Recognition and Rewards 360 with Connects
Bring your culture to life with a branded, points-based peer-to-peer recognition platform that unites teams and fuels engagement.
Points-Based Employee Recognition Program that Drives Connection and Performance
Recognition & Rewards 360 strengthens workplace culture, improves employee experience, and delivers positive, measurable business results. An intuitive and integrated Cloud-based solution, Recognition & Rewards 360 helps organizations cultivate a culture of appreciation & reward employees, transforming the way employees think, feel, and act at work. The outcome: employees come and stay, productivity improves, and your organization thrives.
Trusted Recognition Programs for Companies in Every Industry
Create a Culture of Recognition with Recognition & Rewards 360
Make Employee Recognition a Part of Everyday Life at Work
Recognize
Recognize individuals and teams for a job well done, major accomplishments, living core values, and every moment in between. Personalize the recognition experience, so key behaviors and what matters most is reinforced and celebrated. Showcase great work and accomplishments on the social wall, ensuring everyone gets in on the joy of recognition. Make recognizing easy to do by integrating it into the employees’ flow of work and mobile devices.
Connect
Foster peer-to-peer social connection within and across teams. Promote company-wide engagement with posts on the public social wall and congratulatory messages that everyone can participate in with a comment, like, fun emojis, and GIFs. Encourage personalization of individuals’ profiles, activity feeds, and language settings, nurturing inclusion and community across the organization.
Reward
Elevate the recognition experience with a points-based system. Managers and program administrators choose how and when to offer rewards, while employees have the freedom to select gifts from our global marketplace.
Redeem
Earn reward points that can be redeemed for a wide variety of top brand products, gift cards, and experiences from a thoughtfully curated global marketplace. Our global rewards marketplace features over 100 million rewards from 2,500+ trusted brands. Points can also be used toward charitable giving to a variety of philanthropies.
Reporting
Drive continuous improvement with robust reporting, analytics, and real-time employee feedback. Interactive dashboards and reports put employee engagement data at administrators’ and managers’ fingertips to optimize strategies and predict trends that will improve bottom lines. Through our partnership with The Happiness Index, explore and assess employee sentiment by integrating survey and assessment tools.
Communicate
Share company news and information through the Spotlight area. Add fun and personalization to the experience with images, videos, attachments, and more. Foster an organization-wide sense of community while reinforcing company values, brand, and mission. Send recognition for a job well done, or any other accomplishment, either publicly or privately. Animate your message with an eCard or GIF, making recognition fun and inspiring.
Celebrate the Moments that Matter in 4 Easy Steps
Imagine being able to easily brighten a colleague's day with just a few clicks. Connects makes it happen in 4 easy steps.
Personalize the Experience
With a thoughtful message, videos, photos, or GIFs, share what you are recognizing the individual or team for with or without points. Unsure of where to start? Our Guide Me feature helps you select the right type of recognition based on the scope, scale, and experience you are trying to create for the recipient.
Choose a Gift
Employees can bank and then redeem points received for over 2,500 top-brands and services representing the latest and most popular reward options. Between gift cards, merchandise, charitable giving, and tickets or events, our global marketplace for employee rewards has everything your employees want.
Track Impact
Monitor program, cultural, and business performance. Interactive dashboards, reports, analytics, and surveys provide real-time insight into how employees are thinking and feeling so adjustments can be made to people strategies and program plans in order to deliver meaningful rewards, see higher employee engagement, decrease turnover, and more.
Ongoing Support
We don’t take a ‘set it and forget it’ approach; Inspirus serves as true strategic partner in your recognition journey. We work collaboratively with you to understand your culture, align our platform with your objectives, and continuously optimize your recognition strategy based on real-time insights. Through regular check-ins and strategic recommendations, we ensure your recognition program delivers meaningful engagement and measurable results that evolve with your organization's needs.
Recognition Where Work Happens
Connects integrates with your everyday tools, making employee recognition and engagement seamless.
Make recognition effortless by bringing Connects directly into your employees' daily workflow. Our integration experts can seamlessly incorporate our platform into communication tools like Microsoft Teams and Slack.
