Explore the new State of Recognition 2026 report

 

Employee Service Awards

Never miss another milestone

Automate service awards in a way that’s meaningful, memorable, and tailored to every employee.

Return on recognition

Why celebrate work anniversaries?

Service anniversaries provide a powerful opportunity to show appreciation, reinforce a sense of belonging, and remind employees that their contributions truly matter.

It's a built-in way to say thanks every year.

Performance
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69
%
of employees say they would work harder if they felt more appreciated.
69
%
of employees say they would work harder if they felt more appreciated.

Appreciation is easy, but often overlooked in a busy environment. Service anniversaries are a built-in way to say thanks every year, ensuring employees feel celebrated for their great work.

Retention
Diverse professionals in meeting, woman in wheelchair engaging with colleague
31
%
lower turnover in companies with strong recognition programs.
31
%
lower turnover in companies with strong recognition programs.

When employees feel seen, they’re more likely to stick around. Never miss a chance to say thank you with powerful automations, customizable rewards, and an experience that will build culture from the ground up.

Engagement
Two colleagues laughing while reviewing documents and laptop in office
2
X
more engagement at work if employees receive regular recognition.
2
X
more engagement at work if employees receive regular recognition.

Engagement is a buzzword for a reason—because engaged employees are productive, happy employees. But it’s not just about business outcomes, engaged employees actually drive better outcomes from top to bottom.

end-to-end flexibility

Never forget a meaningful milestone

Jump into modern recognition with automation, customization, and endless flexibility—so every employee feels valued in a way that truly matters.

Memorybooks®

Like a high school yearbook, but better

Celebrate each work anniversary with a personalized keepsake—messages, photos, and memories from teammates, all compiled into a digital or printed MemoryBook®.

  • Send automatic invites and reminders to peers to increase participation
  • Automate delivery and never miss another anniversary
  • Post the MemoryBook to the social feed to share the love

testimonials

What customers say

PMG
 
 
We wanted everything to go through one platform—and that's how we landed on Awardco.
Pam Buyers
Head of Culture
Awardco not only ensures each employee receives the recognition they deserve from the company, but it provides a meaningful way for team members to shine a spotlight on each other's contributions daily, which would otherwise be nearly impossible to do with our 100% remote workforce.
Lindsay Obrentz
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Southern Oregon Head Start
 
 
Awardco bridges the gap by giving us a platform to build each other up. There are centers that are really far from each other that can now feel connected to everybody else because we can share the great things that we're doing.
Heather Kent
Site Manager
NIBCO
 
 
When we implemented Awardco, we refreshed everything and synced all service dates to our HRIS. It works flawlessly now—and the person who used to manage that spreadsheet is very happy.
Dawn Bloch
Chief People Officer
The Nest Schools
 
 
The best decision we made was switching from our previous platform to Awardco. The customer service is excellent, the features are amazing, and we LOVE that they take our ideas and make them happen. They are always looking at innovating, which is one of our core values. We are extremely satisfied with Awardco and everyone here at The Nest LOVES the program.
Sara Beer
Director of Core Values
PMG
 
 
When employees feel seen and appreciated, they’re more engaged and engagement drives performance. Using Awardco helps leaders and managers recognize impact in real time and that momentum drives continued and lasting success.
Monica Gunderson
Talent Management Lead
4Refuel
 
 
We have an on-the-spot recognition program where leaders can immediately recognize a CRP for demonstrating safe behaviour. That recognition is visible across the organization, which motivates others to do the same. Instead of focusing on what went wrong, we’ve shifted our culture to spotlight what’s being done right—and that’s encouraged everyone to follow that path.
Roshan Varghese
Sr. Director, Environment, Health & Safety
Lockton
 
 
It humanizes our organization. I can wish someone a happy birthday in Philadelphia from my desk in Houston—because I saw it in the Awardco feed. That’s magic.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
4Refuel
 
 
Often, you're on the road for an entire shift, and you may not necessarily interact with a lot of other colleagues… And so being recognized helps you feel more connected with the team.
Christopher Whilsmith
Certified Refueling Professional
Lockton
 
 
You get the same feeling when you are recognized as when you are recognizing someone else. Awardco gives you that platform and makes it so easy to gain those feelings. I love seeing my team being recognized or my leaders recognizing the teams.
Tisa Penny
Engagement & Events Lead, 2025 Recognition Rockstar Winner
Lockton
 
 
When I pitched Awardco to our leadership team, I shared the risk of losing connection as we grow. I framed it as a strategic need. Their response? ‘Stop talking. Just do it.
Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Southern Oregon Head Start
 
 
Our job was to solve the continuous problem of helping staff feel connected—to each other and to the organization.
Shandy Phelps
Family Community Engagement Supervisor
Kodiak
 
 
There's plenty of research that shows the compounding impact of how when other people can see recognition, it creates that snowball effect. And so it just makes people work better together. They feel more as part of the team.
Zach Makoutz
Sr. Manager, Category Sales Product
WOW! mobile boutique
 
 
Awardco actually cost us less than what we were doing in the past, and it's had a bigger impact on our ROI and employee engagement.
Jay Adhvaryu
Director of Finance and Compliance
Alera Group
 
 
We do an annual engagement survey, and we do see a lot of comments from people saying they love to work here because of the people they work with. We get a lot of good comments about working with others.
Pam Johnson
VP of Human Resources

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