As more and more people are working from home, companies are looking for employee recognition ideas and ways to motivate their employees. Employee recognition and engagement is essential to the morale of a company. Employee rewards programs are excellent for employee recognition and with the right employee rewards program, you can see higher levels of engagement, morale, retention, and profits. You may also see higher levels of customer acquisition as motivated employees often prove to be the best brand advocates. Employee Incentive programs benefit employers by: A points-based incentive program can be incredibly effective. Employees adore earning points in incentive programs, which can be spent on an extensive range of prizes such as gift cards, merchandise, experiential rewards, additional paid vacation time, or cash equivalents. Employees are well acquainted with what is required to participate in points-based reward programs and will respond enthusiastically to them.When creating employee rewards programs, particularly for remote employees, the right rewards are very important to your program’s success. The effectiveness of your digital or virtual incentives depends on the type of the virtual reward and how much it is valued by your participants. Virtual rewards can come in many forms; some of the most popular […]
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Incentives & Rewards To Engage Remote Workers
Many companies have employees working remote or from home. This is a tremendous opportunity for companies to save money and increase their employee retention. However, it is not uncommon for many companies to feel that it can be difficult to engage their remote workers. One of the most effective ways to engage both remote and in-person workers, is through incentives programs that are geared to employees working from home that is attached to measuring milestones and outcomes that benefit the company and the employee. A good example is a remote employee who sits for extended periods of time and does not have the daily water cooler activities that the office environment provides may need the encouragement to get up and move around. A wellness program attached to 5,000 or more steps a day may successfully boost the morale, health, and productivity of the individual. No matter what sort of organization or company you have, people are motivated by incentives. A study from the Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) showed that 81% of the top-performing companies had non-cash reward programs. A 2016 study by DCRStrategies reported that 79% of companies that have used employee incentive programs say that their incentive program resulted in achieving […]
Start The New Year With a Winning Wellness Program
It’s that time, setting better intentions for ourselves to get healthy. Whether it be going to the gym more or eating better, which are literally the top two resolutions the general public gravitates towards, and we’ve got the research to prove it (see the infographic below)! But let’s get to the nitty-gritty of why 2018 is the year to cultivate a winning wellness program. Source: Accelerant Research As the wellness industry continues to evolve (now grossing a whopping $6 billion), it’s becoming more transparent, and providing more information that is readily available for the general population, we can see now how important health and wellness plays in our daily lives, not only for current state of well being, but there is proven research that shows increase in work productivity/performance, less stress-more happiness, and life longevity. So many wonderful benefits and a better quality of life can be achieved with a simple health and wellness program, and the working men and women are taking notice. “More than three-quarters of job seekers say benefits are “very important” when considering a job offer, and 69% say they might choose one job over another if it offered better benefits.”-Source: Spring Buk. Which is why […]
Top 2018 Corporate Wellness Trends
It’s that time – we are all gearing up for the new year already, getting through the holiday madness and planning for Q1. With all the busyness of the holiday season, health and wellness program participation tends to have a little bit of a decline, which is why staying up with the trends to entice your participants to get off to a good start next year is so important. When managing a successful corporate health and wellness program, it’s necessary to take ABE approach (Always Be Evolving) and work with a health and wellness incentive provider that understands services you are offering to assist them, and the appropriate incentives needed to modify the behavior to lift program uptake over last year. ABE is key to participation because they continuously need your active interest in their influencing motivation! Key considerations need to be reviewed every year to keep your workplace wellness program on track. Listed below is a handful of the top corporate wellness trends to incorporate into your program for 2018. This one’s a biggie. When presenting a more flexible work environment in exchange for program participation, you can bet that participants will be willing to engage. Offering teleworking or […]
Incentive Management Technology – Why is it Important?
