Employee Celebration & Milestone Programs

Celebrate every milestone

Recognition that evolves with every step of the employee journey, customized for culture and designed to scale.

Why Celebrate Your Employees

Feeling valued fuels culture and performance

Celebrating employees builds stronger culture, deeper connection, and lasting engagement across the organization.

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Personalization at Scale

Never miss a meaningful moment

Add automation to enhance programs so no milestone, service anniversary, or meaningful moment is missed—boosting belonging and building a culture of recognition.

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Automation

Hands-free and high impact

Eliminate manual work and ensure every milestone is celebrated on time, every time with integrated automations.

Scalable for Every Team

From small teams to international enterprises, Awardco supports every stage of growth no matter the size or structure.

Built-In Efficiency

Integrate with your HRIS, automate onboarding and anniversaries, and rest easy—every moment is covered.

Inclusive by Design

Every birthday, anniversary, and milestone gets the spotlight it deserves and ensures no one is left out.

Moments worth celebrating

Meaningful ways to celebrate your team

Employee Onboarding

Celebrate new hires with automated and custom recognition that welcomes, engages, and reinforces culture from day one.

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Birthdays

Make every employee's birthday count with automated recognitions and meaningful rewards that are personal and memorable.

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Holidays

Bring festive fun into any recognition strategy with personalized programs for all holidays big and small, with minimal manual effort.

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Service Awards

Never miss another milestone. Recognize tenured employees with automated, global delivery of meaningful service awards.

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Life Events

From weddings and new homes to furry friends and diplomas, easily recognize every personal milestone.

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MemoryBooks®

MemoryBooks enable teammates to contribute heartfelt notes and photos, creating a one-of-a-kind digital or printed celebration.

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testimonials

See what customers are saying

Utah Valley University
 
 
Previously, recognition was only known between the giver and receiver. Now I feel a lot more connected to colleagues. The My Circle email alerts have made a big difference in helping colleagues feel more connected across our giant campus.
Maddie Bagley
Appreciation Specialist, People & Culture
MagnaFlow
 
 
Our turnover definitely went down after implementing Awardco, especially compared to the previous year. We've noticed that recognition, along with rewards like Amazon items and prepaid Visa cards, has had a big impact on retention without being a huge cost to the company.
Sonia Magdaleno
Talent and Engagement Specialist
Paramount
 
 
I was really looking for a user-friendly, up-to-speed, and easy-to-use program that can expand in different ways, and I found it with Awardco.
Shaye McCoy
Manager, Global Total Rewards Experience
Ultradent Products
 
 
We're present in pretty much every continent in the world, and there's no limitation to our recognition system. We see recognitions from Brazil to the US, from Japan to China, from South Africa to France, and everyone is engaged.
Favio Paiva
Workday Specialist
Dubai Airports
 
 
When we unified our recognition programs, we saw a strong correlation between recognition and employee engagement. Teams led by managers who consistently recognized their people were the most engaged.
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Khulood AlMarzooqi
Director of Total Rewards & Employee Engagement, Dubai Airports
TaylorMade
 
 
When you have employees working hard from home juggling family responsibilities, and yet still being physically separate from their team, a simple birthday message and gift they get to pick out creates a meaningful touchpoint, and allows them to take a moment for themselves.
Rosie Scannell
Global HR
Hunt Brothers Pizza
 
 
We've given our employees something they never had before: the power to choose their own rewards. And if that wasn't enough, we save money because the products aren't marked up! Awardco truly brought our recognition programs into the 21st century.
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Jeff Jensen
Director of HR
PMG
 
 
Awardco enables us to celebrate not just big wins, but the small moments that make a difference every day.
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Pam Buyers
Head of Culture
BPM
 
 
We really like the redemption options and how Awardco integrates with Amazon — the platform's ease-of-use has empowered us to handle our growing employee population.
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Monica Delgado
Senior Manager of Total Rewards
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.
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Melissa York
SVP, Head of People & Culture
Utah Valley University
 
 
Before Awardco Nominations, we had to piece everything together manually. Now everything lives in one place, making the process much easier and more intuitive.
Brenda Betteridge
Business Development Manager
Americare Senior Living
 
 
Thanks to Christi and the Awardco Center of Excellence, we now have a strong thought partner that shares new and different strategies to help us further elevate the Americare recognition experience. We have tested the market, and this collaborative consultation and creative problem solving from recognition practitioners differentiates Awardco. In practice, it has built our confidence that we have business partners who are sincerely invested in helping us take recognition from being a perk to a powerful strategic driver that delivers tangible impact.
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Sarah Mazzocco
Chief People Officer
Lockton
 
 
Awardco is not just a recognition tool—it’s a risk mitigation solution. Our tax and payroll teams love that we can now accurately track and report gifting, with proper IRS compliance.
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Selia Wood
AVP, Talent & Engagement
Americare Senior Living
 
 
Awardco is such a great business partner for us… They really got in, learned about our culture before saying we’re a right fit, and I gave them a lot of credit for that.
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Pat Cokingtin
Senior VP of Sales & Marketing
Ultradent Products
 
 
Modern recognition with Awardco has created an ecosystem of appreciation. What we've found, as employees have recognized each other, is that they're motivated long term. Employees want to enjoy their work and be successful, and if we recognize them for their success, they'll know they're doing a great job and can improve every single day.
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David Alsop
CHRO

Customer stories

Customer success stories

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Using recognition to reduce attrition in retail
30
%
decrease in attrition after implementing Awardco
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Bringing Sunshine to Recognition
20
%
average drop in attrition risk after implementing Awardco
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Increasing engagement and buy-in for company culture
84
hours
of administrative time saved per year

Make every milestone memorable

Easily celebrate every moment, big or small, that shapes employee experience.