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My Service Anniversary Program Has Fallen and It Can’t Get Up!
Jun 29, 2015
A frequent concern many organizations have is whether their service award program is relevant or not. While often considered a corporate “tradition”, service award programs can also be viewed as a relic of the past – an institutional dinosaur offering lapel pins, charms, pens and watches sporting the company logo, items few employees find appealing or useful.
Employees may not want to wear a company-logoed lapel pin or charm anymore, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t want to be recognized and rewarded for their loyalty and service. By using these ten tips, you can get your service award program up off the ground and back to being an effective recognition and employee engagement tool.
This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.
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Employees may not want to wear a company-logoed lapel pin or charm anymore, but that doesn’t mean that they don’t want to be recognized and rewarded for their loyalty and service. By using these ten tips, you can get your service award program up off the ground and back to being an effective recognition and employee engagement tool.
This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.
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My Service Award Program Has Fallen and Can’t Get Up!
Ten ways to get your anniversary program standing tall again!
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Many organizations wonder if their service award program is relevant or not.
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Often considered a “tradition”, service award programs can be viewed as a corporate dinosaur offering –
lapel pinscharmspenswatches
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Consider these ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.
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Reach out to your employees and use surveys or focus groups to discover what awards appeal to them.
Evaluate your award choices.
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Get Social
Consider a service award supplier who can help integrate internal and external social media strategies into your program.
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To brand or not to brand. That is the question.
Branding can add considerable cost to an award without adding any value. In fact, some employees may choose NOT to wear or use the item because the logo is on it!
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Recognize milestones at lower levels
Traditionally service awards are given at five year intervals. Statistics show the average American worker stays with one company for just over three years. Not long enough to even earn the first five year award!
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Upgrade your technology. Your platform
also needs to function on desktops, laptops, tablets and smart phones.
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Your platform should also be able to provide reports on-demand and deliver the exact metrics you need, when you need them.
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My Service Award Program Has Fallen and Can’t Get Up!
Ten ways to get your anniversary program standing tall again!
10MY SeRvICe ANNIveRSARY PROGRAM HAS FALLeN
AND IT CAN’T GeT UP!
Steve Huffman, vice President, Recognition Services, BI WORLDWIDe
A frequent concern many organizations have is whether their service award program
is relevant or not. While often considered a corporate “tradition”, service award
programs can also be viewed as a relic of the past – an institutional dinosaur
offering lapel pins, charms, pens and watches sporting the company logo, items few
employees find appealing or useful.
This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable
resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize
associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first
consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it
appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.
ONE Evaluate your award choices
Reach out to your employees and ask how they would like to celebrate service
anniversaries. Use surveys or focus groups to discover what merchandise awards
or experiences appeal to them. Many companies are offering a broad selection of
awards including eco-friendly items, travel certificates, entertainment passes to
local attractions, commissioned art, branded apparel, concierge services, points
as part of a multi-initiative platform and even charitable donations
Make it an annual or bi-yearly task to speak with employees and find out what
they want so you are continuously keeping your selections interesting and
up-to-date.TWO Get SocialWe are a society that increasingly loves to share our achievements using social
media like Facebook and Twitter. Consider aligning with a service award supplier
who can help you integrate internal and external social media strategies into
your program. When hundreds of managers, co-workers, family and friends know
about the anniversary, the celebration becomes an enhanced experience for
the employee.
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10Ten Ways to Get Your Anniversary Program Standing Tall Again!
MY SeRvICe ANNIveRSARY PROGRAM HAS FALLeN AND IT CAN’T GeT UP!Steve Huffman, vice President, Recognition Services, BI WORLDWIDe
A frequent concern many organizations have is whether their service award program
is relevant or not. While often considered a corporate “tradition”, service award
programs can also be viewed as a relic of the past – an institutional dinosaur
offering lapel pins, charms, pens and watches sporting the company logo, items few
employees find appealing or useful.This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable
resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize
associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first
consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it
appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.ONE Evaluate your award choices
Reach out to your employees and ask how they would like to celebrate service
anniversaries. Use surveys or focus groups to discover what merchandise awards
or experiences appeal to them. Many companies are offering a broad selection of
awards including eco-friendly items, travel certificates, entertainment passes to
local attractions, commissioned art, branded apparel, concierge services, points
as part of a multi-initiative platform and even charitable donations
Make it an annual or bi-yearly task to speak with employees and find out what
they want so you are continuously keeping your selections interesting and
up-to-date.
