CorporateRewards welcomes Brian Dodds as Vice President of Channel Sales. In this role, he will lead CorporateRewards' team of re-sellers around the country in selling the company's employee recognition and performance solutions.
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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 …
Choosing the Right Billing Model for Your Rewards Program Read More »
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 …
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 …
6 Strategies for Adjusting SPIFFs and Rebates to Contend with Inflation Read More »
[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 …
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 …
Some Tips on Marketing an Incentive Program to Drive Enrollment Read More »
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 …
The Rising Case for Healthcare Recognition Programs Read More »
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 …
Driving Reward Program Engagement Through a Positive User Experience Read More »
See how a comprehensive recognition strategy goes deeper than the simple act of recognizing.
The win recognizes WorkStride’s accomplishments in the Incentives, Rewards, or Recognition Provider of the Year category.
Are you leveraging the 5 E’s of incentive program strategy to see if your program is best positioned to drive more sales?
WorkStride, a leading provider of channel incentives and employee recognition solutions, announced today that it has been named one of Built In’s Companies with the Best Benefits in New York City for 2021.
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New York, NY– CorporateRewards a provider of employee engagement and performance solutions and software, has announced today that James J. Hemmer has been named CEO, brought in to lead the company into its next phase of expansion. Hemmer replaces Company Founder & CEO G. Edward Brookshire, who will remain on the Board of Directors as Chairman Emeritus.
Manager, Give Me A Goal!
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