How To Get Involved

TO ALL NOMINEES: CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NOMINATED!

The Muddy Stilettos Awards are renowned for their quality – we celebrate the most exciting independent businesses in Devon, so to win a Muddy Award is a real mark of distinction.

If you get nominated (nice work), feel free to shout about it! The top five businesses with the most nominations in each category will make it to the Regional Finals.

WHAT TO DO NEXT
The Muddy Awards offer a great marketing opportunity to raise your profile and promote your business to existing and new customers.

We've prepared some assets to help you get involved.

1. Head to the Assets tab to find downloadable assets for use on your social media feeds (social story and reel), as well as a printable PDF poster.
2. Select your county and category and simply download your files.
3. You can choose our in-house assets or create your own social assets with our Muddy Awards 2025 logo.
4. Don't forget to tag @muddy_devon in your posts, link to https://muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/ and use our hashtags #MuddyAwards2025 and #InLoveWithLocal.

DO I NEED TO WAIT FOR MUDDY TO TELL ME I'VE BEEN NOMINATED?
No, you don't need to wait to be contacted by Muddy before promoting your nomination – if you've been told by family/ friends/ customers or have nominated yourself you can start using the Assets straight away.

KINDNESS RULES!
We run the Muddy Awards from a place of warmth and love for all things indie. They are run for FREE from start to finish to support the local business community, and we want the experience to be fun and positive for everyone. As much as businesses want to win, please remain kind and considerate both to our hard-working staff and your fellow businesses.

MAKING THE FINALS
The top 5 businesses with the most nominations will go through to your Regional Finals and will be invited to a celebratory Regional Winners' Drinks Event. Every Regional Winner will also be automatically put forward for the National Finals, where the Muddy Stilettos Editors will crown the 'Best of the Best' in each category as a National Winner, a huge accolade to those winning the ultimate prize.

For more information on the Muddy Awards, and for the most commonly asked questions, head to our FAQs page.