Categories
With 50+ categories covering strategy, content creation, and visual & audio storytelling, you’re sure to find [at least] one that showcases your team’s hard work and innovation. Use the buttons below to review the award categories under each topic.
STRATEGY
CONTENT CREATION
VISUAL & AUDIO STORYTELLING
Distinguished Awards
Presented to one agency with 100+ employees.
Presented to the agency that has distinguished itself by creating content marketing that serves as a showcase for the entire industry. The Agency of the Year recognition by the Content Marketing Institute is, perhaps, the greatest award honor a content marketing agency can achieve. The judges look at the agency’s projects and performance over the past year, as well as the innovation behind consistent multi-platform publishing.
To qualify for Agency of the Year, you must submit at least one project submission (but we’d love for you to show off multiple projects!) and complete the agency nomination information on the entry form.
There is an additional $299 fee to nominate your agency (late entry fee of $399 for nominations submitted after 5/18/25).
Presented to one independent agency with fewer than 100 employees.
Presented to the agency that has distinguished itself by creating content marketing that serves as a showcase for the entire industry.
The Agency of the Year recognition by the Content Marketing Institute is, perhaps, the greatest award honor a content marketing agency can achieve. The judges look at the agency’s projects and performance over the past year, as well as the innovation behind consistent multi-platform publishing.
To qualify for Agency of the Year, you must submit at least one project submission (but we’d love for you to show off multiple projects!) and complete the agency nomination information on the entry form.
There is an additional $299 fee to nominate your agency (late entry fee of $399 for nominations submitted after 5/18/25).
Selected as the best of the best.
The Content Marketing Project of the Year award is chosen from the CMA category winners. The judging panel reviews the strategy, innovation, reach, and performance of the category winners and selects the project that showcases excellence is all areas of content marketing.
There are no additional entry requirements — each project entered into the Content Marketing Awards program is eligible for the Project of the Year Award.
Presented to one B2B and one B2C content marketing leader.
Presented to the content marketer who has distinguished themself by creating content and leading the team that serves as a showcase for the entire industry.
The judges review the content marketing projects and performance over the past year, as well as the innovation behind consistent multi-platform publishing.
To qualify for Content Marketer of the Year, you must submit at least one project submission (but we’;d love for you to show off multiple projects!) and complete the content marketer nomination information on the entry form.
Strategy
Content Creation
*Must submit a minimum of three (3) blog entries.
*Must submit a minimum of three (3) blog entries.
NOTE: PRINT OR DIGITAL MATERIALS REQUIRED. (Entry contains an area to upload a digital version of print materials in place of mailing.)
NOTE: PRINT OR DIGITAL EXAMPLE REQUIRED (Entry provides an area to upload digital version.)
NOTE: PRINT OR DIGITAL EXAMPLE REQUIRED.
Visual & Audio Storytelling
NOTE: DIGITAL MATERIALS REQUIRED (Entry contains an area to upload a digital version.
NOTE: PRINT OR DIGITAL EXAMPLES REQUIRED.
NOTE: PRINT OR DIGITAL EXAMPLE REQUIRED (Entry provides an area to upload digital version.)
*Must submit a minimum of three (3) episodes.