Best of Chico is back – mightier than ever!
Every year, the CN&R’s Best of Chico contest energizes the Chico community and creates a lot of excitement around businesses, places, people and more as our readers vote for their local favorites.
It brings in new customers, hundreds of thousands of web impressions, and 60,000 votes plus from local engaged residents. Best of Chico has new features in 2024: an open write-in nomination round, additional categories, and more visible advertising options integrated into the ballot.
During the nomination round, readers will be allowed to vote multiple times for their faves (first time ever!), which means more exposure for your advertising and more engagement with your community. Encourage your stalwart fans to vote for you every day! Ads will be integrated into various parts of the ballot as effective reminders to vote for you.
The Nomination Ballot runs May 1 through May 30. Votes will be tallied, and the top 5 finalists in each category will advance to the Final Voting Round—July 1 through July 30—to determine the winners in each category. Winners will be unveiled in August.
Here are many ways, at a range of price-points, that you can remind voters to nominate you. Some positions are limited to first-come, first-served. To secure your ad placement, please contact Ray Laager at rlaager@newsreview.com:
Group Sponsor, Shared $1000, (Two positions available per group), Exclusive $1800
- There are nine groups: Beauty & Fitness, Community, Food & Drink, Health, House & Home, Nightlife, Services, Shopping, and The Arts
- A 728×90 px ad shown on the chosen group landing page stays in view when the voter scrolls the page. Mobile ad is 300×50 px.
- 25% share of voice in interstitial ad that appears every 5 listings as voters scroll through the ballot in a given group, 50% share of voice for Exclusive. (Interstitial ads are shared with primary sponsors.) Desktop ad is 970×250 px and mobile view is 300×600 px.
- Sponsor a category with a category display ad. A 300×600 px display ad directly next to the category of your choosing. On mobile devices, this ad will display above the voting in a standard 300×250 px. When there are multiple ads in a category, the ads will automatically rotate through all of the options.
- Ads will link to your website.
- Custom voting link provided upon request.
- See a complete list of categories here.
Category Display Ad $400 (Five positions available per category)
A 300×600 px display ad directly next to the category of your choosing. On mobile devices, this ad will display above the voting in a standard 300×250 px. When there are multiple ads in a category, the ads will automatically rotate through all of the options. Ad will link to your website.
See a complete list of categories here.
Category One-click Nomination $200
Your company as a one-click suggestion under the category of your choosing so readers can nominate you.
See a complete list of categories here.
Category Profile Card $350 (Five positions available per category)
225×225 px logo image and 600×500 px featured image. This is the one click nomination with the addition of your company bio, website, and social media accounts providing additional company information. Ad will link to your website.
See a complete list of categories here.
Don’t forget to promote your business during the nomination round with free social media graphics, posters, and table tents available for download at chico.newsreview.com/bocpromo.