Hastings, MN (September 14, 2009) - Anderson Performance Improvement Company (APIC) the leader in behavior-based incentive and recognition programs, and their client Scottrade was recently honored with the Circle of Excellence Award from the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA).
The Incentive Marketing Association recognizes the Best in Class incentive and recognition programs and honors the companies and their partners. The Circle of Excellence Award is based on a number of criteria including overall success, program originality, and communication.
“The award is a great accomplishment for Scottrade, and Anderson Performance Improvement is honored to have contributed to the program’s success,” said Louise Anderson, APIC President and CEO. “We look forward to continuing to provide exciting recognition and incentives that call employees to action.”
Anderson Performance and Scottrade are being recognized for its Above & Beyond Program. Above & Beyond was designed to give Associates at all levels in the firm - from intern to executive - the opportunity to earn awards and to recognize their fellow Associates. The program’s clever theme reinforced the concept of rewarding and recognizing individuals for going “above and beyond” what is expected.
The Above & Beyond Program was implemented in 2007 and continues today. The program’s main focus is to reward employees for their outstanding work in several areas including outstanding customer service, consistent superior quality of work, exceptional teamwork, exemplifying the firm’s core values, initiative, innovation, and taking responsibility of individual learning.
This is Anderson Performance’s second time receiving the Circle of Excellence Award. In 2005, Louise Anderson and Anderson Performance received the Circle of Excellence award for their own employee incentive program called “Leveraging Excellence.” These awards are a clear indication of Anderson Performance’s ongoing commitment to creating award-winning employee incentive programs.
About Anderson Performance Improvement
Founded in 1994, Anderson Performance Improvement Company (APIC) is dedicated to changing the way companies look at employee performance. As a full-service global performance improvement company, APIC an innovator in the industry, creates and implements behavior-based incentive and recognition programs for Fortune 500 companies, and delivers motivational solutions from start to finish including analysis, program design, communications, measurement, reinforcement, reporting, rewards, and administration. Additional recognition solutions offered by APIC are Sales Incentives, Employee Motivation and Engagement, Years of Service, Dealer Distribution, Safety, Health and Wellness and Peer-to-Peer recognition. These programs are designed to produce lasting performance improvement and ultimately improve a company’s bottom line.
APIC’s people, process, and technology will get you results. In fact, APIC is so confident of its ability to improve efficiency, cost-effectiveness, productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability that it guarantees clients a 200 percent return on investment when programs are designed in partnership with the client.
About Scottrade
As a leading online investment firm, Scottrade offers a full line of investment products, online trading services, and market research tools to help investors take control of their financial future. Scottrade provides customers the convenience of buying many stocks online at just $7 per trade and the support of the largest branch network among online investment firms, with more than 425 nationwide branch offices. Named Highest in Investor Satisfaction by J.D. Power and Associates, Scottrade is dedicated to exceptional customer service and unprecedented value.
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