Blueboard is an employee recognition platform that allows your company to reward their employees to fun and memorable experiences, in lieu of traditional offerings like cash, gift cards or company swag.
We are the first and only company focused purely on experiences as employee rewards. No one works with as many top companies or understands the benefits that experiences have on employees like we do. Read more about the effects of Blueboard experiences on our Blog.
Imagine you're an engineer, and you just reached an important milestone for a new product. You receive a $200 AMEX gift card as a reward for your hard work. You spend the gift card on a grocery run and a new pair of shoes. Over time the bonus you earned becomes forgettable and you can't remember how you spent it. Enter Blueboard - milestone hit, Blueboard reward delivered. Our engineer decides to try surfing lessons, something he's always wanted to do, but never carved out the time for. Eventually surfing becomes his new passion and a part of his personal core. This is the power of Blueboard. We push your employees to try new things so they can thrive both inside and outside of the office.
Have you ever wanted to concoct the perfect mojito? Or jump from a plane at 13,000 feet? Maybe learn the subtleties of preparing delicious Thai cuisine? From cooking, skydiving, and mixology to yoga, kiteboarding, painting, and boxing, Blueboard has something for everyone and we're always growing our rewards catalog. Check out more offerings within our gifts for employees section.
Simply complete the Request Demo form and tell us a little about your goals. We'd love to connect and understand how Blueboard could improve your employees' engagement and overall company culture.
While we've been known to onboard partners within two business weeks, a lot is dependent on your goals, company size, and aligning on a succinct and successful onboarding plan. We're not afraid to hustle and work hard to meet your internal deadlines while prioritizing a flawless program launch.
The sky's the limit, and totally dependent on what business objectives you are aiming to achieve with Blueboard. Clients use Blueboard as a SPIFF or bonus platform (when a certain goal is met for sales or engineering), as a benefits platform (for employee of the month, tenure awards), for team events and offsites, employee referral bonuses, or even customer appreciation gifts. We're flexible to accommodate your needs, but generally more rewards and experiences are better than less!
Currently, large gatherings and team events are not something Blueboard offers. Blueboard experiences are designed to be meaningful employee rewards. They're personal and customizable for the individual recipient—something they can experience solo or share with their friends and family.
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If you have any questions about this Security Statement or want to learn more about our security practices, please contact us at bb-security@blueboard.com.
Blueboard adheres to the principle of least privilege. Only the minimum necessary access is granted to perform a job function. Industry-standard TLS v1.2 and AES-256 bit encryption is utilized to protect both data at rest and in transit.
Blueboard offers email-password or SAML SSO for authentication. We support SAML providers such as OKTA, OneLogin, AzureAD, etc.
Blueboard collects, stores and/or processes various employee personal data in order to provide our services to our clients.
No. We continuously look for ways to improve our security posture in order to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our computing assets.
Blueboard's primary data storage is within the US. In order to provide our services, we process data both inside and outside the US.
When client data falls under the auspices of GDPR, we will enter into a data protection agreement that includes Standard Contractual Clauses to safeguard the cross-border transfers of data.
Yes, Blueboard uses US-based third parties (subprocessors) for specific purposes in support of us providing our services to our clients. These sub-processors may have access to your data. However, we review our sub-processors both initially and annually to ensure their technical and organizational measures at least meet the same level as ours.
Each work anniversary—from year 1 on—is a critical moment in the employee experience. They provide a unique opportunity to say ‘thank you’ to your people for their energy and dedication, and for continuing to lend their talents to your organization. That’s why we recommend starting to send anniversary awards on year 1 of an employee’s tenure, and annually after that.
Sometimes! Tangible awards for length-of-service, e.g., a five-year anniversary award, are not considered employee income if the value of the award does not exceed limits specified in the Internal Revenue Code—and are therefore tax exempt. You can find these limits and learn more about the nuances around reward taxation in this blog post.
Design your anniversary award program to be as shareable as possible! There are many ways to accomplish this: ask your leadership team to celebrate anniversaries at all-hands meetings, recognize these milestones in company newsletters or emails, and encourage employees to share their award experience on social media. This type of socialization generates more buzz around your program and gets other employees inspired to hit their tenure milestones as well! Get more tips for building a successful work anniversary program, here.
