The Business of People
I recently opened our annual client education workshop with this quote. Of course it’s relevant to our consumer loyalty clients, right? But our audience was also full of people who manage employee...
View ArticleA Fundamental Shift To Motivation – Introducing the 4 Pillars
You can hardly read a business publication such as Inc. or Forbes without something on employee engagement and the programs, practices and providers companies can use to improve it. Incentives for...
View ArticleNorth American Study Uncovers Motivational Preferences within the Insurance...
Today we’ve invited Nicole Harris, strategic account executive for Maritz Motivation Solutions, to be our guest. Nicole recently presented insights based on research conducted with insurance agents...
View ArticleMaking The Case for Properly Designed Incentive Programs
A recent academic study from Drs. Timothy Gubler, Ian Larkin and Lamar Pierce, “The Dirty Laundry of Employee Award Programs: Evidence from the Field,” describes a flawed attendance award program at a...
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Why Your Sales Incentive Program Isn’t Working
Often in initial conversations with potential clients we’ll hear “Oh, we have a sales incentive program. We take our top sales people on a trip every year.” While a nice trip can be very appealing...
View Article8 Pitfalls to Avoid When Planning a Sales Incentive Program
So, you’ve just been given the job of planning a sales incentive program for your sales team. Designing a sales incentive program can be complex, especially if it is your first time. The first step...
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Is St. Louis the Next Silicon Valley?
Silicon Valley. It’s home to many of the world’s largest tech companies and hundreds of start-ups flock to the technology-rich region. The San Francisco Bay/Northern California area is synonymous with...
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My Reward Story
One of the coolest things about my job is hearing the stories from people who receive the rewards we provide in our consumer loyalty, sales incentive or employee recognition programs. We ship more...
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12 Days of #Maritzwishlist
You won’t find a partridge in a pear tree in the Maritz warehouse, but starting today, December 1st, we’ll announce 12 of the most redeemed gifts from our rewards catalog this holiday season....
View ArticleFar From the North Pole
Not all presents under the tree this Christmas come from the North Pole or even the local mall–thousands are shipped from the Maritz warehouse just outside of St. Louis. Traditionally, cyber Monday is...
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Holiday Shopping Made Easier with Points Redemption
If you’re like me, you spend a lot of time searching out the best deals during the holidays so you can get the most gifts for your holiday spending budget. But what many of us forget is that cash and...
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The Story of RewardSphere
Last week we launched our new ecommerce site to one of our largest clients, Southwest Airlines. Almost every day since last September, we’ve migrated a new client to the site—literally millions of...
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How Hard Will You Work for the Right Reward? – Adventure Land Here We Come!
Today we welcome Steve Cox as a guest blogger. Steve currently leads the Business Development team at Maritz Motivation Solutions and he brings a fresh perspective, with a twist of fun, to the...
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