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 JN contest, which received nearly 150K nominations and votes last year. Enhance 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.
2025 TIMELINE:
Nominations
January 20 - January 31
The more nominations your business receives, the better chance you have to make the final voting ballot!
Voting
February 25 – March 14
Winners Announced
April 20
CATEGORY & SUBCATEGORY 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 leaderboard ad that is displayed at the top of each category. You choose the category where the ad is placed and can leverage the opportunity to ask the public to nominate you for a specific set of subcategories.
CATEGORY SAMPLE:
• Around Town • Automotive • Beauty & Wellness • Food, Dining & Drinking • Health & Medical • Home Improvement • Professional Services • Recreation • Retail
A subcategory ad is a smaller leaderboard ad that is displayed at the top of each subcategory. You choose which subcategory you’d like to sponsor. When multiple sponsorships are present, the ad rotates every 30 seconds.
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!
CUSTOM VOTING PAGE & BALLOT SPONSORS
A Custom Voting Page is a ballot of your own and makes the voting process easy and quick. This unique page includes up to five voting subcategories and is exclusive, your competitors aren’t shown.
Includes:
- Custom URL with your business only
- Print ready one-pager with QR Code and business logo
- Voters see up to 5 subcategories
- Shareable image for optimal social presence, social sharing instructions included
-Redirect message after voting
A Main Ballot Sponsor is the first banner that will be seen before a voter proceeds to select a Category. The sponsorship engages the audience before voting decision are made and can be leveraged to direct the voter as to where your business can be found within the voting ballot.
Ballot Cart Sponsor is the most visible banner on the voting ballot. The banner is always visible within the ballot cart and shows each time a voter selects a business to vote for.
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 23rd.
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 4, 2024
Print Final Art Deadline:
Thursday, June 4, 2024
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.
