Battle of the Businesses - 2012

 

Who was your favorite Bastrop County business of 2012? Your votes decide in the "Battle of the Bastrop County Businesses" contest!!! To nominate your favorite local business, simply comment below. It can be a restaurant, retail shop, spa or salon, photographer, place of entertainment, butcher, baker, or candlestick maker. And yes, you can nominate more than one!

I'll take nominations through Sunday, Jan. 6th at 2pm. On Monday, Jan. 7th, the top-nominated businesses will go head-to-head in "The Voice" inspired battle rounds, where your votes will determine who comes out on top and gets crowned the Heavyweight Champion of Bastrop County for 2012!

*We love and appreciate ALL of our local businesses! This is just a fun contest to bring a little more attention to some of your favorites. So, let's keep it positive!

UPDATE

Jan. 7th, 2013

The Top 16 businesses, nominated by YOU, have been chosen, and here they are...

1. Buttercup Spa
2. Glit -Z- Chix
3. Cherry Blossoms Spa
4. Bastrop Bling Company
5. Sleeping Owl Photography
6. RidgeDog Design and Photography
7. Cripple Creek and Company
8. Giggle N Jump
9. Coffee Dog
10. Maxine's on Main
11. Playhouse Smithville
12. SACS
13. Sugar Shack
14. Kibby Photography and Design Studio
15. Rock N Threads
16. Gracie's

Here's a sneak peek at the brackets...

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UPDATE
Jan. 9th, 2013
There have been some hard-fought battles, but we're down to the FINAL two businesses: Sleeping Owl Photography and Glit -Z- Chix!!! They will battle it out tomorrow, Jan. 10th, beginning at 12pm on our facebook page. Voting will remain open through tonight at 10pm. Whichever business has the most votes at 10pm will be crowned the "Heavyweight Business Champion" of Bastrop County!

Congrats to both of these awesome businesses and to ALL of our local businesses! We're truly blessed to have such wonderful businesses in Bastrop County! I know they appreciate all of your support.

Even though all of our local businesses deserve to be recognized, I do want to give Sleeping Owl Photography and Glit -Z- Chix their much-deserved props for making it to the Final Battle. They're both here because they have a loyal fan/customer base thanks to their outstanding customer service, superb product(s), creative marketing ideas, positive and friendly attitudes, and the fact that they make everyone feel like friends, not just customers. We have a lot of amazing businesses in Bastrop County, and these two are perfect examples of how we do it here!

One thing that sets these two businesses apart, in my opinion, is how they both excel at utilizing social media to promote their services and build relationships, which is a key ingredient to success for a small business in today's world. So, kudos to both of these fabulous businesses for doing such an amazing job!
 
Here's a look at their road to the finals...
 

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Now, LET'S GET READY TO RUUUUMBLLLLLLLLE!!!