April 22, 2015 by Michelle Chappell
Happy Earth Day! It has been 45 years since the first Earth Day in 1970 and ever since we have used this day to reflect on ways we can help the environment. Whether it is recycling aluminum cans, turning lights off as you leave a room, or biking to work or school there are so many small changes you can make that have a positive impact on our planet.
Many of the same concepts can be incorporated into your incentive program. Whether your program is employee recognition, sales or safety there are several ways you can keep your incentive initiatives “green”. Here are a few tips:
- Go Paperless: The days have passed when paper catalogs and order forms are required for an employee to order their Years of Service award. Take your employee recognition mobile and have them order from a computer or smartphone. Not only will this help the environment, but it will also be much more convenient for your employees.
- Reduce the Snail Mail: Communication with your participants is vital to the success of your program, but now you can communicate with them more efficiently using online communication tools. As opposed to mailing point statements to them monthly, try sending them virtual statements instead.
- Reward the Green Choices: There are countless ways you can reward your participants for making green choices. Some examples include: awarding points for participating in a clean-up day at a local park, rewarding customers who sign up for paperless invoicing, or recognizing an employee who safely prepares your cardboard for recycling.
If you would like to make any of these changes to your program reach out to your Program Manager or solution provider today. Here at Quality Incentive Company we wish you luck on Going Green in 2015!
March 10, 2015 by Mike Sullivan
Regardless of the type of incentive or recognition program being designed, a key element of a successful program is successfully registering your targeted participants. In a recent blog by Roy Bergameska of Deluxe Corporation called “Reward Program KPIs: How to Measure Registration Success,” the author tackles this key element to getting a program off the… Read more »
February 27, 2015 by Rob Miklas
I recently read excerpts from The 2015 Loyalty Census, published by Colloquy, the excellent loyalty publishing, research and education organization. Several data points from the survey jumped out at me. The most important of these is that in the United States, membership in loyalty programs continues to grow, increasing from 2.65B in 2012 to 3.32B… Read more »
February 18, 2015 by Jeff Edwards
We don’t get much winter weather in Memphis. It does get cold, but as with ice and snowfall – that is a relative term. Even the cold is short lived however, and if you wait a couple of days things usually are much improved. For example, we are expecting temperatures around zero tonight and tomorrow… Read more »
January 28, 2015 by Rob Miklas
Some months ago, I posted an entry in which I praised Delta Air Lines for effectively communicating a number of changes to their SkyMiles loyalty program. These changes were largely more restrictive in nature, making it more difficult to achieve higher-level (or elite) status. In that post I opined that while these changes could be perceived… Read more »
December 12, 2014 by Rob Miklas
I’m a big fan of online quizzes and surveys, as I briefly noted in this previous post. And given how many of them there are these days, it appears that I have a lot of company. There are a number of reasons for the popularity of such vehicles. They present both an immediate challenge –… Read more »
Happy Earth Day! It has been 45 years since the first Earth Day in 1970 and ever since we have used this day to reflect on ways we can help the environment. Whether it is recycling aluminum cans, turning lights off as you leave a room, or biking to work or school there are so many small changes you can make that have a positive impact on our planet.