Reading Time: 3 minutesWith many companies feeling the need to cut costs, it is easy to assume that travel incentives should be on the chopping block. Yet, investing in travel incentives keeps employees motivated and engaged. Here are 3 reasons why travel incentives are a good investment.
Reading Time: 4 minutesDistractions prevent nearly 61% of employees from focusing on their work, even for just an hour or two at a time. This is especially true for meetings. Thankfully, you can implement these strategies to keep attendees focused and interested during meetings.
Reading Time: 4 minutesConflict competency is a management skill that involves skillfully handling dissimilarities between co-workers to leverage differences as a catalyst for new ideas. Learn 5 strategies for creating a conflict competent workplace.
Reading Time: 7 minutesCollaboration, personalization, and inclusivity are key for successful face-to-face meetings. Learn what offsite corporate meeting budgets should include here:
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn-person meeting budgets are on the rise which is no surprise since they add tremendous value. Learn two items that should be factored into a modern face-to-face meeting budget:
Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you audited your safety and security policy for meetings and events? Learn how to review it to prevent and mitigate risks before they happen!
Reading Time: 5 minutesWeaponized incompetence is when a worker acts ignorant or incapable to avoid doing certain tasks. Left unchecked, these deceptions threaten harm to company culture. Use these tips to identify and effectively combat strategic incompetence.
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs with any other form of technology, there are both pros and cons to using artificial intelligence (AI) for meeting content. Here are several savvy ways to leverage AI for offsite meeting content, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each.
Reading Time: 4 minutesB2B buyer personas should be based on the challenges of your target audience. What problems do they need to solve in their industry or role? Use these techniques to identify the pain points of your target audience and create accurate buyer personas.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAn effective travel incentive program, one that truly inspires employees to work harder, offers many benefits for employee engagement and performance. That said, it must be planned and executed carefully to be effective. Learn the key attributes of travel incentive programs that inspire employees.
Reading Time: 5 minutesUnderperforming employees can adversely affect your company. Poor team performance costs businesses an estimated $15.5 million per year on average. Learn 6 of the main reasons why employees underperform – and get solutions to remedy the problem.
Reading Time: 3 minutesCreating an open-minded workplace culture is a highly effective way to improve employee engagement through better teamwork and problem solving. Get details on why it is so effective and tips on how to achieve it.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAmelia Island ranks among the prettiest islands in Florida and has a richly preserved history that includes heritage sites. Learn the best ways to experience the natural beauty and historic charm with incentive travel participants.
Reading Time: 4 minutesGamification makes 89% of employees feel more productive and 88% of employees feel happier at work. Learn the basics of gamification and how to pull it off successfully to achieve the objectives you set for it.
Reading Time: 2 minutesGavel International sponsored a food drive for the Schaumburg Food Pantry, and partnered with Toys for Tots raising $10,000 to provide toys for children in need.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWorkers crave feeling valued. Sadly, only 50% feel they are somewhat valued while 10% feel they aren’t valued at all. Learn 5 effective ways to recognize the value of your employees through mindful company culture.
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs one of the account managers and seasoned meeting planners at Gavel International, John George has planned and been on his fair share of group incentive trips. He is also an avid fan of wildlife, nature, and the outdoors. These qualities made John the perfect choice to talk about his experiences in unforgettable Banff, Canada.
Reading Time: 5 minutesLas Vegas, long known solely for gambling, has secured its place among the world’s great food and drink destinations. Get an inside look at which restaurants and bars are most worthy of your time, courtesy of our guide to the top places to eat and drink in Las Vegas.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhile you want to be firm in circumventing meeting interruptions, you should avoid coming off as harsh or dismissive. Fortunately, you can use these 6 strategies to politely halt corporate meeting interruptions in their tracks.
Reading Time: 4 minutesAI can have a negative effect on human-to-human interaction between people at work. This effect is intensified when colleagues communicate in a virtual setting, whether that means working remotely, meeting virtually or both. Learn about the potential social side effects of AI.
Reading Time: 5 minutesSome workplace cultures are incompetent -- meaning they have traits that can produce incompetent employees. This checklist, which covers 7 key indicators of workplace incompetence and how to fix them, is a great starting point to eliminating workplace incompetence:
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhile the idyllic natural setting could arguably be called the star of the city, San Diego has plenty of outdoor and indoor attractions for a corporate meeting or event. Discover which attractions and restaurants help make America’s Finest City a memorable meeting location.
Reading Time: 4 minutesWinning and strengthening customer loyalty is key when it comes to retaining buyers. Improving customer retention by just 5% can increase profits from 25% to 95%. A loyalty program is one of the best ways to provide a positive experience for customers that will achieve these objectives. Learn more…
Reading Time: 4 minutesChoosing from the many wonderful restaurants in Rome can be challenging. This carefully vetted list will make it much easier to pick the ones sure to delight nearly any group incentive attendee.
Reading Time: 3 minutesArtificial intelligence is a competitive advantage and helps sales/marketing VPs make data-driven decisions and respond faster to market changes. Learn how to leverage AI effectively with these tips.
Reading Time: 6 minutesOrganizations can leverage gifts at global meetings or group incentive travel events to create memorable experiences. Learn the best ways to ensure swag leaves a lasting impact.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Montreux food scene is burgeoning, with a wealth of options from understated local fare to Michelin-starred gourmet restaurants. Start your exploration of Montreux cuisine with this guide…
Reading Time: 4 minutesLeadership can use past and present errors to help prevent employees from making the same or similar mistakes in the future. Get 7 effective techniques to help employees mitigate mistakes and win more often.
Reading Time: 6 minutes64% of B2B marketers consider AI a valuable asset to their marketing and sales strategies. Mastering the technology in the right way is key to reaping its benefits. This article touches on the benefits, the drawbacks and the areas of B2B sales where AI shines.
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are so many amazing experiences to enjoy in Rome, it would theoretically take years to tackle them all. Fortunately, this guide makes it easy, by outlining some of the very best attractions that Rome has to offer to group incentive travel attendees.