news releases
Date: 5/22/2013
Maritz Travel's Charlene Conklin, account manager and operations director, and Jill Reyes, director of business intelligence, will present concurrent sessions on strategic meetings management at the Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International's (HSMAI) 2013 MEET West. Conklin and Reyes will present “Strategic Meetings Management 101” on May 30.
Date: 5/17/2013
Chris Travell will share insights and present the Maritz Research “Make or Break Customer Satisfaction” technique at the ESOMAR 2013 Automotive Research Forum in Wolfsburg, Germany.
Date: 5/16/2013
David Peckinpaugh, president of Maritz Travel, will deliver a keynote speech at the International Medical Meeting Professionals Association’s (IMMPA) InforMED 2013 Annual Conference on May 21. Peckinpaugh will address the current state of the industry, as well as key lodging, air and destination trends in his presentation.
Date: 5/14/2013
Maritz Motivation Solutions (MMS) was recognized as a Best Practices winner in two categories for its employee recognition initiatives at the annual meeting of Recognition Professionals International (RPI) on April 30, 2013.
Date: 5/10/2013
Bendaña’s presentation will provide information regarding the flow of corporate communication, as well as internal communication, in order to increase employee connection and awareness.
Date: 5/09/2013
Jim Ruszala, senior director of marketing at Maritz Travel, will present two sessions at the upcoming IMEX 2013 in Frankfurt, Germany on May 21-23. The sessions will provide insight on designing effective incentive travel programs that create exceptional event experiences for participants.
Date: 4/23/2013
Introducing the newest addition to Maritz’ proven end-to-end customer experience management system that captures the voice of the customer and acts on it.
Date: 4/22/2013
We surveyed 1,000 recent and near retirees about how confident they are retiring, how soon they started saving and planning for it and much more.
Date: 4/17/2013
According to a recent study on 13 international destinations, destination plays a strong role in creating and sustaining motivational value among incentive travel participants. The study, conducted by Maritz Travel, indicates that visiting new destinations or destinations that seem otherwise unattainable is the overall key driver of participants. In addition, the study revealed how demographics – parenting status and gender – influenced incentive travel preferences.
Date: 4/11/2013
Maritz Travel’s Jim Ruszala, senior director of marketing, and Maurice Parisien, principal and marketing strategist for Digital Intersection, will discuss the strategy, process, tactical elements and key performance indicators that have led to the successful management of Maritz Travel’s prospect nurturing program in their presentation, “Effective Nurturing through Alignment of Sales & Marketing,” at DemandCon in San Francisco on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.
Date: 4/04/2013
Randy Brandt and Brian O'Connor share insights about integration and action planning.
Date: 4/03/2013
Brian Hunt, account executive for Maritz Travel, will discuss best practices and stories for igniting the personal passion of sustainability in his presentation, “Putting Passion into Sustainability, both Personally and Professionally,” at the Green Meeting Industry Council (GMIC) 2013 Sustainable Meetings Conference in Chicago on Wednesday, April 10, 2013.
Date: 3/08/2013
The two share findings of a study on how to design surveys with mobile in mind.
Date: 3/05/2013
Industry leaders team up to drive world-class engagement programs with virtual rewards, gamification and full-service reward & fulfillment solutions.
Date: 3/05/2013
Nicki Powers, engagement strategist for Maritz Motivation Solutions, will discuss the new science of gamification and how it is revolutionizing the business world in a free webinar “Power of Play: How Gamification will Drive the Evolution of Loyalty” presented by Ziff Davis B2B.
Date: 3/05/2013
Michelle Pokorny, solution vice president – employee engagement and recognition for Maritz Motivation Solutions, will discuss the latest science behind human motivation and new insights into designing impactful recognition and reward programs in a free webinar “Science + Math = Recognition” presented by Human Capital Institute.
Date: 2/27/2013
Maritz Travel’s Heather Black, senior project manager, was recently honored as Event Service Professionals Association’s (ESPA) 2012 “Meeting Professional of the Year.” Black was recognized for her outstanding work planning a large event with the Sheraton Dallas.
Date: 2/20/2013
Experts argue the majority of businesses are missing the mark when it comes to
motivating their employees, customers and business partners
.
Date: 2/19/2013
Study reinforces understanding people is key to optimizing efforts to better engage agents.
Date: 2/11/2013
Financial services agents want to be rewarded and recognized. According to a recent study conducted by LIMRA, an association for the financial services and insurance industries, and Maritz, a sales and marketing company including Maritz Travel, Maritz Motivation Solutions and Maritz Research, 83 percent of financial and insurance sales representatives attribute some portion of their efforts to reward and recognition, which demonstrates the overall, positive impact of reward and recognition.
Date: 1/18/2013
In her presentation, Kramer will discuss the findings of a recent Maritz Motivation Solutions wellness study and offer ways companies can make an impact on wellness behavior.
Date: 1/08/2013
ST LOUIS – Maritz, well-known for its performance improvement programs and work with most automotive brands such as BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen, is taking its expertise directly to the dealer market.
Date: 1/08/2013
Maritz, well-known for its performance improvement programs and work with most automotive brands such as BMW, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen, is taking its expertise directly to the dealer market.
Date: 12/18/2012
TORONTO, ON -- Maritz Canada Inc. & Maritz Loyalty Marketing announce the release of A Tru Story, an original, user-generated children's storybook, created as a holiday gift for the children helped by Parents for Better Beginnings, as well as for Maritz' clients, supplier, employees and friends across the world.
Date: 12/17/2012
Maritz Motivation Solutions white paper explains how gamification creates engagement in channel loyalty programs before rewards are earned.
Date: 12/03/2012
The team at Maritz Motivation Solutions has identified upcoming trends for 2013 regarding employee engagement, channel loyalty, sales incentives, consumer loyalty, motivation, game science and rewards.
Date: 11/09/2012
Randy Brandt and Dave Ensing are among those presenting at the annual conference.
Date: 10/31/2012
Maritz Research partners with veteran software provider to dive deeper into data.
Date: 10/11/2012
The Maritz Research Tablet Re-contact Study reveals satisfaction levels among purchasers.
Date: 10/11/2012
Maritz Travel was honored for Cisco System Inc.’s Chairman’s Club program in Kona, Hawaii, which recognizes and rewards Cisco’s top performers with an exciting, environmentally and socially responsible motivational experience, which received a perfect 5.0 score in the post-event survey.
Date: 10/10/2012
In a world driven by transactions, how can retail leaders create more meaningful and lasting customer relationships?
