When Quitting Is Cool, There's An Employee Engagement Problem

August 18, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in employee engagement

Two people had epic job resignations in a week that instantly became viral internet phenomenons. When these type of actions inspire heroism, there is most likely an employee engagement problem overall in the country. How can recognition programs help this?

So What's Driving All This LCD Growth? Merch Monday

August 16, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in Merchandise

LCD TV shipments have seen massive growth over the last year. Over the last quarter alone, shipments have increased over 16 percent for the LCD category. What's the main powerhouse behind this growth? LED (or light emitting diodes in the long-hand).

Recognition: An Extension of Human Behavior

August 11, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in Employee Recognition

Employee recognition programs, like social networks, should play out the same way. Even though some of the methods have changed, the basic human needs for recognition have remained. To improve performance, we've always wanted praise, recognition and incentives for the hard work that we do. These behaviors could be as small as getting taken out for dessert for completing a chore around the house when you were younger, to training in a sport hard for a long period of time to win a trophy, to now the more sophisticated incentive program for exceeding your company goals in your work.

Panasonic's New Pocket Wonder: Merch Monday

August 09, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in Merchandise

The new Panasonic HM-TA1 provides a ton of features and easily fits into your pocket. The camera can shoot in full HD quality and provides a USB terminal that makes it easy for PC connection to quickly share your videos via social media sites like YouTube and Facebook. Not only does the USB connectivity make social sharing easier but it also works as a dual purpose via Skype. While connected to your PC, the TA1 can double as a webcam, making video conferencing that much easier.

WeReward Puts Interaction into Location-Based Loyalty

August 03, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in loyalty programs

WeReward is not only a location-based service but a rewards service as well. For checking into different places or completing different tasks, WeReward gives its participants points for completion. These aren't arbitrary points like Foursquare. Rather, they are points that are eventually redeemed for cash. That's right - cash. WeReward links up to users' PayPal accounts and are able to be cashed in once users generate a minimum of 1000 points.

Intangible Rewards: Merchandise Monday

August 02, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in Merchandise

There's a lot of focus on tangible reward items like electronics and houseware items. What about the intangible ones? At Hinda, we've added a few intangible incentives in the form of music downloads and phone time.

Incentives Aren't an Expense, They're an Investment

July 28, 2010 by Hinda Incentives in Employee Incentive Programs

Investments typically involve money spent to achieve some sort of long term result. Incentive programs should work the same way for your company. You are making an investment in your employees. Incentive programs (should) be designed to improve work performance and to achieve - dare I say exceed - company goals. Spending money on a reward program should empower your employees and make them better performers.

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