PRESIDENT'S POLL & 2021-2022 ANNUAL PARTNERS |
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Are You Ready for the IMA Summit?
T-minus 18 days until the IMA Summit 2021 kicks off in Fort Lauderdale, FL! After a year of online meetings, phone conferences and grounded flights, we are all anxious to get back together. You’ll get to see the world through the eyes of a jet pilot, laugh with old friends and meet new colleagues as we all emerge into this new world together. Registration closes Friday, July 30.
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Hotel | Room Block Rate Expires Tomorrow
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Have you booked your room at the Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa yet? The room rate is $199 per night with a reduced resort fee of $20 per room, per night. The room block rate expires Friday, July 23!
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Education | Learn the Latest
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From tips on behavior hacks that will improve your program results to a glimpse into incentive travel’s future to learning how artificial intelligence and machine learning can improve engagement, this year’s education sessions have something for everyone. Learn about the importance of managers in recognition programs, simplify your international operations and learn what consumers are really looking for in rewards and incentives. With 15 sessions, your biggest challenge is choosing which to attend! |
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Sponsorship | Highlight Your Company
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The IMA Summit is a time to expand your business network and create long-lasting relationships. It’s also a chance for your company to build brand awareness with the industry’s top incentive, recognition and loyalty professionals. Reserve a sponsorship and take advantage of this brand exposure! The deadline to sign up for sponsorship opportunities is Friday, July 23!
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Silent Auction | Prepare for Bidding Wars
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We in the incentive and recognition market are in the business of grabbing people’s attention with the most awesome rewards available. It’s no wonder the Silent Auction is always a highlight of the IMA Summit. After all, who wouldn’t get excited bidding on some of the coolest items in the marketplace? Get your donations in by Friday, July 23!
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Philanthropy | The Spirit of Giving
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For this year The Pantry of Broward is our philanthropic cause. The Pantry serves seniors in need living on low or fixed incomes and grandparents raising their grandchildren throughout Broward County, Florida. The Pantry’s CEO, Maureen E. Luna will be with us Wednesday, August 11 to talk about the Pantry and their work in the community. This year you’ll find commitment cards and donation envelopes at the registration desk. Please help this outstanding organization support families and demonstrate the IMA’s spirit of giving.
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Keynote | John Foley, Blue Angels
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Imagine flying an F-18 at more than 500 miles per hour. Now, imagine doing it only 18 inches away from another plane’s wingtips. That is the very definition of an extreme, high-stakes environment. Our keynote speaker John Foley lived it. He is one of America’s best-of-the-best, a Navy Blue Angels pilot. To survive up there, John and his entire team relied on a culture of trust and leadership. John’s address will inspire you to reach your highest potential while sustaining excellence under dynamic change. You won’t want to miss this Tuesday, August 10 at 9:00 a.m. |
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Evening Events | Let's Get Together
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The Summit is a place to catch up with old friends and meet new ones. Our evening events are designed to help you get to know one another, share interests and discuss opportunities in a changing marketplace. First Summit? Make sure to visit the Newcomer’s Reception. No one should miss the Recognition Professionals International (RPI) Meet & Greet or the Welcome Reception and that’s just the first night. The Awards Ceremony Events on Tuesday, July 10 are always a highlight. The Closing Reception on the final night is bittersweet. It is a chance to reflect on all that we learned and accomplished and say goodbye to our IMA friends old and new. |
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Networking Lounge Sponsor |
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Welcome Reception Signature Sponsor |
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IESP PODCAST - LISTEN TO EPISODE 2 |
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The second episode of IESP's podcast, Motivation Insiders, is now available! Most of us agree that rewards are motivational, but do we know what kinds of rewards deliver the most motivational impact in incentive and recognition settings? In this episode, we explore the behavioral science behind those motivational powers. First, we discuss how the best reward is hedonic – in order to engage our emotions. Second, it needs to be luxurious – in order to engage our attention.
