Recognition & Incentive Programs
We deliver strong yet nimble recognition & incentive programs that change the way your employees, channel partners, customers, and communities show up.
Whether you are trying to drive high-performance behavior, navigate your team through a merger, or effect a cultural shift in your community — our priority is to elevate the audience's experience to excite their engagement and a willingness to do more.
Our Recognition & Incentive team drives human engagement in the following ways:
- Data-Driven Strategy
- Employer Branding
- Employee Recognition & Engagement
- Milestone Rewards
- Sales & Distribution Channel Incentives
- Non-Profit Fundraising & Community Engagement
- Consumer Loyalty
- Communications Campaigns
We work to create programs that recognize what drives people; clarity of goals and expectations, recognition of achievement, the celebration of milestones, and our need to be seen and appreciated for our unique contributions.
We are building stronger brands to create richer lives and build a better world. We do this with a highly agile approach to our programs; customizing offerings to meet the unique character and objectives of each of our clients while maintaining our adaptability to meet today's changing needs.
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Ignite Your Employee Experience.
We help people connect with your brand throughout the employee lifecycle — from acquisition through retirement. We create programs that deliver a unified employer brand experience to those in your organization to create passionate brand ambassadors.
Our programs are rooted in insights, strategy, and built to meet your business objectives. We bring our programs and campaigns to life with creative communications to keep your people coming back for more—and staying for years.
Our employee engagement solution includes:
Data-Driven Strategy
- Research, Assessment & Analysis
- Impact & ROI Analysis
- Creative Branding & Message Development
Engagement
- Personalized Communications
- Enterprise Technology
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- Social Recognition
- Gamification
- Pulse Surveys
- Award Experiences & Recognition:
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- Service Milestones
- Chairman’s Club/President’s Club
- Peer-to-Peer & Manager-to-Peer
- Above & Beyond
- Employee & Client Referral
- Employee of the Month
- Career and Life Events
- Safety & Attendance
- Health & Wellness
- Community Celebrations
- Global Rewards
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- Premium Brand Retail Merchandise
- Branded Merchandise
- Gift Cards/Reloadable Cash Cards
- Travel
- Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences
- Event Tickets
- Charitable Giving
- Customer Service—24/7, 365, Chat & SMS
Data Management
- Architecture & Integration
- Storage & Security
- Reporting & Visualization
Drive Sales Revenue & Create Stronger Connections Between Your Sales Team, Channel & Brand.
Your sales team and channel partners are your most important asset—a high-stake relationship that can make or break your revenue goals. From Allstate to Apple Leisure Group, Summit designs strategies that help drive significant revenue goals. Through our creative communications, well-targeted engagement strategies, and world-class reward experiences—we continually hit deliver tangible ROI.
Our platform and communication strategies incorporate creative storytelling tactics that will educate, equip, and motivate your teams. In meaningful ways, we motivate your team to drive revenue, build deeper relationships, and become engaged brand enthusiasts.
Our incentive solutions include the following services:
Data-Driven Strategy
- Research, Assessment & Analysis
- Impact & ROI Analysis
- Consumer & Channel Insights
- Sales Rep Insights
- Creative Branding & Message Development
Engagement
- Personalized Communications
- Enterprise Technology
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- Rebates
- Incentivized Learning
- Leaderboards
- Gamification
- Pulse Surveys
- Programs:
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- Sales Contests & SPIFs
- Dealer & Channel Partner Incentives
- Consumer Chairman’s Club/President’s Club
- Global Rewards
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- Premium Brand Retail Merchandise
- Branded Merchandise
- Gift Cards/Reloadable Cash Cards
- Travel
- Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences
- Event Tickets
- Charitable Giving
- Customer Service—24/7, 365, Chat & SMS
- Program Engagement
Data Management
- Architecture & Integration
- Claims Processing
- Storage & Security
- Reporting & Visualization
We drive incremental revenue, repeat visits, and lasting consumer loyalty.
Summit engages loyal consumers to buy more and influence prospective consumers, resulting in brand awareness and revenue growth. With tools like AI and analytics, global award fulfillment services, and creative communications, we design and implement spot-on promotions that amplify your customer appreciation and generate desired behaviors that will grow your business.
