Recognition Meets Consumer

Rideau, a leading recognition company based in Montreal, has broken new ground in understanding the potential for the recognition field in the consumer marketing space. The old idea of separating consumer loyalty from employee recognition is so pre-enterprise engagement. Check out this recording on Rideau’s Real Recognition Radio program on a ground-breaking case study of [...]

New Curriculum Module and Webinar on Science of Rewards and Recognition

When to use cash as an incentive?  When to use non-cash?  Perennial questions for many managers and leaders.  If only there was somewhere you could get unbiased and fact-based information?
Now Get The Facts
Drawing upon extensive research, The Incentive Research Foundation, with a sponsorship from Canon Special Markets, and working with the Enterprise Engagement Alliance has [...]

Engagement Firm Runs “Most Engaged Workplace” Competition

You know you’ve arrived when they start giving out awards!
The Toronto-based firm I Love Rewards is soliciting nominations for its Most Engaged Workplaces awards.  The deadline is July 15 with congratulatory events in the U.S. and Canada in October.
Entering their second year, the “50 Most Engaged Workplaces™” Awards are designed to inspire enhancements to the workplace by [...]

Amazon Redux – What Now?

The following is a guest post – based on a recently distributed email newletter authored by Mike Hadlow, President and CEO of Engagement Technologies. LLC.  Engagement Technology operates three related technologies – the Corporate Rewards Exchange, an online bulk-buying service for the corporate rewards business; the Engagement Business Exchange, which includes the Solata Engagement Manager [...]

The Foremost Driver of Employee Engagement is Company Culture.

The following is a guest post from Derek Irvine, Head of Strategic Consulting and CMO, Globoforce - a leading worldwide provider of global strategic recognition solutions.   In addition to their main website they can also be found on twitter, facebook, linkedin and have a well regarded blog.
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The truth of this statement lies in its simplicity. [...]

Are You Foisting or Fostering Engagement in Your Organization?

The following is a guest post from Derek Irvine, Head of Strategic Consulting and CMO, Globoforce - a leading worldwide provider of global strategic recognition solutions.   In addition to their main website they can also be found on twitter, facebook, linkedin and have a well regarded blog.
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The state of employee engagement is much in the news lately. The first [...]

Mid-Level Managers – The Real Linchpin to Employee Engagement Post Recession

The following is a guest post from Derek Irvine, Head of Strategic Consulting and CMO, Globoforce - a leading worldwide provider of global strategic recognition solutions.   In addition to their main website they can also be found on twitter, facebook, linkedin and have a well regarded blog.
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As the economy begins to show more signs of recovery, [...]

Good Recognition Takes Practice – Guest Post from Steve Green, President of Pollstream

The following is a guest post from Steven Green, President of PollStream, a Toronto-based company that develops and delivers engagement and community-building solutions to help leaders tap into Social Capital.  Steve is also a presenter and roundtable leader at the The EEA Networking Expo June 3-6, 2009.
I attended the SCNetwork session titled, “Getting Recognition Right” this [...]

Small Rewards Thrive During Lean Times

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, “Rewards for Extra Work Come Cheap in Lean Times,” companies are putting a greater focus on low-cost incentives such as thank-you notes and gift cards. With pay increases small, and bonus dollars tight, the article said, companies such as Ford, Sanofi SA and Rockwell Collins [...]

Engagement Flows Both Ways in the Incentive and Meetings Markets

Speaking recently about what’s happening in the business of rewards and recognition, Saro Hartounian, president of Harco Incentive Solutions, a leading incentive rewards supplier, spoke for what’s happening in many traditional areas of engagement, from rewards and recognition, to meetings and promotional products. The traditional incentive business, Saro said, is going in two directions. On [...]