http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com Online-Rewards opens up a world of possibilities for companies seeking to build powerful incentive and loyalty marketing programs. Readily customized to the needs of each client, the Online-Rewards software platform supports a diverse range of programs Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:02:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In working with a prospective client just this afternoon, we had a wonderful conversation surrounding employee incentive programs and what he had learned in trying to run one in his company last year.  He was in a bind, seeing that his employees were gradually becoming disgruntled and disengaged.  To quickly respond to ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/incentive-programs/your-incentive-program-should-be-fluid-and-adaptable.php There been much chatter in the news in the past several months of Company XYZ laying off 30% of its workforce, or yet, Company ABC just filing for bankruptcy protection.  Employees within many companies that may be in these situations are running scared.  They are worried that their jobs (or ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-recognition/everything-is-going-to-be-ok.php Key #1: If you don't at least put some careful consideration as to a strategy when tackling the issue of creating a culture of recognition through an employee program in your company, you might as well be playing darts at the local bar.I've spoken with so many companies in the past year ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-program/using-an-employee-program-to-its-fullest-potential.php In my January 24th blog, I talked about the critical importance of keeping a solid hold on employee incentives post a company-wide Reduction in Force.  After the fire lifts, the employees who 'survived' are left with an increased work load but with less workforce resources.The right employee incentives program will help empower your managers to ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-incentives/employee-incentives-post-rif.php Last year, a large manufacturing company in the heartland of America implemented a new employee recognition and rewards program.  Two years in the making, there seem to be a slight struggle in the beginning to top executives as to the cost, risk, and return that a rewards program would really bring the company ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/rewards-program/seeing-the-roi-in-a-rewards-program.php Just yesterday, online customer loyalty & engagement resource provider, WiseMarketer.com posted a blog that I think bears sharing.  The notion, being, there is research supporting the argument that the more your engage your consumer market in their opinions, they more likely they will feel a loyalty to your brand.  Bluntly put, company's ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/loyalty-programs/want-to-increase-customer-loyalty-ask-them-what-they-think.php In this fast paced and competitive marketplace, it's critical to always worry about staying ahead and what's the bottom line.  What will come back, however, to haunt you long-term, is ignoring the level of engagement and excitement of your workforce.  Perhaps, already, you have an employee incentive program in place, but is ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/incentive-programs/its-time-to-tweak-up-your-employee-incentive-program.php I recently finished reading Malcom Gladwell's book, 'The Tipping Point' and discovered how top human resources executives at corporations around the country could benefit from it's teachings.  'The Tipping Point', proposed by Gladwell, is "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point."  In today's society, ideas, messages, and ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-program/use-your-rockstars-as-influencers-within-your-employee-program.php As of December, 2011 the current unemployment rate in the US is at 8.5%, which is the lowest it's been in the past 5 months, but the general workforce population could still use some comfort.  Many companies, to tighten their belts have had to do massive reduction in force to ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-incentives/start-to-get-more-out-of-employee-incentives.php Sure, it's been widely understood (and embraced by a growing percentage of corporate America for that matter) that when you extend the hand of employee recognition in the form of a tangible gift or a reward, that it will yield positive returns in a happier workforce.  What cannot, however, be overlooked, is the ... http://www.incentiveprogramsblog.com/employee-recognition/turning-employee-recognition-upside-down.php