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July 30, 2026
Personalized benefits communications drive click rates up to 5x higher than industry benchmarks. Here’s what’s powering that performance
Benefits leaders know how important it is to deliver compelling, broad-based awareness campaigns across their workforce. These moments matter. They create energy, build understanding, and drive participation at scale.
That’s exactly why we offer bswift® Engagement Solutions—agency-level strategy and creative designed to help clients spark momentum and activate their population.
But broad campaigns are only one piece of the puzzle. Sustained engagement requires something more continuous—and more personal. Because awareness fades. And interest without reinforcement doesn’t translate into lasting behavior change.
That’s where Evive® personalization comes in.
From Awareness to Action: How Personalized Engagement Takes Over
Evive is bswift’s personalized engagement solution—built directly into the platform experience. It delivers automated, data-driven nudges and targeted communications designed to encourage healthier behaviors, increase benefits utilization, and ultimately lower costs.
The dynamic is straightforward: Broad communications get you lifted. Personalized nudges sustain it. Together, they create a self-reinforcing system—one that generates awareness and drives initial participation, then deepens engagement and supports systematic behavior change over time.
The Impact is Measurable: Data Behind Personalized Engagement Performance
Across two of the most widely used Evive campaigns, we consistently see engagement levels that outperform industry benchmarks. Industry benchmark data is based on MailChimp 2025 analysis: Email Marketing Benchmarks and Metrics Businesses Should Track.
Campaign Performance
Evive vs. Benchmark
Retirement & Financial
Open rates 44% vs 35.6%
Click-through 9% vs 2.6%
+ 9% opens | +7% CTR
Preventive Screening
Open rates 47% vs 35.6%
Click-through 14% vs 2.6%
+ 12% opens | +11 pp CTR
With personalized communications, we’re seeing click rates; in some cases, 5x higher than benchmark. Even lower-performing Evive campaigns yield 2–3x higher click performance.
That level of performance is not accidental. It’s the result of delivering the right message to the right person at the right time. When content aligns with what someone actually needs, and when it reflects their situation rather than a generic profile, deeper engagement naturally follows.
What Powers Personalization at Scale
The principle itself is simple. The system behind it is not.
Effective personalization at scale requires orchestrating millions of data points in motion. Evive draws on behavioral signals, claims data, expressed preferences, historical engagement patterns, and aggregated insights across millions of participants. These inputs continuously feed proprietary models that determine not just what message to send, but when and how to deliver it—optimizing for the moment a person is most likely to act.
And the system improves over time. It learns what resonates. It adapts to behavioral patterns. It compounds its own effectiveness. The longer it runs, the smarter it gets.
How Personalized Engagement Drives Better Health and Lower Costs
The outcomes extend far beyond engagement metrics.
Sometimes, personalization means reaching someone who’s been quietly struggling and guiding them toward behavioral health support they didn’t know how to access. Sometimes, it helps someone managing multiple conditions stay on track with medications and care—so small gaps don’t turn into bigger issues. Sometimes, it nudges an employee to finally use a benefit they’ve been paying for but never fully understood—turning confusion into action.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does bswift transform employee engagement?
bswift transforms employee engagement by connecting communications, AI-guided enrollment, and year-round personalization into one continuous system. Instead of treating engagement as a seasonal event, bswift drives participation before enrollment, guides smarter decisions during enrollment, and reinforces behavior change throughout the year. The result is higher benefits participation and measurable cost impact.
What are bswift Engagement Solutions?
bswift Engagement Solutions is bswift’s in-house engagement strategy and communications team, focused on helping employers turn complex benefits programs into clear, compelling employee experiences. Working closely with bswift Client Services and the broader platform ecosystem, the team combines strategic planning, custom communications, and creative execution to build awareness, drive participation, and guide employees to take the right actions at the right time—from open enrollment campaigns to year-round engagement initiatives.
What is Evive™ and how does it work?
Evive is a capability built into the bswift benefits platform that powers year-round personalized engagement. It uses eligibility data, enrollment history, and claims-aware insights to deliver targeted nudges and campaigns that encourage better benefits utilization. Evive helps sustain engagement beyond enrollment season and supports measurable savings through smarter usage patterns.
How does personalization improve benefits utilization?
Personalization improves utilization by delivering timely, relevant messages based on individual eligibility, elections, and behavior. Instead of generic reminders, employees receive nudges aligned to their specific needs. This increases engagement and supports healthier, more cost-effective choices.
What role does continuous engagement play in benefits strategy?
Continuous engagement shifts benefits strategy from seasonal communication to year-round behavior management. By reinforcing decisions beyond enrollment, employers influence utilization, preventive care, and voluntary participation. This sustained model drives long-term outcomes and cost control.
What makes bswift’s engagement approach different from standalone engagement vendors?
Unlike standalone vendors, bswift’s engagement capabilities operate within the same ecosystem that administers benefits. Communications, enrollment guidance, and personalization all reflect real plan configuration and eligibility data. This closed-loop structure ensures that messaging, recommendations, and activation align with what is actually true for each employee.
What data is used to power Evive personalized engagement?
Evive uses a combination of behavioral data, eligibility and plan data, historical engagement patterns, and employee preferences. These signals help determine what message to send, when to send it, and how to deliver it.
How does Evive personalize engagement work within benefits administration?
Evive is embedded directly within the bswift platform, allowing it to continuously analyze employee data and trigger automated, personalized communications. This creates an always-on engagement layer that works alongside enrollment, administration, and reporting tools.
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