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The following news features and articles on the The Incentive Research Foundation have recently been published in various industry and business publications.
December 2011 - Human Resources Executive Online - Nitpicking Incentive Travel
December 2011 - Meetings Net - Convergence, Wellness, and Doomsday: A Look At 2012
December 2011 - Insurance News Net - Separate Studies Show Merging of Meetings and Incentives
December 2011 - Tulsa World - Companies would be wise to invest in wellness programs
December 2011 - Hotel Marketing - Studies show merging of meetings and incentives
December 2011 - Occupational Health and Safety - Economy Impacting Incentive Rewards, Study Says
December 2011 - EHS Today - Economy Impacting Incentive Rewards
December 2011 - Meetings and Convetions - New IRF Study Shows Economy More Damaging to Incentives
November 2011 – Selling Power magazine – Perks & Prizes Who doesn’t want a reward for a job well done?
November 2011 - American Marketing Association - Insightful Incentives M. Van Dyke Quoted
November 2011 – Premium Incentive Products magazine – Beyond R.O.I. Incentive & Reward Benefits Surpass Hard Numbers
November 2011 – Premium Incentive Products magazine – IRD Introduces ROI Tool
November 2011 – micePLACES.com The Magazine – Newswire section – Cash Incentives Not Always the Best Motivator
November 2011 – Incentive magazine – Motivation Show Organizer is Happy with Attendance Numbers
November 2011 – Incentive magazine – Planners Are Using a Wide Range of Awards Survey finds that gift cards are particularly popular and salespeople are oft-targeted receipients
November 2011 – Incentive magazine – IRF Introduces ROI Tool – Melissa Van Dyke quoted
November 2011 - HR.BLR.Com Companies Use Free Wellness Incentives to Boost Participation ...
October 2011 – Incentive magazine – Wellness Incentives Work: IRF study finds incentive programs cut health care costs
October 2011 – HR Magazine - Basic Math Reveals the Reward from Rewards (interview with Melissa Van Dyke)
Sept/Oct 2011 - SalesForce XP – Top Incentive Trends
Sept/Oct 2011 Premium Incentive Products – Regaining Strength: Merchandise Incentives Up, with electronics, watches among favorites
Sept/Oct 2011 - Premium Incentive Products – A Seat at the Table: Getting Buy-in for Incentives & Rewards
October 2011 – Selling Prepaid Magazine – Spot On For Incentives
October 2011 – Meetings & Conventions - IRF Launches Incentive Budget-ROI Calculator
October 2011 – Meetings & Conventions – Incentive Survey Released on Reward Programs
October 2011 – Employersweb.com – Incentive Survey Maps Reward and Recognition Program Patterns
September 2011 – Meetings & Conventions - White Paper Questions Effectiveness of Cash Incentives
September 2011 – Meetings & Conventions - Few Changes Anticipated for Incentive Programs
September 2011 – Talent Management – Wellness in Your Organization.
September 2011 – USAToday –Incentive travel bounces back in Business Travel section
September 2011 – KPSP Local 2 Morning News at 6 (Palm Springs California) - IRF Wellness Paper
September 2011 - Incentive – Merchandise Programs Find Traction for 2012
August 2011 – Incentive Magazine- 10th Annual Incentive Industry Roundtable
August 2011 – HRO Today –Driving our Future: the Top 11 Incentive Trends for 2011
July/Aug 2011 – Premium Incentive Products – IRF announces programming for Motivation Show
July/Aug 2011 – Premium Incentive Products – Incentive Evolution: What’s New in Sales Incentives
July/Aug 2011 – Premium Incentive Products– Study Points to New Trends in Awards
July 2011 – HR Magazine – Employee Recognition Travel: Not Just for Sales Staff
Incentive Magazine
April 2011
[Motivating Today's Workforce]
Incentive Magazine
March 2011
[Top 11 Trends of 2011]
Customer Care News
March 2011
[Motivating Today's Workforce]
Premium Incentive Products
March 2011
[Van Dyke quotes]
Conworld.net
March 2011
[Motivating Today's Workforce]
Premium Incentive Products
Nov/Dec 2010
[2011 Trends Pulse Survey]
Premium Incentive Products
Nov/Dec 2010
[Master Measurement Model]
