Panasonic SAN Incentive Travel

Creating Loyalty Through Experience in a Crowded HVAC Market

A high-performing travel incentive program helping Panasonic SAN retain customers, strengthen loyalty, and differentiate their brand in a competitive industry.

  • 95

    % Trip Qualification

  • 98

    % Customer Retention

The Challenge

Incentive travel has become the norm in the HVAC industry, with many competitors offering similar reward experiences. For Panasonic SAN, this created a unique challenge: how to stand out in a market where everyone was offering the same thing.

With customers working long hours and often using incentive trips as family holidays, it was clear that the reward itself still had value. The issue wasn’t the format — it was how to make the experience meaningfully different.

Panasonic SAN needed a way to:

  • Differentiate their program in a crowded reward space

  • Reinforce brand loyalty and increase retention

  • Deliver travel experiences that aligned with their ESG values

The challenge needed to provide more than a great trip. It had to create something customers would work harder to earn, remember for longer, and associate with Panasonic’s values and brand promise.

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The Objectives

  • Customer Retention

    Keep customers loyal in a competitive market with similar reward offerings.

  • Standout Travel Experiences

    Deliver unique, memorable trips that go beyond standard incentive travel.

  • ESG Alignment

    Ensure the program reflects Panasonic’s sustainability and brand values.

The Solution

To help Panasonic SAN rise above the noise, 212F delivered a program built on standout experiences, strong brand alignment, and measurable customer impact.

  • Sustainable travel through KoruGreen
    Each trip was certified carbon neutral at no added cost to customers, aligning the program with Panasonic’s ESG goals.
  • Tailored, memorable experiences
    From a bagpipe cover band in Scotland to a Luchador dinner in Mexico, each destination offered unexpected, high-quality moments that made the program unforgettable.
  • Engaging a changing demographic
    The program balanced luxury and excitement to appeal to both long-time supporters and a younger, emerging customer base.
  • Channel-wide engagement
    Despite increased sales targets, more than 95% of participants qualified, showing the strong pull of the reward and the effectiveness of the program design.
  • Direct customer connection
    Each trip created space for one-on-one conversations, allowing Panasonic to gather unfiltered feedback and strengthen customer relationships.

The Outcome

The program achieved a 95% qualification rate, even with increased targets — proof that Panasonic’s customer base remained highly motivated to earn their place.

Post-trip surveys showed strong satisfaction across both younger and more experienced participants, confirming the travel experience struck the right balance for a changing demographic.

The program not only strengthened customer relationships, it also reinforced Panasonic SAN’s position as a brand worth staying loyal to. With continued success, the program has since delivered its most recent incentive trip to Scotland — once again raising the bar for what trade customers expect from reward experiences.

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