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Digiday Content Marketing Awards
The Digiday Content Marketing Awards recognize the companies and campaigns that are evolving media and marketing through notable content. This year, new accolades will be awarded to honor innovative use of AI in workflows and exemplary optimization strategies for content discovery. Past winners include industry leaders at companies such as Amazon, 7-Eleven, The Walt Disney Company, OMD and many others.
To access everything you’ll need to join the ranks of our past winners including our entry kit, expert tips for crafting a winning entry and past coverage of this program here.
Submit your entries nowKey Dates
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Early Deadline: Jan 16, 2026$499 per entry
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Regular Deadline: Feb 27, 2026$599 per entry
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Last Chance Deadline: Apr 24, 2026$729 per entry
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Categories
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Best Content Optimization Strategy
Awarding the strategy that has most effectively enhanced content performance through testing, insights, and refinement to achieve set goals for changing search and discovery trends.
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Best Use of AI in Personalization
Awarding the best use of AI to achieve personalization at scale to promote a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of AI in Content Production
Awarding the AI-driven, internal workflow and/or tool that has most effectively and creatively supported the promotion of a brand, product or service.
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Brand Publication of the Year
Awarding the print, digital publication or newsletter that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Content Marketing Partner of the Year
Awarding the agency or publisher that has most consistently met or exceeded client goals through content marketing campaigns.
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Best In-House Content/Brand Studio
Awarding the in-house studio that has been most successful in achieving set goals.
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Best Content Marketing Platform
Awarding the best content marketing software for content creation, management, distribution and beyond.
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Best Use of Short-Form Video
Awarding a short-form video strategy that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of Long-Form Video
Awarding a long-form video strategy that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of Data
Awarding a content strategy that, through the use of data, most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Use of Social
Awarding a social media strategy that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of TikTok
Awarding a TikTok strategy that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of Shoppable Content
Awarding the most effective use of shoppable content used to promote a product, brand or service.
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Best Use of AI-generated Content
Awarding the most effective and creative use of AI-generated content used to promote a product, brand or service.
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Best Event
Awarding the virtual, hybrid and/or live event that most effectively promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Podcast
Awarding a podcast that has most successfully achieved set goals on behalf of a brand.
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Best Use of Creator Marketing
Awarding the use of creator marketing that has most effectively promoted a product, brand or service.
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Best Branded Content Series - B2B
Awarding an ongoing branded content series that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Content Series - B2C
Awarding an ongoing branded content series that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Most Innovative Use of Content
Awarding a format, unit or form of advertising that has most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Use of Native Advertising/Sponsored Content
Awarding the use of native advertising or sponsored content that most successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Content Site - B2B
Awarding a B2B content destination that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Branded Content Site - B2C
Awarding a B2C content destination that has successfully promoted a brand, product or service.
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Best Multi-Channel Strategy
Awarding the content distribution strategy that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Agency/Client Collaboration
Awarding the agency/client collaboration that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Brand/Creator Collaboration
Awarding the brand/creator collaboration that has most successfully achieved set goals.
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Best Experiential Marketing Campaign
Awarding an experiential marketing campaign that has successfully achieved set goals via an in-person experience.
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Most Impactful Campaign
Awarding a campaign that delivered the strongest impact or viral momentum in support of key business objectives.
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Best Product Launch Campaign
Awarding a content marketing campaign that has successfully generated buzz or increased awareness around the launch of a new product or publication.
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Best Community Building Campaign
Awarding the campaign that’s been most effective in building or fostering community among customers or users.
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Most Innovative Marketing Team
Awarding the team that has demonstrated excellence in aligning content marketing with broader marketing and business strategies, creating cohesive, multi-channel campaigns that delivered outstanding results.
Judges
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Miriam OdabePRINCIPAL CONSULTANTRÄ’:THINK STRATEGY -
Jamie MaunderCHIEF CREATIVE OFFICERMÄ€DIN -
Matthew CookSVP, GROUP CREATIVE DIRECTORTHE VARIABLE -
Kaila RotiHEAD OF CONTENT + CREATIVITYHEARTS & SCIENCE -
Carlton LockettHEAD OF CREATIVE STRATEGYMY CODE -
Alina BennyHEAD OF CONTENTAURA -
Tim HarkinsEXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTORHOOK -
Jessica LauriaHEAD OF BRAND MARKETINGGOPUFF -
James BarkleyCREATIVE DIRECTORESSENCEMEDIACOM -
Ashlee PigaCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERNOBLESTREAM MARKETING -
Sree SreenivasanCO-FOUNDER & CEODIGIMENTORS -
Chris PhillipsVP, BRANDED CONTENT SALES AND STRATEGYREALTOR.COM -
Lauren MurphySVP, MARKETING & BRAND STRATEGYAPARTMENT THERAPY MEDIA -
Dmitrii OsipovskiiINTERACTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTORPPK -
Sudha RanganathanDIRECTOR, PRODUCT MARKETINGLINKEDIN -
Gabe GordonCEOREACH AGENCY -
Lauren KaiserSENIOR DIRECTOR, B2B MARKETINGTHE NEW YORK TIMES -
Douglas BrundageFOUNDER & CEOKINGSLAND -
Kerry DoyleEVP, CARAT CONTENTCARAT USA -
Lexi NovakVP CREATIVE DIRECTORBETCHES -
Yadira HarrisonCO-FOUNDERVERB -
Emily StutzmanCEO & CO-OWNERHAPPYLUCKY -
Nina RuheDIGITAL CONTENT STRATEGISTEP+CO -
Darren WongPRESIDENT, ACCOUNT SERVICESPCA -
Ali GrayEXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTORFREETHINK MEDIA -
Agatha SzerejkoMEDIA DIRECTORGOOD APPLE -
Ana CalapaACCOUNT DIRECTORREMEZCLA
Judging Criteria
Judges will be looking for companies or campaigns that can clearly demonstrate success over the past 12 months. Judges are seeking companies or campaigns that have seized challenges and created opportunities and will evaluate entries based on the following criteria: Innovation, Creativity, Consumer Value, Results and Overall.
Judges will require evidence to substantiate all entries. This can include details of financial performance, specific KPIs, creative evidence in the form of a sizzle reel, campaign images, or links to the final project or related sites. The judges will also consider the structure, presentation and clarity of each entry.
Judging Process
Judges will score each entry prompt and consider any supporting materials submitted. After each judge submits their score for the above criteria, the scores of each criteria will then be averaged and then combined to determine an overall score for each entry. The highest scoring entries will appear on the shortlist and winner lists.
Confidentiality
All material will remain confidential to the judges. Only the 'Credits' section of an entry will be made public via the shortlist/winners announcement. If you win a particular category, our team may summarize the entry for shortlist/winner announcements and winners guides.
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