Greetings IMA Members,

I hope that 2024 has started on a positive note for you! The IMA Board and I continue to create opportunities and initiatives to help our members prosper in the ever-evolving business environment.

One opportunity you’ll want to take advantage of is the IMA Summit 2024 this summer in New Orleans, Louisiana. Join us for a landmark event as we celebrate a quarter-century of education, innovation, collaboration, and success in the world of incentives and recognition. Don't miss your chance to be part of this historic 25th anniversary celebration. Register now and secure your spot!

Another opportunity is submitting nominations for the IMA Summit Awards. These awards recognize outstanding efforts from members of our community. Please nominate individuals and organizations that have made a significant impact on IMA and the industry.

If you haven’t already, please renew your IMA and SIG memberships. Our collective success is a testament to the strength of our members, and I’m confident that the coming months will see us reach new heights.

Here's to the continued success of our members, IMA, and the incentive and recognition industries!

Best Regards,

Jim Atten

Have you renewed your IMA and SIG/Chapter memberships yet? 2024 member dues are past due. To continue receiving your member benefits, renew by Sunday, March 31!

Join hundreds of the world's top incentive and recognition professionals at the IMA Summit 2024 in beautiful New Orleans, Louisiana from July 15-17, 2024. This conference is the ultimate hub for education, collaboration, and networking. You'll make new connections and discover new research, emerging trends, and the best strategies to improve your programs.

Gregory Offner is a former dueling pianist turned award-winning speaker who will reveal three principles of engaging experiences—used in piano bars—and demonstrate the steps to adapt them for your workforce. Attendees will leave inspired, entertained, and equipped to put these principles into action.

Recently there has been an uptick in phishing attacks and email scams regarding the IMA Summit 2024 room block and attendee list. IMA and IMA staff emails will only come from the domain: @incentivemarketing.org. Hotel reservations should only be made using the link on our website.

Nominate yourself or fellow members for the IMA Summit Awards! These awards recognize outstanding individuals and programs in the incentive marketing space. There is no fee for IMA members so submit as many nominations as you'd like.

1.) Visit summitawards.awardsplatform.com.

2.) Login or create a new account.

3.) Click "Start entry" and complete the nomination form.

Click here for step-by-step instructions.

Thank you to those who made it to our webinar last week! If you couldn't make it or would like to review the information again, you can watch the recording here.

In this webinar presented by the Incentive Federation, Inc., attendees learned easy-to-understand guidelines when implementing recognition programs to meet tax requirements. Visit the IFI website for more information and resources on this topic.

Congratulations to our newest Incentive Professional: Nicole Kramer, IP, Fusion Marketing!

IMA wants to add strong leaders who represent the diverse areas of our industry to our board! Running for the board is a great opportunity to meet incentive industry leaders and become one yourself. The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, March 29.

A board member's term lasts three years and is eligible for reelection after that period. Current board members whose terms expire this July must also submit a nomination form to continue to serve on the board. Contact Karen Wesloh with any questions.

Two leaders of incentive program providers talk about the science behind keeping the energy and enthusiasm generated by sales kickoffs going throughout the year.

Forbes Magazine – In support of the IMA’s mission to advocate for and promote the use of incentives and recognition to improve business performance, IMA creates opportunities for IMA, SIG, and Chapter members to share strategic insights with business publications.

Most recently IESP President Lincoln Smith, IP, HMI Performance Incentives (a part of 360insights); and IESP Board Director Chris Galloway, CPIM, Brandmovers, Inc. shared strategic insights on how “Future Consumer Loyalty Programs Will Increase Personalization” with Forbes magazine which reaches over 150 million readers, including many C-Suite and high-level decision makers.

Rewards + Recognition Network – Eight IMA/SIG leaders and members shared their insights from across the industry on trends for this year in a Rewards + Recognition Network report “Incentives, Recognition, Rewards 2024 Market Report: No Big News is Good News.”