They’re back and better than ever! For six years Charlotte parents have given their biggest shout-outs to local businesses and professionals through the Charlotte Smarty Pants Awards. We absolutely LOVE this pink ‘n green award because we {heart} anything local and we love recognizing how awesome our city is. This year is no exception! We want Y-O-U, Smarty Charlotte, to vote for your QC favorites.
We will accept nominations now through 10 PM on February 25th. We’ll tally all entries (one per Smarty email address, please) and announce the winners on Thursday, March 20th. Vote here now!
Presenting the 2014 Charlotte Smarty Pants Awards
Categories:
1) Best maternity boutique
2) Best place to find a baby shower gift
3) Best kid-friendly restaurant
4) Best gal pals lunch spot
5) Best place to get a healthy lunch
6) Best meal service delivery
7) Best date-night spot
8) Best QC workout
9) Best children’s boutique
10) Best children’s shoe store
11) Best bakery
12) Best place to get a frozen treat
13) Best birthday party venue
14) Best local toy store
15) Best pediatrician
16) Best pediatric dentist
17) Best orthodontist
18) Best OB/GYN
19) Best primary care physician
20) Best dermatologist
21) Best salon/spa
22) Best place to get a kids haircut
23) Best local consignment sale
24) Best preschool
25) Best daycare
26) Best private school
27) Best place to take the kids on a rainy day
28) Best family photographer
29) Best summer camp
30) Best dance studio
31) Best place to take swimming lessons
32) Best gymnastics facility
33) Best kids sports program
34) Best gift/stationery boutique
35) Best women’s boutique
36) Best interior designer
37) Best organizer
38) Best holistic wellness coach
39) Best Smarty Mompreneur
Smarty Tools to Spread the Word
It’s no small feat to get your favorites to win – you’ve got to shout it from the ROOFTOPS (and by “rooftops” we mean ALL social media outlets). Get all of your friends excited and ready to vote. Here’s how:
1. Tell your favorite businesses about the 2014 Smarty Awards so they can send out to their biggest fans to vote and score bragging rights. Encourage them to use this link on all forms of social media to get the word out.
2. Use email, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, you name it – spread the word! Sharing on Facebook is EASY – just hit the “Like” button to share to your friends. KEEP SHARING! Who says you can only share once? Keep reminding your friends to vote!
You must also link to this page to help expedite the voting process!
Winners will receive a sign to post in their business/online and one month of inclusion in our new Pinkbook & Smarty Steals offers, just because we {heart} all things local. Winners will also receive year-round placement as a 2014 Smarty Awards Winner on our site. Let’s get Smarty and VOTE HERE TODAY!
We look forward to sharing our 2014 Smarty Awards in our newsletter with you on Thursday, March 20th. Please make sure you are subscribed to the CSP newsletter for all the scoop! Let the Smarty voting begin!
