Our annual Partners in Success event was held recently and it is a time when we recognise excellence in performance and relationship from our global network of event partners, but also internally to remind ourselves why working with partners is critical to delivering fantastic client events.

Sometimes it's ok to blow your own trumpet, especially when the accolade comes from your customers and clients. So, we're delighted that BI WORLDWIDE has been named as Top Recognition Provider in the US by HRO Today in their Baker's Dozen Customer Satisfaction survey.

How often are engagement and incentive programmes run that primarily address the top and mid performers?

How many times is the basis of a corporate engagement strategy “one size fits all”?

A lot of time and money spent improving sales and customer service is focused on employees who are deemed “engaged”. Those sitting outside this definition will no doubt attract the label of ‘poor performers’, ‘laggards’, ‘disinterested’ and be viewed as a “cost”.

The atmosphere in our office is building as we approach our Christmas party. It is quite amazing the effect it seems to have had on everyone which is why it is surprising for us to hear how so many companies have been scrapping their Christmas parties this year; we know that times are tough and 2012 looks set to be another challenging year but Christmas provides the perfect opportunity to reward, recognise and motivate...

BI WORLDWIDE MD Mike Davies addresses the Incentives Show.

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