Why You Should Invest in a Employee Appreciation Program

Posted by Alec Hess

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Did you know, studies have shown correlations between employee satisfaction, customer satisfaction, and a company’s revenue and profitability?

Since happy and engaging employees lead to a better customer experience and ultimately drive customer satisfaction and loyalty, it’s only natural for you to make sure your employees are recognized for their good work. Now the hard part: how best to show your appreciation and boost productivity.  

Make Your Employees Feel Appreciated: The purpose of employee appreciation programs is to make your people feel like their presence makes a positive impact, you care about them and you want them to succeed, which will in turn makes them happier and therefore more productive. 

If You Don’t Appreciate Them, Someone Else Will: Large corporations are not the only ones using employee appreciation systems. Any business with employees needs to make sure those employees feel recognized for their good work or they will just leave for a company that does. Employees leaving your company increases unnecessary expenses that could have been avoided, such as recruitment, hiring and training.  

Unhappy = Less Profit

Today, employee appreciation systems exist that are based on years of experience of not only small and medium size businesses, but also the world’s most successful corporations. These systems are extremely flexible and offer a range of solutions you can pick from to apply specifically to your company.

It’s like getting the insight and wisdom of the ages so you don’t waste any time or money trying out methods that aren’t optimal. The take away here is that the longer you go without an employee appreciation system in place, the more risk of unhappy employees and inferior output.

Alec Hess is a marketer and small business expert as well as Principal of Full Voice Media and Vanguard Healthcare Products; and co-founder of BizSaves. His focus is on small business success and he has consulted, guided and advised many firms.
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