Incentive Marketing Association Canada: Incentive Program Info

Why Use Incentive Programs?

The following links provide valuable information & research covering a range of topics that help to answer the question of why incentives programs, when planned and executed properly, can drive amazing results. We thank all those individuals and organizations that have contributed to this body of information.

Ability + Motivation = Behavior (The Psychology of Motivation)

Cash Loses; Merchandise and Travel Win

Choosing a Performance Improvement Company to Meet your Company's Needs - a PIC Executive White Paper

Employee Recognition: Reward with Awards--how merchandise Incentives can improve morale, retention, recruiting and all around good will.

Employee Recognition: ROI Incentive Programs: Driving People, Driving Profits

Employee Recognition: Ten Steps to an Effective ROI Incentive Program

Employee Recognition: The Sweet Sounds of Sales Success -- HR Orchestra

Federal Income Tax Treatment of Incentive Awards

*RESEARCH: 2003 Incentive Federation Survey of Motivation and Incentive Applications.

Research: A Study of the Incentive Merchandise and Travel Marketplace

Research: Studies on People Performance Management: www.performanceforum.org

Pay me, Reward me, Show me that you Care: Using Incentive Programs to Boost Sales