Awardco tools used
 
Budget Management
 
Sales Incentives
 
Reporting & Analytics
 
Remote & Hybrid Engagement
 
Reward Network

Takeaways

  • Aptive needed a better way to motivate a large, seasonal remote workforce while gaining visibility into decentralized incentive spend.
  • Awardco provided a single dashboard for budgeting, reporting, and incentive tracking—streamlining oversight without sacrificing autonomy.
  • Incentive spend became more effective and efficient, with increased visibility and measurable impact across all teams.

Company Overview

About Aptive

Aptive Environmental is an environmentally responsible residential and commercial pest control services provider. With operations in more than 4,000 cities in the U.S., Aptive is growing quickly and providing a vital service to people and organizations all over the world. Founded in 2015, Aptive began with the help of CEO David Royce. David had previously launched several other successful pest control companies and wanted to change the game by offering environmentally friendly pest control that isn’t dangerous for people or pets. After becoming a member of the EPA’s Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, Aptive grew quickly and soon became the 5th largest pest control company in the world, even expanding its reach and partnering with the United Nations to help stop the spread of Malaria transmitted by mosquito bites in affected countries.

The Challenge

Insufficient motivation and visibility

Working in pest control, Aptive faced unique challenges with their seasonally fluctuating workforce:

  • How could they motivate and reward thousands of dispersed employees?
  • How could the track, report, and wisely use incentive dollars?

Their previous solution gave autonomy to individual managers with little oversight, leading to disconnected programs and a lack of financial visibility.

The Solutions

A unified dashboard with complete visibility

By implementing Awardco, Aptive got access to:

  • Centralized dashboards that provide real-time insight into incentive spend and budgetary health
  • Powerful reporting tools to help track engagement, budget usage, and more
  • Administrative controls to allow leadership to guide overall recognition strategy without micromanaging managers

Admins can now track budget, ensure equitable rewards, and consolidate all of their incentive efforts on one platform.

The Results

Smaller spend, bigger impact

Now entering its sixth year of working with Awardco, Aptive continues to:

  • Optimize incentive budgets with real-time reporting and usage tracking
  • Motivate remote, seasonal teams through more targeted and timely recognition
  • Improve operational productivity by aligning incentives with business goals

Awardco has helped Aptive transform recognition from a decentralized challenge into a strategic advantage, driving culture and performance—year-round.