The Incentive Research Foundation (IRF) recently released a study on employees’ reward and recognition preferences. This study included around 1500 full-time employees from various backgrounds and demographics. The respondents were given 24 different reward options to rank according to preference. The biggest takeaway from this? When it comes to rewards and incentives, one size does not fit all. For ongoing rewards programs, Gift cards were the top-rated tangible incentive selected by survey participants. For annual rewards, high-value merchandise was popular, along with travel/experiential rewards. However, despite the fact that over 50% of respondents placed all-expense-paid experiences as a reward preference, only 3% of them reported receiving that sort of reward. Rewards programs employed effectively show clear benefits. Employees who felt satisfied with their company’s rewards and recognition efforts reported the following: Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, only 16% of survey respondents indicated their reward and recognition preferences had changed. The 16% showed an increase in interest in monetary rewards, such as gift cards or prepaid cards. The most common reason was because of either an increase or a decrease in work hours. Surprisingly, the interest in travel rewards was not significantly decreased among respondents. Cash-based rewards should be integrated into incentive programs, whether […]
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B2B2C Strategy for Channel Partner Incentive Programs
Channel partner relationships are essential for b2b2c business success. Building strong relationships that will motivate your channel sales team takes the right b2b2c strategy and sales team incentives. Incentives and rewards for sales personnel have been a cornerstone of successful B2b2c company motivation strategies. With the right incentive solutions and support structure, your channel sales partnerships will thrive. Many people have questions to ask about incentives when creating or revising channel sales incentive and recognition programs. Some wonder when looking at their channel partner performance metrics, why incentives don’t work, or don’t seem to work with their current program. Others want to know if there’s really a strong tie between incentives, motivation, and workplace performance. Some are looking for rewards and recognition ideas and channel sales incentives examples. Studies have shown that if a partner doesn’t start to market and sell your offering within the first 90 days of recruitment, it is very likely that they never will. Statistics show that by providing incentives and rewards for your channel sales partners, you help increase motivation and productivity, improving your ROI. It is true that some people believe that higher salaries are better than other incentives for motivating workers, but a […]