Industrial Marketing Summit 2027
2027 Industrial Marketing Awards
Celebrating the Best in Industrial Marketing
From building stronger brands and launching innovative product campaigns to creating content that helps engineers and technical buyers make informed decisions, the Industrial Marketing Awards are designed to celebrate those who are raising the bar for marketing across the industrial sector.
The awards presentation will happen at IMS 2027.
Who Can Enter
The Industrial Marketing Awards are open to companies marketing products, technologies, and services to industrial and technical audiences.
Industrial companies may submit their own work. Agencies and marketing partners may submit work on behalf of their clients. Awards are presented to the industrial company, with agencies and partners recognized as contributors alongside the winning work.
Eligible work must have been developed and executed between September 1, 2025 and December 18, 2026.
The Details
Submissions Open
September 15, 2026
Submission Deadline
December 18, 2026
Entry Fee
$199 per submission
Award Presentation
Wednesday, February 24
What You’ll Need to Enter
Submissions should tell the story behind the work and demonstrate both the thinking that went into it and the impact it achieved.
Depending on the category, entrants should be prepared to provide:
- An overview of the marketing challenge or opportunity
- Campaign or program objectives
- Target audience and relevant customer or market insights
- Strategy and approach
- Description of execution and channels used
- Representative creative assets, examples, or links
- Results and impact, including measurable outcomes when available
- Agency and marketing partner credits, when applicable
We know industrial buying cycles can be long and that not every successful marketing initiative can be tied directly to closed revenue. Relevant results may include brand awareness, engagement, content consumption, qualified leads, RFQs, opportunities, product adoption, revenue, or other metrics appropriate to the campaign’s objectives.
Companies may submit multiple campaigns and may enter eligible work in more than one category. A separate $199 entry fee applies to each submission/category.
2027 Award Categories
Industrial Brand Campaign of the Year
Recognizes a brand awareness, positioning, rebranding, or corporate identity campaign designed to strengthen an industrial company’s branding and position in its market.
Industrial Product Launch of the Year
Recognizes marketing surrounding the introduction or relaunch of an industrial product, technology, solution, or service.
Industrial Content Marketing Program of the Year
Recognizes exceptional use of educational or technical content, such as articles, white papers, research, video, webinars, podcasts, guides, or related programs.
Industrial Event Marketing Campaign of the Year
Recognizes exceptional marketing surrounding a trade show, proprietary event, customer event, roadshow, conference, or virtual/hybrid event.
Industrial Marketing Innovation of the Year
Recognizes an innovative application of AI, data, technology, personalization, new channels, or another emerging approach to solve an industrial marketing challenge.
Industrial Marketer of the Year*
Recognizes an individual marketer working within an industrial company who demonstrates exceptional leadership, innovation, business impact, and contribution to the industrial marketing profession.
*There is no fee to nominate an Industrial Marketer of the Year.
Best in Show
Industrial Marketing Campaign of the Year**
Recognizes the strongest overall entry across the campaign categories based on strategy, execution, creativity, and measurable impact.
**There is no separate entry for Industrial Marketing Campaign of the Year. Eligible category winners will automatically be considered for this Best-in-Show honor.
How Entries Will Be Judged
Entries will be evaluated by a panel of industrial marketing experts, with consideration given to:
Strategy
Was the work grounded in a clear business or marketing challenge, a strong understanding of the intended audience, and a thoughtful strategic approach?
Execution
How effectively was the strategy brought to life?
Creativity and Innovation
Did the work demonstrate fresh thinking or an effective new approach?
Industrial Relevance
How well did the work address the unique audiences, buying processes, and challenges of industrial marketing?
Results and Impact
Did the work achieve meaningful, measurable results against its stated objectives?
Judging criteria may be weighted differently depending on the award category.
Why Enter?
The Industrial Marketing Awards are an opportunity to showcase the work advancing marketing across manufacturing, engineering, automation, and other industrial markets.
Winning companies and their marketing partners will receive industry-wide recognition and will be celebrated alongside fellow industrial marketing leaders at the 2027 Industrial Marketing Summit.
Most importantly, the awards provide a platform to share the strategies, ideas, and results that are moving industrial marketing forward.
Ready to Showcase Your Best Work?
Submit your best industrial marketing work for the inaugural 2027 Industrial Marketing Awards and help set the standard for excellence in industrial marketing.
Entry fee: $199 per submission
Deadline: December 18, 2026