Free participation
Free Listing
$0
- Unlimited eligible nominations
- Standard business listing
- Shared city and category voting pages
- Individual nomination links
- Basic share image and suggested caption
- No sponsored placement
Business nomination campaign tools
Nomination & Voting Packages
Choose your campaign package after adding your business and eligible nominations. Every plan supports unlimited nominations. Paid plans add promotional tools, analytics, digital assets, and clearly labeled sponsored visibility.
Affordable campaign kit
Entry package
Vote Starter
$29.99 per award season
- Everything included with Free
- Exclusive voting page displaying all active nominations
- Custom shareable voting URL
- Downloadable QR code
- Embeddable website vote button
- Embeddable website vote banner
- Email-signature voting badge
- Ready-to-use social, email, SMS, and website copy
- Core social graphic set
- Assets for one selected nomination category
- Basic visit and referral analytics
Sponsored visibility
Vote Pro
$99 per award season
- Everything included with Vote Starter
- One sponsored nomination category
- Clearly labeled sponsored placement
- Enhanced sponsored nominee card
- Category-specific QR code and direct voting link
- Category-specific campaign graphics
- Multiple website banner sizes
- UTM-ready campaign links
- Nomination-level analytics
Multi-category promotion
Vote Growth
$199 per award season
- Everything included with Vote Pro
- Three sponsored nomination categories
- Category-specific assets for each selected nomination
- Combined multi-category graphics
- Multi-category website voting widget
- Rotating embeddable website banner
- Expanded referral and campaign reporting
- Downloadable campaign performance report
Package purchases do not affect vote totals or award results.
Read the Official Rules
Package overview
Choose the level of promotion that fits your business
Businesses may participate for free or add optional tools to help customers find and share their nominations.
Compare plans
Compare nomination campaign packages
Every plan allows unlimited eligible nominations. Package differences apply only to campaign tools, analytics, and clearly labeled sponsored visibility.
| Feature | Free | Vote Starter | Vote Pro | Vote Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per award season | $0 | $29.99 | $99 | $199 |
| Unlimited eligible nominations | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Standard business listing | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Shared city and category voting pages | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Individual nomination links | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Exclusive business voting page | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Custom shareable voting URL | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Downloadable QR code | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Embeddable website vote button | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Website voting banners | — | Core banner | Multiple sizes | Multiple and rotating |
| Email-signature voting badge | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ready-to-use campaign copy | Basic | Full set | Full set | Full set |
| Social campaign graphics | Basic share image | Core graphic set | Expanded set | Multi-category set |
| Included category asset sets | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Sponsored nomination categories | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Enhanced sponsored nominee card | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Category-specific campaign tools | — | 1 category | 1 category | 3 categories |
| Multi-category voting widget | — | — | — | Yes |
| Campaign analytics | — | Basic | Nomination level | Expanded reporting |
| Select package | Start Free | Choose Starter | Choose Pro | Choose Growth |
Optional category assets and sponsored-category add-ons are offered in the cart after the business, nominations, and base package have been selected.
Campaign toolkit
Tools businesses can share anywhere
Exclusive voting page
Display all active nominations for one business on a single page that can be shared with customers, employees, followers, and community supporters.
Embeddable vote button
Add a simple “Vote for Us” button to a business website that links to the exclusive voting page or a selected nomination.
Website vote banners
Use horizontal, square, sidebar, and mobile banner formats to promote an eligible nomination directly on the business website.
Multi-category widget
Let website visitors choose among several promoted nominations without searching through separate category pages.
Social graphics
Download square, vertical story, and horizontal nomination graphics for announcements, reminders, and last-chance voting posts.
Ready-to-use copy
Copy suggested text for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile, email newsletters, SMS, employee sharing, and website announcements.
QR codes
Link directly to the business voting page or a selected nomination from digital displays, email signatures, or independently printed materials.
Digital print-ready files
Download digital signs, flyers, table cards, and QR sheets that the business may print independently. City Best Awards is not providing printing or shipping this year.
Campaign analytics
Review visits, clicks, referral sources, and available campaign activity. Reporting depth varies by package.
How ordering works
Package selection follows the nomination process
1
Add or claim the business
Create the business listing and confirm the appropriate owner or manager.
2
Add nominations
Add every eligible category and location. There is no package-based nomination limit.
3
Choose a package
Continue with Free or select an optional paid campaign package.
4
Select categories
Choose the nominations that receive assets or sponsored visibility.
5
Complete checkout
Review included categories, add-ons, and the final total before secure Stripe payment.
6
Launch the campaign
Access the voting page, links, QR codes, graphics, copy, embeds, and reporting tools.
Fairness and transparency
Paid promotion is separate from award results
Sponsored placements are labeled
Sponsored businesses will be identified using wording such as “Sponsored” or “Featured Sponsor.”
Votes are never sold
No package creates votes, increases vote weight, or alters validated vote totals.
Organic nominees remain visible
Businesses purchasing sponsorship do not replace or remove the normal nominee list.
Eligibility still applies
A business may sponsor only categories and locations for which it has an eligible nomination.
No guaranteed outcome
Purchasing a package does not guarantee votes, ranking, finalist status, or an award.
Free participation remains available
Businesses may continue using the standard listing and shared voting pages without purchasing a package.
Current award year
Digital products only
City Best Awards will not provide printed signs, plaques, certificates, decals, trophies, or shipped merchandise this year. Packages may include digital print-ready files that businesses can download and print independently.
Start with your business listing and nominations
Package selection will be available after the business and its nominations have been added.
Proposed launch pricing - Version 1.0, July 2026