Date: 10/04/2012
Maritz Travel and Tourism New Zealand proudly announce a joint effort to build awareness among business event planners on the motivational value New Zealand holds for today’s incentive travel participants.
Date: 10/02/2012
Thinking about buying a tablet? Maritz Research polled more than 1,300 consumers who were in the market for either an iPad, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Tab or other tablet. The study sheds light on who is buying them and why.
Date: 9/17/2012
McEuen’s workshop will provide HR leaders with valuable insight on synching the employee experience with customer expectations of the brand.
Date: 9/14/2012
Maritz Travel leaders will share insights on the benefits of further understanding participant perspectives to more effectively achieve business and guest value through business event strategies.
Date: 9/14/2012
Rich Brose suggests the candidate who solves the puzzle of securing the Independent investor vote may be the next occupant of the White House.
Date: 9/14/2012
Maritz Travel has been named to the 2012 “CMI 25” list, the annual directory of the largest and most influential full-service meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate meetings and events industry.
Date: 9/07/2012
What happens when Maritz employees team up for a day of test-driving vehicles and quizzing their smarts? The answer: $10,000 donated by Lincoln for a good cause – to the Center of Creative Arts (COCA) in St. Louis.
Date: 9/06/2012
Maritz Research’s Randall Brandt brings the debate on social intelligence and customer satisfaction tracking to ESOMAR’s Congress 2012
Date: 9/06/2012
Rick Garlick shares results of a comprehensive study into the future of meetings.
Date: 9/05/2012
Behind many poor customer service experiences there is an employee following protocol-and most are not happy about it, according to a recent Maritz Research Employee Engagement study.
Date: 9/04/2012
A better sales and service experience at the local car dealer boosts the bottom line
Date: 8/31/2012
How High is Too High for Soaring Gas Prices?
A Maritz Research study finds that until gas prices reach record highs, Americans won't drive less or buy more fuel-efficient cars.
Date: 8/29/2012
The article, originally published online, is now available in the quarterly print version just published.
Date: 8/28/2012
In their presentation, Kallery and Spellecy will present findings from recent national studies on the variety of rewards and experiences that motivate program participants.
Date: 8/22/2012
Maritz has received theAmerican Honda Motor Co., Inc.’s 2012 Premier Partner Award for not one, but two programs – the 2012 CR-V In-Dealership Training (IDT) launch and the Council of Sales Excellence (COSE)/Council of Sales Leadership (COSL) programs. Maritz was one of only 15 award recipients selected from more than 40 suppliers nominated by American Honda associates, out of more than 1,000 eligible companies. This was the ninth time Maritz was selected for the award.
Date: 8/22/2012
As students head back to school, Maritz is providing $100,000 in grants to TFA for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Maritz grant will enable TFA to develop a corps of 190 outstanding teachers who will help close the achievement gap in low-income schools.
Date: 7/27/2012
According to a recent Maritz Motivation Solutions study, companies can improve the effectiveness of the reward and recognition programs they invest in by focusing on participant values.
Date: 7/25/2012
At the upcoming Meeting Professionals International’s (MPI) World Education Congress (WEC), three Maritz Travel leaders will present and moderate panel discussions on creating exceptional travel and meetings experiences by better understanding participants’ perspectives. Jim Ruszala, senior director of marketing for Maritz Travel; Greg Bogue, business event designer at Maritz Travel; and Neal Thompson, director of strategic technology for Maritz Travel, will share their expertise at the event taking place in St. Louis on July 28-31.
Date: 7/13/2012
As planned with the acquisition of Experient in April, the Experient brand will focus on association, tradeshow and government markets, with corporate efforts aligning with the Maritz Travel brand.
Date: 6/27/2012
How to set targets while measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty is one of the topics we're addressing at the annual gathering in Seattle.
Date: 6/25/2012
The Maritz Institute’s Executive Director Mary Beth McEuen has published an article in the award-winning management magazine strategy+business. The article, “The Social Life of Brands: A marketing strategy informed by neuroscience can help build better consumer relationships – and make better use of social media” is co-written by McEuen, Neuroscientist Emily Falk, an assistant professor of Communication Studies and Psychology at the University of Michigan, and Matthew Egol, a partner at leading global management consulting firm Booz & Company.
Date: 6/12/2012
Attendees learn how Maritz Research explores the latest text analysis power tools and techniques.
Date: 6/07/2012
Brandt shares his insights about gaining a competitive advantage in customer experience management as he kicks-off this annual conference.
Date: 6/07/2012
Kavecansky co-presents with American Family Insurance to demonstrate how they linked the voice of the customer to key metrics and results.
Date: 6/05/2012
Curb appeal matters. Find out what automotive industry expert Chris Travell says we can learn from bad dealerships.
Date: 6/05/2012
It's all about combining the old with the new. Krussell explains how to stay ahead of the curve and turn social and traditional media insights into strategic action.
Date: 6/01/2012
MaryBeth McEuen, vice president, executive director for The Maritz Institute, will lead a presentation at the 2012 Marketing Forum Spring Conference on Jun 3 and 4, 2012 at The Doral Resort, Fla., entitled, "Realizing the Promise of Relationship Marketing."
Date: 5/30/2012
Car dealers remain the most influential source for car buyers. What other sources made the top 10 list? A recent Maritz Research study reveals who and what is influencing car buyers decisions.
Date: 5/30/2012
Get ready to see an increase in the use of mobile devices and meetings specific apps. The Maritz Research Future of Meetings study is published in partnership with The Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International (HSMAI) Foundation. The findings are divided into four white papers, one for each of the prominent themes of the survey.
Date: 5/30/2012
What should researchers consider now that more and more survey respondents are taking traditional online surveys on their smartphones? Saunders examines how this trend could impact results.
Date: 5/30/2012
A Maritz Research Study finds more than 1 in 10 car buyers skip the test drive.
Date: 5/21/2012
Steve O’Malley, senior vice president of Maritz Travel, and Jim Ruszala, senior director of marketing at Maritz Travel, will speak on the topic of “Improving Business Results Through Participant-Driven Incentive Travel Design” at IMEX 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany, on May 23.
Date: 5/16/2012
Keith Chrzan, chief research officer for Maritz Research and Ted Saunders, manager, online research, for Maritz Research will each present at the AAPOR 67th Annual Conference, being held May 17-20 in Orlando.
