Employee Recognition

Physical gift cards remain most popular, but annual growth in digital gift cards increases again, and in particular during COVID-19 pandemic Findings from its 2019 national gift card distribution results have been finalized and released by NGC, one of North America's largest card and prepaid technology companies responsible for annually activating over $600 million in gift cards and prepaid products for loyalty, rewards, and employee recognition programs. Findings from its annual national gift card distribution results…

 Building your company culture around your employees’ values will help you attract and retain the best marketing talent. Adwerx CEO Jed Carlson shares the values that landed his start-up on Inc. magazine’s Best Places to Work list two years in a row. The surprise? They don’t include perks or cash. You’ve got a polished product and a perfect pitch, and your employees are inspired to bring their A-game with perks like pool tables and free beer. So why isn’t your start-up succeeding as fast as you’d hoped? The missing element…

Time doesn’t do refunds. It’s a pithy statement made famous by David Hieatt, creator of the DO Lectures. In his talks to entrepreneurs, he says, "The Time Bank won’t tell you how to spend it. Time poorly spent will not be replaced with more time.” Put that into perspective. A typical workweek has 120 hours. Given a 40-hour workweek, you spend one-third of that time interacting with colleagues. I’d argue it’s probably more time than you spend with your family or loved ones. This reality makes having positive relationships at…