As You’re Budgeting for ’23, Plan for Incentives Incentives, rewards, and loyalty programs can have a remarkable impact on the success of your business. As we enter Q4 and the planning season or 2023, we’ve outlined some of the key benefits of budgeting for performance-based incentive programs. Focus on sales performance Incentive programs allow you to quickly focus the behavior …
Straight To The Point: The Misfire of Popular Choice
What is the best reward for employees?
The world is eager to travel.
As COVID-19 vaccinations continue to increase, winter weather breaks in most areas of the country, and restrictions loosen on retail capacities and personal gatherings, Americans have one thing on their mind: it’s time to travel.
Eight in Ten Americans Working from Home Miss In-Person Meetings
Working from home is taking its toll on some Americans. According to a recent study by APCO, a large number of people are missing the human interaction that comes with meeting face-to-face.
Next Level Performance Launches Lunch On Us gift card platform.
“This solution is simple to launch, and simple to lunch.” Mike McWilliams, VP of Client Strategy.
Reward Preferences: Which Rewards Really Motivate?
To succeed, an incentive program must capture the attention of participants and inspire them to do great things. Rewards are key to earning mindshare and achieving results. I serve on the Research Committee of the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) and we recently completed the Rewards Preferences: Making a Lasting Impact on Incentive Program Participants study to understand which rewards really …
Incentive Travel: Get Ready for a Comeback
COVID-19 vaccines are in distribution. Hotels and airlines are operating with new health and safety protocols. Destinations are opening their doors with clear guidelines. And if the gorgeous hotels and resorts filling my social media feed are any indication, there’s a great deal of pent up demand to get back on the road, or on the beach. Get ready for a comeback! Incentive travel is ramping up.
5 Things You Should Know About Incentive Budgets Now
In a turbulent year, forecasting for recognition and incentive programs can seem challenging. The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) has just released the Industry Outlook for 2021: Merchandise & Gift Cards study, capturing the changes of 2020 and forecasting for 2021. The outlook is indeed positive – strong financial performance in 2021 is expected by the majority of corporate program owners.
Postponed or Canceled Travel Program? Here’s What You Can Do Right Now.
Postponed or canceled travel program? You still have to reward your top performers or best customers. Here’s what you can do right now.
Beat the Competition: Top Performing Manufacturer Incentives
New research sheds light on Top Performing Manufacturer Incentives. Here are four things you should know.
Three Channel Sales Incentive Ideas, One Turnkey Solution You Can Deploy Today
Customers and channel partners are more important than ever. When you need a solution fast, we’ve got three channel sales incentive ideas you can deploy today and one turnkey solution to make it happen.
Flying Now: What it’s really like to travel during COVID-19
The airlines have instituted enhanced cleaning measures but what is it like flying now? Spoiler alert: it was fine and we felt safe! Here’s what it’s really like to fly during the COVID-19 pandemic.