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How It Works
What is external recognition?
Provide customer-facing roles with customer-sourced compliments.
Administrative Flexibility
External recognition made easy
Awardco makes it easy to source and display recognitions from satisfied customers.
Print or Link QR Codes
Outside parties scan an employee’s personalized code to recognize them instantly for the entire organization to see.
Celebrate Wins
Add simple approval flows, optional points, and celebrate standout employees to make sure no good work goes unnoticed.
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Where external recognition works
Healthcare
After receiving outstanding care, a patient’s family scans the nurse’s QR code and shares a meaningful message—instantly visible on Awardco to all employees—inspiring better care everywhere.
Food Service
After great service, diners scan a QR code and leave recognition for their server. Their manager adds points, and it’s posted for the team to celebrate, encouraging continued spectacular service.
Education
A simple thank you from a student shows a teacher their extra effort mattered. Recognition that deepens connection and fuels engagement from student and teacher builds a better world for everyone.
Retail
A grateful customer scans a QR code to recognize a cashier’s friendly service. It’s instant, visible, and celebrated company-wide, which builds a culture of customer service that will set you apart.
Hospitality
A happy guest comes back to their room after a long day of travel and scans the QR code to recognize the service staff for cleaning their room. Great effort is seen, appreciated, and celebrated by the whole team.
Testimonials
What our customers say
We now have a unified rewards platform that comes with the needed accounting reporting for tax purposes.
There are so many options to choose from for redemption of points, so it really does personalize the reward for the employee.
It's awesome to be able to treat myself and my family, and I feel a sense of pride and accomplishment when points are awarded.
It’s allowing our leaders to recognize and award employees for safety initiatives. It’s bringing more timely and meaningful performance actions.
I love that Awardco offers so many categories to choose from—including the option to donate to charity. It’s a meaningful way to use your points.
I like the SWAG store—I get to choose what and when I want to order, without waiting on a company-wide group order.
Awardco’s fast, compassionate service ensured an employee received a much-needed gift card in time for an urgent personal purchase. It wasn’t just a reward—it was a meaningful act of support when it mattered most.
Recognition and Communications Specialist
Awardco has solved how employee engagement, recognition, and incentives should be done. This has been the best system for this than any others I have seen companies use.
We've tied rewards to wellness in the sense that every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If they show proof, they get points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyles to what's important to us in the bank, making an impact with our associates.
VP, Talent Engagement
We’ve surpassed 10,000 recognitions and achieved a 90% platform login rate—AwardCo has become essential to how we work.
Talent Management Senior Associate
We’ve given our employees something they never had before: the power to choose their own rewards. And if that wasn’t enough, we save money because the products aren’t marked up! Awardco truly brought our recognition programs into the 21st century.
Director of HR
And we've also tied that to wellness... Every year, we encourage our associates to go get their annual physical. If you turn [a] form in, you get Awardco points. It's another way to tie healthy lifestyle to what's important to us in the bank to making an impact with our associates.
VP, Talent Engagement
We’re present in pretty much every continent in the world, and there’s no limitation to our recognition system. We see recognitions from Brazil to the US, from Japan to China, from South Africa to France, and everyone is engaged.
Workday Specialist
We're just really excited in being able to continue to push recognition out there. It continues to be an important initiative for us around engagement.
VP, Talent Engagement
We'd help them get through if they're not computer savvy and help them get their logins created and get set up.
Assistant GM
Awardco not only ensures each employee receives the recognition they deserve from the company, but it provides a meaningful way for team members to shine a spotlight on each other’s contributions daily, which would otherwise be nearly impossible to do with our 100% remote workforce.
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
Awardco has been instrumental in our building our culture and handling change within our business. It's a great product!
Vice President, HR
We were looking for a safety recognition program and how we’d be able to not just build one, but monitor and administer the program.
Manager of Occupational Health and Safety
We were looking for a safety recognition program and how we’d be able to not just build one, but monitor and administer the program [too].