Date: 5/14/2012
The Maritz Institute's Mary Beth McEuen presents "Delvering the Brand Promise from the Inside-Out" at the HR Summit 2012
Date: 4/28/2012
Mary Beth McEuen, vice president and executive director for The Maritz Institute, is headlining the featured session at the RPI Annual Conference 2012 in St. Louis
Date: 4/16/2012
Maritz Motivation Solution's Michelle Pokorny Presents "Delivering Your Brand Promise... From The Inside-Out" An Internal Branding & Employee Engagement Conference
Date: 4/03/2012
Business event industry leaders join to provide
full spectrum of meeting and event solutions
Date: 3/27/2012
McEuen to Share the Latest Science Behind Engagement
for Better Meetings and Events
Date: 3/05/2012
The HON Company, a leading office furniture manufacturer based in Muscatine, Iowa, and Maritz Motivation Solutions recently received the Grand Motivation Master Award in Incentive Magazine's Motivation Masters competition.
Date: 2/27/2012
Maritz Insights: the loyalty report offers and extensive examination of how loyalty programs influence our shopping and purchasing behaviour.
Date: 2/22/2012
Maritz Research takes CEM to the next level with action tools to improve and grow business locally, nationally and globally
Date: 2/15/2012
Shannon McGuire recently was named Vice President, Senior Account Manager within Maritz Technology-Telecommunications Research Group.
Date: 2/14/2012
Loretta Seymour was recently named vice president- global market lead for Maritz’ Automotive Research Group.
Date: 2/14/2012
John Greco recently was named director of new business within Maritz Technology-Telecommunications Research Group.
Date: 1/23/2012
Maritz Research’s Keith Chrzan to Host AMA Webcast ‘Weighing the Options: The Reliability and Validity of Alternative Satisfaction and Loyalty Measurement’
Date: 12/21/2011
Once attrition, delay and impulse purchasing are factored in, we project that purchasing during the next three months will be approximately 10% higher than it was during the past 3 months.
Date: 12/07/2011
A proven activity-based wellness program along with a meaningful rewards
solution will motivate employees to make healthier lifestyle changes that impact
the bottom line.
Date: 11/30/2011
Upgraded Maritz Stats allows users to access the app while on the go
Date: 11/29/2011
Giftango Corporation, the digital eGift card company redefining the standards of gift cards, today announced its selection as the eGift Card platform for Maritz Motivation Solutions. Maritz is leveraging Giftango technology to introduce digital gift card solutions into the employee reward, incentive and loyalty programs it manages.
Date: 11/23/2011
Maritz Loyalty Marketing Offers Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing, Engagement Marketing and Full Spectrum of Consumer Loyalty Programs
Date: 11/22/2011
Will this year’s holiday travel numbers indicate signs of a double dip recession? A new Maritz® Poll released today projects a significant decline in holiday travel compared to last year, with just 21 percent of Americans planning to travel this holiday season, compared to 28 percent in 2010.
Date: 11/22/2011
Maritz, a global leader in consumer loyalty, employee engagement and sales channel performance, is announcing a new brand in the recognition, incentive and rewards market. Maritz Motivation Solutions will work with companies to engage and motivate their employees and sales partners via recognition and incentive programs, and with marketers to provide reward strategy and fulfillment for consumer loyalty programs and promotions.
Date: 11/22/2011
"We are entering the era of Loyalty 4.0, which is about affecting the consumer experience holistically at every brand touch-point," says Bob Macdonald, president and CEO, Maritz Canada Inc. and Maritz Loyalty Marketing.
Date: 11/15/2011
Maritz Research announces the launch of DecisionVue 360™, the only custom research analysis product to take the guesswork out of how customers purchase a product or service, or move on to a competitor.
Date: 11/07/2011
A trio of Maritz Research experts is providing their own insight on burning marketing research industry topics at the Institute for International Research USA’s The Market Research Event.
Date: 11/02/2011
Maritz, the leader in group incentive travel experiences, is bringing its more than 50 years of global travel service and expertise to individual and small group travelers with the introduction of Maritz Journeys. A new Maritz division, Maritz Journeys, provides world-class travel experiences to travelers who want personalized service and customized vacations.
Date: 10/27/2011
Maritz Research today announced it is launching CEBenchmarks™, a new customer experience measurement (CEM) benchmarking tool. The tool enables companies to understand how they stack up to competitors on key customer experience measures, both within and outside their own industry sector.
Date: 10/11/2011
The internet has revolutionized the way consumers shop, and the auto industry is no exception. Chris Travell, vice president, Automotive Research Group, Maritz Research, will present The Online Connection: The Influence of the Internet on Canadian Car Buyers at Green Light, Go!, Google Canada’s 2011 Think Auto event in Toronto, Oct. 13, 2011.
Date: 9/30/2011
Presentation will explain how to successfully integrate multiple
voice-of-the-customer (VOC) sources and deliver decision-ready insights.
Date: 9/28/2011
Cvent, the world’s largest provider of cloud-based software for event management, meeting site selection and web surveys, today announced that Maritz Travel Company, a premier provider of meeting, event and incentive (ME&I) travel management services, has chosen Cvent’s registration and sourcing platform for use with its clients.
Date: 9/27/2011
The advent of social media has transformed customer experience research, leaving many to wonder what will become of surveys and other forms of traditional research. D. Randall Brandt, Ph.D., vice president of customer experience and loyalty, Maritz Research, will explain the unique contributions that both traditional research and social media will make towards the future of customer experience research at this year’s Total Customer Experience Leaders Summit.
Date: 9/27/2011
When it comes to motivating people, it’s important to know your audience. Who are they individually and what drives each of them to act in certain ways? Maritz, a leading sales and marketing services company, will be represented by four speakers who will tackle these questions and more at the 2011 Motivation Show, the world’s premier event for incentives, recognition rewards, and motivational meetings and events.
Date: 9/27/2011
It’s no secret that social media has revolutionized how consumers communicate with businesses. Instead of complaint letters exchanged over weeks, a quick 140-character tweet can garner a direct response within minutes. A recent poll conducted by Maritz Research and its social intelligence arm, evolve24, found that frequent Twitter users who have used the social media tool to complain about their customer experience with a company overwhelmingly want those companies to be listening to their comments.
Date: 9/26/2011
Maritz has been named to the 2011 “CMI 25” list, an exclusive directory of the largest and most influential full-service meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the $145 billion corporate meetings and events industry.
Date: 9/15/2011
“MPrize” mobile application competition puts innovation into hands of employees,
earns Maritz top ranking
Date: 9/14/2011
Retailers are encouraged to ‘Deliver the Brand Promise’
through employee engagement
Date: 9/08/2011
Panel will explore how mobile technology can improve customer engagement.
