Incentive Live: Motivation Show Day Two September 30, 2008 Day Two: Wednesday, September 24, 2008
This year, Incentive's editors were live from The Motivation Show floor, reporting daily on the event's highlights in speaker presentations, emerging news and trends, and the latest strategies in motivation, travel and merchandise. Here, we've compiled their coverage to give readers a chance to catch what they may have missed and to revisit some of the Show's highlights.
Awarding Excellence in Motivation By Alex Palmer At yesterday's Circle of Excellence luncheon, the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) presented awards to the 2008 award winners.
Taste a Sip of Success From Coca-Cola By Alex Palmer Focusing on utilizing promotional products to accomplish the company's goals, Marc Harris of Coca-Cola USA discusses marketing case histories and best practices from Coke and ways that the beverage giant targets its particular audiences.
Let There Be (Hard)Rock By Jeremy Cohen When your title is senior director of training and development for Hard Rock International, a rock n' roll-friendly image is hardly a detriment.
Smooth Cruising By Jennifer Juergens Steve Bloss, president of sales, Worldwide Travel & Cruise Associates, Inc. says there is a lot happening in the cruise business these days.
Motivation Show Supplier Profile: Scottsdale CVB By Alexandra Haake The Scottsdale Convention & Visitors Bureau continues to seek ways to help the local tourism community become more sustainable.
Day Three: Thursday, September 25, 2008
Incentive's Platinum Treatment By Alex Palmer Last night, Incentive honored the top suppliers as voted by our readership at the 16th Annual Platinum Partner Awards.
Feature Podcast: Olympic-level Motivation By Alex Palmer Time to start planning ahead. Visit London starts promoting London as a destination for incentive travel for the 2012 Olympics.
Spotlight on Dyson By Jeanie Casison The cutting-edge home products company is cleaning up the incentive industry.
Supplier Profile: Blackhawk Soars By Alexandra Haake One of the major suppliers in the gift card area of this year's Motivation Show is Blackhawk Network.
A SMOOTH New Look for Puerto Rico By Jennifer Juergens The Puerto Rico Convention Bureau is getting a new look and feel this year with the launch of its marketing theme and sales pitch, SMOOTH.