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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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.”

Customer Story

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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Blog

Customer Story

Customer Story

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Webinar

White Paper

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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Webinar

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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Webinar

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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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Sep 14, 2026
How Awardco helps your company track and manage points

What are the ins and outs of employee reward point systems?

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Sep 14, 2026
Best employee recognition platforms for 2026

Which recognition vendor is right for you?

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Sep 14, 2026
Employee engagement ideas and examples

Get real-world examples of how to improve employee engagement.

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Sep 9, 2026
How to implement a recognition program: A go-live checklist for real adoption

How do you implement a recognition program? Get a go-live checklist for all the info.

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Sep 4, 2026
How to evaluate a rewards marketplace

How to evaluate an employee reward marketplace.

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Sep 4, 2026
Been there, built that: 5 lessons from recognition program implementation

Lessons around how to implement recognition programs.

Research and reports

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David vs. Goliath: Recognition Strategies for SMBs
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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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White Paper

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

On-demand webinars

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SHRM WEBINAR

Feb 2026
The State of Recognition: What Actually Drives Engagement
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RCGNZ

Feb 2026
Innovating On Recognition:
Lessons from Leaders
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RCGNZ

Feb 2026
The Motivation Machine:
Designing Recognition Programs For Maximum Impact
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RCGNZ

Feb 2026
Awardco & Deloitte: Navigating the Global Recognition Program Taxation Landscape
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Feb 2026
Recognizing Excellence: Resilience, Advocacy, and the Power of Being Seen
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Jan 2026
Awardco Product Pulse Vol. 8

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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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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Customer Story

Crumbl

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

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Customer Story

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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Customer Story

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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