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Employee Recognition

Powerful moments of recognition people never forget.

Employee recognition separates average companies from great ones. It builds loyalty and drives performance, all while turning great work into unstoppable momentum.

We help solve business challenges in engaging and inspiring ways.

We power moments of employee recognition that people never forget. From developing strategy to designing and executing your employee engagement plan, to measuring and analyzing results, we create personalized, creative, timely, and unique experiences that celebrate each person’s contribution and create a connected memory to their actions.

We can help develop your recognition focus.

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Peer-to-peer recognition

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Nomination programs

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Discretionary rewards

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Milestone celebrations

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Service anniversaries

We’re employee recognition experts, not just in Canada, but globally.

Our employee recognition expertise spans across every industry and all corners of the globe. We’ll work with you to discover what an effective employee recognition program looks like for your company, including which rewards to offer that will be most meaningful for your people, no matter where your employees are based.

Our approach to recognition and rewards is simple but powerful—we create employee recognition strategies that fit your organization.

The data is clear

4.7x

increased odds of feeling valued by their company when receiving recognition

+22M

recognitions sent every year (that’s one every two seconds)

Here are our guiding tenets for employee recognition.

Values First

Our recommendations are designed to align with and strengthen your core values.

Create Joy

We work backward from the desired moment of impact – a joyful pause. Our experiences make people stop and smile.​

Offer Choice

The modern workforce and consumer base are increasingly diverse. Providing choice reinforces a culture that celebrates individuality and inclusivity.

Promotable and Desirable

We offer top-trending merchandise that is highly promotable and designed to motivate, reinforcing the behaviours essential to driving your business forward.​

Timing and Accuracy

We deliver exceptional experiences with precision, on time and within budget, to exceed your expectations.​

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Who we recognize.

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Employees

  • Appreciation, holidays and cultural events
  • Incentives and performance
  • Milestones and impact
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Channel Partners

  • Milestones – relationships and/or revenue
  • Incentives
  • Event merchandise
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Customers

  • Customer loyalty
  • Gifts for trial or referral
  • Feedback

Learn how we power unforgettable employee recognition.

Service Anniversary

Incentive Awards

Travel Gifts

Employee Events

Valued Behaviours

Customer Gifting

Check out some of the product categories we offer.

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Lifestyle Merchandise

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Branded Merchandise

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Gifting Experiences

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Personalized Kits

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Symbolic Merchandise

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Explore some of our employee recognition programs.

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DayMaker

Attract, engage, and retain the best employees by recognizing awesome work, rewarding victories, and celebrating anniversaries with our employee recognition program.

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Elevate

With data-driven insights and a seamless interface, Elevate inspires your team, sparks behaviour change, drives productivity, and delivers remarkable business outcomes.

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Warehouse Windfall

Motivate your sales force with the opportunity to earn a once-in-a-lifetime run through a warehouse packed full of high-end merchandise. 

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Windfall VR

Your teams can experience our most inspiring reward anywhere, anytime, with a virtual reality version of our legendary Warehouse Windfall experience.

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Our track record on employee recognition speaks for itself.

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    Creating an effective global recognition program

    A Fortune 500 technology company sought to create and implement a global recognition program for 300,000 employees spanning over 100 countries. The program featured organization-to-employee, manager-to-employee, and peer-to-peer recognition, along with service anniversary and retirement awards. Within the first eight months, 75% of employees engaged with the program, over 70% received recognition, and managers issued 310,000 recognitions. Learn more about the program’s success in our case study.
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    Creating a high-performing culture

    A global healthcare technology company explored the connection between recognition and employee sentiment. By analyzing survey results and recognition activity, they optimized their program to inspire employees worldwide. The data revealed significant positive impacts on engagement, retention, and performance. Discover how recognition transformed their organizational culture in the full case study.
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    Three’s a crowd

    A biotech client consolidated three separate programs into one ecosystem using the DayMaker system. This integration streamlined their processes and significantly boosted engagement. Discover how this approach led to increased collaboration and revenue growth in our case study.
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Thought leadership on employee recognition programs.

Check out our latest thought leadership articles on employee recognition programs and employee engagement.

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    Article

    4 Es of employee engagement

    What is employee engagement? Employee engagement goes beyond metrics like survey scores, satisfaction levels, or happiness ratings, though these are tempting because they’re easy to measure. Instead, engagement reflects the discretionary effort an employee is willing to invest in their work and organization. At its core, employee engagement is an emotional commitment that influences workplace […]

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    Article

    Best-in-class employee recognition program

    A culture of recognition is inspiring, resulting in a high level of engaged and loyal employees. Making employee recognition and inspiration integral to your workplace culture can be achieved through meaningful and intentional practices. Employee recognition has long been a cornerstone of effective management. But today, as the workplace is becoming more dynamic, the ways organizations show they […]

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    Article

    100 Employee Appreciation Quotes for 2025

    Get inspired with these appreciation quotes to say thank you. Many workplace occasions deserve a “thank you”. Use these employee appreciation quotes and Employee Appreciation Day messages to let your team and employees know how much you appreciate them: Employee Appreciation Day Quotes. Peer-to-peer recognition. Recognition Tip: Use any of these employee thank you quotes and put […]

Let’s design an employee recognition program that inspires your team and celebrates what matters most.

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