Celebrating AI Innovations — Enter the SmartBrief Innovation Awards in AI
Returning for 2026, the SmartBrief Innovation Awards in AI are here to celebrate the most cutting-edge products and solutions leveraging AI to solve business challenges and unlock opportunities. If your organization is shaping the future of AI in your industry, this program is for you.
The Innovation Awards in AI are presented in tandem with SmartBrief's industry-leading AI Impact series of virtual events, where content experts are leading the conversation on the evolution of AI in retail, marketing, IT/cybersecurity, finance, education, and more.
SmartBrief's audience of 7 million-plus leaders, decision—makers and B2B purchasing influencers are exploring and embracing AI - at their own organizations and across their industries. Our targeted B2B content covering all the latest trends and insights is designed to keep readers at the top of their professional game.
Leverage the SmartBrief Innovation Awards in AI to put your solutions in front of these high-impact professionals, who look to SmartBrief for insights and answers as they make the most of AI in their work today—and tomorrow.
Use the button below to start your entry today, or continue to browse the site for more information!
Key Information
ENTRY FEES:
$495.00 for a single entry (with discounts available for multiple entries)
ENTRY DEADLINE:
WINNERS ANNOUNCED:
23:59 PST on October 2, 2026
October, 2026
Benefits Of Entering
NOMINEES
All entrants will receive a nominee badge to promote their entry. This can be used for promotion, both domestically and internationally.
Nominees will be featured in a shortlist article (providing your product uses AI and meets eligibility criteria), published to SmartBrief's 6 million-plus online readers.
WINNERS
As a winner, you will star in a half-page feature piece about your solution/product in a post-award digital guide to the future of AI. This will include all winners, including a solution/product image, company name and solution/product description.
Winners will be featured in winner-announcement articles published on SmartBrief's website, newsletters and social channels.
Winners will receive fully-licensed assets, including a winners badge in a range of formats, a pre-made social banner, and a template press release.
About SmartBrief
A subsidiary of Future B2B, SmartBrief is the leading digital media publisher of targeted business news and information by industry. Providing the need-to-know industry news and analysis that leaders rely on to get ahead — and stay there.
SmartBrief's unique audience model gives marketers a trusted channel for reaching highly qualified audiences, and SmartBrief's vast stores of targeted first-party data enable meaningful connections. When you align with SmartBrief, you also align with industry-leading trade associations, positioning your brand as a source of valuable insight and answers.
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