Welcome to Best of Wichita
Wichita is a unique place. We live, shop, eat and play in beautiful Wichita and we wouldn't have it any other way. The Wichita Eagle is presenting Best of Wichita to engage the community in celebrating the places, restaurants, and local businesses we love.
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​The 2024 contest featured over 7,000 businesses, organizations, and individuals vying fora top-three spot across 243 categories. Such an ambitious program wouldn’t be possible without the dedication of our local team, the support of our advertisers, and, most importantly, the engagement of our readers.
Best of Wichita Promotion
Best of Wichita has over $200,000 in marketing and promotional support from:
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Kansas.com Digital Display
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The Wichita Eagle Newspaper Ads
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Organic Social Media
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Paid Social Media
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Paid Targeted Eblast
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Eblast to Kansas.com Subscribers
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Kansas.com Home Page Takeovers
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Outdoor Advertising
Social media, both organic and paid, help drive traffic to the contest and voting ballot.
During the contest, advertising covers nominations, voting and results in the marketplace, ensuring success, and benefitting the community and local businesses.
How does it work?
During the nomination period, we invite our audience to nominate outstanding establishments and professionals in Wichita and the surrounding areas. Once our nominations are taken, we
will move them to a ballot for official voting. All nominations and voting will be done online votewichitaks.com.
Request your complimentary asset kit that includes badges ready to be incorporated into your social media posts, website, and emails during the contest to encourage voting and engage your audience!