Ready to nominate?
Choose the category that best fits your achievement and submit your nomination with supporting evidence. Individual Professional Awards are free to enter.
Quick Start Guide
- Select your category — Browse Awards Categories and pick the one that best fits your achievement.
- Prepare your evidence — Gather metrics, results, links, screenshots, testimonials, and case studies.
- Submit your nomination — Complete the form on the category page with clear, concise information.
For detailed guidance, see 5 Tips for a Winning Nomination and our guides for marketing and e-commerce awards.
Key Dates & Timeline
| Period | Dates | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Standard Application | 12 January 2026 – 12 April 2026 | Standard fees apply. Early submission recommended. |
| Late Application | 13 April 2026 – 20 April 2026 | Higher fees apply. Limited availability. |
| Winners Announcement | 20 May 2026 | Winners published on the official website. |
Recency Period: Achievements must fall within 3 years (12 January 2023 – 12 April 2026).
Popular Categories
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Individual Professionals
Leadership, marketing, tech, creative, operations, and regional excellence categories.
E-Commerce Business
Companies, startups, marketplaces, D2C brands, and industry verticals.
Marketing Campaigns
Digital marketing campaigns, content strategies, and channel excellence.
Technology & Platforms
MarTech, CRM, AI applications, and commerce infrastructure.
Step-by-Step Nomination Process
- Select your category
Start on the Awards Categories page and choose the category that best fits your achievement. If you are unsure, pick the closest category — the Organizing Committee may reassign a nomination to a more appropriate category where reasonable. - Prepare your evidence
Strong nominations include clear objectives, context, your approach, and evidence: metrics, outcomes, product screenshots, dashboards, public links, case studies, testimonials, media mentions, or independent validation. - Complete the nomination form
Write clearly and concisely. Use numbers where possible (growth, conversion, retention, ROI, cost reduction, delivery time, engagement, etc.) and explain your baseline and timeframe. - Pay the nomination fee (if applicable)
Some categories are free to enter; others require a nomination fee at checkout. See Fees & Payment. - Submit and receive confirmation
After submission you should receive an email confirmation. If you do not receive it, contact [email protected].
Eligibility Basics
- Relevance: the nomination must relate to e-commerce, digital marketing, or the wider digital commerce ecosystem (including technology, platforms, HR/talent, content/media, events, education).
- Recency: achievements should fall within the Recency Period: 3 years (12 January 2023 – 12 April 2026).
- Right to submit: you must have the right to share the content you provide and the right to grant the Organizer permission to publish winner announcements.
The full eligibility rules, including disqualification grounds (e.g., misrepresentation), are defined in the Terms & Conditions.
After You Submit
- Administrative check: the Organizing Committee screens for completeness and basic eligibility.
- Assignment to judges: nominations are assigned to judges with relevant expertise and screened for conflicts of interest.
- Criteria-based scoring: each category uses a published scoring framework (criteria & weights).
- Quality review: the Organizer may conduct consistency checks and disqualify nominations that breach the rules.
Important Fairness Note
All nominations are evaluated within the same judging period using the same published rules. The Awards Program does not offer “priority” judging, paid acceleration, or any service that would alter the scoring process or outcomes.