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WINNERS GUIDE

Elevate your brand by putting your ad in front of those looking for a guide to Minnesota’s best.

Benefits Include:

  • Actively being used by consumers deciding what to buy!

    • Over 70% of Minnesota’s Best winner guide readers plan to visit a winner's business and are likely to visit a winner's website.

  • Distribution is second-to-none.

    • Over 208,000 Gloss winner guide copies in 2024

    • The Minnesota Star Tribune newspaper home delivery and single copy throughout Minnesota on Sunday, July 13, 2025

    • Select hotels and retail stores

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Standard Sizes: 1/6 Page, 1/3 Square or Tall Page, 2/3 Page, or Full Page.

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A variety of sizes are available along with guaranteed placement aligning your ad next to the category of choice.

PREMIUM WINNER GUIDE POSITIONS

Supercharge your visibility

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Section Intro Adjacency full page

  • Full page adjacent to the Main Category of your choice

  • One (1) available per Main Category

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Sub-Category Adjacency

  • 2/3 Page, Full Page, or Takeover (Full + 2/3 Page) sizing

  • Adjacent to the Sub-Category of your choice

  • One (1) available per Sub-Category

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2-Page Advertorial Story

  • 2 Full Pages

  • Includes Content Writing

Browse thru the 2024 publication

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© 2025 Star Tribune Media Co., LLC & NERUS Strategies Minnesota's Best and the Minnesota's Best logo are property of Star Tribune and may only be used with express permission. Minnesota's Best is powered by Optimum by NERUS. Minnesota’s Best is a Star Tribune Readers’ Choice Award program created by the Advertising Department to support local businesses and is not affiliated with the newsroom.

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