Achievers Launches Latest Major Release of its Employee Success Platform™

-- Release creates next-generation experience to engage, align and recognize employees

SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, Sept. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Achievers, the only true cloud Employee Success Platform™, today unveiled its latest major software release.  The release introduces new features and enhanced user experiences for sales managers, employees, and business executives to inspire employee success and drive improved business results. 

The release will be presented to more than 400 customers attending the annual Achievers Customer Experience 2014 event today in Toronto.  This release includes the company's debut of Results Driver for Sales, a first-of-its-kind, easy-to-use tool that enables sales leaders to motivate and align their sales teams to exceed goals with tailored sales campaigns. Additionally, the company introduces its new Achievers Anything Visa® Prepaid Card, which offers employees the ultimate flexibility; a personal, reloadable Visa card which allows them to redeem reward points for whatever they want, whenever they want.  Finally, Achievers announces Open Recognition, which enables third-party software and tools to be seamlessly integrated with the Achievers Employee Success Platform.  This new release enables all parts of the business to benefit from the power of improved employee success and enhances the rich activity that already occurs within the Platform.

"Employees who are engaged with their company, aligned with company objectives, and recognized in the moment for their achievements drive the bottom line," said Paul Pedrazzi, SVP of Product Strategy at Achievers. "We are thrilled. The new release includes an application designed specifically for sales managers to align sales people with targeted sales campaigns, all through a zero-training interface."

The latest release advances Achievers' commitment to helping customers engage, align, and recognize their employees every day with these additions:

• Results Driver for Sales: Allows sales leaders to intuitively launch sales campaigns in just a few steps, with the ability to fully define each sales campaign from start to finish. Results Driver for Sales makes it simple to communicate and showcase sales campaign progress, track and automatically reward results, and analyze success to improve future campaigns.
• Achievers Anything Visa® Prepaid Card: Extends the value of recognition through company-braded Visa cards that employees can use anywhere that Visa is accepted, anytime. The Achievers Anything Visa Prepaid Card acts as an ongoing gesture of the appreciation for their employees' contributions and successes as they make everyday purchases, improving engagement and business alignment.
• Open Recognition™: Enables the integration of any third-party software like social collaboration, sales force automation, performance management, and talent acquisition with the Achievers Employee Success Platform™.
• Email Recognition: Many employees live inside of their email application.  With Email Recognition they are able to send an email to recognize colleagues for their contributions and achievements without interrupting their flow of work.  It's a simple feature that incorporates all of the Achievers analytic and reporting benefits.
• Achievers Mobile: Offers users a rich mobile experience with a beautiful, client-branded iOS app that makes sending and receiving recognitions, connecting with colleagues and celebrating achievements easier than ever before.  It's an easy-to-use way to stay connected with the most personal and meaningful moments in the workday.

Learn how these features drive business results on our website. For more information about Achievers, check out www.achievers.com.

About Achievers
Achievers delivers the only true cloud Employee Success Platform™ that enables remarkable business success.  Designed specifically to meet the complex needs of today's changing, modern workplace, it is the most engaging software specifically designed to engage, align and recognize employees. It is software employees love to use every day in over 110 countries. Learn how your company can change the way the world works at www.achievers.com.