Several CNBC affiliate stations televised a news segment featuring Crystal D, a leading supplier of corporate recognition and employee awards to the promotional products industry. The program Inside Today’s Business provides solutions to daily business challenges and offers advice from prominent business leaders.

In the segment, Crystal D president Chuck Dahlgren discusses Performance-Based Recognition, a new trend in corporate recognition programs.

"Great managers use corporate recognition and employee awards strategically and want to see results,” states Dahlgren. “Organizations are focusing their efforts away from honoring years of service to molding specific employee performance. Managers are using recognition awards to build and reinforce corporate culture.”

View President Chuck Dahlgren on Inside Today 's Business