Date: 9/06/2011
Maritz Research strengthens global leadership in customer experience measurement with Imagin acquisiton.
Date: 8/24/2011
Industry-changing, strategic approach is designed to change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors
Date: 7/11/2011
Almost three years after the onset of the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, employees still harbor a deep distrust of company management. A new Maritz® Poll conducted by Maritz Research, a leader in employee satisfaction research, found that despite a slight improvement in business conditions, the American workforce remains less engaged with their employers than they did one year ago.
Date: 7/07/2011
Maritz Research, a global marketing research leader, will add RelevantID®, a digital fingerprinting technology, to its suite of data quality tools.
Date: 6/21/2011
Maritz is going mobile with the addition of a new Deal of the Day application to the Maritz AwardHQ Collection. Through a reduced-price daily reward, the new mobile app increases excitement and engagement for participants and keeps rewards programs top of mind – leading to better program results. The app is available on select smartphones, including the iPhone, Android, Nexus and Blackberry.
Date: 6/20/2011
IDG’s Computerworld announces Maritz as a 2011 Best Places to Work in IT honoree, one of 100 top organizations that challenge their IT staffs while providing great benefits and compensation. Honorees will be included in coverage in Computerworld along with results from the 18th annual Best Places to Work in IT survey.
Date: 6/02/2011
Maritz Loyalty & Motivation recently announced it has added YOUR Instant Savings, a subscription-based discount website, to its reward offerings. Maritz partnered with Access Development, the world’s largest private discount merchant network, to create the YOUR Instant Savings website. The partnership allows Maritz to offer its clients as well as their customers and partners access to deep discounts on purchases at more than 200,000 participating retailers.
Date: 6/01/2011
MaritzResearch.com focuses on client business solutions and demonstrates company’s expertise in customer experience measurement.
Date: 5/31/2011
Most companies know that social media can be a powerful tool to drive corporate and brand strategy, but not many know how to leverage it. Karin Kane, vice president of client services at evolve24, a Maritz Research company will demonstrate how social-savvy companies utilize social media measurement at this year’s Measure Up Event, June 6-8.
Date: 5/26/2011
Today, Maritz announced it has appointed David Peckinpaugh, former vice president of business development for HelmsBriscoe, to president of Maritz Travel Company, the global leader in meetings, events and incentive travel.
Date: 5/12/2011
On May 3, Melissa Fruend, solution vice president for channel loyalty at Maritz, and Mark Alt, vice president, technology sector, at Maritz, presented to senior channel sales and marketing executives at Baptie’s Channel Focus North America with Channel Focus Latin America 2011 conference.
Date: 5/06/2011
First-ever attendance at International Pow Wow in May underscores importance
of business events, corporate meetings and incentive trips.
Date: 5/02/2011
Employees need more than a paycheck to help them stay satisfied, productive and engaged, according to Maritz Loyalty & Motivation's Jerry Klein, senior solution design strategist, and Michelle Pokorny, solution vice president for employee engagement and recognition.
Date: 4/20/2011
Dale Drerup was recently named division vice president of the Automotive Research Group within Maritz Research. He previously worked with Maritz Research from 1985-2004, most recently as a division vice president.
Date: 4/14/2011
Dave Ensing, vice president of voice of the customer integration, Maritz Research, will present “Social Media Marketing Research: Potential, Problems, Pitfalls, & Perspectives” at the 25th anniversary event for Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Master of Marketing Research program.
Date: 4/11/2011
Maritz Research division vice president and Text Analytics Group leader, Michael House, will present "Understanding the Voice of the Customer in Mobile Devices: Integrating Survey and Social Media Research" at the 2011 Sentiment Analysis Symposium.
Date: 3/31/2011
Maritz Whitepaper Draws Upon Science to Advance
People-Focused Business Practices
Date: 3/25/2011
Mary Beth McEuen, vice president and executive director at The Maritz Institute, will lead a workshop at the 2011 HR Summit in Scottsdale, Ariz., entitled, “True Engagement – A New Paradigm for the New Normal.”
Date: 3/24/2011
Sanford (Sandy) Brumley was recently named account manager within Maritz Research’s Financial Services Research Group. In this position, Brumley will focus on developing and managing the company’s research business within the financial services sector.
Date: 3/17/2011
Barry Kirk, solution vice president for consumer loyalty at Maritz Loyalty & Motivation, will moderate a panel of loyalty experts at the 2011 Loyalty Expo in Orlando, Fla. According to Kirk, the world of marketing is changing so rapidly that loyalty programs must change or face irrelevance.
Date: 2/14/2011
Rick Garlick and Lynn Randall share preliminary findings of joint research study; open discussion with meeting professionals.
Date: 2/10/2011
Former chief research officer Jim Stone will take on a new role as executive vice president.
Date: 2/08/2011
Melissa Fruend, channel loyalty solutions vice president at Maritz, will lead the webcast “Changing Channel Strategies: Using Targeted and Segmented Communications to Connect with your Channel Reps” at noon Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011.
Date: 1/25/2011
Keith Chrzan will present a customer satisfaction webcast in conjunction with the American Marketing Association on Jan. 26, 2011.
Date: 1/07/2011
…But Deep Consumer Knowledge Gap about Electric Vehicles Demonstrates Sales Challenges for OEMs
Date: 12/23/2010
Maritz' communications campaign promoting the New Vehicle Customer Survey was recently recognized as one of the 50 best communication campaigns of 2010. Maritz' campaign ranked No. 13 overall, earning a Gold Award.
Date: 12/07/2010
Maritz places in the “Circle of Excellence” for finishing with more than 100 points
Date: 10/18/2010
David Geddes, vice president of research and development at evolve 24, a business analytics and research firm specializing in the measurement of brand perception, reputation and risk, will present at the 2010 Smart Content: Content Analytics Conference in New York on Oct. 19. Geddes’ speech will cover corporate reputation and risk management through social media.
Date: 10/06/2010
Maritz will be represented by nine speakers at the 2010 Motivation Show, the world’s premier event for incentives, recognition rewards, and motivational meetings and events. The conference will run Oct. 12-14 in Chicago.
Date: 10/05/2010
Understanding the human dynamic of people is now more important than ever; it’s a call for face-to-face business.
Date: 10/04/2010
Combined Research Capabilities Will Deliver Decision-Ready Customer Experience and Global Market Insights to US and Multinational Businesses
Date: 9/29/2010
Maritz Travel Company announced that it has been named to the fourth annual “CMI 25” list of the industry’s largest and most influential full-service independent meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market. The CMI 25 is compiled by Penton Media’s Corporate Meetings & Incentives® magazine, the leading information source for the $40 billion corporate meetings and events industry.