Manager of Occupational Health and Safety
‍Getting buy-in was super easy. No one really questions it. After all, what’s wrong with recognizing people and telling them they did a good job?
Training Leader
We wanted our recognition program to be more than just a platform—it needed to be a cultural cornerstone. AwardCo made that possible.
Talent Management Senior Associate at PMG
We wanted everything to go through one platform—and that's how we landed on Awardco.
Head of Culture
We use recognition as a tool to motivate and encourage our employees—everyone knows Awardco because we actively use it for any and all incentives for employees.
Senior Manager of Total Rewards
Awardco has made employees' lives easier. Working outside in the elements with the customers can be tough, but being recognized, seen, heard, and valued makes it easier.
Training Leader
What we found most that sold us on Awardco over everyone else, not only was the platform very easy to use, but that partnership with Amazon is phenomenal.
Total Rewards Manager
Awardco offers so many great options to redeem points—gift cards, hotels, electronics, tickets, and experiences. It’s easy to use and rewards are delivered fast, making it a fantastic way to recognize hard work year-round.
Team Lead, Claims Recovery & Analysis
Our organization often requires nuanced flexibility, and Awardco enables that seamlessly with its high level of customization.
Talent Enablement Senior Associate
My experience partnering with Awardco from an admin perspective has been outstanding. The platform is user-friendly and intuitive, leaving me empowered as an admin to own managing the platform and overall recognition programming.
Talent Enablement Senior Associate
I really enjoyed the personalized interactions with the Awardco team—from our CSM to our Implementation Specliast...everyone has been supportive, customer cenric, and easy to partner with.
Talent Enablement Senior Associate
Awardco is easy to implement, maintain, and maximize the value of recognition with. I highly recommend it.
Talent Development Managerr
There is never a good time to switch to a new system, but I also know that employees were eager for something new. Awardco has given us incredible power and flexibility with our recognition programs because of the millions of options to choose from, and the ability for employees to choose their own rewards has been a game changer. We know what we’re getting, we know we’re getting the best price, and our employees couldn’t be happier.
Talent Development Manager
Soon after our implementation we created a financial recognition program through Awardco for managers and supervisors to recognize their employees for extra efforts. Now our managers and supervisors have their own budgeted amount to use at their discretion to award their employees at any time, and they don’t have to wait for approval to do so.
Talent Development Manager
Our turnover definitely went down after implementing Awardco, especially compared to the previous year. We’ve noticed that recognition, along with rewards like Amazon items and prepaid Visa cards, has had a big impact on retention…without being a huge cost to the company.
Talent and Engagement Specialist
Our turnover definitely went down after implementing Awardco, especially compared to the previous year. We've noticed that recognition, along with rewards like Amazon items and prepaid Visa cards, has had a big impact on retention without being a huge cost to the company.
Talent and Engagement Specialist
Implementation was great—it was so easy and seamless, and Awardco was always willing to help whenever I had any questions or concerns.
Talent and Engagement Specialist
We fell in love with the Awardco platform from the start because it’s so simple, and yet it also has so many customization options to add to it.
Employee Experience Manager
We do an annual engagement survey, and we do see a lot of comments from people saying they love to work here because of the people they work with. We get a lot of good comments about working with others.
VP Human Resources, Senior Director
We do a lot of remote work activities where you can win something. We do a lot of these contests, and I used to go to Amazon and send a $25 gift card to the winners, but now I do it through Awardco. It’s in the system, trackable, and much more streamlined.
Sr. Communications Specialist
Overall, my experience with the Awardco platform has been positive. It's a great way to keep morale high and celebrate achievements across the team.
Systems Administrator
I’ve been using Awardco for our Monthly Wellness Challenges for over a year. Each month, I create a themed EARN program, and participants are entered into a points-based drawing. Awardco has helped me build consistent programming, schedule ahead, and never worry about delays. The reporting tools capture participation and top performers, offering insights that have truly transformed our Wellness Program. Even our most tech-challenged employees use the platform with ease. We've received nothing but positive feedback from employees who had been asking for more recognition.