We thought so, and we’re glad you’re exploring what it takes to create, launch and manage a successful incentive program – Technology! Developing a well thought out incentive program strategy is just one aspect of creating a reward incentive program. Thinking beyond the types of the rewards offered in your program, you need to make sure you are shopping around for the right loyalty program provider and management tool to ensure your program’s transparency, performance, and ease is just as important as the selecting the right rewards to offer, maybe even more important. Bottom line, a fully custom tool that works for your program’s needs is definitely the best option to include at program launch, but sometimes the budget doesn’t allow for this option (or so we think) and you might not be exploring the best available options in today’s loyalty technology market space. But what if we told you that you could have a program management tool tailored to your specific program needs, at an affordable price? The following is what you can expect from All Digital Rewards, a leading reward management technology provider, and what you should be on the lookout for when shopping around for other providers. […]
Top Six Ways to Drive Higher Engagement in a Loyalty Marketing Program
Increasing engagement is at the top of every marketer’s list, and sales depend on it. Driving engagement is becoming more tedious and complex as technology advances, so you need to make sure your bases are covered to ensure marketing initiatives are successful in maintaining brand loyalty and you have aligned your brand with the right loyalty management partner. With years of experience in a growing, rapidly changing industry, All Digital Rewards continues to drive behavior and increase engagement with our Reward Management System, SaaS with Stack™. SaaS with Stack™, fully automated, cloud-based reward management system that is designed to offer real-time instant reward delivery. Putting the right reward management system into play will boost a program’s chances of being more successful. Once a loyalty platform solution is implemented you create financial and operational efficiencies that can drive real-time feedback that makes rewarding participants the easy part. Let’s face it – we all want to increases the lifetime value of our participants and turn even the most difficult participant into a real brand advocate. Our best customer is the one we already have. Below is six points to consider adding to your loyalty marketing campaign to drive user behavior, brand loyalty, […]
7 Workplace Wellness Trends for 2017
Corporate health and wellness programs are becoming increasingly popular in today’s workforce due to the realization of how beneficial these programs really are. Employees are encouraged to become more mindful about their health and gain so much by harnessing this healthy lifestyle. Companies reap the benefits from these workplace wellness programs by lowered healthcare costs, boosted productivity, and much more! Numerous companies and corporations are putting a plan in place, a plan to create a healthy and encouraging work environment, a plan to open on-site fitness centers, promote meditation breaks, present healthier food options. These companies and corporations are really seeing the success of their health and wellness programs. At ADR we are always on the hunt for great health and wellness trends to keep employees, happy, healthy, and motivated. We have compiled a list of our top 7 workplace wellness trends below! Mind over Matter. These days more and more workplace wellness programs are focusing on mental health vs. physical health. Becoming more mindful of the mental state is crucial because it is what drives us physically, the mind powers the body! Meditation breaks, silent sits, or even beginning each meeting with 5 minutes of meditation can offer tremendous […]
Why Consumers Love Prepaid Cards
The bottom line is, consumers love prepaid cards. But the question that keeps most wondering is, why? Could it be the simplicity they offer or that these easy to use cards are universally accepted? In this post, we are going to review why prepaid cards have become so popular when it comes to engaging a consumer. Today marketers everywhere innovate towards ease. The easier it is for a consumer to redeem a reward the better engagement a company receives. The important detail to remember to assure that this simple process is just that, simple. There are too many “simple” reward programs out there and they are far from. The more personal information they are required to provide, hoops they have to jump through to activate, and wait on a customer service hold for 20 minutes, the less inclined they are to redeem or use their reward. So long story short, as long as the process to redeem isn’t difficult, then you are on track to a successful program! Benefits: To wrap up why consumers love prepaid cards, the final take away is the simplicity of this incentive. Easy to redeem, easy to use, or even easy to give! “Branded […]
All Digital Rewards is Continuing to Expand