Date: 9/27/2010
Maritz will be represented by six speakers at the 2010 Motivation Show, the world’s premiere event for incentives, recognition rewards, and motivational meetings and events. The conference will run Oct. 12-14 in Chicago. Barry Kirk and Lynn Randall headline the group of Maritz leaders to speak at the conference.
Date: 9/24/2010
Maritz, and Bunchball, the leader in gamification solutions, announced a partnership that will transform the traditional customer loyalty, sales incentive and employee recognition market. By combining Maritz’ experience in loyalty and motivation with Bunchball’s expertise in using game mechanics to drive engagement and participation, the two companies are creating next-generation programs that are as engaging and compelling as they are rewarding.
Date: 9/15/2010
Maritz announced that it ranked 119 on the 2010 InformationWeek 500. This marks the 11th consecutive year that Maritz ranked on the InformationWeek 500.
Date: 8/31/2010
Maritz Travel Company announced that it has received the highest level of certification of PCI-DSS – Payment Card Industry Security Standard – for its meetings, events and incentive travel business from the PCI Security Standards Council.
Date: 8/18/2010
Susan Lipske has been named Strategic Consulting Director for the Retail Sector of Maritz Research. In her new position, Lipske is responsible for working closely with clients to design innovative research solutions and deliver expert insight as it pertains to customer experience, brand, and loyalty research.
Date: 8/16/2010
John Fricker recently was named account manager within the company’s Financial Services Research Group. In this position, Fricker will focus on developing financial services research business throughout Canada.
Date: 7/23/2010
With new event technologies entering the market everyday, meeting professionals are challenged with navigating how they will use these tools to improve the effectiveness of their events.
Date: 6/25/2010
Maritz Research receives new ISO certification from CIRQ.
Date: 4/19/2010
Maritz Travel President Christine Duffy will address attendees of the Recognition Professionals International conference in a keynote speech on April 26, 2010.
Date: 3/23/2010
Working with loyalty marketing innovator to enable more enterprises to capitalize on cloud computing shift by SMB’s.
Date: 3/09/2010
Research concludes that the job-generating CARS program attracted new buyer profile without stealing sales from the future.
Date: 2/16/2010
American Express Incentive Services is now entirely owned by Maritz Holdings, Inc. and its affiliates, and American Express Company and its subsidiaries no longer have an ownership interest in AEIS.AEIS continues to operate as an independent entity and will change its corporate name and re-brand itself before the end of 2010.
Date: 1/21/2010
Maritz, a leading sales and marketing services company, has become the newest partner of the Cornell Center for Hospitality Research.
Date: 11/10/2009
In today’s economy, technology companies increasingly are relying on channel partners to sell their products, and channel loyalty is critical to win business. To foster channel loyalty, vendors must build sustainable relationships with their partners and sales reps that represent the vendor’s brand to customers.
Date: 10/29/2009
Maritz, a global leader in the incentive and loyalty rewards industries, and Synygy, Inc., the largest and most experienced provider of sales performance management (SPM) software and services, today announced a partnership to develop and market a comprehensive sales compensation solution.
Date: 10/13/2009
David Rock, author of “Your Brain At Work” and partner of Maritz Learning, will host a live Webcast where he explores how applying the latest findings in neuroscience can shorten your sales cycle and improve your close rate. Rock is known for his brain-based approach to coaching, and routinely helps Fortune 500 companies develop leaders, retain talent, improve performance and change culture.
Date: 10/12/2009
Maritz, a leading global sales and marketing services company, today announced it ranked on the InformationWeek 500 for the 10th consecutive year. InformationWeek recognized Maritz for its unique and innovative use of technology for corporate and client solutions, a testament to Maritz’ relentless focus on helping its clients achieve their desired business results.
Date: 9/23/2009
To increase sales and market share, companies are continually looking for ways to win mindshare and foster relationships that create customer advocacy. However, their strategies don’t always include the people most critical to their success – the sales force.
Date: 9/10/2009
Maritz Travel Company today announced that it has been named to the third annual “CMI 25” list of the industry's largest and most influential full-service independent meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market. Compiled by Penton Media's Corporate Meetings & Incentives® magazine.
Date: 7/15/2009
Maritz Travel Company and Freeman, market leaders in meetings and events, announced they have signed an agreement to expand the services provided to their clients. Freeman is expanding its virtual meeting service offerings and tools for improving meeting results to its association and tradeshow customers by introducing Maritz solutions – Maritz LIVE and Meetings Effectiveness.
Date: 6/01/2009
American Express Business Travel and Maritz Travel announced a preliminary agreement to launch MaXvantage, a strategic alliance to provide end-to-end strategic meetings management services that support a company’s entire meeting, event and incentive travel portfolio.
Date: 5/27/2009
Findings from a recent Maritz® Poll indicate that consumers continue to view the economy with a sense of resignation and skepticism, but signs of a recovering psyche are emerging.
Date: 5/27/2009
‘mktg’, inc. and Maritz today announced a three-year strategic alliance in the field of direct-to-consumer promotions effective June 1, 2009. Under the terms of the alliance, Maritz will engage ‘mktg’ as its exclusive partner for certain direct-to-consumer programs, partnership and sponsorship marketing and the provision of a field sales and marketing force for consumer marketing programs on behalf of Maritz and its clients.
Date: 5/20/2009
InXpo and Maritz announce a strategic partnership to provide organizations with cost-effective virtual meetings, events and incentive programs worldwide.
Date: 5/18/2009
Domestic auto dealers with lower customer satisfaction went out of business three times as much as dealers with high customer satisfaction ratings, according to analysis by Maritz Research’s Automotive Research Group.
Date: 5/13/2009
Highlighted by the tagline “Travel Matters,” today the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission (CVC) showcased National Travel and Tourism Week with a rally at downtown’s Kiener Plaza to show firsthand how travel benefits St. Louis. Facing a six percent decrease in local hotel occupancy and a seven percent decrease in revenue, the industry’s workers are uniting to raise concern over the impact hitting so close to home.
Date: 4/29/2009
Maritz and VELOCITY Broadcasting have collaborated to create the first offering in the LIVE suite of services – immersive satellite broadcast events. These events are a unique approach to virtual meetings because they blend Maritz’ expertise in strategic meetings management, content development and participant measurement with VELOCITY Broadcasting’s private High-Definition satellite network.
