Campaigning for more employee recognition to a perhaps skeptical C-Suite could be a difficult task, made more simple with the right tools and evidence of value. This internal selling upstream involves speaking C-Suite language and highlighting high-level benefits and results of your proposed recognition initiatives.   The C-Suite may need some persuasion with a solid foundation …

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WorkStride is pleased to announce that we are now a part of Prepaid Technologies! Prepaid Technologies, a pioneer in the rapidly growing digital payments solutions market, has announced the acquisition of WorkStride, a leading provider of incentive, employee recognition and rewards programs. The acquisition comes after Prepaid Technologies raised $96M in growth financing from Edison …

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When it comes to increasing channel revenue, OEMs look to incorporate consumer rebates into incentive programs to drive motivation and loyalty through two key parties: channel partners and consumers. A good indirect incentive program is designed to motivate more channel selling behaviors by partners like dealers, distributors, and contractors. Consumer rebates are designed to motivate …

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Contractor reward programs are a staple for any equipment manufacturer that makes a product meant to be installed in a building or residence. In fact, Drilling Down: 2022 Contractor’s Loyalty Report reveals that 72% of contractors currently participate in loyalty marketing programs with many of them participating in multiple programs. If the product can be …

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When designing a winning program structure to fit precise molds, there are lots of variables to consider, like your reward billing model. Reward program types, audiences, permissions, branding, data integrations, tiers… the list goes on. One variable that is often overlooked during solution design, but remains a significant component of an efficient rewards program is …

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For large brands and organizations, it’s important that their global rewards program reach and engage as much of the addressable program audience as possible. In our increasingly interconnected world, global enterprises are expanding their program footprints beyond national borders, growing their audiences to different countries and regions, reaping the benefits of larger audiences.  Whether you …

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Anyone who’s shopped a store over the past few months has seen the brunt of inflation’s downstream effect on the shelves. But beyond consumer spending, inflation with combined material shortages and an accompanying supply-chain crisis are having an impact on the B2B2C and B2B2B market. This warrants strategy adjustments to how you’re running incentives in …

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[NEW YORK] – WorkStride, a leading provider of employee recognition and channel performance solutions, was presented with two prestigious 2022 Stevie® Awards in the 16th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The wins include a Gold award for Most Valuable Response by a Sales Team alongside client JELD-WEN, as well as a Bronze …

WorkStride Wins Stevie® Awards For Incentive, Rewards, and Recognition Provider Of The Year And Most Valuable Covid-19 Response Read More »

Marketing an incentive program is vital to program success. Sometimes a “lack of participation” challenge can actually be a “lack of participants” challenge. An overall reward program strategy should always include a continued plan for onboarding velocity; that is, an excellent marketing strategy focused on recruiting more new users for your exciting programs. Before thinking …

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Companies around the world choose formal recognition programs within their organizations in order to attract, retain, engage, and reward their staff. Within the healthcare industry – a sector where success is largely dependent on the quality of care provided by employees – the significance and impact of healthcare recognition programs becomes even greater. With heightened …

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For OEMs, the goal of effective channel engagement is to motivate sales behaviors through rewards and incentives. However, engagement in the channel can either be reactive or proactive – and the question to ask to tell the difference is: “At which point is my program being remembered?” Reactive Engagement: A channel partner sells an OEM’s …

Are You Fostering Reactive or Proactive Channel Engagement? Read More »

No matter how great a channel reward program may be, there is always room to optimize and improve performance, through many different approaches. In some reward programs, optimization initiatives fall by the wayside, leaving the reward program to stagnate. Other times, improvement concepts are driven by gut or speculation or perhaps things that worked in …

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See how a comprehensive recognition strategy goes deeper than the simple act of recognizing.