Snowfly eNewsletterApril 2013
In This Issue
Snowfly Releases Mobile App
White Paper - The Power of Unpredictable Rewards
Incentive Comic
Incentive Related Research - Earned Versus "Free" Rewards

Greetings!  

It has been way to long since Snowfly's last newsletter. I promise that in the future I will be better about keeping you up to date with what Snowfly is doing, informative incentive related research and anything else related to employee incentives and recognition that I think you may find of interest.  Of course, I welcome any feedback you may have.

  

Best regards,
 
Tyler Mitchell
President - Snowfly
Snowfly Releases Mobile App!
Snowfly's incentive management and delivery application now has a complementing mobile app for on-the-go interaction. Snowfly's Mobile App
  
Snowfly has released a mobile app to complement Capstone, its proprietary browser-based incentive management and delivery application. The Capstone mobile app is available in both the Android and IOS (iPhone) platforms at no additional cost to Snowfly clients.
  
Used as a flexible and efficient way to recognize and reward employees, the Capstone mobile app incorporates the key functional components of the browser-based application such as random point yielding games, point tracking, rewards catalog, manager-to-employee recognition and peer-to-peer recognition.
  
CLICK HERE  to watch a quick video introduction.
New White Paper
Surprise me! The Incentive you CAN'T Count on is the Best Incentive
  
Incentive programs can be more effective when the award value is random and the participant can choose to engage with the program through variable reinforcement options. This white paper discusses the impact that game mechanics (gamification) can have on the performance of incentive programs, outlines the psychology behind variable payouts and provides three case studies to support the effectiveness of variable, random award payouts.
  
Some Incentive Humor
Don't have time for an employee recognition program?  Try this approach...  .
  
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Incentive Related Research
What do employees appreciate more, a "free" gift from their employer or a reward that they knowingly earned?
  
A study at Emory University conducted in 2004 by renowned psychologist Dr. Gregory Berns, clearly showed that the human brain is more stimulated when a person earns something as opposed to having something given to him/her. Read more.....
About Snowfly
Snowfly is a full-service employee incentives and recognition company. Utilizing proprietary software along with motivating rewards and the timeless principles of human behavior, Snowfly's team of professionals will create, implement and manage an online employee incentives and recognition solution for your organization. Your Snowfly-facilitated employee incentive, recognition and reward programs will be the catalyst for quantifiable improvements in workforce performance, morale and retention.
  
Want to learn More......
  
Give us a call at 307-745-7126
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