Connect with your HRIS system through our open API. We develop custom integrations tailored to your organization's unique technology ecosystem, ensuring recognition becomes a natural part of your employees' workday.
The Happiness Index
Assess How Engagement and Happiness Drive People and Business Outcomes Through Powerful Employee Surveys
Measure the cultural health of your organization and understand how your employees think and feel through valuable and actionable insights into the well-being of your employees.
From Concept to Celebration:
The Partner with Results You Can Trust
Because of our dedication to service and support, Inspirus received a 70 NPS score from our clients and currently has a 98% retention rate.
Our commitment to our customers extends far beyond delivering exceptional engagement and recognition solutions. From solution design services to robust technical support, continuous education, and strategic planning, we walk with our customers on every step of their journey to cultivate a joyful and engaged workplace culture and workforce.
 70% Net Promoter Score2024 |
 96% Satisfaction RateMeeting Engagement Goals |
 96% Satisfaction RateInspirus Responsiveness |
FAQ’s
Common Questions
How does Recognition & Rewards 360 impact my company?
- Organizations with combined recognition and rewards may see 31% lower turnover.
What makes this recognition program different?
- Recognition & Rewards 360 delivers authentic, specific, and timely recognition. Specific and authentic recognition feels more genuine to employees which can help motivate employees, increase employee morale, and more.
What types of employee recognition should organizations use?
- The most effective employee recognition programs combine multiple recognition methods, including peer-to-peer recognition, manager recognition, social recognition, public praise, private recognition, monthly recognition, and employee appreciation events. Offering different ways to express appreciation helps prevent recognition fatigue while ensuring employees feel appreciated.
What are meaningful rewards for employees?
- Meaningful rewards vary by individual but may include custom rewards, experiential rewards, points-based rewards, flexible rewards, tangible rewards, financial incentives, or thoughtful reward options. The best employee rewards appeal to diverse employee preferences while reinforcing organizational values and performance goals..
How does peer-to-peer recognition benefit employees?
- Peer-to-peer recognition allows employees to recognize peers for collaboration, innovation, and team success. This type of social recognition strengthens workplace culture, encourages positive employee feedback, and builds stronger relationships across departments while helping employees feel valued.
How can recognition support company values?
- Recognition programs are most effective when recognition focuses on behaviors that reflect company values and organizational culture. By connecting recognition to strategic initiatives and desired behaviors, organizations reinforce expectations and encourage employees to consistently demonstrate company values.
Can recognition programs improve employee retention?
- Yes. Regular recognition, meaningful rewards, and employee appreciation help improve overall job satisfaction and employee morale. Employees who feel appreciated and recognized for their contributions are more likely to remain engaged and stay with their organization long term.
How often should employees be recognized?
- Recognition should happen frequently rather than only during annual reviews. Timely recognition for everyday accomplishments, project milestones, employee achievements, sales targets, and team success creates a stronger recognition culture and helps motivate employees throughout the year.
What rewards work best for remote employees?
- Remote employees benefit from digital recognition platforms that support public recognition, private recognition, peer recognition, and flexible rewards. Offering experiential rewards, points-based rewards, and custom reward options helps ensure employees receive meaningful recognition regardless of location.
What's the difference between recognition and rewards?
- Recognition acknowledges an employee's efforts, achievements, or positive behaviors through praise, appreciation, or public acknowledgment. Rewards provide tangible value, such as points, gifts, financial incentives, or experiential rewards. The strongest employee recognition programs combine meaningful recognition with effective rewards to maximize employee engagement.
How can organizations measure the success of a recognition program?
- Organizations can evaluate their recognition strategy by tracking employee engagement, employee retention, participation rates, recognition activity, employee feedback, job satisfaction, and business outcomes. A successful rewards and recognition program should help boost engagement, strengthen company culture, and improve performance management over time.
Explore the Power of Recognition & Rewards 360
A strong workforce starts with everyday recognition. Explore how Recognition & Rewards 360 helps you build a culture of appreciation that keeps employees engaged, motivated and inspired to do their best work.