CT Manufacturers
Ways to Get Involved
CREATE A VIDEO
Record a 2-3 minute video showcasing your company, send it to us, and we will add it to the Virtual CT MFG Fair.
Tips & Ideas
GETTING READY FOR MFG DAY?
A virtual experience doesn’t have to be perfect to make a strong impact! Click here to hear more tactical tips from Gael Tannenbaum, the producer of Made in America with Ari Santiago podcast.
PHOENIX MANUFACTURING
WEPCO PLASTICS
WESTMINSTER TOOL
THE MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Watch the full webinar: MFG DAY is coming – likely virtually – Are you ready?
NAM/MI Resources
Explore the resources and tips provided by The National Association of Manufacturers and The Manufacturing Institute to help your company host a successful MFG DAY event.
Update your materials with the latest MFG DAY logo
Leverage the hashtags:
#MFGDay21
#CreatorsWanted
#CTMFGMONTH
Follow us and use these handles:
Twitter
@MFGDAY
@TheMFGInstitute
@ShopfloorNAM
LinkedIn
@Manufaturing Day
@National-Association-of-Manufacturers-NAM
Proven Approaches
Modern manufacturing is clean, lean, and green! Inspire students and community members using NAM’s proven approaches to shift perceptions of manufacturing:
- Tying careers to creativity
- Linking careers to technology and how creators produce something tangible and real
- Showing the range of entry points and paths to careers
- Signaling demand and the rewards of manufacturing careers
Consider Your Messengers
- Students see people at the start of their careers as ideal spokes-people for the industry
- Company leaders and HR professionals are more persuasive for parents and teachers
Additional Resources
Content Ideas
- Stream an in-person event online
- Host a fully virtual event
- Play videos, share presentations
- Use existing footage/repurposed content
- Create a video tour
- Conduct employee interviews
Platform Considerations
- Budget
- # of attendees
- # of speaker locations
- Registration wall
- Level of interactivity
- Platforms: Facebook Live, Instagram Live, GoToWebinar, Zoom, Virtual Classrooms
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