Employee engagement software
Employee engagement software built to listen, act, and prove impact
ContactMonkey brings surveys, audience targeting, communication analytics, and follow-up workflows into a single employee engagement system.
Key benefits:
- Measure employee engagement with surveys and pulse check-ins employees actually complete
- Turn feedback into action with clear reporting and repeatable follow-up workflows
- Reach the right audiences with targeted communication that reduces noise and increases relevance
- Prove what moved engagement with analytics leaders can trust and share
- Improve cadence and consistency with templates and scheduled communications
Why employee engagement drops when feedback isn’t measurable or acted on
One employee engagement platform for listening, communicating, and proving impact
ContactMonkey brings employee engagement surveys, targeted communication, and performance analytics together, so feedback leads to action and impact is measurable.
Core employee engagement capabilities
What you can do with employee engagement software in practice
Get higher participation with employee engagement surveys built for speed and trust
Launch surveys directly through email so employees can respond quickly without logins or portals.
Why it matters: Participation drops when surveys are hard to access or feel disconnected from action.
Benefits delivered:
- Higher response and completion rates
- Faster insight cycles
- Better representation across teams and locations
How to measure success:
- Participation and completion rate
- Response time window
- Representation by segment
Turn employee feedback into action with reporting that shows what to fix first
Clear analytics and trend views help leaders prioritize engagement improvements.
Why it matters: Engagement improves when leaders know where to focus effort.
Benefits delivered:
- Clear priorities
- Stronger leadership alignment
- Fewer reactive or unfocused initiatives
How to measure success:
- Engagement scores over time
- Movement by department or location
- Improvements after follow-up actions
Improve engagement faster with targeted communication that reduces noise
Deliver relevant messages by segment instead of sending one-size-fits-all updates.
Why it matters: Relevance increases trust and engagement while reducing overload.
Benefits delivered:
- Higher readership and trust
- More consistent employee experience
- Fewer escalations and confusion
How to measure success:
- Open, read, and click rates
- Engagement by audience segment
- Lift versus non-targeted sends
Close the feedback loop with follow-ups employees can see and feel
Use templates and scheduling to communicate results and next steps consistently.
Why it matters: Engagement surveys fail when employees never see outcomes.
Benefits delivered:
- Higher trust and transparency
- Increased future survey participation
- Stronger accountability
How to measure success:
- Follow-up cadence
- Participation lift in next survey
- Engagement score movement
Prove ROI with engagement analytics leaders can trust
Track engagement trends over time to show what’s improving and where to focus next.
Why it matters: Engagement programs get funded when outcomes are measurable.
Benefits delivered:
- Stronger business cases
- Executive-ready reporting
- Smarter investment decisions
How to measure success:
- Quarterly engagement trends
- Department and location comparisons
- Correlation between comms engagement and survey results
Scale engagement programs with templates and brand controls
Standardize engagement efforts without slowing teams down.
Why it matters: Engagement breaks when every team reinvents the wheel.
Benefits delivered:
- Faster launches
- Fewer errors and revisions
- Consistent employee experience
How to measure success:
- Time-to-launch
- Template adoption
- Reduction in revision cycles
Draft better engagement messages faster with built-in AI
Improve clarity and consistency in engagement communications without losing human control.
Why it matters: Clear messaging increases participation and trust.
Benefits delivered:
- Faster drafting
- More consistent tone
- Higher participation rates
How to measure success:
- Time-to-draft
- Participation lift after copy improvements
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Set up surveys and communications
Create surveys and plan supporting communications in one place.
Pilot, then scale with confidence
Test with a smaller group, gather insights, and refine your approach.
Set up surveys and communications
Create surveys and plan supporting communications in one place.
Pilot, then scale with confidence
Test with a smaller group, gather insights, and refine your approach.
Establish a reporting and action rhythm
Track results with clear engagement insights and build a consistent cadence for sharing findings and turning feedback into action.
What success looks like in your first 90 days
Establish your baseline
Launch your first pulse or survey and start collecting responses. Share an initial baseline report that shows engagement levels and highlights early insights, giving stakeholders immediate visibility.
Improve relevance & consistency
Refine your audience segmentation and targeting to increase relevance. Put a steady follow-up cadence in place with reminders and communications that drive stronger participation and engagement.
Turn insight into action
Move beyond snapshots to trend reporting. Establish measurable feedback loops that connect insights to action and start seeing clear improvements in engagement over time.
What to look for in the best employee engagement platforms (and how to evaluate alternatives)
Not all employee engagement tools are built for real-world adoption. As you compare options, focus on how easily teams can launch, sustain participation, and turn feedback into measurable action without adding operational overhead.
Survey creation and distribution ease
Look for tools that let you create and send surveys quickly, without training or IT support. The best platforms work inside familiar tools like email, so launching a pulse doesn’t feel like a project.
Participation drivers
High participation doesn’t happen by accident. Evaluate how platforms support reminders, mobile-friendly experiences, and trust signals that reassure employees their feedback matters.
Segmentation and analysis depth
Go beyond surface-level results. Strong platforms allow you to segment responses by department, role, location, and other attributes, without manual data work.
Trend reporting and executive-ready outputs
Look for clear trend reporting over time and outputs that are easy to share with leadership. Dashboards should highlight patterns, not require explanation, and demonstrate ROI.
Action enablement (closing the loop)
Feedback only matters if it leads to action. Evaluate how platforms support follow-ups, communication cadence, and turning insights into visible change.
Integration fit and admin burden
Assess how well the platform fits into your existing stack. Native integrations with email and HR systems reduce admin work and keep data accurate without constant maintenance.
How ContactMonkey stands apart
ContactMonkey is built for communicators who need fast adoption, high participation, and proof without complexity. By working directly inside Outlook and Gmail, automating audience data, and combining surveys with engagement analytics, teams can launch quickly, personalize at scale, and show measurable progress over time.
Employee engagement software FAQ
Employee engagement reflects how connected employees feel to their work, their leaders, and the organization. Engaged employees are more motivated, productive, and likely to stay.
High employee engagement leads to better performance, lower turnover, stronger change adoption, and a healthier employee experience. Low engagement often results in disengagement, burnout, and loss of trust.
Clear communication, trust in leadership, meaningful feedback, workload balance, and visible action on employee input are key drivers of engagement.
Employee engagement software helps organizations collect feedback, analyze engagement data, communicate clearly, and track improvements over time, turning insight into action.
Engagement is measured through surveys and pulse check-ins, participation rates, engagement scores, trends over time, and engagement differences by team or location.
By listening consistently, acting on feedback, communicating transparently, and showing employees how their input leads to real change.
An employee engagement survey is a structured way to gather employee feedback on topics like communication, leadership, workload, and culture.