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This group can be the same group that helped plan the program, or you might want to select a new group of people. They will be responsible for gathering all nominations, reading them, and then voting on who should receive awards. Make sure your selection committee is diverse. If your business is small, the boss might be the only one who will select the winner. Ideally, you shouldn’t announce the employee recognition program in an email or on your website. Instead, you should explain it at a team meeting. If you have a very large company with multiple offices, consider traveling around to the different offices to talk about the program. You can also send an email after the meetings, in case anyone missed the meeting. Also, staff might want something to refer back to. You can have fun with the award program by sponsoring a design contest to come up with logos or themes. You want your recognition award program to stand out from other company programs. Build recognition using consistent branding: print your logo on all communications, such as emails, memos, and letters. Your nomination process should be accessible and easy. Consider letting staff submit nominations using paper as well as online. The nomination form should ask for the name of the person being nominated and also provide space for the nominator to explain why.  You might need to offer information sessions on how to nominate someone. Ask someone who has written a successful nomination to talk about how they did it. Preferably, they can talk up the program. Remember to thank people for nominating a colleague for an award. If you don’t, then you won’t get the buy-in that you need. You also need to decide whether to share the nomination with the nominee or whether to keep it secret. For your program to succeed, you must constantly promote it. Put up flyers in common areas and send email reminders when the nomination deadline is approaching. Also include information in your employee manuals.
Create a nomination selection committee. Explain the program to your staff. Create a logo or design. Call for nominations. Continue to market the program.