{"id":932907,"date":"2026-09-09T07:16:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/shopmy-google-and-wordpress-are-among-this-years-digiday-technology-awards-finalists\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T07:16:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T12:16:32","slug":"shopmy-google-and-wordpress-are-among-this-years-digiday-technology-awards-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/09\/shopmy-google-and-wordpress-are-among-this-years-digiday-technology-awards-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"ShopMy, Google and WordPress are among this year\u2019s Digiday Technology Awards finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Digiday Awards<\/a><\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 September 8, 2026<\/span> \u00a0\u2022<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This year\u2019s Digiday Technology Awards finalists reflect an industry adapting to a rapidly changing digital landscape, with AI-ready infrastructure, first-party data, privacy and operational efficiency emerging as defining priorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Across publishing, commerce and advertising, technology leaders are rethinking the systems that underpin digital experiences and finding new ways to make those systems more responsive to both evolving consumer behavior and the demands of AI-driven discovery.<\/p>\n

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WordPress earned a finalist spot in the Best Content Management System category for its WordPress VIP platform. The platform is helping organizations rethink the role of the CMS as AI reshapes how audiences discover information. In partnership with Pew Research Center, WordPress VIP transformed Pew\u2019s CMS into infrastructure designed for machine readability and attribution, making its research easier for AI systems to discover and interpret. The work demonstrated how the CMS is evolving beyond a publishing tool into a strategic foundation for AI-driven discovery, development and content operations.<\/p>\n

ShopMy, which is nominated for Best E-Commerce Technology, used first-party audience signals and creator-led curation to build a different model for digital commerce and product discovery. Its shopping app connected consumers with creators they trusted and allowed them to follow curated collections, save products and make purchases directly within the platform. This gives brands a direct channel to high-intent shoppers while creating additional monetization opportunities for creators, illustrating how technology can use audience data to strengthen the connection between discovery and purchase without relying entirely on algorithmic recommendations.<\/p>\n

Google is a finalist for Best Sell-Side Programmatic Platform for its work with The Guardian. Using Google Ad Manager, The Guardian applied first-party signals to improve audience addressability and monetization while simplifying its programmatic supply chain in a post-cookie environment. The resulting gains in signal coverage, revenue and operational performance pointed to a broader industry shift: privacy-compliant technology is increasingly expected to improve business outcomes rather than simply replace legacy targeting methods.<\/p>\n

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Together, this year\u2019s finalists represent a technology industry moving from adaptation toward reinvention. As AI, privacy and changing audience behaviors continue to reshape digital media and commerce, these companies offer a glimpse of how the infrastructure beneath the internet may evolve next.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for the reveal of this year\u2019s winners. In the meantime, check out the full shortlist below.<\/p>\n

Best Affiliate Marketing Platform<\/strong>
NucleusLinks Drives 129% Affiliate Revenue Uplift for Zilch
The CJ Platform
Sally Beauty, impact.com & Tombras Drive Affiliate Growth
Superfiliate<\/p>\n

Best Agentic AI Tool \u2013 NEW<\/strong>
FERM\u00c0T \u2013 Agentic Commerce Platform
Uma, Upwork\u2019s Mindful AI
Seel
Search Atlas: The First Agentic AI Marketing Platform
Flipkart Commerce Cloud \u2013 Agentic Commerce Suite
PubMatic AgenticOS: Autonomous Advertising Platform<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Best AI Platform<\/strong>
Clinch\u2019s Flight Control: AI Content Orchestration Platform
Conversational AI Solves for Product Discovery for Onewheel
Rokt \u2013 AI-Powered Relevance at the Transaction Moment
Bria \u2013 Introducing the Controllable Visual AI Platform
Disney excites travelers using Cluep\u2019s AI Agent
WRITER & Qualcomm: A New Standard for Brand Excellence<\/p>\n

