Award Force blog Articles Search for: Select type Articles Feature focus Ebooks How to guides Press releases Product updates Articles How to maximise revenue with awards program entry fees Jan 30, 2020An awards program can be a great marketing and outreach tool for your business or organisation. But have you ever thought of your program as another possible revenue source? 5 Simple ways to make employee recognition part of your workplace Jan 22, 2020Employees who are regularly recognized aren’t just happier, they’re also more engaged. Here are 5 easy ways to start adding employee recognition to your company culture. 2019 Year in Review Dec 27, 2019Another year has come and gone. But it feels bigger this year, and that’s because it’s also the end of the decade, and the ‘20s are upon us! Here’s a look back. 10 Reasons why you should ditch online forms for a purpose-built submission management software Nov 26, 2019So maybe you’re building an awards program from scratch. Or, maybe you’re using an online form builder, but you keep hitting wall after wall of limitations. Here are 10 reasons why you should use Award Force. Award Force: Celebrating six years Sep 17, 2019Woot! It’s our 6th birthday at Award Force and we’re all sitting around the proverbial Slack table, slapping high-fives and throwing out all our favourite party emojis from our desks around the globe. But it’s also a time to be reflective. So what better way to celebrate six years of boot-strapped success than to look back and review what we’ve learned. 6 Ways awards can drive recruitment Sep 9, 2019Awards aren’t just feel-good pieces of metal or widgets to be added to your website. They can also drive your recruitment, whether you’re hosting an awards program or have won an award. Here are six reasons why. Creating security for your awards program Aug 27, 2019An interview with Award Force’s Technical Director Kirk Bushell to learn about how to add security to your program, and what Award Force is doing to ensure your program’s security and integrity. How to establish and maintain integrity in your awards program May 30, 2019When running an awards program, it’s vital that your audience trusts you, your team, your processes and – of course – the outcome. Read these tips on how to build and maintain credibility for your awards program. 9 Tips to make your awards program shine May 6, 2019Just like there’s more to winning an award than standing on a podium to rousing applause, there’s more to running an awards program than the actual award presentation. 9 Things NOT to do at your next awards ceremony Feb 25, 2019Awards Season is here and it’s time for some always entertaining red carpet fanfare. But, if you’re an awards event planner, it’s also the perfect time to reassess what makes an awards ceremony successful and what makes it a Twitter target. Award Force: “Service” as a Service Jan 31, 2019You hear it everywhere these days. SaaS, SaaS, SaaS. You probably use a handful of SaaS products every day. The term, which stands for Software as a Service, includes popular software like MailChimp, SalesForce, Google Apps, Zen Desk, and yes, Award Force, our award and grant management software. 10 Ways Award Force will save you time Dec 7, 2018Award Force awards management software helps you cut down on the noise– all those extra tasks that need to be simplified and streamlined. Winning an award Jul 27, 2018Acknowledgment and recognition are vital human needs. Winning and losing generate strong emotional responses in us. We have evolved to want to win because historically it may have been the difference between life and death. The excellence in what we don’t see Jun 25, 2018This cartoon by @officeguycartoons.com recently floated around the “office” at Award Force (Slack ?). Since we are a company that develops software to help organisations recognise excellence in their field, the cartoon was both apt and thought-provoking. Spam traps, what they are and how to avoid them Jun 13, 2018Spam traps are a tool used by ISP’s to identify and track spammers. Essentially, they are an unmanned email address that alerts an ISP anytime an email lands in its inbox. If by some chance you send an email to this address, you get flagged as a spammer and you will find it extremely difficult to get any of your email delivered. Award Force support options Mar 28, 2018Award Force is software and a service and we want to ensure, as a client, you know about and receive the best service we can possibly provide.We have service options for every situation. What is a slug? Mar 11, 2018We’re not talking about your garden variety pest. In Award Force, the use of slugs is powerful, and can make life easy when it comes to program management. Working harder not smarter with online forms Jan 23, 2018Using an online form to manage your recognition program might sound like a great idea. But in reality, it means you will work harder, not smarter. Choose best-of-breed software to ensure exceptional experiences Dec 13, 2017We’re often asked if Award Force has functionality to sell tickets for events. After all, awards often go hand-in-hand with a celebratory gala event. We’ve thought about it in earnest and explicitly chosen not to develop ticket sales features, with very good reason that we would like to share Everything you need to know about payment gateways Nov 28, 2017If you need to accept payments for entries in your awards program, you have a few options available to you. Learn about Award Force’s payment gateways. Page 10 of 11« First«...7891011»
How to maximise revenue with awards program entry fees Jan 30, 2020An awards program can be a great marketing and outreach tool for your business or organisation. But have you ever thought of your program as another possible revenue source?
