Local.com's annual Best of Local program, launched in 2008, features the best
businesses as rated by consumers in 15 cities and 20 categories across the U.S.
Businesses were ranked based on the quantity and quality of the reviews that have
been submitted about their business by visitors to Local.com. Best of Local winners
were selected and announced in December. Best of Local award recipients receive
program related recognition and publicity in addition to an official framed certificate,
window decals to display in their business, the official Best of Local icon displayed on
their business listing, their business listed on the winners page and enhanced SEO
for their business listing.
Best of Local was a huge undertaking involving a national online marketing effort to
recognize regional businesses in 15 major markets: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas,
Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, Orlando,
Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco and Washington D.C. 15,000 total reviews were
written on the site as a result of the program and more than 25,700 consumers
registered as new Local.com user community members during the course of the
program.
