About the Awards
These awards celebrate the achievements and shine a well-deserved spotlight on individuals and teams in our industry. We will be announcing the sixth season very soon! Subscribe to the CMX Weekly to be the first to know about important events and dates at CMX.
CMX Summit 2025
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Help us Celebrate the Amazing People and Communities in this Industry
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
- This is awarded to a community that serves customers and drives customer support and/or success
Growth Marketing Community
-This is awarded to a community that helps drive sales and/or acquisition for a brand or company
User Group Program
-This is awarded to a community-led user group program. Also called chapter programs or distributed events
Best New Community
- This is awarded to a community that has launched or relaunched after January 1, 2024 and has shown great success already
Best Community Podcast
- To qualify for Best Community Podcast, the podcast must have released at least 5 new episodes in 2024. This ensures that nominated podcasts are actively creating fresh, engaging content.
Professional Awards
B2B
- This is awarded to an individual who is building a B2B community
Executive Leader
- This is awarded to an individual who is leading a community team (nominees must have 1 or more direct report to be considered for this award)
Nonprofit
-This is awarded to an individual who is building or managing a community for a nonprofit organization
DevRel
-This is awarded to an individual who is building or managing a developer relations community
Yes! However, you can only nominate one person or community per category.
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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