CMX Community Industry Awards
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About the Awards
These awards celebrate the achievements and shine a well-deserved spotlight on individuals and teams in our industry.
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Our nominated categories this year
COMMUNITY AWARDS
Growth Marketing Community
User Group Program
Best New Community
Best Community Podcast
Professional Awards
Executive Leader of a Community Team
Nonprofit Community Professional
Developer Relations
FAQs
Jan 27: Nominations are open
Mar 7: Nominations close
Mar 10: Nominations must be accepted before March 10
Mar 17: Judges are announced
Mar 17: Voting is open
April 7: Voting is closed
April 16: Finalists are announced
May 1: Winners announced in person in Redwood City, CA on May 1 at CMX Summit 2025
Submitting a nomination is easy! Just click on the nomination form, fill out the required details, and hit "Submit." Please note, once your nomination is submitted, the nominee will receive an email notification. The nominee must accept the nomination to advance to the voting round. Nominations that are not accepted by the nominee, will be forfeit and will not be moved to the voting round.
No, multiple nominations won’t impact a nominee’s chances of moving to the next round. Each nominee only needs one valid nomination to advance. So, submitting extra nominations is not necessary.
When a nomination is submitted, the CMX team looks at the validity of the nomination.
- Are the questions answered in full?
- Does it meet the criteria (word or character count if applicable, all questions are answered, etc.)
- Is the nominee relevant to the particular category (eg. if they are nominated for Developer Relations, we ensure they actually work in Developer Relations)
Community Awards
Customer Support Community
- Awarded to a community that enhances customer support and success by fostering engagement, reducing support tickets, and improving customer retention through peer-to-peer assistance and knowledge sharing.
Growth Marketing Community
- Recognizes a community that drives sales, acquisition, and brand growth through advocacy programs, ambassador networks, and engagement strategies that contribute to measurable business success.
User Group Program
- Celebrates a community-led user group or chapter program that connects members, shares knowledge, and fosters engagement through local or virtual events. It is not designed for recognizing individual chapters but rather the overall structure and strategy behind a distributed user group program.
Best New Community
- Awarded to a community launched or relaunched after January 1, 2024, that has quickly grown, engaged members, and demonstrated early success.
Best Community Podcast
- Recognizes a podcast focused on community-building that has an engaged audience, fosters discussion, and released at least five episodes in 2024.
Professional Awards
B2B Community Professional
- Given to an individual building a thriving B2B community that fosters engagement, customer advocacy, and business impact.
Executive Leader of a Community Team
- Recognizes a community executive managing a team and aligning community strategy with business goals to drive growth and engagement. (nominees must have 1 or more direct report to be considered for this award).
Nonprofit Community Professonal
- Awarded to an individual managing a nonprofit community, mobilizing members, increasing engagement, and supporting a cause-driven mission.
Developer Relations (DevRel)
- Celebrates a leader fostering developer engagement, advocacy, and innovation while strengthening connections between developers and technology.
Not all nominations move forward to the voting round. Our team reviews each submission to ensure it meets the eligibility criteria for its category. If a nomination didn’t advance, it may be because it didn’t fully align with the category requirements. Additionally, each nominee must accept their nomination in order to move forward. If the nominee did not accept before March 10, their nomination was not included in the voting round.
If you have any questions about your nomination, feel free to reach out to us at beth@bevy.com
Yes! You can submit nominations for as many people and community teams as you would like.
Yes! You are welcome to nominate yourself, your community, or someone on your team! Go ahead, toot your own horn.
We require your email in order to track the number of times you have voted per category. You are able to vote once per person per category.
Once your nomination is submitted, the nominee will receive an email notification. The nominee must accept the nomination to advance to the voting round. Nominations that are not accepted by the nominee, will be forfeit and will not be moved to the voting round.
Yes! Previous winners are eligible to be nominated again.
Please refer to the Scoring Process here
The judging panel is composed of a group of volunteers who are all members of the CMX Community. Each category has at least two judges, but no more than four. The previous year's winners are invited to be judges in the same category in which they won. Judges are both invited and encouraged to participate, and they are selected based on their industry experience (e.g., folks who work in Developer Relations are assigned to the Developer Relations category) as well as their membership and engagement in the CMX Community (Judges must be members of CMX).
We will be announcing our judges on March 17, 2025
Community Industry Award winners will receive:
- A free ticket to CMX Summit 2026
- a Community Industry Awards trophy
- More prizes to be announced!
Winners will be announced at CMX Summit 2025 (May 1&2, 2025). Winners will receive their trophy in person at CMX Summit 2025. If you are unable to attend, your trophy will be sent to the address you provide at the time.
Great! We’re happy to help. We love any and all feedback on how we can improve your Community Industry Awards experience. Please email Beth at team@cmxhub.com.
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