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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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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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

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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

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Customer Story

Customer Story

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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

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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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Employee Turnover Rates by Industry: Trends and Solutions
Jefferson Hansen

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

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Customer Story

Jefferson Hansen

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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

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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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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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Nov 17, 2025
Announcing our Recognize Awards winners for 2025

See who won our Recognize Awards 2025 and read their stories.

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Nov 10, 2025
External Recognition: How Custeroms and Clients Can Recognize Your Employees

Learn about External Recognition and how outside-in appreciation can build your culture.

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Nov 7, 2025
How to rise above 38% remote employee engagement

Remote engagement sits at 38%. Explore tactics to lift it with flexibility, clear communication, supportive managers, and recognition without return to office.

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Nov 6, 2025
Employee Recognition Examples & Sample Messages (with Real Company Wins)

Practical, real-world recognition examples from Nest Schools, Lineage, PMG, AFCU and more—plus how Awardco turns them into consistent, measurable impact.

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Nov 5, 2025
10 recognition program case studies that drive measurable ROI

Real programs, real numbers—see how Lineage, Citizens Bank, PMG and more cut attrition 20–50% and boosted performance, with steps you can copy.

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Webinar announcement titled 'Recognition without limits' about building workforce culture for deskless employees with Lineage Logistics, featuring speakers ShaNae McCleskey, LeeAnn Woody, and Troy Sheaffer, with logos of Awardco and Lineage.
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Oct 27, 2025
How Lineage built a culture that reaches deskless employees

Get specific strategies and examples for spreading a culture of recognition to deskless employees with Lineage.

Research and reports

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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
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The Neuroscience of Recognition: Why The Human Brain Craves Appreciation at Work

On-demand webinars

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PARTNER WEBINAR

PARTNER WEBINAR

Jul 2026
The Retention Stack: How Recognition and Financial Health Drive Workforce Loyalty
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SHRM WEBINAR

SHRM WEBINAR

Jul 2026
The Recognition Edge: Activating the Most Underused Tool in Your Total Rewards Strategy
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Jul 2026
Live Demo: How to Use AI to Give Meaningful Recognition
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HRE WEBINAR

HRE WEBINAR

Jun 2026
New Data on What Winning Teams Get Right With Employee Recognition
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AWARDCO PLATFORM

AWARDCO PLATFORM

Jun 2026
Live Demo: Awardco Engage™
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AWARDCO PLATFORM

AWARDCO PLATFORM

Jun 2026
Awardco Product Pulse Vol. 11: Introducing Awardco Nominations™

Customer stories

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4Refuel

How 4Refuel built a nationwide culture of safety, engagement, and frontline empowerment with Awardco.

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Customer Story

NIBCO

NIBCO® modernized recognition across its global workforce, replacing manual processes with an enterprise-scale platform that engages frontline teams, automates milestones, and helped reduce turnover by 8% in the first year.

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Kodiak

By weaving its “Kodiak Code” values into Awardco’s intuitive recognition platform, Kodiak delivers real-time appreciation, strengthens engagement, and connects its hybrid and remote teams.

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Lockton

Lockton has embedded appreciation into every stage of the employee journey—from onboarding to retirement—creating a recognition-rich culture that’s inclusive, scalable, and seamlessly woven into daily work, no matter where employees are.

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Customer Story

Americare

Recognition has always been part of Americare’s DNA, but growth made consistency hard. With Awardco, they built a branded, automated program that boosted engagement, reduced turnover, and strengthened connections.

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Awardco

See how Awardco turned everyday recognition into stronger culture, higher engagement, and big business wins by living in its own platform.

About us

Get to know Awardco

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