Here is news from throughout the world of rewards recognition, including research, company news, mergers and acquistitions, etc.
Conversations with some of the leading brands and master fulfillment companies at the PPAI Brand Expo suggests that brands have renewed interest in the corporate marketplace and that distributors are slowly but surely warming up to selling brands alongside non-retail brands as business, event, and promotional gifts. ... [ read more ]
QFX, a 30-year-old consumer electronics manufacturer focusing on the affordably priced retail category has entered the corporate market with its line of Pro DJ speaker systems; portable party speakers for tailgating, special events, camping or the home; home audio and stereo speaker systems; Bluetooth speakers, home theater surround sound speaker systems; portable and personal audio, retro electronics, and audio/video accessories.... [ read more ]
The high-end maker of vacuum insulated drink mugs, food, and lunch jars for retail has entered the US corporate market. ... [ read more ]
A law that took effect in 2019 now requires mid-size to large UK companies to publicly disclose employee engagement activities as well as the ratio of CEO pay to median employee income. ... [ read more ]
The Northwestern University Law School’s Workforce Science Project is hosting the first certification preparation program for ISO 30414 Human Capital Reporting and ISO 10018 Quality People Management standard, the first of which was recently achieved by DTE Energy... [ read more ]
Richard Blabolil, a 20-year veteran of the incentive business, and CEO of 41-year-old Marketing Innovators, Rosemont, Ill., sees a new focus on program design and measurement that has the potential to upend the 120-year-old incentive industry. ... [ read more ]
Ancestry.com DNA kits and Bird Brand ultra light-weight electric scooters are now available to the incentive, rewards, and gifting market from Harco Incentives. ... [ read more ]
While many master fulfillment companies branched out from their roots in golf, Pro Am Golf is sticking with its game. Pro Am Golf is the sponsor of the Taylor Made Brand Media profile on the Brand Media Coalition web site.... [ read more ]
Castle Merchandising came to the world of brands first by creating its own: The Time America watch line specifically designed for the recognition market. It has since branched out to offer a full line of time pieces, sunglasses, jewelry, and other lines, including the Alex and Ani jewelry line.... [ read more ]
A survey of 377 incentive industry professionals comprised of 45% corporate buyers, 33% incentive provider, and 21% suppliers, conducted between July and August 2019 by the Incentive Research Foundation, finds net optimism for the economy at 41%, nearly double the response in 2017: 85% of respondents forecast that their companies will have strong economic performance in 2020. ... [ read more ]