TWO Get Social
We are a society that increasingly loves to share our achievements using social
media like Facebook and Twitter. Consider aligning with a service award supplier
who can help you integrate internal and external social media strategies into
your program. When hundreds of managers, co-workers, family and friends know
about the anniversary, the celebration becomes an enhanced experience for
the employee.
BI WORLDWIDE.com©BI WORldWIde™ 2013 | Proprietary & Confidential
10Ten Ways to Get Your Anniversary Program Standing Tall Again!
MY SeRvICe ANNIveRSARY PROGRAM HAS FALLeN AND IT CAN’T GeT UP!Steve Huffman, vice President, Recognition Services, BI WORLDWIDe
A frequent concern many organizations have is whether their service award program
is relevant or not. While often considered a corporate “tradition”, service award
programs can also be viewed as a relic of the past – an institutional dinosaur
offering lapel pins, charms, pens and watches sporting the company logo, items few
employees find appealing or useful.This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable
resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize
associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first
consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it
appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.ONE Evaluate your award choicesReach out to your employees and ask how they would like to celebrate service
anniversaries. Use surveys or focus groups to discover what merchandise awards
or experiences appeal to them. Many companies are offering a broad selection of
awards including eco-friendly items, travel certificates, entertainment passes to
local attractions, commissioned art, branded apparel, concierge services, points
as part of a multi-initiative platform and even charitable donationsMake it an annual or bi-yearly task to speak with employees and find out what
they want so you are continuously keeping your selections interesting and
up-to-date.
TWO Get Social
We are a society that increasingly loves to share our achievements using social
media like Facebook and Twitter. Consider aligning with a service award supplier
who can help you integrate internal and external social media strategies into
your program. When hundreds of managers, co-workers, family and friends know
about the anniversary, the celebration becomes an enhanced experience for
the employee.
BI WORLDWIDE.com©BI WORldWIde™ 2013 | Proprietary & Confidential
10Ten Ways to Get Your Anniversary Program Standing Tall Again!
MY SeRvICe ANNIveRSARY PROGRAM HAS FALLeN AND IT CAN’T GeT UP!
Steve Huffman, vice President, Recognition Services, BI WORLDWIDe
A frequent concern many organizations have is whether their service award program is relevant or not. While often considered a corporate “tradition”, service award programs can also be viewed as a relic of the past – an institutional dinosaur offering lapel pins, charms, pens and watches sporting the company logo, items few employees find appealing or useful.
This is a legitimate concern. Operating a service award program uses valuable resources that perhaps could be applied in other ways to engage and recognize associates. However, before you make the decision to sunset your program, first consider these ten ways to refresh, revitalize and enhance your program to make it appealing, fun and relevant for your employees.
ONE Evaluate your award choices
Reach out to your employees and ask how they would like to celebrate service anniversaries. Use surveys or focus groups to discover what merchandise awards or experiences appeal to them. Many companies are offering a broad selection of awards including eco-friendly items, travel certificates, entertainment passes to local attractions, commissioned art, branded apparel, concierge services, points as part of a multi-initiative platform and even charitable donations
Make it an annual or bi-yearly task to speak with employees and find out what they want so you are continuously keeping your selections interesting and up-to-date.
TWO Get Social
We are a society that increasingly loves to share our achievements using social media like Facebook and Twitter. Consider aligning with a service award supplier who can help you integrate internal and external social media strategies into your program. When hundreds of managers, co-workers, family and friends know about the anniversary, the celebration becomes an enhanced experience for the employee.
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