Canonical URL: https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/inspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676/ --- description: The rewards and recognition supplier was one of three Star Performers among 26 providers assessed, while retaining a Major Contender position. title: Inspirus gains Star Performer designation in Everest Group’s 2023 assessment image: https://giftcard.news/images/social/v1/inspirus-gains-star-performer-designation-everest-group-s-2023-assessment-5d7ae1a53a071a9a300feb47d3cea7d0.jpg --- 1. [Home](https://giftcard.news/) 2. [Rewards & Loyalty](https://giftcard.news/rewards-loyalty/) # Inspirus gains Star Performer designation in Everest Group’s 2023 assessment The rewards and recognition supplier was one of three Star Performers among 26 providers assessed, while retaining a Major Contender position. By [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) May 2, 2023 2 min read Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Inspirus%20gains%20Star%20Performer%20designation%20in%20Everest%20Group%E2%80%99s%202023%20assessment "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Inspirus%20gains%20Star%20Performer%20designation%20in%20Everest%20Group%E2%80%99s%202023%20assessment%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Everest Group’s 2023 Major Contender and Star Performer badges published by Inspirus](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/inspirus-gains-star-performer-designation-everest-group-s-2023-assessment-major-contender-w1280.webp) Official 2023 assessment badges published by Inspirus. Photo: Inspirus / Everest Group [Inspirus](https://giftcard.news/company/inspirus/) announced on May 2, 2023 that [Everest Group](https://giftcard.news/company/everest-group/) had designated it a Star Performer and a Major Contender in its annual assessment of rewards and recognition providers. The supplier said it was one of three Star Performers among the 26 companies evaluated. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## What the designations measured The Star Performer label reflected improvement across the assessment’s measures of market success and capabilities. It was not a declaration that Inspirus held the highest overall position. Major Contender was the separate classification of its position in the assessment. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) Inspirus attributed the result to product development, its US market presence and customer relationships. The announcement highlighted a digital recognition platform with peer and manager recognition, a shared activity feed and a catalog covering merchandise, gift cards, charitable giving, travel and experiences. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## Gift cards within a wider recognition programme That catalog gives gift cards a fulfilment role within a broader employee programme. The initial act of recognition, the communication seen by colleagues and the reward eventually selected are different parts of the experience. A wider choice of rewards does not by itself establish which one employees prefer. For a buyer, an analyst assessment can help frame questions about a supplier’s capabilities. It does not replace the work of checking the available rewards in each country, implementation responsibilities and ongoing support. The announcement reported the 2023 assessment and disclosed no new contract or measured return on investment from a particular deployment. ## Sources and documents ExpandCollapse * [\[S01\] Company announcement](https://www.inspirus.com/newsroom/inspirus-named-a-star-performer-and-a-major-contender-in-everest-group-2023-rewards-recognition/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news) — www.inspirus.com ## In this article ### Companies * [Everest Group](https://giftcard.news/company/everest-group/) * [Inspirus](https://giftcard.news/company/inspirus/) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Inspirus%20gains%20Star%20Performer%20designation%20in%20Everest%20Group%E2%80%99s%202023%20assessment "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Inspirus%20gains%20Star%20Performer%20designation%20in%20Everest%20Group%E2%80%99s%202023%20assessment%20https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Frewards-loyalty%2Finspirius-recognized-as-star-performer-and-major-contender-in-everest-gr-016c3229a676%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/suzie-elis-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Suzie Elis](https://giftcard.news/author/suzie-elis/) Journalist — Gift Cards & Digital Gifting Suzie Elis covers gift card products, digital gifting and distribution for Gift Card News. 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