Best AI Tool<\/strong>
Incubeta \u2013 Seamless Search
PMG \u2013 Alli Operating System
Conative AI: Inventory Planning for Modern Ecommerce
LTX \u2013 Launch of LTX-2.3
PolyAI & SafeRide: The AI agent America\u2019s patients call
Blockboard \u2013 Launch of BlockVantage AI Campaign Tool<\/p>\n

Best Alternative Identification Technology<\/strong>
Mundial Media\u2019s Cadmus AI
PODiQ Identity by Consumable for Sonoro Intelligencia
Seedtag and Qatar Tourism: Privacy-First Global Campaign
Nexxen Discovery Drives Visitation for AOT
Intent IQ: Empowering Buy-Side & Sell-Side Simultaneously<\/p>\n

Best Attribution Tool<\/strong>
Kroger Precision Marketing \u2013 PrecisionView 360
Digital Remedy Connects the Dots for Ski Resort
Spectrum Reach\u2019s MSA Drives Attribution for Matter Brothers
Max Connect Digital\u2019s Kudos AI
Mastercard Commerce Media<\/p>\n

Best Automation Tools and\/or Platform<\/strong>
Kevel Console + CoinGecko: Where Retail Media Runs Itself
NucleusLinks x Zilch: 129% Revenue Uplift Through Automation
Celtra Unifies McDonald\u2019s Creative Operations at Scale
Foam, part of Whalar Group
GetResponse -Automation and AI Recommendations
ThisIsWhyWithGoogle<\/p>\n

Best Buy-Side Programmatic Platform<\/strong>
AdRoll\u2019s Buy-Side Platform Powers Quint Revenue Growth
Nexxen DSP Drives Donor Growth for Direct Relief
Viant\u2019s Ad Platform Redefines CTV as a Growth Engine
Deploy by DSPolitical: Setting a New Standard for Politics
Blockboard \u2013 Development of Verified AI Media
Intent IQ\u2019s IDeal 360 for ID-less audience amplification<\/p>\n

Best Content Creation Platform<\/strong>
Digiday Media & RHEI \u2013 Global Launch of Made for Creators
Bria Delivers Production-Ready Gen AI Content at Scale
swsh x Rolling Loud
Streamlabs Sponsorships Expands Brand Access for Creators<\/p>\n

Best Content Management System<\/strong>
WordPress VIP & Pew Research Center Boost LLM Visibility
Contentstack Content Cloud
WMT Astra CMS Platform
Lastmile Retail \u2013 Leading Enterprise-Grade Local Marketing<\/p>\n

Best Content Marketing Platform<\/strong>
Celtra Boosts Siemens Content Production & Performance
Realtor.com achieves 300% ROI with Knotch
Influencity
RAD Amplify, a RAD Intel Company<\/p>\n

Best Customer Data Platform<\/strong>
Amperity Powers New Look\u2019s Customer Data Transformation
Team Velocity \u2013 Apollo Platform
swsh x Rolling Stone<\/p>\n

Best Data Management Platform<\/strong>
LucidLink & Sandwich \u2013 Automating Creative Production
Optable & Unity \u2013 Unlocking Brand Demand for 256M Gamers
The Irish Times expands advertiser base with new technology
Rokt mParticle
Experian + American Home Shield Boost CPA efficiency by 18%
Permutive\u2019s AI-Powered DMP Delivers Real Results<\/p>\n

Best Data Team<\/strong>
Kroger Precision Marketing Data Team
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Best Digital Out-of-Home Advertising Technology<\/strong>
Premium reach & results: Bauer Media Outdoor x Lloyds Bank
HOPE Hydration
Big Happy & Haverty\u2019s \u2013 Boosting Store Visits with 3D DOOH
Vistar Media & Travel Texas: Inspiring Travel with 3D DOOH<\/p>\n

Best Event Platform<\/strong>
Cvent Event-Led Growth at Scale
RainFocus: Event Orchestration Across Customer Journeys<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Best In-Store Technology<\/strong>
Endear & GANNI: Driving In-Store Sales
Perfect Corp. & Invoshop\u2019s AI Skin Analysis at Amazon Milan
Intel Retail Experience Tool (RXT)<\/p>\n

