This Spotlight is part of an ongoing series highlighting EIC Association and Corporate Members and the important work they are doing to serve our shared industry.
- Website: maritz.com
- Council Representative: Steve O’Malley, Chief Operating Officer
- Founded: 1894
- EIC Member Since: 2023
- Global Headquarters: St. Louis
- Countries Served: Our teams are strategically located in offices across the U.S. with virtual employees around the world. Annually, we source and operate approximately 13% of our events outside the US in 74 different countries.
Maritz engages people and elevates performance through solutions including incentives, rewards, experience design, creative strategy, incentive travel, meetings and events. Utilizing deep knowledge of behavioral science, data insights and analytics, Maritz increases customer loyalty, employee experience and sales performance for channel partner, association, trade show, automotive and Fortune 500 clients.
Key Programmes and Initiatives
Innovation
Maritz innovates and leads the marketplace by discovering, building and integrating cutting-edge solutions that enhance program experiences. Through our innovation practice we ideate, design, pilot and launch key projects that advance new products and solutions that drive growth for our clients and our business. We encourage ideation and support our people through methodology aimed to accelerate, learn, launch and scale transformative initiatives.
Steve O’Malley, COO quote: “In an age when AI is in every headline and increasingly in every product in the marketplace, Maritz is focused on using this revolutionary technology to offer a better guest experience in how our customers interact with our products and we are also focused on how we use AI to automate menial tasks for our employees. Our Innovation Practice is pushing Maritz into the future.”
Master Designer
The Master Designer Program is a comprehensive internal program at Maritz which educates and builds “passionate explorers” and design-first thinkers to drive client success by creating value through program design, engagement and performance. We created this program to invest in our employees, encouraging a “design-first” approach to creating events that transform people and business. We have certified over 60 Master Designers over the past decade.
Sustainability
Our Corporate Values
Maritz is about people. Our people, your people and the people in our communities. We value people, and we want to see them succeed. We feel the same way about our planet, and we’re committed to doing our part so future generations can thrive. To us, caring for people and caring for the planet are one and the same. Sustainability is not just something we do; it is our shared responsibility, and one we don’t take lightly.
Unleashing Human Potential
People can do amazing things. We see it every day, and we aspire to help people be their best. Maritz team members share a common purpose, and we’re all better for it. “Take good care of each other” isn’t just something we say, it’s what we do – every day. And it extends beyond our team, influencing how we engage with our clients, our supplier partners, our communities – even strangers. We think seeing and working for the greater good is good for the greater world – and that’s something we can all get behind.
Putting It in Practice
Caring for our world is central to unleashing human potential. Without a healthy planet, our options are severely limited. By lessening the impact we have on our planet, we can not only transform our industry, but we can also positively influence and benefit all people.
- Our people are empowered to seek out solutions, make positive changes and provide our clients with strategic guidance and service offerings so they can achieve their sustainability goals.
- Our organization is committed to supporting and advancing industry efforts through collaboration with our partners, supplier partners and other industry influencers. Together, we will accelerate change.]
- Our focus is global. We recognize this is bigger than us, and that no one can go it alone. We rely on the UN Sustainable Development Goals to help us advance sustainable outcomes.
“We are dedicated to achieving net zero carbon emissions and work closely with our supplier partners to align with their sustainability practices and foster innovative ideas. This commitment is a crucial business imperative, showcasing how business events can support the UN Sustainable Development Goals while striving to minimize our carbon footprint.”
— Rachel Riggs, General Manager, Environmental Strategy
Reports and Resources
Quote from our President & CEO:
“At Maritz, we view our membership with the Events Industry Council as a strategic partnership that helps elevate our impact across the global events ecosystem. EIC provides a vital platform for collaboration, advocacy and innovation, connecting us with forward-thinking leaders and giving us access to research, standards and sustainability frameworks that shape the future of our industry. As we continue to design experiences that transform people and business, our alignment with EIC reinforces our commitment to excellence, purpose-driven leadership and the advancement of our industry.”
— David Peckinpaugh, President & CEO, Maritz