System Benefits and Wellness Coordinator
Staff greatly appreciate getting to choose their gifts from vendors like Amazon instead of picking from traditional canned corporate swag.
System Administrator
We are excited to announce the introduction of AwardCodes cards to our rewards program. This new initiative allows Assistant Managers to recognize and reward employees on the spot for their outstanding performance. The response has been overwhelmingly positive.
Additionally, for the first time, our Regional Vice Presidents will take these cards to the General Managers conference, enabling them to award GMs on the spot for their exceptional contributions.
Director of Benefits
From the admin side, managing and ensuring that gifts are timely and fair is dramatically easier. Everything can be scheduled in advance and fulfillment happens automatically.
System Administrator
Tying recognition to our values and integrating with Slack created real cultural stickiness.
Talent Management Senior Associate at PMG
Awardco's implementation team was on point, and we were able to get our platform up and running with minimal effort.
System Administrator
Previously every manager hand-wrote a message to their employees every six months thanking them for their hard work, and it was all tied in with the bonus distribution. It was very high-touch, very labor intensive, and we had the process down to a science. We liked the connections that formed between managers and employees as a result of this program, but after COVID-19 most of our workforce went remote. Our semi-annual tradition wasn’t possible any longer, nor was it feasible.
SVP of HR
We were really worried that clinical staff wouldn’t be able to log in, being away from their desks. But that hasn’t been an issue. Our emergency department senior director, for example, uses it right on the spot. We’ve seen a strong showing from our clinical departments.
Sr. Talent Development Specialist
We recognize that employee choice is important and our team loves that they can spend their points on anything... from company swag (print-on-demand) to Amazon purchases, gift cards from thousands of merchants, experiences, and more.
Sr. Manager Employee Engagement & CSR
Our team loves that they can spend their points on anything—from company swag (print-on-demand) to Amazon purchases and gift cards from thousands of merchants. That flexibility makes recognition feel truly personal.
Sr. Manager Employee Engagement & CSR
Awardco has made a big difference at our Sunnyvale location, specifically the different programs they’ve been able to create. They have a tenure recognition program, an employee of the month program, a birthday recognition program, and Sunnyvale has also created a safety bingo.
Sr. HR Business Partner
Awardco has so much to offer in a robust, electronic platform. I've not heard a single complaint from anyone who uses it at Pacific Life.
Sr. Communications Specialist
Awardco provides not only fantastic service, but also an incredible range of reward options. From Amazon integration to travel gift cards—even tickets to newly announced performances—the platform makes it easy to select and receive whatever you’ve chosen. I selected a gift card and received it immediately, with clear activation instructions right in the email. I’ll definitely continue taking advantage of my rewards thanks to Awardco.
Sr. Account Manager
The Awardco team is very experience and always so responsive. Issues are always resolved quickly and updates are quickly shared.
SR HRIS Analyst
The one thing I love most about Awardco is that it helps people recognize the core values that we want our people to develop, which reinforces our culture more than we’ve ever been able to reinforce it before.
CHRO
The Nest Schools Automation is something that is really important for us—we try to automate as much as we can so that we can focus on what’s important. And Awardco’s automation and integrations have fit in perfectly.
Senior VP of Marketing & Communications
Automation is something that is really important for us—we try to automate as much as we can so that we can focus on what’s important. And Awardco’s automation and integrations have fit in perfectly.
Senior VP of Marketing & Communcations
From the start, Awardco impressed us with their superior product...their team was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable, and it felt like the right solution for our company's needs.
Senior Manager, Total Rewards
We really like the redemption options and how Awardco integrates with Amazon—the platform’s ease-of-use has empowered us to handle our growing employee population.
Senior Manager of Total Rewards
‚ÄçWe were looking for a solution that rewarded folks in their own currency, and Awardco delivers!
Senior Manager of Global Organizational Development
The Awardco platform enables us to reach our global employee base (4,500 and growing) easily and effectively.
