Incentive Ideas for Rewarding Hard Working Staff

Incentives are an important part of motivating and rewarding staff for their efforts and sharing the success of the company. Studies have shown that incentive schemes increase productivity, reduce time off due to sickness and increase employee engagement. During the recession many companies have been unable to sustain their incentive schemes and productivity has dropped as a result, further compounding the decline in business. As cash incentives become less viable, many companies are turning to cash alternatives. In this article I will be looking at some of the options available for non-cash employee rewards.

Do awards make a good incentive?

Awards and trophies have been used as an incentive for hundreds of years with evidence dating back to the 1600’s of trophies for sporting events. It’s hard to imagine an event without awards and trophies. What would happen at the end of the FA Cup final without a trophy? What would the Pride of Britain TV programme look like without the award giving? Although these are both high profile examples, the same can apply for industry awards and corporate incentives, the award becomes the visual and physical representation of the achievement of success.

Confex Roundup: Awards Day!

Another busy day at Confex yesterday, and this time the focus was on awards ceremonies. First up was inspiring talk from Caroline Jackson Levy, CEO of UBM Awards, explaining how to please all of the people all of the time. The key themes here were look after the customers (the award entrants) and grow the brand.

Did You Know? Gaudio also make Corporate Gifts, Medals and POS items?

Not only do Gaudio manufacture awards, trophies and plaques, we can also use our bespoke methods to produce fantastic corporate gifts, medals and point of sale items. Our versatile design and manufacturing teams can produce a bespoke solution for you whatever your needs.

Take a look at some of the examples below, and if you have a similar requirement, why not contact us for a free design and quote.

Retail Week Interiors Awards

The 14th annual Retail Week Interiors Awards took place on the 29th September at the Park Lane Hilton Hotel, and Gaudio were again delighted to supply the awards for the event.

Rising Stars Awards Showcase Bright New Talent

Comedian Russell Kane has had a busy week, hosting the Supply Chain Awards and the Rising Stars event! Star of Dragon's Den, Theo Paphitis, opened the show with an entertaining speech, praising all the rising stars in retail and commended the retail sector as a whole for dealing with the trading conditions over the last year. Russell Kane then took over proceedings to entertain the 500 strong crowd of rising stars, with celebrations lasting until the early hours.

Retail Week Supply Chain Awards

Over 400 of the UK's top retailers and their supply chain partners celebrated at the first Retail Week Supply Chain Awards at the Grosvenor House Hotel last week. Gaudio were approached to create a distinctive bespoke award for this new event to give prestige to this high profile ceremony. The unique design is made up of layers of highly polished aluminium and translucent blue Perpex, which gives a stunning effect under the bright podium lights.

Canterbury Approach Gaudio for Custom Point of Sale Display

Canterbury, a New Zealand based specialist sports apparel manufacturer, approached Gaudio late last year, and asked us to use our bespoke design and manufacturing skills to produce a unique point of sale display item to advertise their brand. The brief was to produce a rustic looking wooden POS that reflected the company's heritage and also provided strong and instantly recognisable branding.

Although we specialise in bespoke awards and trophies here at Gaudio, our highly skilled craftsmen, huge range of machinery and on-site design team gives us the versatility to produce a massive range of corporate gifts, point of sale and branding pieces. If you are looking for something unique to promote your brand, event or company, contact our sales team for advise, quotes and free designs.