Incentive magazine
December 8, 2010
[new IRF 2011 Trustees]
Meetings & Conventions magazine
December 1, 2010
[IRF 2011 Trends Survey]
Incentive magazine
November, 2010
[Incentive Trends 2011 Survey]
HR.com
November 2010
[IRF 2011 Trends Pulse Survey]
Midwest Meetings magazine
November 22, 2010
[Interview with M. Van Dyke - page 18]
Financial & Insurance Meetings magazine
November 2010
[2011 Trends Survey]
Financial & Insurance Meetings magazine
November 2010
[Master Measurement Model study]
Successful Meetings
November 15, 2010
[IRF 2011 Trends Pulse Survey]
Employersweb.com
Novembre 12, 2010
[IRF Incentive Trends 2011 Pulse Survey]
Meetings & Conventions magazine
November 3, 2010
[IRF Master Measurement Model study]
HR.com
October 27, 2010
[IRF Master Measurement Model study]
Prevue magazine
October 2010
[IRF Invitational]
HR Management magazine
October 27, 2010
[IRF research]
Financial & Insurance Meetings magazine
October 27, 2010
[IRF Master Measurement Model study]
Incentive magazine
October 19, 2010
[IRF Master Measurement Model study]
Incentive magazine
October 4, 2010
[IRF featured/R. Stotz interview]
HR.com
October 1, 2010
[2011 Incentive Invitational]
Smart Meetings magazine
October 2010
[Interview with IRF's M. Van Dyke + The 2010 Spring Pulse Survey]
HR.com
September 22, 2010
[IRF Education Day]
Successful Meetings magazine
September 2010
[IRF's M. Van Dyke quotes]
Successful Meetings magazine
August 2010
[IRF's Rodger Stotz quotes]
Successful Meetings magazine
August 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Print Professional magazine
August 2010
[Incentives, Motivation and Workplace Performance Study]
Successful Meetings
August 9, 2010
[2010 Incentive Invitational]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
July/August 2010
[IRF's Melissa Van Dyke byline]
Corporate & Incentive Travel
July 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Incentive magazine
July 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
PROMO P&I Newsletter
July 27 2010
[M. Van Dyke byline - Pulse Survey + Invitational roundtables]
HR.com
July 14 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Promotional Products Business
July 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
The Wise Marketer
Friday July 23, 2010
[Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Corporate & Incentive Travel
July 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
SuccessfulMeetings.com
July 16, 2010
[IRF Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Incentive Magazine
June 24, 2010
[IRF Invitational, Anatomy Study and Pulse Survey]
Meetings & Conventions e-newsletter and web site
June 2, 2010
[Spring 2010 Pulse Survey]
Human Resources Executive
June 2010
[IRF New President]
Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine
June 2010
[IRF Anatomy Study]
Corporate & Incentive Travel magazine
June 2010
[IRF M. Van Dyke byline article]
One+ magazine
June 2010
[Quotes from IRF Melissa Van Dyke]
HRTools.com
June 2010
[IRF Anatomy Study]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
May/June 2010
[IRF Anatomy Study]
Premium Incentive Products magazine
May/June 2010
[IRF's Rodger Stotz quotes]
Corporate Meetings & Incentives
May 26, 2010
[Feature interview with IRF's Melissa Van Dyke]
Employment NetNews
May 17, 2010
[IRF Anatomy Study]
Meetings & Conventions
May 12, 2010
[IRF's Anatomy of an Incentive Program Study]
MeetingsNet
(Online home of Corporate Meetings & Incentives and Financial & Insurance Meetings.)
May 2010
[IRF Anatomy Study]
The Wise Marketer
May 2010
[IRF's Anatomy of an Incentive Program Study]
Promotional Products Business
April 2010
[IRF New President]
Meetings & Conventions
April 2010
[IRF New President + IRF Incentive Invitational]
The Incentive Solutions* blog
March 31, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
St. Louis Business Journal
March 15, 2010
[IRF New President]
Canadian Workplace magazine
March 14, 2010
[The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition]
SalesForceXP
March-April 2010
[IRF 2007 study on "Assessing the Impact of Sales Incentive Programs..."]
