Welcome
Welcome to the September edition of I&M – it’s hard to
believe that this month is already here!
Editor’s Note
Naturally, we cover all incentive and motivation
news, but we wanted to theme this edition all
around rewards. As you know, that doesn’t
start and stop at gifts – so we’ve investigated
the topic, and have a range of great pieces in
this edition. From our article on the concept of
micro-rewards to the latest research on pre-
paid cards, we hope you pick up some useful
tips and tricks on rewarding your staff.
You’ll be pleased to see we’ve kept the ‘C Word’
(Christmas) to a minimum this edition with just a
quick nod to gifts that are perfect for reward and
recognition, but until it’s at least hinting at snow,
we’re keeping the red, green and gold under wraps!
One last note concerns the data protection rules
around GDPR. It’s a scary subject that has us
reading at our big desk using our green lamp just
like we’re studying for the bar. We’ve even bought
some glasses and a briefcase to look the part. As
you will already no doubt have experts (and a few
chancers) wanting to advise your business as we
speak – we won’t add to the content, however,
we are preparing ourselves. We would like to ask
that if you would like to hear from us, that you find
us at www.incentiveandmotivation.com and
use our new double opt in method for our email
communications. We know emails can be a bit of an
irritant – the worst offenders always pop in when
you’re waiting for that important news from your
doctor or when you’ve just settled down with a big
glass of gin – so we keep them to a minimum, send
them during business hours, and
only compile the most read articles
from our site or pass on genuinely
useful offers and news from our
favourite suppliers. We really hope
to see you ping into our sub box!
Wishing you all a very productive,
motivated and incentivised month!
Elaine
Elaine Keep, Editor | incentiveandmotivation.com
IN THIS ISSUE
04 Facts about great
places to work
What do great workplaces do to set
them apart from the average?
05 The 5 Things You
Need To Say To Your
Employees
06 Cool Britannia
The impact of engagement
on the country
07 10 ways to reward
employees without cash
08 Prepaid Rewards:
What’s the story?
10 Avoiding the Pitfalls of
Rewarding in a Global
Business:
Considerations & Challenges, article 1
in a 5-part series.
12 The Rise of
Micro Rewards
14 How to get BIG results
from rewards on a
small budget
15 Rewarding your
superstars: Gift Picks
It’s beginning to look a bit like
Christmas…
16 From stocktrader
to start up
18 How to Supercharge
Christmas bonuses
and rewards
18 Marketing + Rewards
= Success!
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