We ask four easy questions to select the right award:

what will the award theme be?

What is your budget?

When are the awards needed (event date)?

What is the quantity?

If a formal award ceremony isn’t in this year’s budget, you can host a very nice event at your office. The important part of year end recognition is getting the team together and show your appreciation.

Many offices close for an afternoon and hold a holiday lunch for their team. You can have lunch catered or throw a potluck. Use a theme to make this event just as special as a formal award ceremony. And present this business card with each individual name.

Acrylic awards seem to be trending more toward mixtures and balance. For many years we have been able to satisfy the customers with geometric shapes and sizes. Now our clients are looking for drama and creativity.

We are seeing more attention and focus on design and a greater use of mixed media. Each year we see more creative, attention-catching designs in acrylics utilizing bevels, angles, contours, varying degrees of thickness, and other manufacturing techniques to create unique designs. Our acrylic pieces are cut to maximize light reflection, and customers at trade shows often mistake our acrylic awards for glass or crystal. Also, the stronger designs to acrylic add to the perceived value of the award. The combination of acrylic to a metal base or rosewood base adds elegance and weight, a widely recognized added value, which enable us to complete the look with a lasered personalization.

Display coins and medallions in a new way with Coinlock. Our inexpensive solutions include stock coin displays and custom theme pieces. The Coinlock display system includes self-standing and wall-mountable plaques that hold single or multiple medallions or coins. Unlike acrylic embedments, the Coinlock technology allows the coin or medallion to be taken out and replaced anytime. The item remains a displayed memento but is still accessible.

Whether it’s a milestone achieved in sales or a valued employee’s retirement,  our metal plaques can capture the moment. The wide variety of plaque options meet the needs of almost any corporate recognition program. These options include full-color images and plaques on all-weather polycarbonate, aluminum, or stainless steel. The polycarbonate panels are rigid, weatherable, and nearly indestructible.
We also provide cast and architectural plaques in bronze, aluminum, and brass; etched plaques in stainless steel, bronze, copper, and brass; emblems and portraits on plaques including bas relief and ceramic inserts; Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant (ADA) plaques; full color ADA and wayfinding plaques; and PhotoRelief plaques.

Another trend in recognition program is onboarding—techniques associated with getting new employees acclimated quickly to the organization. In the past an employee had to wait 5 years to get recognized, now it is in the form of a years-of-service award. Recognition in the  workplace starts from day one.

Traditionally, a new employee’s first day might have consisted of getting a badge, a desk, a computer and a handbook. Today, progressive companies are assigning mentors to new employees or placing them on important projects from their first day—facilitating engagement early on.

In the past, companies have focused on awards for top sales professionals or employees for years of service. Today, a recognition or incentive program is not limited to job performance or sales results. It is built around business strategy, and it will align to exactly what the company wants from bottom line.

Today companies are creating incentive programs, even “Biggest Loser”-type competitions, to encourage employee wellness. Wellness programs are taking off like crazy right now because it is so expensive to provide healthcare. Companies hope to bring down costs associated with chronic health conditions and obesity by encouraging weight loss and healthy eating while discouraging smoking – so many good things can happen from one positive action.

Encore Awards carries the pristine quality of the finest optic crystal in our Elite collection. The same quality of crystal is used in telescopes and cameras because of its superior, 100% lead-free, clear properties. This collection shows the immaculate light refraction of crystal, along with the finest design craftsmanship to truly reward the elite performers. Each piece is tirelessly hand polished to accentuate each bevel, revealing the beauty. This line of collection is custom designed specifically .

Recognition is appreciating people and connecting with them on a human level. Recognition program isn’t a nice-to-have benefit for employees. It’s one of the most important tools in your organization’s strategic set. It can drive behavior, unify teams and cultures, improve engagement and retention, and has incredible impact on your bottom line.