Date: 3/19/2009
Maritz today announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Accor Services to provide marketing and incentive services to its clients in Europe.
Date: 3/11/2009
Approximately 82 percent of call center customers who are satisfied with the call center quality of service they receive are willing to listen to a sales offer, according to a Maritz Research study of contact centers.
Date: 2/24/2009
The deepening economic crisis is placing the United State’s ailing – or some would say failing – health care system at further risk. With many Americans losing jobs, the number of uninsured and underinsured is rising.
Date: 2/09/2009
Leaders from key organizations representing the meetings, events and incentive travel industries united to issue guidelines on acceptable business travel practices to companies that have received emergency government lending.
Date: 2/05/2009
Leaders from key organizations representing the travel, meetings and events industries today issued a press release regarding federal government efforts to curtail ME&I travel programs among companies that have received emergency government lending.
Date: 2/02/2009
While hybrids and fuel-cells still lead the way, electric-powered vehicles receive unprecedented interest as viable models get closer.
Date: 1/19/2009
The fear, uncertainty and doubt due to the recent collapse of the financial services industry coupled with the current economic recession has caused corporations to link inappropriate and excessive executive compensation to meeting, event and incentive (ME&I) programs.
Date: 1/16/2009
Maritz Loyalty Marketing announces today the launch of its new platform LoyaltyHQTM, a market-leading management portal for operating all aspects of a customer loyalty program.
Date: 1/12/2009
Maritz today announced the establishment of Maritz Holdings Inc. to manage the growing, dynamic portfolio of Maritz businesses, including the company’s current core business operations, as well as new company acquisitions, joint ventures and other business development and investment activities.
Date: 1/08/2009
It’s hard to find a business or industry that isn’t affected by the economic recession. Yet, companies continue to be under increased pressure to meet their business objectives while cutting costs.
Date: 12/29/2008
Ellen Scherr recently was named an account manager at Maritz Research for the Retail Sector.
Date: 12/29/2008
Dorothy Long recently was named research manager of the Pharmaceuticals group for Maritz Research.
Date: 12/02/2008
Flexible and scalable reward and recognition programs designed to fit a hospital's unique environment.
Date: 11/06/2008
As a strategic partner in helping companies optimize their wellness programs, Maritz is introducing a new whitepaper for health insurance companies that need to improve wellness program participation among their members.
Date: 11/05/2008
St. Louis-based sales and marketing services company Maritz today announced the launch of Buyrewardsdirect.com, a self-service, transactional Web site for small- and medium-sized businesses that want to engage and reward their employees, sales partners and customers using rewards.
Date: 10/21/2008
Maritz Loyalty Marketing announced today an alliance with Travelocity that allows loyalty program members to redeem points for the purchase of flights with no blackout dates or restrictions.
Date: 9/23/2008
Maritz, a global sales and marketing services firm, today announced its partnership with Accor Services, worldwide leader in corporate added-value prepaid services for employee benefits and rewards and incentives.
Date: 9/18/2008
Maritz, a leading sales and marketing services company, today announced that it ranked 26th on the 2008 InformationWeek 500, earning a spot on the Elite 100 listing.
Date: 9/16/2008
Learn how to develop effective channel partner management solutions, create partner allies and drive unprecedented growth. Read Maritz' Driving Channel Performance whitepaper today.
Date: 9/11/2008
Maritz Travel Company today announced that it has been named to the second annual “CMI 25” list of the industry's largest and most influential full-service independent meeting and incentive travel management companies focused on the corporate market.
Date: 8/07/2008
Sales and marketing services company Maritz today announced the creation of Rewards Direct by MaritzSM, a new solution specifically targeted to rewards-only buyers who are focused on reward selection and delivery.
Date: 7/30/2008
Results Reveal Participants Are More Loyal and Engaged, Yet Participation Rates Are Stagnant
Date: 5/12/2008
Sales and marketing services company Maritz today announced its acquisition of Cascade Promotion Corporation, a privately-held relationship marketing and rewards fulfillment house. Currently, Maritz is the top provider in the incentive and loyalty rewards industries, helping companies realize their business strategies through effective incentive, recognition and loyalty solutions, compelling rewards and efficient fulfillment services.
Date: 4/02/2008
Maritz, the St. Louis-based provider of sales and marketing services including employee recognition and sales incentives, is the exclusive distributor of Maritz Leadership Engagement, a web-based management behavior solution created by Celebrity Service Institute.
Date: 3/26/2008
Partnership with OurEnergy helps companies worldwide positively impact climate change.
Date: 3/18/2008
Maritz Research is announcing the addition of Tom Krause as director of strategic consulting for the company’s Retail Research Group.
Date: 2/26/2008
Maritz Research announced today a formal commitment that will ensure clients continue to receive the industry’s highest quality data from online data collection and online panel surveys – the establishment of the Maritz Research Online Center of Excellence (OCE).
Date: 1/08/2008
Maritz Loyalty Marketing announced today that it has received certification of PCI-DSS – Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard – for its loyalty rewards business from the PCI Security Standards Council.
Date: 11/01/2007
For the eighth consecutive year, Maritz Inc. was named to the InformationWeek Top 500, which honors the nation's most innovative users of information technology.
Date: 11/01/2007
Thad Peterson recently was named division vice president, sector strategy and solutions for Maritz' financial services sector. In his position, Peterson will use his industry expertise to develop new solutions for Maritz' financial services clients.
Date: 10/04/2007
Maritz announced today that it successfully completed a SAS70 Type II examination. The effort was completed to further support Maritz Travel's clients in Strategic Meetings Management and technology controls.
Date: 9/18/2007
Maritz Inc. today announced that it has once again raised the bar for the employee incentive industry with the introduction of Maritz Motivation Insight a new research-based tool that improves employee performance and optimizes results on companies' employee reward and recognition programs.
Date: 7/27/2007
Maritz today announced a new methodology that brings Strategic Meetings Management to the next level, and will elevate the meetings, events and incentives industry.
Date: 6/29/2007
Two names synonymous with performance improvement and customer service, Disney Institute and Maritz, are collaborating to introduce a revolutionary process that can transform the service experience for Fortune 500 companies.
Date: 6/22/2007
The American Marketing Association's research division recently held its 18th annual Advanced Research Techniques (ART) Forum, and the Maritz Research team took home a majority of the recognition.
Date: 5/15/2007
Customer experience is THE competitive advantage in today's business world. And a new study conducted by Maritz Inc. - a world leader in understanding, enabling and motivating employees, channel partners and customers - reveals that companies have a lot to be worried about when it comes to the experience they are delivering.
