The A-List on WISN.com is a promotional contest and city guide conducted by WISN and CityVoter that profiles local businesses and allows consumers to vote for their favorites. Voting is conducted online at http://wisn.cityvoter.com.
As the only image-based directory of local businesses, the A-List on WISN.com brings together information and visual content to form a unique place for local businesses to promote their business.
Who nominates businesses to the A-List on WISN.com
Nominations can come in through multiple channels. Businesses are nominated by the research team at WISN and CityVoter based on merit. Additionally, nominations come in anonymously and are evaluated for accuracy.
How do I get my business on the A-List?
Any business owner* within following areas: may request to join a contest category in which
their business legitimately provides services or specialization and has
a physical storefront. It's free and easy to add your business to the
A-List, simply visit our List Your Business page!
Where are the contest Rules and Regulations?
You can find the full list of contest rules and documentation here: Contest Rules.
What if my favorite business is not on the A-List on WISN.com?
You can either nominate the business yourself, by visiting our nomination page, or you can encourage the owners to list themselves!
Can a business compete in multiple categories?
No. While many businesses do excel across a broad spectrum of
categories, each business is limited to one contest category during the
8-week voting period. Each business controls which category they compete
in.
How are winners selected?
Contest winners are determined by popular vote. Consumers can only vote once making the A-List on WISN.com the most accurate and fair online voting available. The company with the most votes during the defined voting period wins. Refer to the Contest Rules for more information. Although paid promotion packages help increase business visibility on the site, advertising in no way impacts the vote count.
How do people vote?
Votes are only accepted on the official Contest Site. Voting begins August 4, 2008 and ends September 28, 2008. CityVoter technology ensures voting is fair and accurate. Business owners are strongly encouraged to invite their customers to vote for them, but businesses who attempt to fraudulently manipulate the vote count will be removed from the competition.
Does a star rating or review count as a vote?
No. People may review businesses without voting and vote for a business without writing a review or submitting a rating. Votes are cast when the yellow vote button is clicked. People can see what votes they have cast at anytime by logging into their account and clicking on “Votes” under the “My Stuff” tab.
When will winners be announced?
Winners will be announced after the contest has ended. After that event, WISN will continue to showcase the winners on the A-List on WISN.com under a winners section. All nominees will remain on the A-List on WISN.com guide all year.
How often is the A-List on WISN.com updated?
Constantly. Businesses and consumer nominations are processed
during the contest and the guide will continue to grow after the
contest concludes.
Can I set up a computer at my business and have customers vote when they come into the store?
While it is possible for you to do this, you run the risk of having your customers’ legitimate votes caught in our fraud detection filters. Although you are encouraged to get your customers to vote for you, we do not support this type of voting behavior.
I know that many people have voted for me recently; why haven’t I moved up in the standings?
The standings represent percentages of the total number of votes received for a specific category. While you may be gathering additional votes, so too may other businesses in your category. If everyone is gaining similar numbers of votes, then the percentages may not appear to change much.
*Businesses which are part of a national chain or franchise will be provided with only one listing on the A-List
**Some Milwaukee area businesses in the wedding contest category may fall outside of the defined area.
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