Terryberry has described how remote employee recognition can be coordinated with surveys and wellness programs, bringing participation and reward information into a common platform.
Its September 17, 2025 guide addresses both employees working from home and frontline staff in remote locations. The company lists desktop and mobile participation, Microsoft Teams and Outlook integrations, and login arrangements for workers without a corporate email address.
Recognition programs can include manager awards, peer nominations and service milestones. Terryberry describes configuring earning criteria and budgets around the organization’s objectives, with reward choices that reflect the recipient’s location.
The catalog options discussed include Terryberry’s custom awards, an Amazon Business integration and merchandise, experiences and other choices in its Premium Rewards catalog. The guide advises buyers to examine delivery coverage, reward markups and when a points-based program incurs charges.
Employee listening is presented as a way to determine which initiatives are needed. Terryberry describes combining surveys and participation data, then comparing responses across departments, locations or tenure groups rather than relying only on an organization-wide average.
The guide cites Nuna Logistics as an example of combining safety recognition, manager and peer awards, and career milestones for a distributed workforce. Terryberry reports that recognition increased 68% over two years and that 91% of managers were actively involved; those are its reported program figures.
A separate example describes Chelsea Groton Bank’s Acorn Rewards program, where colleagues nominate one another for demonstrating organizational values and progress through different recognition levels.
For employers selecting software, the guide’s operational questions concern access, local reward fulfillment, integration with existing communication tools and the data needed to identify gaps. Terryberry recommends choosing the program goals first and using those requirements to compare platforms.
Sources and documents
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- The 7 Best Remote Employee Engagement Software Platforms — terryberry.com