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

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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

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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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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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Customer Story

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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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Jefferson Hansen

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Customer Story

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3 Drivers of Employee Engagement ROI

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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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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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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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Blog posts

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May 6, 2026
How do employee recognition and engagement metrics transform from a perk into a measurable business driver?

Get real data for how employee recognition impacts business results such as turnover, engagement, and productivity.

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May 4, 2026
The Ultimate Framework Guide to Structuring an Effective Employee Recognition Program

Considerations for building a recognition program

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May 4, 2026
How to compare HR metrics before and after implementing recognition programs

See how to measure the impact of employee recognition programs.

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Apr 29, 2026
The Motivation Machine: Designing Recognition Programs for Maximum Impact

Designing effective recognition programs means understanding the seven motivators that help employees do their best work.

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Apr 29, 2026
Before-and-after: The impact of recognition on employee performance and retention

See how recognition improves performance and retention with research-backed outcomes.

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Apr 28, 2026
How to Implement a Recognition Program: A Go-Live Checklist for Real Adoption

How to launch an effective recognition program and why it's important.

Research and reports

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The State of Recognition 2027
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Value-driven recognition: Build a positive and sustainable workplace culture
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Total Rewards Trends & Takeaways
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Upping Your Rewards and Recognition Game in 2025
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The Workplace of the Future
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Service Awards Survival Guide

On-demand webinars

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

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

Customer stories

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Janitronics

With 1,900 employees working across hundreds of janitorial customer sites, Janitronics Facility Services needed a better way to reach people, gather honest feedback, and make appreciation visible.

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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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Customer Story

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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