Bobcat Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Contest

January 11, 2008 • As Bobcat, West Fargo, N.D., marks 50 years in the equipment business, the company is seeking input from customers through its How Bobcat Unleashed Me Contest.

The How Bobcat Unleashed Me Contest asks users to share how Bobcat equipment has helped them in performing work better, smarter and faster. To enter, equipment users must write a brief essay about their experiences with Bobcat equipment and fill out an entry form at the Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed website. The grand prize winner will receive a $75,000 Bobcat gift certificate, good for products or attachments of the winner's choice at a designated Bobcat dealership in North America.

 

In addition, five second-prize winners will receive $1,000 gift certificates, good for products or attachments of the winners' choice at designated Bobcat dealerships in North America. Ten third-prize winners will receive a Bobcat jacket, and 50 monthly winners will receive the limited tailgate edition of the book, “Bobcat: 50 Years of Opportunity, 1958 • 2008.” Weekly winners will receive a Bobcat 50th anniversary hat. The grand prize winner will be selected from the weekly winners.

 

Selected winning entries will be posted on the Bobcat 50 Years Unleashed website. Entries will be judged on creativity, quality, completeness and originality of answers, as well as any supporting documents. The contest concludes on May 30, 2008.