by Carleigh Zangrando | Microsoft Awards, Microsoft Partners
3 ways Copilots and Agents changed Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards in 2026 Years ago, Mercer-MacKay wrote the guide How to create a great Microsoft Partner of the Year Award submission. It’s a well-loved piece that still generates frequent traffic and ranks right... 
by Gail Mercer-MacKay | Microsoft Awards, Microsoft Partners
How to win a Microsoft Partner of the Year award in the AI era You’ve done the work. You’ve built and delivered solutions with Foundry, Copilot, and Data Fabric. And you’ve helped a customer transform something real – whether that was to cut costs, accelerate revenue,... 
by Gail Mercer-MacKay | Microsoft Awards
Best practices for winning a Microsoft Partner of the Year award Writing a Microsoft award submission is not like any other form of corporate writing. It’s not a white paper. It’s not a case study. It’s a competition—and one where judges are actively looking for... 
by Gail Mercer-MacKay | Microsoft Awards
Gail’s 15-minute video “How to win a Microsoft Partner of the Year Award” Microsoft Awards Preparation Module Click on this link to register for a free module to gather all the information you need to write a compelling awards submission. [HINT: follow the link to the... 
by Gail Mercer-MacKay | Microsoft Awards
Using storytelling techniques to capture and maintain the interest of the judges Introduction All story is change – moments of unexpected change Stories with emotional content result in a better understanding of the key points and enable better recall of these points... 
by Gail Mercer-MacKay | Microsoft Awards
Maximize your entry: Tell a complete story. Introduction Partners typically spend a lot of time building a great customer story as part of their Microsoft Partner of the Year Award submission, and that of course is important. But your customer story is only one piece...