Senior Manager of Global Organizational Development
With Awardco, recognition is more than a one-and-done thing. It’s starting to become a part of our culture and our employees’ daily habits.
Senior Director of HR
What I appreciate most is how Awardco takes the effort out of recognizing staff. Built-in programs automatically reward employees for years of service and anniversaries, making sure no milestone goes unnoticed.
Senior Director of Customer Service and Support
I've had a great experience using Awardco to recognize my staff. The platform is intuitive and effecitve in helping us celebrate achievements...and the support team is highly responsive...their willingness to assist makes a big difference, ensuring everything runs smoothly. Overall, I'm very satisfied with the [[Awardco]] and the level of support provided.
Senior Director of Customer Service and Support
I love that Awardco enables and encourages peer-to-peer recognition, fostering a positive workplace culture. We also successfully deployed Awardco across the five counties where our agents are located.
Senior Director of Customer Service and Support
I really like the fact that the company I work for, GoHealth utilizes this program to incentive our team to help motivate us to perform our everyday job. They provide us with Awardco points when we're in training, helping us to retain product knowledge and also as an extra incentive to hit our metrics. Really an awesome program!
Senior Benefit Consultant
There are so many [reward] options, and everyone is already used to Amazon and knows what they can get. In the past, we had a catalog of items, and it didn’t feel like it would fit with our new demographic.
Senior Analyst Total Rewards
I was really looking for a user-friendly, up-to-speed, and easy-to-use program that can expand in different ways, and I found it with Awardco.
Senior Analyst Total Rewards
The ability to customize the platform and call it 'MyKUDOS' made it feel like a true extension of our brand and culture.
Head of Culture at PMG
It is a great platform that keeps our sales team highly motivated to bring in some great numbers. I would totally recommend for more business to acquire their services and implement these incentive programs.
Sales Manager
I love Awardco! It's super easy to use to recognize your colleagues, and the rewards arrive very quickly. I highly recommend using this platform.
Sales Manager
I think Awardco is a great platform for recognition. Being able to give a little extra money here and there goes a long way. I try to recognize my office as much as possible when they go above and beyond.
Recruiter
Some of the great stories that we've read are how impactful all of the team members have been to help the children feel better, it's showing our team members how impactful they are.
Patient Experience
So it's not just working out. And we have found that pictures tell a thousand words. So for example, we were doing something around, eat the colors of the rainbow and to send us in those pictures. And then that gets people more excited, and then they're logging their stuff, and then they're getting rewarded on Awardco. They love when that email comes out once a quarter. They're, like, ready. Like, did I get my points? How many points did I get?
VP, Talent Engagement
Recognizing your team members... it's a it's a great way to build moral. To to get those team members to do that extra truck. There's a saying, take care of the people and they'll take care of you. And by taking care of you, it's making sure that every truck is turned in on time and every pallet is pushed through the warehouse.
Manager, Automation Operations
Recognition is now part of our day-to-day culture—from Slack shoutouts to CEO highlights in company-wide messages.
Talent Management Senior Associate at PMG
Recognition is now a seamless part of our employee journey—from day one to major milestones.
Talent Management Senior Associate at PMG
Awardco is a great way to give rewards and shoutouts to our employees who sacrifice and assist and go above and beyond.
Recruiter
People are busy. It's hard. We have our highest volumes we've ever had with patients. But when people take the time to celebrate one another, then we can really see that hope and that goodness beyond that. And so I really think that why we're successful is because our team cares about one another, and they take the time to recognize one another.
Employee Experience Manager
We needed something to unify our recognition programs for all our different locations, and we found that and more with Awardco.
Recognition and Communications Specialist
One of our employees needed their virtual gift card ASAP, but it had somehow gotten lost when it was sent, says Storey. I worked with Awardco and they immediately resolved the issue and I contacted the employee with their gift card. I didn’t know this at the time, but later found out that this employee needed that gift card to purchase something important: ‘I needed this gift card to get an urn for my Mom who had recently passed away. Thank you so much for getting this to me so quickly!’ Without Awardco’s exemplary service, we may not have been able to help this employee in time, relates Storey. And that’s typical of the service we enjoy with Awardco, whether that’s surrounding gift cards or the awards we offer through the platform.
