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WINNERS GUIDE

Elevate your brand by putting your ad in front of those looking for a guide to Minnesota’s best.

Benefits Include:

  • Actively being used by consumers deciding what to buy!

    • Over 70% of Minnesota’s Best winner guide readers plan to visit a winner's business and are likely to visit a winner's website.

  • Distribution is second-to-none!

    • Over 200,000 Winners Guide copies in 2026

    • Sunday, June 28, Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper Home Delivery & Single Copy in the metro area and Outstate Minnesota

    • Select Hotels

    • Select retail stores, including Hy-Vee, Cub, and the Mall of America

    • Sun Country Airlines in-flight entertainment experience:

    • Over 8,000 unique reads and over 700 hours of engagement for the 2025 Winners Guide

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A variety of sizes are available along with guaranteed placement aligning your ad next to the category of choice.

PREMIUM WINNER GUIDE POSITIONS

Supercharge your visibility

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Section Intro Adjacency full page

  • Full page adjacent to the Main Category of your choice

  • One (1) available per Main Category

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Sub-Category Adjacency

  • 2/3 Page, Full Page, or Takeover (Full + 2/3 Page) sizing

  • Adjacent to the Sub-Category of your choice

  • One (1) available per Sub-Category

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2-Page Advertorial Story

  • 2 Full Pages

  • Includes Content Writing

Browse thru the 2025 publication

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© 2026 Star Tribune Media Co., LLC & NERUS Strategies Minnesota's Best and the Minnesota's Best logo are property of the Minnesota Star Tribune and may only be used with express permission. Minnesota's Best is powered by Optimum by NERUS. Minnesota’s Best is a Minnesota Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award program created by the Advertising Department to support local businesses and is not affiliated with the newsroom.

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