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Proven Sales Incentive Structures that drive success.

Each client’s sales teams and organizational structures are a bit unique. Whether it’s inside, outside, or a combination of both, success depends on creating a sales program that motivates the masses, the middle, and the masters of their craft. To ensure your program is a success, Next Level leverages a host of design strategies. Many fit into one of the …

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The Battle of Points vs. Cash

We’ve all heard the saying that cash is king—but cash doesn’t always win in the battle between cash and incentive rewards. In fact, the Incentive Research Foundation found in their latest industry outlook that gift card and merchandise non-cash rewards spending increased in 2022. In both North America and Europe, the outlook is positive for 2023. How does the value …

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Halfway to the Holidays: Stand out with your rewards strategy

While the season of giving is an important time of the year to recognize your customer and employee relationships—there are many more opportunities year-round to take advantage of. A great reward strategy should do more than just simply “gift”—it should also help you stand out.  According to Forbes, since the pandemic, over 80% of corporate gift-givers said gifts have improved …

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Transcend Transactions. Inspire Interactions.

Many of the typical sales rep, partner, or customer reward programs go through the same motions—do this, get that. Send us your email, we’ll send you a gift card. Sell a widget, get a trinket. Your transactions pile up faster than aspen leaves in November, but you might not achieve desired loyalty or sales goals with transactions alone. While it’s …

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Drive your loyalty strategy with purposeful communication

Communication plays a vital role in all facets of business, and your loyalty strategy is no different. From emails, to SMS, to platform communications—you need to know who your audience is, where they are, and what they care about. The bottom line—it doesn’t matter how great your incentives program is, if nobody knows about it. Below are a few things …

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Resignation, Regret, And  A Shifting Baseline

A recent survey of nearly 1,300 Americans conducted by Resume Builder shows that about 23% of employees will seek new jobs in 2022. Other surveys put the numbers much higher.  A tight labor market drives people to push for higher salaries and better benefits. They see that a flexible work culture leads to a better work-life balance. So “the grass is always greener” takes hold, and leads to The Great Recession.

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The Great Resignation is Here. Now What?

Whether crafting a program to promote employee happiness and therefore company loyalty, or a program to incentivize achieving a sales highpoint or safety milestone, project completion or other company or departmental objective, there are dozens of considerations, best practices to emulate, as well as pitfalls to avoid.

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Celebrating 45 Years

It’s time to celebrate our 45th Work Anniversary. Our company was founded in 1976 by Jim Dittman. He wanted to create a place where he would want to work not necessarily a big company, but a great company. In the years since, we have grown into a vibrant organization focused on helping companies move their people to the next level.

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Engaging Teams in a Dispersed World

In times of uncertainty and concern, efforts to demonstrate to our team members that they’re vital to our success are more important than ever. With teams increasingly dispersed, we have an opportunity to recognize their contributions or simply celebrate our connections, and a responsibility to do so. We’ve compiled some suggestions on how you can do that effectively, and we’re …