THE Best of Barnsley Awards are being launched to showcase the best of what these two vibrant sectors have to offer.

All businesses that enter will be featured in the Barnsley Chronicle newspaper over the coming weeks so there's priceless free publicity just for entering.

This exposure will be seen by thousands of Chronicle readers both in paper and online every week As well as an initial story when they are nominated, the five shortlisted finalists in each category will also be featured in the Chronicle in more detail in the final weeks before the awards are staged.

A brief video shot on location at each the the finalists’ premises will be shown on the giant screens at the awards night.

All the finalists will get a HD copy of this video for them to use on their website and / or social media feeds.

Post awards, there will be a special supplement featuring profiles of all the finalists as well as pictures of the winners with their trophies and the general excitement of the occasion. Winning an award will be the icing on the cake for the lucky winners – but simply entering and being shortlisted for an award is a great boost to brand awareness and is a valuable step towards setting your business apart from the rest.

There's also no better way to motivate staff than by putting your business forward for an award. Recognising talented teams is a massive boost for morale – giving staff a real sense of pride.

The conclusion of Best of Barnsley will be an awards night which will bring together the town’s most influential and successful retail and leisure leaders for a chance to network, find out what your rivals are up to – and enjoy a real celebration of all that’s good about the borough’s retail and leisure world.

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The Best of Barnsley Retail and Leisure Awards will offer something for pretty much every business.

Businesses can either nominate themselves – or customers can do it on their behalf.

Once the shortlist is announced, our team of undercover mystery shoppers will then visit each of the finalists and rate their performance against strict criteria.