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MARKETING INCENTIVES

Marketing Incentives turn small rewards into measurable customer action.

Increase survey response, activate referrals, encourage honest reviews, and improve webinar follow-through with timely incentives your audience can choose. TruCentive makes the value exchange easy to design, global to deliver, and transparent to measure.

No credit card required. Build and send branded campaign samples before you commit.

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THE EXECUTIVE CASE

A little value can unlock a lot more participation.

Incentives are not the strategy—they are a focused nudge that reduces friction around a valuable action. Research shows monetary incentives can increase survey participation, while referral studies show the customers reached through trusted relationships can be more valuable. The strongest programs keep the reward relevant, the rules clear, and the outcome measurable.

46

randomized trials reviewed

A 2023 systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated 46 randomized controlled trials of monetary survey incentives.

survey response odds

A large systematic review found monetary incentives more than doubled the odds of response to mailed questionnaires.

16%

higher referred-customer value

In a banking study, the average value of a referred customer was at least 16% higher than a similar nonreferred customer.

20–36%

referral value often missed

Recent referral-contagion research found firms may undervalue referrals by 20%–36% when downstream referrals are ignored.
WHY SMALL INCENTIVES MATTER

The right nudge can close the intention–action gap.

A modest reward gives people a concrete reason to act now instead of later. Its power comes from fit, timing, clarity, and ease—not price alone. Test the smallest amount that changes behavior while protecting response quality and unit economics.

Timely beats delayed

Deliver the reward close to the requested action. Immediate fulfillment makes the value exchange feel credible and keeps momentum from leaking away.

Clear beats complicated

State the action, eligibility, timing, reward, and fulfillment terms plainly. A small certain reward can be easier to understand than a complicated sweepstakes.

Choice beats assumption

Let recipients select something useful to them. Choice improves relevance across demographics, preferences, and markets without multiplying campaign workflows.

Right-sized protects ROI

Use an amount proportionate to the effort and audience. Start small, hold out a control group, and scale only when incremental value exceeds incentive and delivery cost.

BUILT FOR THE MOMENTS MARKETING OWNS

One incentive engine. Every high-value action.

Standardize governance and delivery while letting each campaign keep its own audience, value proposition, reward mix, cadence, landing experience, and post-claim action.

Surveys & customer research

Thank customers, prospects, or research participants for giving their time and insight. Use unique links and prompt delivery after completion.

Customer referrals

Reward the referrer, the new customer, or both after a qualified milestone. Make eligibility, attribution, and payout rules unambiguous.

Reviews & testimonials

Invite honest feedback without conditioning the reward on positive sentiment. Require clear disclosure and follow the destination platform’s rules.

Webinars & virtual events

Encourage live attendance, session completion, polls, or post-event feedback. Tie the reward to the behavior that actually advances the funnel.

Demos, events & meetings

Improve follow-through for scheduled demos, advisory boards, field events, user groups, and high-value meetings with a relevant thank-you.

Loyalty & customer thanks

Surprise profitable customers, support retention moments, recover service experiences, and make gratitude tangible after meaningful engagement.

WHY TRUCENTIVE

More action for your audience. More control for marketing.

TruCentive combines audience choice with the controls Marketing, Finance, Procurement, Security, and Legal expect. Build from templates or a blank canvas, personalize the experience, automate reminders, and see the who, what, and when of each delivery.

1M+ ways to make the ask worthwhile

Mix gift cards, merchandise, payments, prepaid cards, and branded swag instead of forcing every segment into one reward.

Global and local relevance

Reach recipients in more than 150 countries, with national brands and 85,000+ local merchant options for market-level relevance.

Delivery that follows through

Send by email, SMS, both, or bulk links. Add automated reminders that stop after claim and a post-claim message that moves people to the next action.

Visibility without breakage games

Track recipient activity and claim status. With Pay as You Go, TruCentive returns unclaimed incentive value to your account.

A BETTER CAMPAIGN OPERATING MODEL

Compare what Marketing and Finance actually get.

Decision factor

Manual or single-reward approach

TruCentive Pay as You Go

Unused incentive value

May be trapped in purchased cards, retained as provider breakage, or difficult to reconcile.

Returned to your TruCentive account under Pay as You Go.

Reward relevance

One reward or separate vendors by audience and country.

1M+ gift card, payment, merchandise, prepaid, and swag options.

Campaign delivery

Manual sends, disconnected tools, and generic fulfillment messages.

Branded email/SMS, bulk links, personalization, and reusable projects.

Follow-through

One invitation with no claim-aware communication.

Automated reminders stop after claim; post-claim messages can advance the journey.

Measurement

Spreadsheet reconciliation and limited recipient-level visibility.

Track delivery, recipient activity, claims, reminders, and unclaimed value.

TruCentive reports that 31.9% of digital awards, gifts, and incentives went unclaimed in 2025 and says most Pay as You Go customers save 23% after fees. Results depend on campaign design, audience, reward, claim rate, and attribution. See current pricing and features.

FROM STRATEGY TO CONVERSION

Launch campaigns your audience notices—and your team can measure.

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Define the conversion

Choose one observable action—completed survey, qualified referral, honest review, live attendance, booked demo, or another funnel milestone. Define attribution and a control group before launch.

02

Design the value exchange

Match reward value to audience and effort. Write clear terms, select the reward mix, brand the experience, and obtain privacy, legal, tax, and platform review where needed.

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Automate delivery

Deliver by email, SMS, both, or bulk link. Schedule reminders for unclaimed incentives and a post-claim message for the next best action.

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Optimize by outcome

Measure incremental completion, qualified conversion, claim rate, cost per incremental action, downstream value, and fraud. Improve value, message, segment, and cadence—not just send volume.

QUESTIONS MARKETING LEADERS ASK

Build response without compromising trust.

Can a small reward really change behavior?

Yes—when it is relevant, immediate, and proportionate to the requested effort. Small rewards reduce procrastination and make appreciation tangible. Test against a no-incentive control instead of assuming a universal effect.

Will incentives bias survey responses?

They can affect who participates or how people answer. Keep questions neutral, disclose terms, avoid tying payment to particular answers, monitor data quality, and compare sample composition with a control group.

Can we incentivize customer reviews?

In the U.S., never condition compensation on a positive or negative review, explicitly or implicitly. Incentives should support honest feedback, material connections should be disclosed, and the review platform’s own policy may be stricter. Consult counsel for your markets.

Will webinar incentives attract low-quality leads?

They can if you reward registration alone. Tie fulfillment to live attendance, meaningful participation, session completion, or a relevant follow-up, then evaluate lead quality and pipeline—not just attendee count.

Can we run one program globally?

Yes. TruCentive offers international gift card options in more than 150 countries, alongside payments, merchandise, prepaid options, and local merchants. Confirm local availability, privacy, promotion, and tax requirements.

What happens to unclaimed incentives?

Under TruCentive Pay as You Go, unclaimed incentive value returns to your account. That makes breakage visible and reusable instead of turning it into provider margin.

TURN ATTENTION INTO ACTION—WITHOUT ADDING CAMPAIGN CHAOS

Design your first marketing incentive campaign today.

Bring one real campaign and conversion goal to a TruCentive design session. Leave with a branded sample, a practical delivery flow, and a clearer view of economics and measurement.

1M+ options · 250+ countries and territories · Email, SMS & bulk links · Automated reminders · Unclaimed value returned with Pay as You Go