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Minnesota’s Best

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Minnesota’s Best

As Minnesota’s largest and most trusted media company, it’s always our mission to help support a flourishing business community. And that’s exactly what Minnesota’s Best is all about. Minnesota’s Best is a best-of contest created to help all the valuable businesses we appreciate not only survive but thrive.

How Does It Work?

Minnesota’s Best is an audience-driven contest. Businesses are nominated by owners, managers, customers, and/or fans. There is no cost for businesses to participate in the contest.
 

Businesses are nominated in one of over 350 categories are then vetted, verifying that they provide the service that they are nominated for and that they serve Minnesota.
 

The public can vote once each day during the voting period. See the official contest rules here.
 

There are three winners (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) in each sub-category. See the 2024 winners here! The 2024 digital flipbook is available year-round.

 

In 2024, there were 7,390 businesses with a total of over 18,000 nominations. There were over 1,174,000 votes, with 725 unique businesses placed as Gold, Silver, or Bronze winners. Over 200,000 copies of the 2024 Minnesota’s Best Winners Guide were distributed throughout the Twin cities and Outstate Minnesota.

 

AUDIENCE

Use Minnesota’s Best to reach these targets

Reach close to 700,000 tech-savvy, educated young adults.
Reach nearly 1.3 million adults with household incomes over $100,00.
From dining out to cooking at home, reach over 300,000 adult food lovers.
Reach 1.2 million people who attended live theater, concerts, and art museums in the last 12 months.
From pros to preps, reach more than 1.5 million adults who have attended a sports event in the last 12 months.
Reach 707,000 advance degree seeking students and intending to go back to school in the next 12 months.
Reach 1.1 million adults who plan to look for a job in the next 12 months.
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    ABOUT

    Minnesota’s Best

    As Minnesota’s largest and most trusted media company, it’s always our mission to help support a flourishing business community. And that’s exactly what Minnesota’s Best is all about. Minnesota’s Best is a best-of contest created to help all the valuable businesses we appreciate not only survive but thrive.