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CA Short, a leading recognition firm based in Shelby, NC, is sponsoring a 15-minute program on World Wide Business, hosted by successful entrepreneur and business personality Kathy Ireland, that focuses on the concept of engagement and CA Short's role in this emerging field. The program will air on ... [ read more ]

A plenary session on Enterprise Engagement at the recent Exhibit and Event Marketers Association (E2MA) Red Diamond Conference, presented by Bruce Bolger, Founder of the Enterprise Engagement Alliance and Publisher of Engagement Strategies Media, was recently posted on YouTube.... [ read more ]

Oliver Rueth, U.S. Market Leader for the Employee Engagement practice of Hay Group, says business is good, almost too good. "Our No. 1 problem right now is not how to expand our business, structure our organization to handle the new marketplace, or develop a plan. Today, our challenge is finding the talent we need to manage the new requirements of our clients."... [ read more ]

Avatar Solutions recently recognized high performing clients with its annual workplace awards. The awards are given to the top three organizations in four categories, two of which deal specifically with engagement: Highest Engagement and Most Improved Employee Engagement Levels. This year’s winners are, in order... [ read more ]

Modern Survey recently wrapped up its Spring 2015 U.S. Workforce Employee Engagement Study, which looked at how employees feel about their organizations, their leaders and their individual sense of future at work. The study revealed 10 things that every HR professional and business leader needs to know about the mindset of their employees:... [ read more ]

More than one-third of U.S. employees (39%) don’t believe their bosses encourage them to take allotted vacation days, and almost half (45%) say their bosses don’t help them disconnect from work while on vacation. A recent Randstad survey says the relationship between employees and employers is a vital factor that influences ... [ read more ]

Verint Systems Inc. announced that it has acquired Telligent, a leader in software for customer support and digital marketing communities. Verint continues to advance its vision for customer engagement optimization, offering communities as part of a comprehensive platform with ties to engagement management, customer analytics and workforce optimization.... [ read more ]

Engagement & Experience Expo will help you discover how to optimize the customer experience at all touchpoints and increase the impact of engagement throughout the customer lifecycle. Through a slate of best-in-class speakers and interactive discussions, attendees will learn about... [ read more ]

Join a panel of global loyalty practitioners for an intensive one-day workshop in loyalty marketing best practices. The Loyalty Academy will be held November 18, 2015 at the Hyatt Pier 66 hotel in Fort Lauderdale, FL.... [ read more ]

The move by Netflix to offer the most generous maternal and paternal leave policy of any known major corporation does more than put pressure on other technology competitors. It sends a message to every organization that... [ read more ]

Chicago-based investment firm Aktion Partners recently led a round of funding in customer engagement commerce platform provider CloudCraze. With the additional capital, CloudCraze’s native Salesforce application is better positioned to become a leading omni-channel... [ read more ]

Gamification form Badgeville has released the results of an independent survey of over 500 business workers, ranging from entry-level employees to C-level executives, looking at the success of gamification across U.S. organizations. The results: 78% of workers are utilizing games-based motivation at work and nearly all (91%) say these systems improve... [ read more ]

Jive Software Inc., a provider of communications and collaboration solutions for business, recently announced that GoDaddy has selected the Jive-n interactive intranet solution to help drive employee engagement and communications. By implementing Jive, GoDaddy will help employees work together ... [ read more ]

One of the fundamental tools of customer engagement is content marketing, the use of specific types of information, games, incentives, events, etc. to build closer relationships with customers. Ogilvy & Mather's new partnership with analytics company Hundredx, producer of the Goodsnitch app recently featured in ESM and now rebranded Expresit... [ read more ]

A New York Times op-ed piece by Howard Shultz published Aug. 6 focused mostly on what he believes we need in a president, but we reference his column here as yet more evidence of the enormous shift taking place in business related to how we ... [ read more ]

Microsoft has acquired Incent Games Inc., the developer and owner of FantasySalesTeam, a gamification platform that has helped improve CRM adoption through collaboration and team based competition. FantasySalesTeam's clients include... [ read more ]

Are you successfully tracking your consumer engagement? Are you looking to improve or align your digital strategy with industry experts? The Digital Strategy Innovation Summit aims to connect you with leading digital executives at some of the world’s major corporations; learn from ... [ read more ]

Plenti is a new twist on the concept from American Express, but this program has little to do with its credit card product, because you don’t have to carry an American Express card to participate. Enrollment is open to anyone over 13, and can be done within minutes online or with an app. Points can be earned at hundreds of retailers by using... [ read more ]

In yet another sign of growth in the emerging engagement business sector, Boston-based technology investment firm Great Hill Partners announced that it has agreed to purchase London-based Reward Gateway at a valuation of $217.6 million. Reward Gateway offers enterprise employee engagement software that claims to... [ read more ]

At a rate of over 30%, people managers across the U.S. report that they’re looking for opportunities elsewhere. What to do? Minneapolis-based Modern Survey recently released this and other pertinent data in a Spring 2015 engagement study whitepaper focusing on... [ read more ]

This marcus evans event targets talent management as the backbone for organizational success. Heads of Talent, Human Resources, and Organizational Development will address holistic and persona-based trends for talent management, solidifying an organizational identity, progressive and competitive talent strategy, and an influential and engaging corporate culture.... [ read more ]

Tom McMullen, writing recently on the Hay Group blog, notes that a recent study of World@Work members found only 11% of organizations conduct a formal ROI assessment of their reward programs. However, 48% of respondents said they planned to more rigorously assess... [ read more ]

This 1-day, Industry-led conference and networking event is scheduled for December, 1 2015, at One America Square in Central London. The Engaging Employees Conference will feature: 22 Brand Speakers. * 13 in-depth Sessions focused around your hottest Employee Engagement topics... [ read more ]

This 1-day, Industry-led conference and networking event is scheduled for December, 1 2015, at One America Square in Central London. The Engaging Employees Conference will feature: 22 Brand Speakers - 13 in-depth Sessions focused around your hottest Employee Engagement topics - 2 interactive Panel Discussions... [ read more ]

There are tons of great "stay interview" questions managers can use. But many are reluctant to ask the kind of direct questions that yield the most truthful responses. And that’s harming your business.... [ read more ]