It has always been a personal dream and ambition of our CEO, Gunther Everaert, to establish a company that offers a unique service to other businesses. Given his passion for communications, especially corporate communications, it was evident that this should be our starting point in 2002. Our initial projects included corporate websites, annual reports, and recruitment communications.
One fateful night, during a brainstorming session with a friend who was active in e-commerce, the idea for a motivational platform emerged. This platform would allow people to earn points for their achievements, which they could then redeem at a rewards shop. In 2004, the seed for Motisha’s current value offering was planted.
Over the years, our technology has proven to be the key differentiator for companies. It enables them to swiftly launch, manage, and scale smart incentive solutions. With several awards and an international customer base, Motisha has successfully executed campaigns in over 100 countries and 15 languages, delivering more than a million rewards globally. Our engaged team is more than ready for the future, committed to helping our customers unlock their full human potential. It’s all about engagement!
We are driven by innovation and excellence. Our passion is the heartbeat of our work, pushing us to deliver outstanding solutions that make a difference.
We embrace the unknown and constantly seek out new ideas and perspectives, believing that every question is a doorway to discovery.
We celebrate the diversity of our team and the uniqueness of every individual. Mutual respect guides our interactions and is the foundation of our collaborative environment.
We set ambitious goals and pursue them with tenacity, overcoming challenges and learning from each setback.
We take time to celebrate our achievements, big and small. Recognizing each other’s contributions fosters a sense of community and joy in our workplace.
On April 24, 2002, Motisha was founded as qcs|communications, focusing on corporate communications with an emphasis on online platforms. Founder Gunther Everaert began selling from home, securing key customers such as Heijmans Group, Vandemoortele, and Alcopa Group.
We moved into our first office in Ghent and started expanding our team. Wouter Deraeve joined as our first in-house developer in 2005 and remains a valued team member to this day.
We launched our first online incentive program for GE, motivating their teams and establishing a long-term relationship with the company.
We signed our first partnership with a reseller, Unlimited Communications in the Netherlands, and launched programs for major clients like Chrysler, Coca-Cola, and UPC.
Our first major RFP win was for Belgacom (now Proximus), Belgium's leading telecom company, where we incentivized employees, salespeople, resellers, and distributors through a unified system.
We launched our first international incentive and recognition programs, spanning three continents and five languages, for Taminco's employees and Enfocus software resellers.
We rebranded from qcs|communications to SwingGroup to focus on integrated incentive and loyalty solutions, introducing products like SwingGift — the first B2B online voucher platform in the Benelux — SwingJob, and SwingCard.
We moved to a larger office in Ghent with our own warehouse, managing rewards ourselves to improve customer service before transitioning to the partner model we use today.
We launched the first B2B prepaid open-loop gift card in the Benelux, with KBC as the issuing banking partner.
Motisha joined IMA Europe, expanding our international presence in the incentive, loyalty, and recognition industry. With our founder still active as a board member and team actively participating in industry growth across Europe.
Motisha relocated to its current headquarters in Bruges, from where we run our international operations.
We won a major RFP with KBC, providing an all-in-one incentive, recognition, and engagement platform for their employees and customers.
We launched our first channel partner program for TechData, integrating vendor campaigns from HP, Microsoft, and Dell to maximize partner loyalty.
We won our first international awards at the London IMA Awards: 'Best Use of Technology', 'Best Channel Incentive Program', and 'Most Improved Business Performance Program'.
To support our international growth, the company was renamed to Motisha, meaning 'Motivating People' in Swahili.
We opened our first sales office in Munich, supporting the DACH market (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland).
We won the 'Best Technology' award at the 2019 London IMA Awards.
We introduced the next generation of our SaaS products with Motisha Cloud 3.0, delivering world-leading engagement solutions to employees, customers, and partners.
We signed our first international technology reseller agreements in the US and Switzerland.
We won the 'Best Use of Technology' award at the 2020 international IMA summit.
We launched a customer loyalty platform for a leading prepaid card provider, reaching 400k participants with top-up payments and automated end-to-end invoicing.
We launched an enterprise engagement program in over 100 countries and 13 languages for Intel.
We signed our first global reseller agreement with Comarch, a leading retail loyalty software provider.
We won the 'Best Technology' award at the 2022 international IMA summit.
We extend our heartfelt thanks to our key customers for their long-term trust, which has been the foundation of our growth and future success. We look forward to many more years of collaboration.