Data-Driven Strategy
- Research, Assessment & Analysis
- Program & Promotion Design
- Impact & ROI Analysis
- Predictive Modeling & Behavioral Analysis
- Creative Branding & Message Development
Engagement
- 1:1 Personalized Communication
- Global Rewards
- Premium Brand Retail Merchandise
- Custom Branded Merchandise Catalog
- Gift Cards/Reloadable Cash Cards
- Travel & Custom VIP Experiences
- Once-in-a-Lifetime Experiences
- Event Tickets
- Charitable Giving
- VIP Acquisition & Gifting
- Targeted Communication Campaigns
- Gamification
- Surveys
- Custom Direct Mail Campaigns
- Branded packaging
- Turnkey fulfillment
- Customer Service—24/7, 365, Chat & SMS
Data Management
- Architecture & Integration
- Storage & Security
- Reporting & Visualization
Engage Donors and Volunteers with Rewards That Amplify Your Brand.
Summit’s reward and recognition technology, branded merchandise, and constituent communication smarts enable non-profit organizations to build stronger donor relationships, drive dedicated volunteerism, and create stronger brand connections across their communities.
At Summit, we believe that being engaged and recognized for your contributions makes constituents feel included in the purpose of the cause. We deliver a well-targeted and strategic approach that speaks directly to your audience across multiple communication channels and a technology platform that drives fundraising to next level.
Our non-profit engagement solutions include the following services:
Data-Driven Strategy
- Research, Assessment & Analysis
- Impact & ROI Analysis
- Creative Branding & Message Development
Engagement
- 1:1 personalized participant communication
- Donor and volunteer reward redemption technology
- Custom curated reward selections—branded merchandise and top retail brands
- Event team/celebration kits to drive brand & event awareness
- Donor & volunteer Thank You programs
- Employee rewards & recognition (hyperlink to employee section)
- Targeted communication campaigns
- Social media activation
- Design and Print Production
- Gamification
- Merchandise warehousing & inventory management
- Kitting and packaging
- Fulfillment and shipping
- Surveys
- Customer Service—24/7, 365, Chat & SMS
Data Management
- Architecture & Integration
- Storage & Security
- Reporting & Visualization
Millions of Rewards
With an online catalog that’s built to entice every age and lifestyle, your custom collection can include merchandise, virtual rewards, gift cards, event tickets, experiences, travel, and even a charitable giving component.
As an extension of your employer brand, your storefront is completely customizable to your look and feel to align with your desired team experience.
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Recognition Programs that Drive Performance
Building Brand Ambassadors with an Employee Rewards Program That Drives Results
Summit helps TA Services "make ship happen" with our people-centric recognition program, building brand ambassadors with an employee rewards program that drives results...
Sow Sweetness, Reap Rewards
Summit’s structured programs can help you incentivize your audience. We work with you to create the program that best fits your needs and engages your people in a rewarding way.
Incentives Boosted Business in 2020
In 2020, one medical device company leveraged our incentive program to successfully increase sales during a life-changing year.
Scholarship Program Spices Up Recognition
The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation wanted to spice up the appreciation shown to their scholarship recipients, so they reached out to Summit to craft a recipe for success in a branded merch gift kit.
Incentivizing & Recognizing Performance
Online guitar lessons from a Fender designer, cooking classes from a world-class chef. These are just two of the amazing reward experiences built by our team for a recent incentive program. Read more on these unique experiences...
True Aussie Virtual Dinner Party
The Food & Beverage Team at Summit created a campaign for Aussie Beef & Lamb, Make a Moment. The objective of the campaign was to make a Guinness World Record attempt for the most users in an online dinner party hangout. Read more.
Spark Something with Summit
We held Summit Live, a fast-paced, engaging, online event to showcase the wide variety of human engagement tools we offer to help you conquer the peak of human engagement; stay connected and engaged with the people who matter to you.
Sales Incentives that Level Up
Like many, we found that our own people were in need of a little sales incentive in the early summer of 2021. So, tada! we put together our own internal sales incentive program - practicing what we preach.
