AWARDCO RESOURCE LIBRARY

Popular recognition and engagement resources

Discover new trends, impactful insights, and everything you need to know about the true power of employee recognition, rewards, engagement, and more.

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Customer Story

Customer Story

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White Paper

The 80s Called: They Want Their Recognition Programs Back

Learn why legacy recognition programs no longer work for a modern workorce.

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Blog

Employee Rewards & Recognition Research Findings

HR professionals prioritize recognition despite challenges of participation, leadership buy-in.

Customer Story

Customer Story

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White Paper

White Paper

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Return on Recognition™: Measuring the ROI of Employee Recognition Programs

Return on Recognition™: Exploring how modern recognition transforms culture, performance, and engagement—with research, stories, and events like RCGNZ Summit 2025.”

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Customer Story

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White Paper

White Paper

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Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

Building a Culture That Thrives on Change

Learn how to maintain a culture of engagement with every employee.

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White Paper

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Blog

Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

White Paper

White Paper

HR Leaders Playbook: 6 Best Practices for Building an Effective Employee Recognition Program

Why recognition matters, the true ROI, and how to extend recognition beyond the desk with programs that reach every employee, everywhere.

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Blog

Employee Turnover Rates by Industry: Trends and Solutions
Jefferson Hansen

Turnover is a costly problem to have—so how do you lower turnover rates?

Customer Story

Customer Story

Jefferson Hansen

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Webinar

Jefferson Hansen

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White Paper

Jefferson Hansen

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Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

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White Paper

3 Drivers of Employee Engagement ROI

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Blog

Customer Story

Customer Story

Paramount

Paramount used Awardco to consolidate their programs, simplify administrative efforts, and scale their recognition and rewards to different demographics across the globe.

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White Paper

White Paper

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Customer Story

Customer Story

PMG

PMG leverages Awardco to foster a people-centric culture where recognition is seamlessly embedded and highly visible at every stage of the employee journey. This reinforces PMG’s commitment to its people—celebrating those who go above and beyond, while cultivating a high-performance culture rooted in belonging and shared success.

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White Paper

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Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

AI and the Future of Employee Engagement

Learn about the latest trends and tools (including AI) that are transforming employee engagement.

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White Paper

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Blog posts

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Jan 22, 2026
Goodness Grant Recipient: Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation

Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation works to eliminate school lunch debt and ensure no child goes hungry at school.

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Jan 21, 2026
Goodness Grant Recipient: Name of the Game

Name of the Game uses basketball to bring care and connection to young BYU fans facing illness, disability, or loss.

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Jan 12, 2026
Building belonging through human connection

How and why to create a culture of belonging at work.

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Jan 7, 2026
How to be a good leader at work

Learn how to become the type of manager that keeps employees engaged and motivated.

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Dec 30, 2025
How to build employee recognition programs (step-by-step guide)

Develop the best and most effective employee recognition programs. Learn how to implement successful strategies for a thriving workplace environment.

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Dec 19, 2025
Rethinking recognition for a changing workforce

How has recognition evolved, and how can companies innovate their strategy to meet employee expectations?

Research and reports

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Human resources & AI: why all your assumptions are wrong
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AI Alone Won’t Transform Your Workforce. People Will.
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The 80s Called: They Want Their Recognition Programs Back
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Reimagine Recognition: A 3-Tier Model for Modern Recognition Programs
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Total Rewards White Paper: Recognition & The Employee Lifecycle
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HR Leaders Playbook: 6 Best Practices for Building an Effective Employee Recognition Program

On-demand webinars

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RCGNZ

Nov 2025
Human After All: Why People Matter More in the Age of AI
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RCGNZ

Nov 2025
Beyond the Basics: Innovative Recognition Strategies & ROI from Leading Clients
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RCGNZ

Nov 2025
Incentivizing Wellness: Recognition that Fuels Health & Well-Being
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PARTNER WEBINAR

PARTNER WEBINAR

Oct 2025
Recognition Without Limits: Building a Workforce Culture for Deskless Employees With Lineage
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PARTNER WEBINAR

Oct 2025
Recognition Without Limits: Serving Up Culture with Texas Roadhouse
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AWARDCO PLATFORM

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Awardco Product Pulse Vol. 6

Customer stories

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Customer Story

McCormick & Company

With the launch of Bravo, their Awardco®-powered global recognition platform, McCormick & Company® transformed decades-old manual processes into real-time, intrinsic, inclusive, values-driven appreciation that reaches their 14,000 global employees—70% of which work in frontline and offline roles.

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Crumbl

How Crumbl scaled values-driven recognition across a fast-growing, remote-first workforce using Awardco.

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Utah Jazz

Fan redemption rates have climbed from 50% to 70–75%, and reps have reclaimed hundreds of hours that used to disappear into stacking, packaging, and delivering gifts in person.

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Utah Valley University (UVU)

With more than 7,000 employees spread across multiple campuses, including faculty, staff, part-time workers, and student employees, Utah Valley University (UVU) uses Awardco® to scale its existing culture of appreciation, centralize 50+ nomination award programs, and turn peer-to-peer recognition into the university's most powerful driver of employee retention.

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Dubai Airports

Dubai Airports’ High Flyer program has transformed fragmented recognition efforts into a values-driven platform that empowers managers, celebrates frontline contributions, and embeds appreciation into everyday culture.

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Customer Story

Greenfield Global

How Greenfield Global modernized recognition, strengthened engagement, and unified a diverse workforce with Awardco-powered STAR.

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