Creative Employee Rewards

Employee appreciation days will look very different this year for many companies. With a growing number of employees now taking part in remote work arrangements, employers now have to manage keeping team members engaged and motivated from afar. Reaching out to all employees in a safe and cost effective manner is another challenge employers must juggle this year. If you are brainstorming creative, new ways to show employees appreciation, you may want to try personalized rewards which highlight their best attributes and achievements. Take a look at the following employee award categories and gift ideas.

Best Deal Closer

If your company has a sales department or agents that act on behalf of the organization, reward the top performers with a fun, personalized gift that plays up their valuable skills and knowledge. This category is an alternative to the traditional awards that companies give to individuals and teams that help drive top line revenue and growth. Give the best salesperson or team an elegant, but affordable, laser engraved pen with their name for them to sign their deals. Although this is largely symbolic, as many documents are now being sent and received electronically, it will conjure traditional thoughts of signing closed deals! We have a number of options, including pens that come in a case and others that are part of a set.

Best Dressed

While working from homeit is easy to put on some comfortable gear and call it a day. For those that put a little more effort into looking sharp even when working remotely, it is only fitting to reward their sense of fashion with more trendy apparel. A t-shirt or simple hoodie may not cut it for them so we suggest a fashionable jacket or vest. In terms of outerwear, we have many options including jackets that pair well with complimentary pieces. Simply select an outer layer and combine it with an inner layer to overcome the cold, or remove a layer as it gets warmer. This allows your product to be useful year round, regardless of season while allowing recipients to be in full control of their comfort! Alternatively we have jackets designed to keep them protected while exercising. This category is a bit more playful and moves away from the monotony of performance awards.

Best Rainy Day Save

This is a fun award for customer service teams, or to highlight an individual’s quick thinking which may have saved the day. Perhaps a team member stepped up to the plate in the absence of another, or maybe they stayed back extra hours to help complete a project. Recognize their efforts with custom branded umbrellas for the upcoming spring and rainy season. A great gift for golfers and anyone that enjoys a walk on a sunny day. Pair with other products such as golf balls and sunglasses to create the ultimate bundle!

Give out these rewards to your team members bi-weekly, monthly or if you have an upcoming milestone such as a company anniversary that could be a good opportunity to show them appreciation for their hard work. Be creative with your categories by choosing products that are out of the box and not your ordinary promotional material. The great thing about promotional products is that many options are inexpensive to ship while helping promote the safety and wellbeing of employees.