Author Paul Hebert
I am shopping for a new laptop backpack. There are some great options out there with great prices. I’m pretty sure I know what I need and that is the starting point for my shopping process. Then I see one… Continue Reading →
Incentive programs don’t have a season. They aren’t better to run when you’re sales are falling vs. when your sales are growing. Both scenarios are great situations for incentive programs. Market rising for your product? Great – run an incentive…. Continue Reading →
We spend a lot of time communicating in the tech lane. Meaning we live and dialogue amongst the bits and bytes now. Email, SMS text messaging, instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, TikTok, etc. Almost all of our communication today is carried on… Continue Reading →
Yesterday was Super Tuesday. Don’t get mad yet – this post isn’t really about politics and this isn’t Facebook. Results from the voting in the various Democratic primaries dominated the news cycle. And a lot of the discussion was about… Continue Reading →
I mentioned I was starting a new chapter and part of turning that page is I now have to be a novice in a lot of areas. Mostly in the “administrative” realm as I learn how to use the new… Continue Reading →
I started a new gig last week and that is why I took a week off and didn’t post. What? You didn’t notice? Jeez. But seriously. I didn’t post because I wanted to be singularly focused on the new job,… Continue Reading →
Only three you ask? Okay maybe 5 or 8 would be a better number. Or even 1. It really doesn’t matter. Every program will have its own “minimum” things needed to be successful. Your job is to figure out what… Continue Reading →
Coming up with something interesting (and new) to write about relating to incentives is getting pretty hard. I usually come up with something I feel I haven’t addressed. I quickly write a positioning paragraph and then go check my posts… Continue Reading →
It’s time to show your love! Go out to your incentive platform communications center right now and send a Valentine message to your participants. Thank them for their work and their effort. Tell them how much they mean to you…. Continue Reading →
Most incentive programs tie awards to performance that creates revenue or profit. But it doesn’t have to. Sometimes it is nice to reward people for other things that may have zero impact on sales. Maybe something that might impact the… Continue Reading →
Speaker of the House from 1977 to 1987, Thomas Phillip “Tip” O’Neill Jr., is credited with saying “All politics is local.” And to a huge degree he’s right. I might try to argue that with social media we’ve expanded our… Continue Reading →
I’ve mentioned Bri Williams before. She runs a consultancy in Australia and has a wonderful newsletter that I devour and save ever time it hits my inbox. I won’t lie… I steal a lot of ideas from her. But as… Continue Reading →
Today’s post is brought to you by nostalgia. This morning I read through a post called “The Best Meme’s of All Time” and it was beauteous. Each meme transported me back to the time when that meme hit and went… Continue Reading →
The world moves fast today. The ability to be get out in front of changes in the market, competitors and or the new cycle is paramount in being successful today. It’s not enough to know something is happening you need… Continue Reading →
I’ve had folks tell me they don’t like incentives or some of the behavioral nudges being talked about when getting an audience to change and/or adopt new behaviors. They say it’s duplicitous, sneaky, underhanded, downright criminal in some cases. They… Continue Reading →
