Employee service awards are the most common form of recognition given in the workplace with 88% of U.S. companies having a program in place. With awards taking place so often, it's important to keep the program fresh and exciting with new ways to celebrate. We've put together our top 10 ideas for employee service awards – many of which we've tested ourselves. We promise they will thrill your team!

Hello blog. My name is Lindsay and I am the Product Manager here at Baudville. While writing blog posts is definitely not my strong suit, I am super-passionate about my job and love the Baudville product line (naturally). Since I always have a thumb on product trends, I thought I would share some with you today: what is hot now, how best to use those products, and great ways to do so on a budget.

At Baudville, we're in the midst of choosing this year's winners for our two yearly award programs. In fact, our staff just voted last week on our peer-nominated Luminary Award, which will be announced at our Year-End Holiday Party this Friday night. And, our top leadership are meeting to decide who will be our Inspire Award Winners—who will also be honored this Friday. Exciting times at the ‘ville!

If you’re anything like me, your holiday budget is starting to feel the squeeze. And if you’re anything more like me, searching Pinterest for handmade gifts or free printables to offset some cost, sounds like a giant time sink. <Enter holiday hero music> Baudville to the rescue!

Check out these completely FREE holiday printables to use for your event, interoffice holiday gift giving, or for some just plain silliness!

One of the greatest challenges any recognition program faces is maintaining momentum after the newness of the program wears off. It’s typical for a recognition program to start off strong, with lots of employee participation and support, and slowly fade into obscurity.

Maintaining a recognition program takes effort and constant monitoring. In fact, a best practice for recognition programs is change and flexibility. As the architect or caregiver of your organization’s recognition program, you need to be frequently reviewing your program and making the necessary tweaks and adjustments to keep it running like a well oiled machine.