2020 IMA Strategic Partners
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Registration and the
hotel room block is now open for the IMA Summit 2020 conference at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa in Fort Lauderdale, FL from July 20–22, 2020!
The IMA Summit provides you an opportunity to network with over 360 individuals in merchandise, gift cards, travel, promotional products and incentive & engagement solutions, along with supporting services to the incentives industry. Couple that with a few dozen education sessions, networking events and more make this a can't-miss event!
Sponsorship Opportunities
A number of great sponsorships still exist to support the expense of the IMA Summit. Reach out to
Hollis Thornton to discuss how we can meet your brand objectives through sponsorship.
Click here for the lat
est sponsorship prospectus.
Submit Donations for the Silent Auction
Would you like exposure for your brand at the IMA Summit using your product or services? Think of items you want included in this year’s auction and fill out the
donation form today!
Earn Your Incentive Professional Designation
Those interested in earning an Incentive Professional (IP) designation can take advantage of a
Principles of Incentive Design course, followed by an on-site exam to earn certification. When registering for the Summit, add the IP Course & Exam to your registration.
Innovation Showcase
Have you recently joined the IMA or have a new product to share with our industry? Here’s your chance to promote your new product, service or capability to the over 300 captive IMA Summit attendees! There are only 3 slots are remaining so be sure to
submit your application by Friday, May 1.
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IMA Summit Awards Nominations Are Open!
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The new year has introduced an innovative transformation to the IMA Awards to reflect the ever growing and developing landscape in which we all operate.
We have split the awards categories into three key areas, ensuring all sectors of our industry and members are represented.
- Excellence Awards (formerly Circle of Excellence)
- Personal Accomplishment Awards
- IMA Member Recognition
There are 14 categories to choose from, encompassing both industry and discipline-specific areas. Submit your nominations by Friday, May 29.
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We look forward to celebrating and honoring our winners with you at the
IMA Summit 2020!
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Call for 2020 Board Nominations
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Run for the IMA Board of Directors
IMA needs dedicated and passionate leaders who represent the diverse areas of our industry on its board. The IMA Board of Directors actively seeks prosperity for our association and the industry as a whole. If this description speaks to you, please consider this a proposal to run for an IMA Board Director position.
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Board of Directors Position Details
A board member's term lasts three years and is eligible for reelection after that period.
Responsibilities & Expectations:
- Attend two to three in-person meetings per year
- Participate on a Committee or Task Force
- Attend the annual IMA Summit
- Spend approximately four hours per month on IMA related business
A newly elected board member will be invited to attend the July board meeting just before the IMA Summit and will be sworn in during the conference.
Current board members whose terms expire this July must also submit a
Director Candidate Form to rerun for a position on the board.
Any questions can be sent to IMA Executive Director
Karen Wesloh. Deadline to nominate is Friday, April 17.
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Share a Booth with IMA at IMEX America
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With the new year underway, IMA is looking forward to IMEX America from September 15-17 in Las Vegas, NV and is offering to share our booth with interested IMA members. Each year IMA and the companies who share our booth find great success at this event!
Last year over 13,500 visitors attended the IMEX America conference. Our booth partners were able to pre-schedule one-on-one appointments with potential buyers although there were a number of people that stopped by without appointments.
The IMA staff supported booth partners to ensure they took full advantage of the promotional opportunities associated with exhibiting at IMEX.
Benefits include:
- Company branding on/at the booth
- High exposure for your company
- Opportunity to engage with new customers
- Chance to network with hundreds of professionals
Take advantage of this rewarding opportunity for your company!
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Cost: $7,500 per booth partner
A commitment with a $1,000 deposit is needed by
Wednesday, April 1.
If you are interested in participating in a booth with IMA, please contact IMA's Executive Director,
Karen Wesloh.
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Become A 2020 IMA Strategic Partner
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Providing Year-Round Brand Visibility
Increase Your Brand Exposure and Help the IMA Provide Quality Education & Corporate Outreach.
Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) Strategic Partners play an important role in helping the IMA provide events, publications and research that keep industry trends and new ideas at the forefront of incentive business.
As a Strategic Partner you will receive valuable brand visibility and a cost-effective opportunity to position your organization as an industry leader and advocate.
In recent years, support from Strategic Partners has helped IMA fund research studies, supported a website SEO audit to bring customers to our members, helped fund corporate outreach initiatives such as education and exhibits at industry events, championed Summit education initiatives and more!
