Hastings, MN (October 12, 2005) Anderson Performance Improvement Company (APIC) is pleased to announce its latest honor, the prestigious Circle of Excellence Award, awarded by the Incentive Marketing Association (IMA) in recognition of APIC’s own employee incentive program, “Leveraging Excellence.”

APIC President, Louise Anderson, received the award at the IMA’s annual awards luncheon in Chicago. Anderson said, "It is a tremendous honor to be selected for the Circle of Excellence Award. We know we have a terrific employee recognition program, and we are excited to share how it works with others."

(L to R) Receiving the IMA's Circle of Excellence Award are Theresa Thomas, VP -Operations, and Louise Anderson, President and CEO, of Anderson Performance Improvement. The Award was presented by IMA Director, Barry Hana.

The IMA’s annual Circle of Excellence Award recognizes those companies whose incentive programs most successfully motivate their customers and employees. Anderson Performance Improvement earned the top award for the best Employee Recognition entry. “Leveraging Excellence” was judged by a panel of incentive marketing and promotion experts, and selected for its overall success in accomplishing its objectives, originality and creativity, communication tactics, and for meeting other challenging criteria.

Says Anderson, "We knew our employees’ work was helping our client companies – and that we could help ourselves in the same ways. ‘Leveraging Excellence’ gave all of our employees the real opportunity to contribute to our company’s growth, as well as to their own."

APIC is proud to practice what it preaches. “Leveraging Excellence” focuses on—and rewards—operational excellence. It motivates APIC employees to change key behaviors, which leads to increased knowledge, improved performance, and greater job satisfaction. The program’s success has had a positive impact on APIC customers: By improving its own employees’ performance, Anderson Performance Improvement has been able to deliver faster to its customers.

Also key to APIC’s success is its proprietary software: the Anderson Enterprise Incentive Solution (AEIS). This flexible, turnkey system uses immediate recognition and excellent reporting to expedit e performance speed and quality.

Today, Anderson Performance Improvement combines cutting-edge technology and proven incentive expertise to continually exceed its customers’ expectations. Its goal is simple: motivate internal and sales channel employees to change behaviors that significantly improve bottom-line performance.

About Anderson Performance Improvement Company:
Founded in 1994, Anderson Performance Improvement Company (APIC) is dedicat ed to changing the way companies look at employee performance. APIC works with companies to develop programs that communicate, reinforce, measure, and reward key behaviors. These innovat ive programs are designed to produce lasting performance improvement and ultimately improve a company’s bottom line.

APIC specializes in unlocking the performance potential of a wide range of businesses in Fortune 500 companies. It has built a solid reputation as a pioneer of high-tech solutions to employee motivation and incentive award programs.

More information about Anderson Performance Improvement Company is available on its website at www.andersonperformance.com.