Recognition and Communications Specialist
With Awardco we now have more visibility into our incentive budgets than ever, and can be more judicious about our incentive spend.
Project Manager
We now have complete visibility into budgetary usage and recognitions. Everyone in the company can see the successes of others and celebrate those with them, and we can see how managers are using the funds we’ve given them. Our budgets have equalized almost entirely—down to the dollar.
Project Manager
We now have complete visibility into budgetary usage and recognitions. Before, nobody could see recognitions at all—it was always done on a small scale, one-on-one from manager to employee. Now everyone in the company can see the successes of others and celebrate those with them, and we can see how managers are using the funds we’ve given them. Our budgets have equalized almost entirely—down to the dollar.
Project Manager
Implementing Awardco was one of the easiest and streamlined transitions to a new platform I've experienced. The platform's ease of use is extraordinary.
Payroll Specialist
We can use the platform for more than just rewards and recognition—we've recently started using it to give bonuses to employes who go the extra mile, and the employee survey function has helped us on multiple occasions.
Payroll & HRIS Administrator
Our recognition was all over the place before. AwardCo brought everything into one centralized, impactful platform.
Head of Culture at PMG
The support Awardco gave during implementation and afterward has been top-notch.
Payroll & HRIS Administrator
Our total rewards program was so hard to manage before Awardco. It truly takes the legwork out of the equation and makes recognition easy for our HR team as well as our employees.
Payroll & HRIS Administrator
Our operational leaders really appreciate how easy it is to reward their teams through the Awardco platform, irrespective of global location. For the staff that are receiving recognition, being able to access and spend the points straight away enhances the perceived value of the reward.
Executive Director
When we set up a demo, the customer service representative made us feel like a client already. He made us feel valued, and he was patient with us through the process. The service we received from the Awardco team far and away exceeded our expectations and really sold us on your company.
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
The onboarding process was very encouraging. We weren’t given the program and told to figure it out on our own—we’ve had someone to lean on the entire time, someone who helped us navigate this big, company-wide change.
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
Our client success rep helped us create a training and recording module of the platform to show employees how to properly use it. You rarely find a company willing to spend the time to make sure you’re properly equipped.
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
I could rave to millions of people that I think this should be the platform of choice.
Marketing & Corporate Communications Manager
Our company is very safety-culture oriented, and [Awardco] offers us a way to acknowledge the impact that our employees have on that culture.
Administrator, Risk Management and Safety
Our employees really appreciation the ability to express their gratitude in real time, with impactful rewards, that meaningfully impact the recipient.
Manager, HRIS
One year into having sunshine, our recognition, feeling like we're recognized went up ten percent. I think that's just a true testament of how much it means to us. We do have those hard days. And again, the Sunshine Recognition Hub empowers our nurses and team members. It's given us a platform to recognize, those moments of of excellence.
Director of Professional Nursing Practice
Awardco solved the issue of numerous remote employees living around the country not feeling connected or involved. This helped!
Manager
Implementation was easy, the end-user experience is seamless, and we've tailored the platform to our needs very well. Awardco is genuinely a huge step up from our previous vendor.
IT Lead Associate
What I like best about Awardco is how easy they make it to receive your chosen reward. I selected a gift card and was given several ways to redeem it—perfect since I don’t have a printer at home. I simply had an e-copy sent to my email! More than anything, it felt amazing to be recognized. In a previous job, recognition was rare, so knowing my hard work and dedication were noticed really boosted my confidence. Even a small gesture like this goes a long way in lifting morale.
Insurance Broker
Their customer service is top notch. Whenever there is a concern or issue, they respond quickly and resolve the issue without any fuss. It's rare in today's world to find a company this dedicated to their customers.
Human Resources Manager