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Levels & Benefits
Diamond Partner - $5,000
- Advertisement on rotating banner on IMA home page
- 1 Complimentary Summit registration
- 1 Complimentary full-page color advertisement in print directory, near your company listing
- Plus more!
Ruby Partner - $3,500
- A 50% off 1 Summit registration
- Complimentary full-page grayscale advertisement space in print directory near your company listing
- Plus more!
Sapphire Partner - $1,500
- 1 Complimentary half-page grayscale advertisement space in print directory
- Plus more!
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Advertise in IMA's Print Directory,
The Incentive Source
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The Incentive Source is a Cost-Effective Marketing Tool!
The IMA Print Directory is a valuable tool for IMA members; many members keep it on their desk for easy access!
Did you know it's also an important resource for hundreds of incentive buyers?
IMA's annual membership directory, The Incentive Source, will publish its 2020-2021 directory in July. The IMA directory is a dynamic networking tool distributed to 500+ IMA members at the
IMA Summit. These sales and marketing professionals represent every segment of the incentive industry and make great marketing partners for the services and/or products you offer.
The Incentive Source provides an unparalleled opportunity to spread the word about your company's products and services to a variety of potential customers. Through IMA's marketing at industry shows such as IMEX, PPAI, ASI, WorldatWork, etc. plus a variety of corporate outreach initiatives, we ensure that your information is available to potential customers when they need it.
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IMA Webinar Recap & Survey
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How do you evaluate your website's current performance? Is it meeting the expectations of your prospects? Is it easy for customers to find what they’re looking for?
Although we are all in the incentive and recognition business, we are all first in the sales business—and your website is your first salesperson. By the time you encounter a customer for a conversation, presentation or purchase they are already 65% through the buying process, making it more important than ever to understand what makes or breaks a successful customer experience. Subject matter expert David Fox answered these questions and more at last month's IMA webinar, "What Makes or Breaks a Successful Customer Experience on your Website?".
This session equipped members with the do’s and don'ts of websites, site gaps and various techniques to make your phone ring.
View the recording and presentation slides on the
IMA website.
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More IMA webinars are coming your way! Please take a minute or two to
complete this survey on IMA webinars. Your specific comments and suggestions are appreciated.
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Each year the IMA supports a charity local to the IMA Summit and provides opportunities for membership to engage through fundraising activities and IMA Summit session activities. This year we are reviewing the following organizations in Broward County, FL and welcome you to help choose the charity.
Depending on the organization, we will seek to include three components of support:
- Collection of donations of cash, gift cards, and merchandise between April 1–December 31.
- Interactive session during the IMA Summit
- Supply building activity during the IMA Summit
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Please choose from one of the following organizations:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County
- Broward Partnership
- L.A. Lee YMCA
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- United Way of Broward County
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About the organizations:
Boys & Girls Clubs of Broward County serves over 12,500 youth between the ages of 6-18 each year. Youth services and programs provided focus on everything from education, social recreation, health and physical education, to leadership and citizenship development, cultural enrichment, and personal adjustment with one-on-one counseling.
The Broward Partnership was founded in 1999 to help individuals and families find their way back from homelessness. They are a comprehensive homeless services provider created to rebuild broken lives, most of which still have plenty of potential to succeed, find happiness, and be productive members of society.
The L.A. Lee YMCA offers a variety of activities including youth enrichment programs, sports, academic supports, volunteer opportunities, cultural arts, camp programs, health and wellness activities, and family strengthening and community health-based events.
The “Share-A-Night” fund is a program that helps sponsor a family’s stay at the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of South Florida. Share-A-Night gifts make it possible for families to stay at the Ronald McDonald House regardless of their financial situation.
Broward Youth Coalition is a group of young leaders who work to become youth advocates for substance abuse
prevention and mental health promotion in their communities.
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Youths from the YMCA of Metro Chicago collaborated with IMA members at the 2019 IMA Summit Philanthropy session.
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ASI Show Orlando & Fort Worth Recap
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IMA had a successful presence at ASI Show Orlando in January and ASI Show Fort Worth in February!
IMA presented three informative sessions to encourage distributors to sell corporate gifts and incentives and to provide them with the tools needed to make it easier for them to do. The sessions were:
- Getting Started With Gifts: Grow Your Business Through Rewards & Incentives
- The Power of Partnership: How Incentive & Gift Suppliers Can Help Your ROI
- Learn From the Best: Discover How Distributors Are Profiting From Gifts & Incentives
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Our member volunteers had insightful conversations informing distributors how IMRA's suppliers and representatives can help them sell corporate gifts and incentives. The distributors were very excited to learn about IMRA's brand search and thought it would help them to be more successful at selling corporate gifts and incentives.
