awards program

I'm a fan of making the prize significant enough that people really get competitive with it. Perhaps a weekend retreat to somewhere on the Eastern Shore of MD with a significant other with a per diem & a good seafood dinner paid for by the company. Just the first thing that comes to mind having eaten some incredible lobster in MD.

A weekend in Atlantic City for two with meals and $500 to gamble or donate $1,000 to a food bank in his or hers name, along with a press release.

how about immunity from being voted off the island for 2009? Wait....never mind...I've got to stop watching those reality re-runs

If you have 6 reps, I'd have each rep suggest the prize they want.

Just reading the posts so far in this thread seems to justify this theory .It's silly to give away a Colorado fishing expedition to someone who wanted a shopping spree in New York City.

Decide what kind of budget you want, ask each one what they'd want and see what you can work that fits into your budget.

On a seperate note, I don't like a reward for the person who gets first the most times vs the person with the highest % over quota for the year. If it is the same person either way great, but the possibility exists that a consistently good rep would lose out to the roller-coaster rep. I have also always utilized a G.P. quota as well and had the winner be the one with the best average...i.e. 200% sales & 100% G.P. would be a composite 150% as would 200% G.P. & 100% sales. I've never liked giving an award to the one willing to give the most away. I also require at least 100% in each category. This makes it easier to justify the cost of an award because profit is guaranteed.