Listen to the second episode, “ The 2 Things Your Rewards Program is Desperately in Need Of” with field expert Mark Smith, senior rewards director at One10 Marketing, and two academic researchers, Scott Jeffrey, Ph.D. from Monmouth University and Jana Gallus, Ph.D. from UCLA’s Anderson School of Business. They unpack the behavioral science and best practices on how to use rewards. |
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SHARE A BOOTH WITH IMA AT IMEX AMERICA |
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November 9-11 | Las Vegas, NV
With the ability for people to travel and meet again, IMA is looking forward to IMEX America from November 9-11 in Las Vegas, NV. We are 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!
In 2019, over 13,500 visitors attended the IMEX America conference. Our booth partners were able to pre-schedule one-on-one appointments with potential buyers and 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:
- High exposure for your company
- Opportunity to engage with new customers
- Chance to network with hundreds of professionals
- Company branding on/at the booth
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 Friday, August 20.
If you are interested in participating in a booth with IMA, please contact IMA's Executive Director, Karen Wesloh. |
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Don't miss these upcoming IMA, SIG, and industry events! |
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July 28, 2021
- Gift Cards are one of the most versatile and consumer-friendly products, with the highest awareness and giftability of any innovative product. Other payment vehicles and processes are seeing gift card successes, and have started utilizing gift cards as a stop-gap or a similar product that can carry and transact value. In this discussion we hear from multiple companies who have utilized gift cards to support and enhance or intersect with other payment vehicles.
July 29 - August 8, 2021
Minneapolis, MN
- WomenReps is built with independent women, Manufacturers' Sales Representatives. Their network of female reps spans across multiple professional trade organizations. They support members with an informal culture to share information, create personal connections, and celebrate each other’s achievements.
August 9-11, 2021
Fort Lauderdale, FL
- The IMA Summit is the premier event focused on connecting business professionals within the incentive industry. With a schedule filled with networking events and education sessions, you will discover strategic tools and tips to advance your programs!
August 26-28, 2021
New York City, NY
- The elite event for North American meeting and incentive travel buyers who are focused on placing programs around the world. Attendees will learn from industry experts, make invaluable business connections, and experience unforgettable activities at New York City's iconic landmarks.
September 1-2, 2021
Orlando, FL
- Motivation Experience brings in all the leading players from associations, solution providers, brands, distributors, and content together under one roof to bring you the leading event in the industry! We hold true to our roots by combining old-fashioned values, targeted sales, targeted marketing, going the extra mile, and using cutting-edge event planning tools to elevate the marketplace and provide results.
September 27-30, 2021
Atlantic City, NJ
- TEAMS: TRAVEL, EVENTS AND MANAGEMENT IN SPORTS, is the world’s leading conference and expo for the sports event industry. Presented by SportsTravel, and hosted by Meet AC and the Atlantic City Sports Commission, TEAMS ’21 will be held September 27–30 in Atlantic City. Launched in 1998, TEAMS attracts more than 1,000 attendees including CEOs, executive directors and event managers from sports organizations as well as representatives from sports commissions and convention bureaus, corporate sponsors, event suppliers and other hospitality industry opinion leaders. For more than 20 years, TEAMS has helped define the sports-event and appointment-based trade show industries.
October 18-20, 2021
Banff, Canada
- The global hosted buyer event for the incentive travel industry brings together the most highly qualified incentive travel buyers with top hotels/resorts, cruise lines, DMCs, DMOs and tourism offices from around the world.
November 9-11, 2021
Las Vegas, NV
- Learn, network, connect with the global meetings industry over four fabulous days in Vegas. Inspirational exhibitors, fresh ideas from experts and innovators, countless networking opportunities—this is where you need to be.
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We are sad to share member company Hinda Incentives' founder, Ben Arkes, passed away earlier this week. We send our deepest condolences to his family. Read more. |
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