Field-tested guidance on designing, launching, and scaling incentive programs that hold up to audit, finance scrutiny, and channel partner skepticism. Drawn from twenty years of Level 6 client work.
Manufacturers running distributor rebate programs face a deceptively complex accounting challenge: how to accrue rebate obligations accurately before the actual payout is…
Learn what a good consumer rebate redemption rate looks like by offer type. Level 6 shares benchmark ranges for mail-in, digital, and…
A channel incentive program audit gives manufacturers a structured way to evaluate whether their rewards are generating measurable ROI. Level 6's 20-point…
Healthy MDF utilization sits at 75–85%, but Forrester finds 78% of vendors leave funds unspent each quarter. Here are the four incentive…
Design a deal registration program partners actually use. Learn the four incentive levers, the seven-step design framework, the KPIs that prove ROI,…
A well-built consumer rebate program should lift sales without quietly eating the margin it was meant to protect. Learn how to forecast…
A practical buyer's guide for manufacturers evaluating channel incentive platforms. Covers the 9 must-have features, red flags to watch for, the build…
What Is a Channel Incentive ROI Dashboard? A B2B channel incentive ROI dashboard is a centralized reporting tool that connects incentive program…
A vendor search for an incentive program is one of the bigger decisions that a procurement team will make, and the RFP…
Prize registration deadlines, state tax withholding rates, gift card escheatment laws and wage classification laws are all handled differently from state to…
More than 30% of U.S. workers are already covered under some form of pay transparency law, and the EU Pay Transparency Directive…
The behavior itself is not usually as malicious as it looks from the outside – it’s worth keeping in mind before anyone…
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