Date: 5/08/2007
Today at the WorldatWork Total Rewards Conference & Exhibition, Maritz Inc., the world leader in formal rewards programs, and Dr. Bob Nelson, the leading expert in informal recognition practices, announced the launch of the Maritz Recognition Studio - the most comprehensive suite of recognition tools that helps companies leverage the power of integrated formal and informal recognition to attain strategic business objectives, boost employee satisfaction and retention, increase performance and productivity, and enhance customer service.
Date: 3/01/2007
The Mystery Shopping Providers Association, the largest professional trade association dedicated to improving service quality using anonymous resources, supports the Federal Trade Commission's recent action against Mystery Shop Link and the Tangent Group.
Date: 2/19/2007
Maritz Loyalty Marketing announced today the launch of its Partnership Marketing customer rewards program. This program helps banks and credit card issuers provide their cardholders with rewards bonuses from participating retailers.
Date: 9/26/2006
Today at The Motivation Show, Maritz Travel announced key additions to Maritz Travel Insight, an online survey and analysis tool that uncovers what elements of incentive travel rewards programs provide the highest level of motivation for a company's unique set of employees or sales channel partners.
Date: 9/19/2006
Maritz is relocating along with one of the world's leading auto manufacturers to the city of Nashville, Tenn. to ensure it continually provides leading automotive industry expertise and solutions to its client, Nissan North America, Inc.
Date: 8/31/2006
RazorGator, the leading global event experience company in the sports and entertainment markets, today announced it has been chosen as the Preferred Sport Travel, Ticket and Hospitality Vendor by Maritz Travel.
Date: 8/29/2006
Maritz, announced today it has attained Gold Certified status in the Microsoft Partner Program with a competency in Networking Infrastructure and Custom Development Solutions, recognizing Maritz's expertise and total impact in the technology marketplace.
Date: 8/28/2006
Maritz Incentives, which designs and manages employee incentive and recognition programs in more than 80 countries, announces the launch of the exclusively yours® global catalog.
Date: 6/22/2006
To respond to the increasing demands of its loyalty marketing and incentives clients, Maritz, in partnership with Kelly Services, is hiring 200 customer service representatives to work in a newly-renovated 20,000 square foot call center with the latest equipment and state-of-the-art training facilities.
Date: 2/01/2006
Maritz Travel, the global leader for incentive and corporate meeting travel management, tallied up its 2005 operations and found that more employee incentive travel program were held in Orlando last year than any other location. The top location for corporate meetings was Las Vegas.
Date: 1/25/2006
The Retailing Hall of FameTM celebrated retail's greatest leaders, remembered and present, at its second annual awards dinner Sunday, January 15, 2006 in New York City at Cipriani's on 42nd Street.
Date: 1/24/2006
As a global authority in the travel, meetings and incentives industries, Maritz Inc. announced today its commitment to help re-establish New Orleans as a leading, thriving and vital destination by relocating its global sales conference from its headquarters in St. Louis.
Date: 11/18/2005
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., announces the addition of Lisa Elderkin as account manager, financial services group.
Date: 10/11/2005
It appears more Americans would rather play with their high-tech toys than make improvements to their homes, according to Maritz Loyalty Marketing's Almanac, a yearly analysis of the redemption activity for all Maritz Loyalty Marketing clients.
Date: 9/30/2005
In today's information age, investment clients are more demanding, more knowledgeable and more price-sensitive than ever. Investment advisors must now exceed clients' desires in order to grow within the competitive financial services industry.
Date: 9/27/2005
Today at The Motivation Show, Maritz Travel announced the launch of Maritz Travel Insight, a new survey and analysis tool that increases the effectiveness of incentive travel programs for today's diverse workforce. Designed by Maritz Research scientists, Maritz Travel Insight compiles the results of an employee survey into an easy-to-use tool that identifies what travel reward attributes and activities best motivate a specific company's employees.
Date: 9/26/2005
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. President and CEO Koichi Kondo recently presented the company's Premier Partner Award to Maritz Inc. of Torrance, Calif. for excellence in sales incentives.
Date: 8/15/2005
Christine Duffy, president and chief executive officer of Maritz Travel Company has been named by MeetingNews as one of the "Top 25 Most Influential People in the Meetings Industry."
Date: 7/25/2005
Maritz Research, one of the world's largest marketing research firms, has partnered with Invoke Solutions, the leading innovator of real-time, researching technologies, to launch a new Maritz research product for companies that need quick, in-depth and accurate feedback from their customers.
Date: 6/24/2005
The Aspen Institute's Henry Crown Fellowship Program today announced the selection of William P. (Scott) Bush, 41, to its 2005 Class of Henry Crown Fellows.
Date: 5/24/2005
America's workforce has an increasingly positive attitude about the companies they work for and their job security, according to a new Maritz® Poll.
Date: 4/11/2005
Maritz Research, the world's leading automotive researcher, is helping dealers increase customer loyalty with the launch of "Customer Connect," a program that can identify customer dissatisfaction within 24 hours of a dealership experience.
Date: 3/01/2005
Maritz Research confirms its emphasis on the European market with the announcement of Stephan Thun’s appointment to VP, Managing Director Maritz Research Europe.
Date: 1/18/2005
A new Maritz Research study has found that only 20 percent of Target customers are highly loyal to the retailer. This compares to 49 percent of all Wal-Mart customers who are considered highly loyal to the world's #1 mass merchandiser.
Date: 1/05/2005
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., announces the addition of Paul Robert as account manager, financial services research group.
Date: 1/05/2005
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., announces the addition of Bernard Elam as account manager, retail research group.
Date: 12/14/2004
Mariachis and mole sauce may be staples of Mexican culture, but it is Mexico's luxury resorts combined with great values that are bringing business meeting and incentive travel planners south of the border in 2005.
Date: 12/02/2004
A new report from Maritz Research's automotive group suggests that vehicle manufactures may want to focus their hybrid development efforts on the non-premium car, compact pickup, and compact SUV segments.
Date: 12/02/2004
A recent Maritz® Poll reports that while incentive programs have a big impact on employee productivity and retention, many employees are unhappy with their current programs.
Date: 10/21/2004
Six of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies saved nearly $75 million on meetings in 18 months , according to Maritz McGettigan, the leading pharmaceutical/medical meetings, event and incentive travel planning company and a division of Maritz Travel.
Date: 10/20/2004
Maritz Research has been awarded the United States Postal Service (USPS) Quality Supplier Award for helping the USPS make an impact on supply chain management, and achieving positive, bottom-line results.
