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OVERVIEW
OVERVIEW
HOW IT WORKS: Enter your story and get promotion for 6+ months! The #1 winner will be judged by MESA leadership and the 2nd and 3rd place winner will be determined by the highest number of downloads from the public. Each download counts as one vote.
PERKS: Each story gets promoted to MESA's network of 20,000+ subscribers through eBlasts and individual social media posts. Plus, your story will get listed in MESA's famous Resource Library, an online database of peer-reviewed content published by MESA working groups for the past 26 years!
GRAND PRIZE: The top 3 winners get interviewed by MESA in a webcast along with special promotion to MESA's network, at events, and with MESA's media partners. Watch last year's live interview with the winners and read their entries here.
DATES: Submissions are accepted until the end of the year. Stories will be posted (go live) on June 18th and can be downloaded until the end of the year. Winners will be announced Jan. 6th, 2020.
Have more questions? See FAQ
DETAILS
DETAILS
WHAT IS A SMART STORY? Stories can be entered in the form of videos, case studies, white papers, articles, or other types of non-commercial media. Stories can be about any topic that talks about the use of IT in manufacturing value chains such as PLM, Sustainability, Analytics, ERP, MES/MOM, Metrics, Smart Manufacturing, Cybersecurity, Apps/Platforms, and more.
Enter as many stories as you want from any year. Stories will be listed and promoted in order of who entered first with payment completed. Click here to review the 2019 entry questions.
ENTRY FORM: Click here to see the entry questions for 2019. Or, view entries from previous years. Entry questions mimic the summary pages on most case studies, so copying and pasting from previously written case studies is easy and quick in our completely online entry form. Estimated time to complete is 20 minutes.
- REQUIREMENTS: Before starting the entry form, please have ready a downloadable source of your story, or piece of content, that further explains the summary page. The download could be a PDF, word doc, google doc, video file, URL that hosts the story, etc. The story can be a case study, blog, article, white paper, etc. If you are submitting a video or other type of media, please keep the file size as small as possible because readers will have to download it -- under 25 MB.
- Stories should be noncommercial. You may use names of products and solutions only in provided questions of entry form and where necessary.
- You will need to agree to the Code of Conduct
Have more questions? See FAQ
PRICING
PRICING
PRICING PER ENTRY:
- Platinum Keystone Sponsors: $350
- Gold Keystone Sponsors: $400
- Regional/Working Group/SiG Sponsors: $425
- Premium Members: $450
- Basic Members: $500
- Nonprofit or Educational Members: $250
- Nonmembers: $800
Not sure if you or your company is a MESA member? See our online member directory. Or, contact AbigailZieger@MESA.org on the status or level of your membership.
Not a member? Join MESA today and save on your entry fees!
"This is the best way to get your story recognized... great for your career and your company's reputation!"
Julie Fraser, Principal at Iyno Advisors, Lifetime Member of MESA
Need help writing your story, refreshing an old story, or just need help filling in your entry answers? Contact Pat Panchak ppanchak@roadrunner.com, Professional Technical Writer and Editor, or Ann Krauss annkrausspr@gmail.com.
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