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 | The Shocking Power of Surprise
Want to discover a new way to motivate customers to buy? Well, here's a big surprise for you, literally: The element of surprise is the most important influencer in marketing and sales decisions today.
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 | Last Word: Sticky Wisdom Freshness
There is a very simple law in operation here, the first law of creativity—the quality and uniqueness of stimulus in has a direct impact on the quality and uniqueness of ideas out.
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| INDUSTRY NEWS |
Where's the Party?
The pitiful state of the economy is forcing some corporate leaders to say "Bah Humbug" to holiday bashes.
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Playing Workplace Hooky
CareerBuilder.com survey shows that 33 percent of workers called in sick when they were well at least once this year
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| TRAVEL |
 | Mountain High
Ski bunnies and snowboarders have a new place to unwind after hitting the slopes.
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Traveling Incentive Style
If you're going to go on an incentive trip, make sure you go in style—meaning utilizing comfortable transportation throughout the trip.
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Affordable Travel
Incentive trips can be as luxurious as ever, in spite of the weak dollar.
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| MERCHANDISE & GIFT CARDS |
 | Sweet Treats
CoffeeCakes.com offers cost-effective and tasty corporate gifts.
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 | Fill Your Plate With Gift Cards
Food service and facilities management company Sodexo (formerly Sodexho) has gotten deeper into the incentive gift card business.
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Playing Workplace Hooky
November 25, 2008 CareerBuilder.com survey shows that 33 percent of workers called in sick when they were well at least once this year
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 | Sticky Wisdom
December 02, 2008 How to Start a Creative Revolution at Work (Wiley; $29.95)
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| Training Magazine Institute 2008
Dec. 03 -
Dec. 05, 2008 Buena Vista Palace Hotel and Spa Orlando, FL
Training Magazine Institute brings you the most popular face-to-face skill-building certificate programs from Training magazine, including certificates for classroom training, e-learning, strategy building, and more.
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| Training 2009 Conference & Expo
Feb. 09 -
Feb. 11, 2009 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA
It's time to set your sights on Atlanta, GA, February 9-11, 2009 for Training 2009 Conference & Expo. As the source for professional development, this year's conference promises all of the in-depth content and practical insights you've come to expect from Training magazine…and much more.
In addition, Training magazine is proud to present participant-centered training guru Bob Pike's Creative Training Techniques conference-within-a-conference (one of the best train-the-trainer resources available anywhere), training evaluation authorities Don and Jim Kirkpatrick's Evaluation Summit, and cutting-edge researcher Tony O'Driscoll's Get a Second Life: Learning in Virtual Environments Summit.
Want more? This year's Expo floor will show you the best tools for the solutions you need this year (and the next). Plus, experiment and learn in the Expo Learning Trends Lab (with 3D virtual learning, rapid development tools, mobile learning, games and simulations, rapid authoring tools, and Web 2.0) and be an active networker, creative collaborator, and knowledge sharer when you join your Expo Connector and games-for-learning guru, Thiagi, for high-involvement games and activities (and prizes).
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