Spreadsheet Escape is a 90-second game for anyone who has ever run a channel incentive program from a spreadsheet. It’s the last stretch of the quarter, the claims keep coming, and you have to clear them before time runs out. Then you play the same quarter again on Incentivizer® and compare your scores.
how it works
How to play Spreadsheet Escape
Each claim appears as a card. Swipe right to approve it or left to reject it. On a laptop, use the arrow keys or the Approve and Reject buttons.
- Act 1: the spreadsheet way. Reject claims with a missing deal reg ID and duplicates of claims you’ve already approved. Answer partner emails before they pile up, and fix every #REF! error before you can carry on.
- Act 2: the same quarter on Incentivizer. Same swipes, but every claim carries its deal reg ID and duplicates are blocked for you. Reject claims for deals that haven’t closed, or for products the incentive doesn’t cover.
- The scorecard. See how many claims you cleared each way. Then save your score card, post it on LinkedIn and tag Incentivizer so we can see how you did, and challenge a colleague to beat it.
SpreadsheetEscape
It’s quarter end and your incentive program lives in a spreadsheet. Clear the claims, then replay the same quarter on Incentivizer.
- Swipe right to approve a valid claim
- Swipe left if the deal reg ID is missing, or it’s already in your approved list (look for the yellow flag)
- Tap the inbox to answer partner emails. Any left unanswered cost you points
Claims
Review and approve partner claims.
The spreadsheet way
- 0claims cleared
- 0partner emails
- 0slost fixing #REF!
Now play the same quarter on Incentivizer.
- No spreadsheet, so no broken formulas.
- Every claim arrives with its deal reg ID.
- Duplicate claims are blocked before they reach you.
- Partners are notified when their reward is earned, so the chasing stops.
Same swipes, 45 seconds. Reject deals that haven’t closed and products outside the incentive.
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Game figures, not platform data.
Say goodbye to spreadsheet woes.
Incentivizer takes your incentive program off spreadsheets and out of manual handling.
- No broken formulas. Claims, approvals and rewards run in one platform, not a spreadsheet.
- Fewer processing errors. Every claim carries its deal reg ID, and duplicates are blocked before they reach you.
- Fewer partner queries. Participants are notified when their reward is earned, so they’re not left chasing.
Planning your next program? Start with the strategy.
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why we built it
Why a game about spreadsheets?
Anyone who has managed incentives by hand will recognize the quarter-end pattern: a formula breaks, a duplicate claim gets paid, and partners email to ask where their reward is. Every hour spent untangling the sheet is an hour not spent helping partners close the next deal.
Incentivizer takes the spreadsheet out of it. Claims arrive with their deal reg ID attached, duplicates get caught before anyone pays them, and rewards go out in the right currency without a single VLOOKUP. Set up, approve and pay, all in one place.
Scores and claim rates in the game are illustrative game figures, not Incentivizer platform data.
your next move
Plan your next program
Once you’ve set a score worth sharing, put the strategy in place. Download the Incentivizer Playbook for practical guidance on planning your next channel incentive program.