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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.

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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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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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Customer Story

Customer Story

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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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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

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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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Jun 12, 2025
Effective Ways to Measure and Improve Engagement at Work

In order to improve decreasing engagement levels, you first need to learn how to measure employee engagement!

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Jun 11, 2025
Rethinking employee satisfaction surveys: a smarter approach to workplace insights

Improve your employee satisfaction surveys for actionable insights.

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May 30, 2025
Effective employee rewards and recognition strategies

Here's how to use rewards and recognition to combat the trends of 2022 and make 2023 amazing.

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May 28, 2025
Recognition that resonates: aligning appreciation with personality to elevate engagement

Webinar recap on how to tailor recognition to fit different communication styles.

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Announcement of Awardco Series B funding with $165 million raised, supported by Sixth Street Growth and Spectrum Equity.
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May 20, 2025
Awardco's Series B: Powering the future of recognition

Awardco is proud to announce our Series B funding along with our plans for the future.

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May 15, 2025
5 Ways to Steer Your Team Through Economic Uncertainty

How recognition serves as a buffer against the negative effects of economic disruption, creates a competitive advantage, and why investing in it is not just compassionate, but essential.

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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Aug 2026
The Motivation Machine: New Data on Employee Engagement
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SHRM WEBINAR

SHRM WEBINAR

Aug 2026
AI Alone Won't Transform Your Workforce. People Will.
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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

Customer stories

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Hertz

With a 26,000-person workforce spanning 160 countries, and more than 80% working in customer-facing, deskless roles, Hertz® uses Awardco® to build a high-performance culture where appreciation is timely, personal, visible, and aligned with the company’s values.

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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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Customer Story

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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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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