IMA Members,

I am honored to serve as your 2023-2024 President! I hope you’ll join me in building on the great energy and momentum that was evident at the IMA Summit this past July. Our Summit in Boston had the highest attendance in IMA history with 382 attendees from around the world coming together to share ideas, network and gain knowledge of the incentive industry.

The Summit received high marks on both education and networking opportunities. Thank you to all the attendees, our generous sponsors, and a personal thanks to IMA's Past President Fintan Connolly for his leadership over the past year. Additionally, on behalf of the entire membership, I want to express our appreciation for those who worked tirelessly behind the scenes and made the IMA Summit 2023 look effortless. With their hard work and support, we once again delivered an informative, comprehensive, well-organized, and fun conference.

This is a great time to get involved in opportunities that will continue to build a cohesive and growing community for all IMA members. Serve on a committee or task force! If you're interested, email info@incentivemarketing.org.

If you have any ideas or suggestions regarding our community, please email me at jim.atten@wolfe.com. As your 2023-2024 President, I'm dedicated to fostering member value as well as building on the fortitude our organization holds. Thank you to everyone who has contributed their time, effort, and passion to the IMA. Your support carries our association to success and continued innovation.

Best Regards,

Jim Atten

The IMA Summit 2023 was a record-breaking success with over 380 incentive & recognition professionals in attendance! Thank you to everyone who joined us in Boston!

Check out the recap for:

View the audio recordings of 20+ education sessions led by experts covering trends and research in gift cards, travel, incentives, and recognition.

From doing handstands on the podium to riding a 6-foot unicycle, Dan Thurmon used his acrobatic skills to teach principles of performance under pressure.

Attendees had a blast at all of the fun events! Check out photos from the Welcome Reception at Fenway Park, Incentive Gameshow, Awards Ceremony, and more.

• Jim Atten, Chair

• Heather Abbott, CPIM

• David Boodey, CPIM

• Jeffrey Brenner, CPIM

• Jen Brumley

• Peter Cannon

• Emily Clark, IP

• Brian Dodds, CRP, IP

• Kurt Hosna

• Mike Donnelly, CPIM

• David Gould, CPIM

• Ashlee Green, CRP, CPIM

• Taylor Gillespie

• Rich Killian, CPIM

• Mike Landry, CPIM

• Ric Neeley, CPIM

• Oran Nevin

• Tiffany Perry

• Lore Rincon

• Sean Roark, CPIM

• Armineh Sarkisian

• Alicia Skipper, CPIM

Congratulations to all our 2023 IMA Summit Award winners! Watch the Awards Ceremony.

Thank you to everyone who has donated to our philanthropy partner, the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest (JFS). We are over a third of the way to meeting our goal. There's still time to donate! 

JFS is a nonprofit, community-based organization that provides services to over 7,500 people in Boston. Services include extended day academic support for low-income children, nutrition and basic family assistance for struggling families, citizenship and immigrant programs, geriatric care management, and more.

Our goal is to raise $15,000 in cash, gift cards and supplies/merchandise by December 31, 2023. Donate today!

Join us next summer in New Orleans, Louisiana from July 15-17, 2024! The IMA Summit is an exciting way to make long-lasting relationships while expanding your business network with 350+ industry leaders. Discover the latest trends, make new connections, attend education sessions, and most importantly, have FUN!

Uncover the evolving landscape of incentive travel programs, explore demographic shifts, the importance of planning at all stages, and ROI analysis in this captivating episode.

The IMA continues to refine and expand its Corporate Outreach activities to connect sales, loyalty and HR incentive program and gift buyers with IMA members. This year a digital marketing agency was hired to expand our paid advertising strategies on LinkedIn and Google ads. To date, two ad campaigns have been completed with excellent results: 

As a 2023 Distribution Partner with the Society for Incentive Travel Excellence (SITE), the IMA has received several opportunities to raise awareness and share expertise with SITE readers. An IMA article on the increasing demand for luxury brands, more gifting events and higher expectations to create memorable experiences was published in a SITE newsletter distributed to approximately 18,000.