 salary survey of more than 550 meeting and incentive-program planners. Some of the more interesting results include: Seven out of ten planners are satisfied with their jobs, and eight out of ten are happy the with being in the meetings and events industry. 72% of […]
Read MoreHere’s a headline that will give you a headache: “New Round of $300 Billion in Tariffs Includes Just About Every Promotional Product,” according to Promo Marketing magazine. In mid-May, President Trump announced not only that current tariffs on Chinese-made products are going from 10 percent to 25 percent, but also that many more products will […]
Read MoreIf you didn’t follow college basketball’s “March Madness” tournament recently, you probably missed a great story about the Texas Tech team that built camaraderie among its players in an unusual way, which improved players’ performance so much that they made it all the way to the national semifinal—a.k.a. the Final Four—when almost nobody foresaw that […]
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