Date: 10/13/2004
Maritz Travel Company, the global leader in meeting, event and incentive travel management, today announced that Christine Duffy is named president and chief executive officer of Maritz Travel, effective immediately.
Date: 10/05/2004
The question, "What does your company do?" has become a predictable part of American conversation.
Date: 9/30/2004
Today, Maritz Inc. announced that it has been named to CMP Media LLC's InformationWeek 500, a prestigious listing of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States.
Date: 9/22/2004
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., is launching a new tool that helps companies better identify, retain and grow their base of customers by examining both attitudinal and behavioral loyalty.
Date: 9/15/2004
As a premier incentive travel company known for offering clients unforgettable and first-time experiences, Maritz Travel consistently looks for groundbreaking, qualified suppliers.
Date: 9/14/2004
When consumers leave a loyalty/rewards program, most (70 percent) cite the length of time it takes to build up points as the primary reason, according to a Maritz Poll commissioned by Maritz Loyalty Marketing.
Date: 8/31/2004
Two thirds (66 percent) of consumers say that discounts are the reason they participate in the customer loyalty programs they join, according to a recent Maritz Poll commissioned by Maritz Loyalty Marketing.
Date: 8/31/2004
Maritz Inc., announces a strategic affiliation with Speckhals Travel, LLC of Washington, Mo., to share ownership of Quality Reward Travel, LLC (QRT), the individual travel rewards fulfillment arm of Speckhals Travel.
Date: 8/23/2004
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., announces the addition of D. Randall Brandt as vice president, customer experience and loyalty research.
Date: 8/23/2004
Maritz Inc. has named Jane Herod president of Maritz Incentives. In this role, Herod will provide leadership, direction and general management of the Maritz Incentives business.
Date: 8/10/2004
Maritz Global Technology Services (MGTS), the information technology organization supporting Maritz Inc., recently earned ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).
Date: 8/09/2004
Auto manufacturers may want to reconsider their marketing strategies in light of a new Maritz Automotive Research study that shows customer incentives and rebates are having a lessening impact on automobile purchase decisions.
Date: 8/02/2004
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., has promoted Gina Wiseman to the position of division vice president, virtual customers.
Date: 7/27/2004
A new study by Maritz Automotive Research Group has found that auto buyers who complain about their vehicle quality or dealership experience and are happy with the way the dealership handles their complaints are more than 1.5 times as likely to be loyal to the dealership than non-complainers when purchasing their next vehicle.
Date: 6/30/2004
Maritz Travel, the premier meetings, events and incentive travel management company in America, today announced its “Pinnacles of Excellence” 2004 award winners in the air, hotel, destination management company and cruise industries.
Date: 6/18/2004
While they rank among the oldest of the modern customer loyalty programs, airline rewards programs continue to have a direct impact on which airlines consumers fly, according to a Maritz survey.
Date: 5/21/2004
The Texas A&M Mays Business School, Center for Retailing Studies (CRS) announced today its partnership with Maritz Research to provide students with first-hand, expert knowledge of the retail marketing industry.
Date: 5/18/2004
Credit card rewards programs continue to grow in popularity with consumers but there still is room for improvement.
Date: 4/26/2004
Maritz Research, the market research unit of Maritz Inc., has named Abhijit Sanyal director of marketing sciences.
Date: 4/15/2004
Maritz has been named a finalist in the Best Customer Service Organization category in the second annual American Business Awards for its entry, "Renewing Our Commitment to 110 Years of Great Client Service."
Date: 4/07/2004
When a day off just won't do, employers are finding more personal ways to reward and recognize hard working employees.
Date: 4/01/2004
Employees who dream of experiencing exotic vacations find it hard to make them a reality -- except when they are working toward a dream vacation, according to a recent survey conducted by Maritz Travel Company.
Date: 3/26/2004
An extensive study of meeting and event planners conducted by the Maritz Research Hospitality Group shows that Marriott International ranks first within the upscale convention hotel market when it comes to providing a positive experience for its meeting and event planners.
Date: 3/18/2004
Maritz Travel Company, a global leader in meeting, event and incentive travel management, and Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader in corporate travel management, today announced that they entered into a definitive agreement for CWT to purchase Maritz' U.S. corporate travel subsidiary (MCT), which has operated under the brand name TQ3 Travel Solutions for the past three years.
Date: 3/11/2004
The perception is that most employees and employers cringe at the thought of company meetings full of dry presentations and "rubber chickens," but according to a recent survey by Maritz Travel Company, the right kinds of meetings are a pleasure to attend.
Date: 3/09/2004
Maritz McGettigan, a pharmaceutical/medical meeting, event and incentive travel planning division of Maritz Travel, has named Marcia Doty director of operations, meeting services.
Date: 3/02/2004
Almost 40 percent of consumers have never redeemed rewards earned for retail programs they have been enrolled in the longest.
Date: 2/20/2004
Maritz Research has named C. Richard "Dick" Pace director of its Financial Services Research Consulting Group.
Date: 2/20/2004
A Maritz Poll reports that automotive consumers seem more interested in purchasing or leasing cars that have practical hi-tech driving aids than cars with flashy entertainment systems.
Date: 2/19/2004
Compact passenger vans, or minivans, lost the most customers to other vehicle segments over the last four years, according to a Maritz survey.
Date: 2/18/2004
Maritz Inc. has named Gordy Schroeder senior vice president of people and organization development.
Date: 2/05/2004
The cornerstone of a company's ultimate success - the sales professional - is often the most motivated and productive, and usually the most recognized or rewarded employee.
Date: 2/02/2004
A recent Maritz survey has found that interest rates (7 percent), fee structures (6 percent) and variety of financial services/products (1 percent) rank far behind convenience (23 percent) and customer service (22 percent) when consumers are choosing a primary bank.
Date: 1/31/2004
NADA Convention (January 31, 2004) In the face of recent lawsuits and negative press reports springing from the actions of a few unethical Finance and Insurance managers, dealer groups are working diligently to improve F&I compliance assessment.
Date: 1/08/2004
With the steady increase over the past three years in the number of employed Canadians and the rising demand for talented and experienced people, companies are implementing new manager and employee retention strategies to keep key people, according to workplace experts at Maritz Canada.
Date: 1/01/0001
Contrary to the negative perceptions often associated with automotive dealerships, a recent Maritz Research CEBenchmarks™ study revealed the auto industry outperforms several other industries, including retail and wireless services, when it comes to providing a quality customer service experience.