Best of Butler County is a community contest highlighting the best of what our area has to offer from dining and shopping to arts and entertainment.
Align your business with this contest by enhancing your visibility through various sponsorship opportunities that include online digital presence March through May and wraps up with a special Journal-News print section. Your investment in this initiative will provide you with an opportunity to reach this highly engaged, influential audience.
2024 TIMELINE:
Nominations
March xx – March xx
The more nominations your business receives, the better chance you have to make the final voting ballot!
Voting
April xx – May xx
Winners Announced
Friday, June xx
(in digital)
Sunday, June xx
(in special print section)
CATEGORY & CONTEST SPONSORSHIPS
Best of Butler County is comprised of 9 categories and over 120 contests that fall under each of the categories.
A category ad is a large ad that is displayed at the top of each category. There is one ”category” sponsorship available for each of the nine (9) categories.
CATEGORY SAMPLE:
• Around Town • Automotive • Beauty & Wellness • Food, Dining & Drinking • Health & Medical • Home Improvement • Professional Services • Recreation • Retail
A contest ad is a smaller ad that is displayed at the top of each contest. There are up to five (5) rotating sponsors for each – these ad placements are not category exclusive.
CONTEST SAMPLES:
Best of ... Apartment Complexes, Attraction, Auto Sales Staff, Car Wash, Barber, Gym, Hair Salon, Massage Therapists, Spa, Coffee Shop, Diner, Donut Shop, Steakhouse, Assisted Living, Orthopedists, Bathroom Remodeler, Door/Window, Animal Clinic, Attorney, Bank...And Many More!
ENHANCED LISTING
With an enhanced listing, a business entry can showcase much more than just their name. Enhanced listings provide additional features by showing their business address, contact info, and direct links to social media pages. By having an enhanced listing, the entrant will be placed at the top of the category, above all non-enhanced listings. They also include a unique URL to an enhanced listing page. This page will feature a vote button and only one entrant.
DIGITAL ADS
Digital advertising banner impressions to run across our Cox First Media Exclusive network of websites and apps and alongside Best of Butler County content
FULL COLOR ADS
In the special print section of the Journal-News on Sunday, June 25th.
1/8 Page 4.93” x 2.25”
¼ Page 4.93” x 4.75”
½ Page Vertical 4.93” x 9.75”
½ Page Horizontal 10” x 4.75”
Full Page 10”x 9.75”
Inside Front Cover 10” x 9.75”
Back Cover 10” x 9.75”
Print Ad Reservation Deadline:
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
Print Final Art Deadline:
Thursday, June 15, 2023
The contest will be heavily promoted via print, social media/digital and other media outlets.
Best of Butler County is a community contest highlighting the best of what our area has to offer from dining and shopping to arts and entertainment. Align your business with this contest by enhancing your visibility through various sponsorship opportunities. Sponsorship includes:
- Online digital presence on Journal-News.com from March - July.
- Inclusion in a special print section that will be inserted into the Journal-News on Sunday, June x.
Your investment in this initiative will provide you with an opportunity to reach this influential audience.