St. Louis Today
March 11, 2010
[IRF New President]
Incentive magazine
March 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey + interview with IRF president]
Engagement Strategies magazine
March 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
StaffReservations.com blog
March 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Meetings & Conventions magazine
March 1, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trend Pulse Survey]
PROMO magazine
February 24, 2010
[IRF New President]
The Wise Marketer
February 23, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Survey]
Corporate Meetings & Incentives magazine
February 23, 2010
[IRF New President + IRF/CMI study]
Financial & Insurance Meetings
February 17, 2010
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends 2010 Survey]
Meetings & Conventions magazine
February 17, 2010
[IRF New President]
Successful Meetings/Meetings News
February 17, 2010
[IRF New President]
HR.com
February 16, 2010
[IRF New President]
MeetingsNet.com
February 4, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Stitches
February 02, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Corporate & Incentive Travels
February 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Seasite.com
February 2010
[CMI-IRF survey results]
United Incentives blog
February 2010
[CMI-IRF Survey]
Promotional Products Business
February 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
January/February 2010
[17th Annual IRF Invitational in May 2010]
Occupational Health & Safety magazine
January 30, 2010
[IRF Pulse Survey - 2010 Incentive Industry Trends]
Advertising Specialty Institute (ASI) newsletter
January 28, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
PROMO Magazine
January 27, 2010
[IRF 2010 Trends Pulse Survey]
Loyalty 360* enewsletter
January 27, 2010
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends 2010 Survey]
Meetings News and Successful Meetings.com
January 27, 2010
[2010 IRF Incentive Industry Trends Survey]
Incentive Magazine
January 11, 2010
[Commentary from IRF Rodger D. Stotz]
Smart Meetings magazine
January 2010
[2010 Incentive Invitational]
Promotional Products Business
January 2010
[IRF Rodger Stotz named to the Motivation Show's Conference Advisory Board]
Engagement Strategies
December 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends 2010 Survey]
Cultivate Consultancy
December 2009
[HCI/IRF/Forum study "The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition"]
U.S. Travel Association
December 2009
[Incentive Invitational 2010]
SHRM.org
December 2009
[ROI Recognition study]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
November/December 2009
[IRF 2010 Invitational]
Premium Incentive Products magazine
November/December 2009
[IRF/HCI/Forum 's "The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition" study]
SMERF Meeting Journal
November 2009
[2010 IRF Incentive Invitational]
Premium Incentive Products e-newsletter
November 2009
[IRF/HCI/Forum 's "The Value and ROI in Employee Recognition" study]
PPB Newslink
October 20, 2009
[HCI/Forum/IRF Employee Recognition study]
ASICentral.com
October 2009
[Commentary from IRF Rodger D. Stotz]
Hasseman Marketing blog
October 2009
[Commentary from IRF Rodger D. Stotz]
Talent Management Perspectives
October 2009
[Commentary from David Chittock, of the IRF Research Committee]
Meetingsnet.com
(Online home to the publications Corporate Meetings & Incentives and Financial & Insurance)
October 2009
[Frank Katusak Interview]
Premium Incentive Products magazine
September/October 2009
[R. Stotz featured commentary featured]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
September/October 2009
[2010 Incentive Invitational]
Premium Incentive Products magazine
September/October 2009
[2010 Incentive Invitational]
Selling Power
September 2009
[IRF's 2009 Vertical Markets study]
HR.com
September 2009
[2010 Incentive Invitational]
Engagement Strategies
September 2009
[IRF 2010 Incentive Invitational]
Corporate & Incentive Travel
August 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
July/August 2009
[IRF R. Stotz featured interview]
Selling Power magazine
July 2009
[Incentive Industry Outlook Trends 2009 Pulse Survey]
HR Executive magazine
July 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey on Procurement and Purchasing]
Premium Incentive Products magazine
July 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009 survey]
Corporate & Incentive Travel Magazine
July 2009
[IRF survey "Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry"]
Prevue magazine
July 2009
[IRF Invitational]
Human Resource Executive
July 1, 2009
[IRF 2008 Pulse Survey, Effects of a Down Economy on The Incentive Industry]
Selling Power
June 2009
[IRF Industry Trends Outlook 2009 survey]
CanadianBusiness.com
June 9, 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009 survey]
Incentive Magazine
June 2009
[IRF Invitational]
Insurance & Financial Meetings Management
May/June 2009
[IRF B. Dawson featured interview, IRF survey "Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry", IRF "Vertical Markets" Survey + misc. IRF White Papers]
PREMIUM INCENTIVE PRODUCTS MAGAZINE
May/June 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
