Get the word out and engage all of Minnesota.​
 

1. Make sure your Business is nominated in the correct categories. We feature over 350 nomination categories, including beauty and fitness, entertainment, shopping, restaurants and bars, agriculture, motors, real estate, health and wellness, recreation, and more.
    

2. Get your Fan Base to vote for you by using:​

• A Custom Voting Page that acts as a landing page for all media campaigns that links directly to contest voting.​

• Minnesota’s Best Free Promotional Assets, including the Nominations and Voting Badges, in your marketing campaign.​

• #MNBest, the official program hashtag, to reach new audiences, create social media discussions, and encourage voting. ​

• QR Codes to make it easy for your fans to vote for you when you add them on menus, at front desks, and more.​ Our Custom Voting Pages include a QR Code for your use!

• Promotional ad units on the Voting site like Ballot Buttons, Voting Navigation Ads, and Jumbo Voting Ads. ​

• Star Tribune Print & Digital advertising products to reach the rest of your fans and reinforce voting. ​
   

  3. Promote your business when the winners are announced with: ​

• Minnesota’s Best Winners Guide and the Star Tribune newspaper distributed throughout Minnesota.​

• Minnesota’s Best Star Tribune and Programmatic Digital Products to reach targeted new potential customers.​

• Utilize the Minnesota's Best Winners Toolkit, Minnesota’s Best Winner’s Logo to promote your business (with a minimum licensing fee).