MILWAUKEE, April 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Briggs &
Stratton Corporation® (NYSE: BGG) is on the hunt for
powerful stories. To help launch the company's new YOU.POWERED.™
brand tagline, Briggs & Stratton is turning to social media
with a contest asking their 70+ million customers or owners to
submit their stories about doing powerful things with outdoor power
equipment for their neighbors, communities, or even in their own
yards.
Five winners will each get $3,000
to help fund their powerful project, plus a new piece of outdoor
power equipment from Briggs & Stratton.
"Briggs & Stratton is the brand that provides power to help
people get work done to achieve their goals, and our new
YOU.POWERED. focus reflects that," explained Steve Kruger, Director of Global Brand Marketing
at Briggs & Stratton. "We have heard great stories for years
about neighbors helping neighbors by snow blowing a driveway or
mowing a lawn or even entire communities getting together to clean
up a park. These are the types of stories we want to hear about and
celebrate. These are the types of stories that inspire us and
others."
To enter, simply upload a photo or video and include a brief
description of yourself or somebody you think deserves recognition
for a powerful achievement or undertaking. Use the contest entry
tab at www.youpowered.com and tag @BriggsAndStratton between April 12th and June 17th. Complete rules
and details can be found at www.youpowered.com.
About Briggs & Stratton Corporation:
Briggs &
Stratton Corporation, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is the world's largest
producer of gasoline engines for outdoor power equipment. Its
wholly owned subsidiaries include North
America's number one marketer of pressure washers, and it is
a leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of power
generation, lawn and garden, turf care and job site products
through its Briggs & Stratton®, Simplicity®, Snapper®, Snapper
Pro® Ferris®, PowerBoss®, Allmand™, Billy Goat®, Murray®, Branco®
and Victa® brands. Briggs & Stratton products are designed,
manufactured, marketed and serviced in over 100 countries on six
continents. For additional information, please visit www.basco.com
and www.briggsandstratton.com.
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