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Topic: Surveys
The Incentive Industry Trends 2011
The market for incentive travel shows signs of stabilizing in the coming year. This study, published in October 2010, outlines the prospects for 2011.
2011 Incentive Research Foundation Survey Finds New Trends
Incentive Research Foundation Survey Finds New Trends
2011 IRF/CMI Merchandise Poll
After one of the most difficult economic periods in recent history, the road to recovery appears imminent for those providing or running merchandise incentive programs. Or at least that appears to be the case, according to the most recent Corporate Incentive Trends survey conducted in a joint effort between CMI Magazine and the Incentive Research Foundation.
Effects of a Down Economy on the Incentive Industry
This Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) study reveals ways incentive program administrators are adapting their incentive travel and merchandise non-cash programs in a down economy. The survey of incentive travel providers, corporate incentive travel buyers and suppliers was conducted over a four-week period that concluded August 14, 2008.
Incentive Research Foundation Survey Says: Economy Impacting Incentive Trends
What a difference less than a year can make. Unlike the start of 2011, the Incentive Research Foundation’s (IRF) latest survey of incentive industry trends finds planners struggling with the effects of an economy caught in a slow recovery.
Involvement of Procurement or Purchasing in the Incentive Travel Business
The survey focuses on the views of industry professionals on the involvement of procurement or purchasing in the incentive travel business and the effects or consequences of such involvement.
It's In the Cards: An In-Depth Look at PrePaid Cards in Incentive, Rewards & Recognition Programs
Prepaid Gift Card usage by consumers and by organizations in their incentive, reward and recognition programs has soared over the past decade. While gift certificates have been in use for generations, their colloquial image barely resembles the sophisticated “gift card industry” that thrives today.
January 2010 Pulse Survey Report
The survey focuses on the incentive industry trends, outlook for 2010. The data relates to incentive travel programs and merchandise non-cash incentive programs.
March 2009 Pulse Survey Report
The survey focuses on the incentive industry trends, outlook for 2009. The data relates to incentive travel programs and merchandise non-cash incentive programs.
Motivation for Excellence
This nationwide survey analyzes motivation in the US workplace and its impact on performance. The survey examines employee awareness of external motivation tactics, outlines the most used motivational practices, and offers employee evaluation of motivation within their organizations. The survey is one of several surveys conducted by the Incentive Research Foundation designed to elicit workforce viewpoints on motivation issues.
Pulse Study: Spring 2011 Research Brief
For over four years the Incentive Research Foundation has been capturing and cataloging changes in travel and merchandise travel trends. The tumultuous nature of these past four years for providers and managers of recognition and incentive programs has been highly reflected in the data. Interestingly, in the spring of 2011, many of these trends have begun to stabilize providing a more solid picture of what is often deemed “the new normal”. The general outlook for both merchandise and travel have moved from negative or flat, to slightly positive with an underlying current of normalization and optimization. An overview of these trends is outlined below.
Spring 2010 Pulse Survey
Beginning in August 2008 it was decided that an appropriate topic for the 2008 Pulse Survey would be an incentive industry trends outlook for 2009 and with the continued economic conditions, also an appropriate topic for the trends outlook for 2010.
The Effect of World Affairs on Incentive Travel
The survey focuses on the extent which world affairs causes concern to industry professionals and their constituencies about incentive travel to domestic and international destinations, the reasons for their concern, and whether they envision any change in the volume of incentive travel both domestically and internationally.
The Market for Incentive Travel in Mexico
This study analyzes incentive travel tourism from the United States to Mexico, in Mexico, and from Mexico to other countries. It is the first of its kind to be carried out in this country.
The Market for Incentive Travel, Motivational Meetings, and Special Events (2007)
The study focuses on the size of the market for incentive travel, motivational meetings, and special events in the United States as well as the degree of their usage, development of industry definitions, profile of end users, and end user budgets.
The Use of Awards in Organizations
The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and Incentive Federation has just released more results of its comprehensive survey of 170 recognition and rewards administrators that delineates current practices for reward and recognition programs. In an executive briefing of the results, The Use of Reward and Recognition Awards in Organizations, the survey quantifies: Current usage of awards by type --cash, travel, merchandise and pre-paid cards The basis for selecting certain types of awards The targeted value of awards by type How award values are determined The evaluation of awards for achieving objectives
Tracking the Long-Term Impact of Incentive Programs
The study establishes a methodology for tracking the impact of incentive programs by outlining the types of data and measurements available within organizations that can be utilized to assess program impact. Researchers also examined current measurement approaches and identified the challenges inherent with these methods.
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