Scottsdale, AZ. – (August 17, 2017) – All Digital Rewards, an industry-leading loyalty platform technology provider, is pleased to announce the company’s expansion. All Digital Rewards has moved its Headquarters to Scottsdale, AZ to accommodate its rapid growth, including particularly the business and implementation development team. The new office is conveniently located at The Scottsdale Financial Center III, 7272 E. Indian School Rd. Suite 540, Scottsdale, AZ 85251. “We have a mission that encourages being ahead of technology innovation and access to skilled employee resources and we wanted our location to reflect that,” said Kathryn Felke, CEO and founder of All Digital Rewards in a statement. “We knew that we were quickly outgrowing our office in Lake Havasu City, and we felt it was time to shift locations and move our headquarters to a more convenient location to accommodate growing client demands as well as employee and client travel needs. Lake Havasu City will continue to be an important location for account servicing services that include fulfillment, accounting and customer service.” Founded in 2009, All Digital Rewards develops reward management software that helps businesses attract, manage and engage promotion participants throughout their life cycle. ADR Senior Vice President of Business […]
Participant Engagement is Key to a Successful Channel Partner Program
It may seem obvious, but participant engagement is key to a successful channel partner program, but how do you create a program that maintains motivation for the users to engage? In reference to an ongoing study from an ADR client, we just may have the solution to help you. This particular client is a leading global motor vehicle manufacturer out of South Korea. Over 1.5 million vehicles a year produced in 13 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries. They wanted to run a genuine accessory sales overlay promotion for their dealer partners in the US market. The promotion included sales, service, and accessory departments. The issue at hand: Their previous promotion was declining user engagement and not performing well. The leading automotive manufacturer reached out to All Digital Rewards to relaunch the program in hopes of better results. ADR had to transform their current program into a high-performing platform all without confusing and losing the important component that the participants craved – rewards. ADR needed to pour life into an outdated program, address the declined engagement, administer advanced technology that increased the sales of genuine accessories without increasing the budget, and improve participation and efficiency in reward deployment. How […]
Top 7 Reasons Why Employees Steer Clear of Health and Wellness Programs and How to Reel Them Back In
Implementing a health and wellness program for your employees is an excellent strategy to engage and motivate employee retention. While these programs can offer great benefits such as health improvements, lowered health insurance costs, and increase productivity, they can also send up a red flag to a potential participating employee to run the other way. Listed below are the top 7 reasons why an employee may avoid a health and wellness program and how to resolve it. Problem: Over worked. Many employees feel work makes them tired, stressed and overworked. It makes sense that the health and wellness message is overlooked, especially when the employer is asking employees to participate in cutting back company costs. Solution: Avoid mentioning the benefits the company will reap and send a clear message that this program is for the employee and their health. *Tip: Offer paid lunches to those who participate in legitimate health care screenings on their lunch. Problem: Upper management doesn’t participate. This should go unsaid, but let’s face it, it’s been done. It gives off that “I can do what I want since I’m a manager vibe” and it can be offputting. When upper management doesn’t have to participate, and they […]
15 Great Health and Wellness Incentive Program Ideas
To craft a successful health and wellness program, a participating company must establish a healthy culture and continue to motivate their participants. The overall goal of a health and wellness program is to embrace and cultivate a healthy lifestyle, and to do so the participating company must create a healthy culture. Below we have listed 15 incentive program ideas that help promote a healthy environment but be mindful that implementing these helpful tips doesn’t stop there. A company must have a well thought out strategy in order to keep your employees motivated in a health and wellness program. Flex Benefits Credits Half a Year Membership to Weight Watchers or a Local Fitness Studio Per Year Following Active Participation Drawings for iPads, Travel, Gift Cards, Smart TVs, FitBits, Fitness Equipment, Merchandise Recognition and Celebratory Events Up to x Amount of Dollars Per Couple Into an Additional HRA Fund Upon Completion, a $100 Reward For an Accomplished HRA, Health Screening, and Health Report With Action Plan Up to $1,000 towards an HRA Drawing For a Full Day of PTO Upon Completion of the Health Assessment Health Cash Points For Employees and Their Significant Other If They Have Continually Engaged In The Wellness […]