5 Simple ways to make employee recognition part of your workplace Jan 22, 2020Employees who are regularly recognized aren’t just happier, they’re also more engaged. Here are 5 easy ways to start adding employee recognition to your company culture.
2019 Year in Review Dec 27, 2019Another year has come and gone. But it feels bigger this year, and that’s because it’s also the end of the decade, and the ‘20s are upon us! Here’s a look back.
10 Reasons why you should ditch online forms for a purpose-built submission management software Nov 26, 2019So maybe you’re building an awards program from scratch. Or, maybe you’re using an online form builder, but you keep hitting wall after wall of limitations. Here are 10 reasons why you should use Award Force.
Award Force: Celebrating six years Sep 17, 2019Woot! It’s our 6th birthday at Award Force and we’re all sitting around the proverbial Slack table, slapping high-fives and throwing out all our favourite party emojis from our desks around the globe. But it’s also a time to be reflective. So what better way to celebrate six years of boot-strapped success than to look back and review what we’ve learned.
6 Ways awards can drive recruitment Sep 9, 2019Awards aren’t just feel-good pieces of metal or widgets to be added to your website. They can also drive your recruitment, whether you’re hosting an awards program or have won an award. Here are six reasons why.
Creating security for your awards program Aug 27, 2019An interview with Award Force’s Technical Director Kirk Bushell to learn about how to add security to your program, and what Award Force is doing to ensure your program’s security and integrity.
How to establish and maintain integrity in your awards program May 30, 2019When running an awards program, it’s vital that your audience trusts you, your team, your processes and – of course – the outcome. Read these tips on how to build and maintain credibility for your awards program.
9 Tips to make your awards program shine May 6, 2019Just like there’s more to winning an award than standing on a podium to rousing applause, there’s more to running an awards program than the actual award presentation.
9 Things NOT to do at your next awards ceremony Feb 25, 2019Awards Season is here and it’s time for some always entertaining red carpet fanfare. But, if you’re an awards event planner, it’s also the perfect time to reassess what makes an awards ceremony successful and what makes it a Twitter target.
Award Force: “Service” as a Service Jan 31, 2019You hear it everywhere these days. SaaS, SaaS, SaaS. You probably use a handful of SaaS products every day. The term, which stands for Software as a Service, includes popular software like MailChimp, SalesForce, Google Apps, Zen Desk, and yes, Award Force, our award and grant management software.
10 Ways Award Force will save you time Dec 7, 2018Award Force awards management software helps you cut down on the noise– all those extra tasks that need to be simplified and streamlined.
Winning an award Jul 27, 2018Acknowledgment and recognition are vital human needs. Winning and losing generate strong emotional responses in us. We have evolved to want to win because historically it may have been the difference between life and death.
The excellence in what we don’t see Jun 25, 2018This cartoon by @officeguycartoons.com recently floated around the “office” at Award Force (Slack ?). Since we are a company that develops software to help organisations recognise excellence in their field, the cartoon was both apt and thought-provoking.
Spam traps, what they are and how to avoid them Jun 13, 2018Spam traps are a tool used by ISP’s to identify and track spammers. Essentially, they are an unmanned email address that alerts an ISP anytime an email lands in its inbox. If by some chance you send an email to this address, you get flagged as a spammer and you will find it extremely difficult to get any of your email delivered.
Award Force support options Mar 28, 2018Award Force is software and a service and we want to ensure, as a client, you know about and receive the best service we can possibly provide.We have service options for every situation.
What is a slug? Mar 11, 2018We’re not talking about your garden variety pest. In Award Force, the use of slugs is powerful, and can make life easy when it comes to program management.
Working harder not smarter with online forms Jan 23, 2018Using an online form to manage your recognition program might sound like a great idea. But in reality, it means you will work harder, not smarter.
Choose best-of-breed software to ensure exceptional experiences Dec 13, 2017We’re often asked if Award Force has functionality to sell tickets for events. After all, awards often go hand-in-hand with a celebratory gala event. We’ve thought about it in earnest and explicitly chosen not to develop ticket sales features, with very good reason that we would like to share
Everything you need to know about payment gateways Nov 28, 2017If you need to accept payments for entries in your awards program, you have a few options available to you. Learn about Award Force’s payment gateways.