Meetings & Conventions magazine
May 2009
[IRF industry statistics and research]
Certification Magazine
May 27, 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009 Pulse Survey]
FINANCIAL & INSURANCE MEETINGS
Also appeared in Corporate Meetings & Incentives and Association Meetings
May 18, 2009
[IRF Invitational]
Sales & Marketing Management magazine
April 30, 2009
[IRF's Rodger Stotz featured commentary]
Selling Power magazine
April 2009
[IRF 2008 Pulse Survey, Effects of a Down Economy on The Incentive Industry]
USA TODAY
April 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
STITCHES MAGAZINE
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
February 2009
[IRF's Rodger Stotz featured commentary + ILC formation]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
February 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
SALES & MARKETING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
February 17, 2009
[Announcement of the new IRF Board Members and Rodger Stotz's appointment as Chief Research Officer]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
February 17, 2009
[Announcement of the new IRF Board Members and Rodger Stotz's appointment as Chief Research Officer]
SALESFORCEXP MAGAZINE
January/February 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
4HOTELIERS - HOSPITALITY, HOTELS AND TRAVEL NEWS
February 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
MANAGESMARTER.COM
February 4, 2009
[IRF's Terry Epton bylined article]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
February 13, 2009
[IRF's Rodger Stotz bylined article]
PREMIUM INCENTIVE PRODUCTS MAGAZINE
January/February 2009
[IRF's Rodger Stotz featured commentary + 2009 Trends Pulse Survey]
DestinationCRM
January 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
FINANCIAL & INSURANCE MEETINGS MAGAZINE
January 2009
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS MAGAZINE
January 2009
[IRF Invitational]
SALESFORCE XP
November/December 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
CORPORATE MEETINGS & INCENTIVES
November 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS/MEETING NEWS
October 30, 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
BRILLIANT RESULTS
October 2008
[The Incentive Research Foundation; feature article/B. Dawson commentary]
SALES & MARKETING MANGEMENT MAGAZINE
September/October 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey; Making the Case for Travel]
MEETINGS & CONVENTIONS
September 2008
[IRF Invitational]
GLOBAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY NEWS
September 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
CORPORATE MEETINGS & INCENTIVES
September 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Procurement/Purchasing]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
September 24, 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry]
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS MAGAZINE
September 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey on Procurement/Purchasing]
*** please see page 20 of e-magazine ***
PROMO MAGAZINE
September 2008
[IRF's Bob Dawson featured commentary]
PROMO MAGAZINE
September 2008
[Industry Trends Report 2008; B. Dawson featured commentary]
***please see p. 34 of the attached PDF titled 'trends 08'***
SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS/MEETING NEWS
August 12, 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey on Procurement/Purchasing]
SALES & MARKETING MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE
July 14, 2008
[Making the Case for Travel (Part I)]
THE MEETING PROFESSIONAL
June 2008
[IRF's B. Dawson featured commentary]
CORPORATE MEETINGS & INCENTIVE TRAVEL
June 3, 2008
[Incentive Planners at Odds With Procurement, Says IRF Survey]
News articles on the IRF have also appeared in:
ManageSmarter
May 2010
[Anatomy of a Successful Incentive Travel Program study + Invitational]
Incentive Magazine
Dec. 23, 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends 2010 Survey]
Brilliant Results magazine
** p. 14/15 **
September 2009
[IRF 2009 Incentive Industry Trends Outlook survey]
Yahoo! Canada
June 9, 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009 survey]
Yahoo Finance
June 9, 2009
[IRF Incentive Industry Trends Outlook 2009 survey]
Professional Travel Guide
May 20, 2009
[IRF Surveys - 2009 Vertical Markets Study and Incentive Industry Trends Outlook]
THE TENNESSEAN.COM
March 1, 2009
[IRF industry statistics]
AARP BULLETINTODAY
March 1, 2009
[IRF industry statistics]
PREMIUM INCENTIVE PRODUCTS MAGAZINE
February 2009
[Announcement of the new IRF Board Members and Rodger Stotz's appointment as Chief Research Officer]
EMPLOYEE BENEFIT NEWS
January 2009
[IRF's Mark Repkin featured commentary]
***please see "Gift Ideas for Tight Pockets" story***
PREMIUM INCENTIVE PRODUCTS
October 2008
[IRF Pulse Survey: Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry; 2009 Invitational]
INCENTIVE MAGAZINE
July 7, 2008
[Record-Setting Attendance for the Incentive Research Foundation's 15 Annual Invitational]
Meetings And Conventions Magazine - ("Hot Topics") June 4, 2008
[Pulse Survey: Procurement/Purchasing]
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