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Earlier this year PPAI held its Expo in Las Vegas, NV. The Corporate Gifts Panel Discussion IMA and IMRA conducted was designed to help find retail brands within the PPAI and corporate gift marketplace. Attendees learned the types of services provided by name-brand suppliers, distributors that are selling name-brand merchandise as corporate gifts, and case studies of corporate gifting programs. The session was led by industry experts who answered questions and highlighted important trends in the corporate gift and incentive market.
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IMA members Mike Landry, CPIM, Tumi; Dean Resnekov, Indigo; Lore Rincon, Continental Premium Corporation; Cindy Mielke, CPIM, Tango Card Inc.; and Jeffrey Brenner, Seiko Watch of America, LLC discussed name brand suppliers and the services they provide to make corporate gifting easier.
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IMA also had its IMRA Lounge in the middle of the brand pavilion! Many distributors stopped by the booth for information regarding the best way to contact members for corporate gifts and incentives.
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IMA Past President Sean Roark, CPIM, PromoPros/IncentPros, connected with distributors at our IMA & IMRA Lounge in the brand pavilion.
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It's time to renew your IMA and SIG memberships! Log in to your profile to print an invoice or renew online. If you have any changes to make to your IMA membership or need assistance please contact
Emily Johnson.
All membership renewal payments are due Friday, February 28.
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Please welcome our new IMA members! Click on the company names to visit their website.
New Affiliate Members
- Melissa Breakwell, Velocity B2B/Blackhawk Network
- Tina Ferguson, One10
- Evan Gall, DPI, Inc. (Digital Products International, Inc.)
- Kathy Huston, One10
- Hayden Kaehl, Universal Orlando Resort
- Sheila Mundey, One10
- Tyler Rencher, Tango Card Inc.
- Jeff Weiner, One10
New International Primary Member
New Primary Member
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Newly Obtained IP Designation
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Congratulations to our latest industry professional obtaining the
Incentive Professional (IP) accreditation. We appreciate your efforts!
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Adam Bonville, IP, Tango Card Inc.
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Incentive Manufacturers & Representatives Alliance (IMRA)
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The IMRA Marketing Conference is the premier event focused on connecting and promoting manufacturers and representatives in the incentive industry. With a schedule primed full of networking events and company sales meetings, you will discover strategic tools & tips to advance your programs.
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Incentive Gift Card Council (IGCC)
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The IGCC is hosting their annual Spring Membership Meeting at the
Flourish Conference in Chicago, IL on Monday, March 16 at the Radisson Blu Aqua.
The Flourish Conference will open with an insightful keynote by Tiffani Bova, best selling author and Global Customer Growth and Innovation Evangelist at Salesforce.
RSVP for the Membership Meeting and find more details on the
IGCC website.
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Incentive & Engagement Solution Providers (IESP)
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Join the IESP by Tuesday, March 31 & Save 10% on Membership!
IESP is the premier source for information and education on and delivery of incentive and recognition programs. IESP's goal is to educate and promote the benefits of results-based programs to the worldwide business community while providing value to its members by promoting their services, products, and brands.
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Incentive Travel Council (ITC)
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The Incentive Travel Council was created to provide an awareness of how reward and recognition travel, in its many forms, is an effective strategy for achieving better business performance. Its focus is to educate and promote the benefits of incentive travel to the worldwide business community, while providing value to its members by promoting their services, products and brands.
Find out more information on membership on the
ITC website.
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Middle East & Africa (IMA-MEA)
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IMA-MEA provides members valuable opportunities for networking and education. Together the members of the IMA help increase business awareness of the power and success of incentive programs.
One of the many benefits of being a member is access to a calendar of events globally where industry experts share learnings, case studies and best practices in incentive marketing.
View all the benefits that IMA-MEA has to offer on their
website.
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IMA-Europe looks forward to welcoming you all to the stunning Espace la Rochefoucauld located in central Paris overlooking Le Sacre Coeur for the
IMA-Europe Paris Meeting on Thursday, March 26.
The event will be followed by a networking drinks reception on the roof terrace of the event venue overlooking the sights of Paris.
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- Opportunity to participate in all IMA recognition programs worldwide
- Access to research, educational resources and seminars
- Partnerships with specialized market media and market organizations
- Global exposure to new customers at an international range of fairs and market events
- Extensive networking opportunities with all market segments
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Missed the Last Edition?
To see previous issues of
Fast Take
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IMA Fast Take Newsletter
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