Have you ever wanted to concoct the perfect mojito? Or jump from a plane at 13,000 feet? Maybe learn the subtleties of preparing delicious Thai cuisine? From cooking, skydiving, and mixology to yoga, kiteboarding, painting, and boxing, Blueboard has something for everyone and we're always growing our rewards catalog. Check out more offerings on our experiences page.
Blueboard rewards don’t expire, which means your people can use them whenever they want. Note: If you, as an Admin, want to set expiration dates, we’re happy to accommodate that in our platform.
While we've been known to onboard partners within two business weeks, a lot is dependent on your goals, company size, and aligning on a succinct and successful onboarding plan. We're not afraid to hustle and work hard to meet your internal deadlines while prioritizing a flawless program launch.
Blueboard rewards don’t expire, which means sellers can use them whenever they want. Note: If you, as an Admin, want to set expiration dates, we’re happy to accommodate that in our platform.
Winning sales reps work one-on-one with a dedicated Concierge to create their custom experience itinerary. We’ll handle the logistics, payment, and fine details. Reps can use their reward whenever they want because Blueboard rewards don’t expire. Note: If you, as an Admin, want to set expiration dates, we’re happy to accommodate that in our platform.
To date, we’ve sent more than 30,000 employees blueboarding in 70+ countries. We’ll look forward to discussing more details around your employee locations on our first discovery call. Request a demo to meet with our team online here.
Nope. We offer a number of curated in-home and local reward experiences for sales reps who aren’t ready to travel or who’d just rather stay close to home. Some of our favorite luxury in-home rewards include infrared saunas, in-home golf simulators, or a new Peloton bike.
Our President’s Club offers a number of curated in-home and local reward experiences for sales reps who aren’t ready to travel. Some of our favorite luxury in-home rewards include infrared saunas, in-home golf simulators, or a new Peloton bike.
Winning sales reps work one-on-one with a dedicated Blueboard Concierge to create their personalized itinerary. We’ll handle the logistics, payment, and fine details so they don’t have to lift a finger. Reps can travel where they want and when they want because Blueboard rewards never expire. Note: if you do want to set expiration dates, we’re happy to accommodate that in our platform.
To date, we’ve sent more than 30,000 employees blueboarding in 70+ countries. We look forward to discussing more details around your employee locations on our first discovery call. Request a demo to meet with our team online here.
Unfortunately since these rewards have a monetary value, most government tax agencies, like the IRS in the US, require taxes to be paid on them. As to who pays, we feel that it’s best if the employer pays the tax, using an accounting technique called “grossing up” to calculate the payment to the rep. For more detailed information check out this blog on the subject of reward taxation.
Start with this recap from one of our favorite webinars, “How Your Values Come to Life During Uncertain Times”. Your company values serve as the foundation for your employee experience. Your values help unite teams through shared language, provide focus when things feel out of control, and serve as a standard for success. Strong values don’t just help companies survive ever-changing conditions, they also empower your people to adapt and thrive. Hear expert panelists walk through their own company values and share how they’re adapting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Company values awards are significant achievements, so we encourage celebrating across a variety of communication channels. Announce winners at a company all-hands meeting. Circulate details through a company newsletter, or other public office spaces, like your office lobby TV screens or break room message boards. And don’t forget to integrate your Blueboard account with Slack or Microsoft Teams to continue the celebrations around the digital water cooler.
We recommend getting nominations from across your entire company. This will help you build program engagement and means more people will be considered. Make sure your final evaluation criteria is visible and equitable, and select your winners with care.
Our team will serve as your trusted guide—we’ll share industry comp standards and a custom program planning guide (budget calculator) so you can easily plan your onboarding gifts budget. With a variety of reward levels starting at $150, there’s flexibility to welcome new hires in the way that best suits your budget.
We make it easy to connect your Blueboard account with Slack or Microsoft Teams to facilitate conversations and to bond employees around the digital water cooler. Simply create a dedicated channel for Blueboard buzz and opt to push reward activities into the channel to spark connection. You can automate notifications when rewards are sent, redeemed, or publish Recognition Stories.
We sure do! We’ve built a one-stop-shop inspiration hub for hybrid work. You’ll get best practices from companies making the transition and learn about the important role that employee recognition plays in bonding distant teammates. Get program inspiration and tips for setting your recognition programs up for success in our new normal.
Connect with our team for a personalized demo of our recognition and rewards platform and see our hand-curated experience menus.
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