Readers’ Choice voting goes digital
Readers’ Choice is already upon us again. Seems like just yesterday businesses were competing for your attention in the hopes you would name them the 2020 Readers’ Choice award winner for a particular category. In case you are new to the area, you will notice businesses proudly displaying their winning certificates for categories ranging from best French fries to best bank. Winning isn’t based on what we think here at the newspaper, but what you, the reader, think.
In the past, we would put a ballot in the newspaper. Everyone who subscribed to the newspaper was able to easily vote for their favorite business or individual. However, we have had businesses complain that their competitors will swoop in and buy all the papers, leaving people left out from voting fairly. This year we are doing things a little differently
In 2021 all of our voting will be done online. Readers will be given a special link in the newspaper, on our website and on our social media pages to vote. Voting will run from May 12 through June 14. The final winners will be shown in our special Readers’ Choice section that will appear in the June 30 newspaper.
Here are the details, everyone will be able to vote for their favorite choice every hour through a write-in ballot they find online. However, those who would like a competitive advantage over their rival can pay to show up on the voting page as a unique choice under each category. Others will only have to depend on their customers writing their name in. Also, for only a small price more one could even add their logo instead of just their name. For those businesses who would like to get even a bigger boost, we will have some additional digital and newspaper advertising you can take advantage of. Contact sales for more information.
Here is what you need to know for this year
- All Ballots are Digital in 2021. There will be no paper voting this year.
- Click on each main category to find a list of options to vote from (best food, people, and places)
- You can vote once every hour per category
- Advertisers can add their name and branding to the ballot. Contact sales for this and more advertising options.
- Voting runs from 5-13-2021 to 6-16-2021
- Voters this year have a chance to win prizes
- Winners will be announced in our June 30 special readers choice awards section in the paper
- The ballots take a few moments to load on the page after the rest of the page loads