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M.I.T. professor Zeynep Ton has contributed as much to a positive public debate about how to address income inequality as just about anyone we know by demonstrating that it’s actually good business to treat people well. Her book, The Good Jobs Strategy, has been featured in Joe Nocera’s column on the... [ read more ]

"Employee engagement looks to be the future of human resources and the technology that supports it. If human resources is going to be the business of getting work done, the new world of employee engagement just might provide the tools and the metrics to make that happen." So wrote George LaRocque, Principle of Larocque Inc., in a ... [ read more ]

Elite marketing professionals will converge at this summit to get re-educated with the latest and greatest social media strategies and trends affecting business today. Speakers from eBay, Yale School of Management, Citi, Forbes, Reebok, Aetna, Fidelity Investments and other well known companies will showcase their... [ read more ]

Just as the first edition did last year, the 2nd Compensation and Benefits Conference provides compensation, benefits and HR professionals from financial institutions with a platform to develop effective strategies in order to gain a competitive advantage and attract, retain and motivate talent whilst managing costs. ... [ read more ]

A Conference and Expo dedicated to the many strategies and tactics of Enterprise Engagement and their impact on business is being launched by the Exhibit and Event Marketers Association (E2MA) and Enterprise Engagement Alliance. The event, Engagement World 2016, is designed to ... [ read more ]

The premiere marcus evans Digital Transformation in Customer Experience conference will provide customer experience leaders a unique opportunity to benchmark leading digital strategies and technologies, social media approaches, organizational collaboration and personalization tactics to keep a strong presence in the consumer’s digital world.... [ read more ]

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 ]