Best Interactive Content Platform<\/strong>
Genuin \u2013 Video Experience Infrastructure for the Open Web
Kaltura Agentic Avatar
Club Canela from Canela Media
Celtra Helps MPlus Deliver 6x Higher Ad Engagement
VIVERSE: Frictionless Discovery and Distribution for Devs
BrightLine & Disney Advertising: State Farm\u00ae x FX\u2019s The Bear<\/p>\n

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Best Location Data Platform<\/strong>
Simpli.fi Turns Location Data Into Measurable Store Visits
Lastmile Retail \u2013 Leading Enterprise-Grade Local Marketing<\/p>\n

Best Marketing Analytics Platform<\/strong>
How Practix MMM Proved Linear TV\u2019s Financial Impact
Arimas integrated MMM takes agency partner to the next level
Adjust & Praktika \u2013 Measurement & Automation
Semrush Traffic & Market
How Spectrum Reach Architect Optimizes Advertising Budgets
Realtor.com achieves 300% ROI with Knotch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Best Marketing Automation Platform<\/strong>
Omnisend: Ecommerce Email & SMS Marketing Platform
Braze \u2013 Launch of BrazeAI Decisioning Studio
Ribeye: Automating Local Media Marketing
Clinch: The OS For Autonomous Advertising
LT.agency Cuts Campaign Update Time 98% with Fluency
U.S. Army \u2013 Army Marketing Cloud: Personalizing Recruitment<\/p>\n

Best Measurement Solution<\/strong>
Upwave, Proving Brand-Building Value
StatSocial \u2013 Turning Social Reach Into Sales Proof
Mastercard Media Measurement
myGaru \u2013 Telecom-Verified Ad Measurement
Epsilon PeopleCloud: Person-Based Measurement
Measured & Free Fly \u2013 Proving Performance in CTV<\/p>\n

Best Mobile Marketing Platform<\/strong>
Adjust & Virgin Mobile UAE \u2013 Mobile Marketing
Mintegral \u2013 Global Mobile Advertising Platform
Rokt mParticle
TrueDialog Business Texting Solution
Verve \u2013 Redefining CTV for Mobile Performance<\/p>\n

Best Monetization Platform for Publishers<\/strong>
Ad-Shield Restores Hidden Ad Inventory Lost To Dark Traffic
Primis: Monetizing Video at Scale for Publishers
Spectrum Reach & Anoki AI: Good News Is Good for Business
Reinventing Publisher Revenue for Streaming
Maximizing revenue and defeating the spinning wheel on Live
Mediavine<\/p>\n

Best Native Advertising Platform<\/strong>
beehiiv ad network
adMarketplace & Opera AI Deliver Intent-Based Monetization
The Grinch Steals Rides: McDonald\u2019s x Uber Advertising<\/p>\n

Best Partner Clean Room<\/strong>
Vault Data Clean Room<\/p>\n

Best Personalization & A\/B Testing Platform<\/strong>
Omnisend: Ecommerce Email & SMS Marketing Platform
Sightly x SkinPen: Cultural Intelligence For Skincare
Contentful x Docusign: Personalization at Scale<\/p>\n

Best Sales Enablement Platform<\/strong>
Seismic Enablement Cloud
Foam, part of Whalar Group<\/p>\n

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Best Sell-Side Programmatic Platform<\/strong>
BidsCube
DAZN & Google\u2019s Hybrid Ad Monetization Engine for Sports
Intent IQ\u2019s Bid Enhancement for ID-less Monetization
Nexxen SSP Scales CTV Monetization for NEW ID
Google Ad Manager & The Guardian \u2013 Curation at Scale<\/p>\n

Best SEO Platform<\/strong>
Semrush One \u2013 Semrush, an Adobe company<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Best Subscription Platform<\/strong>
Subtext SMS Platform Powers Subscriber Engagement & Growth
The Digital Vending Machine from Bango<\/p>\n

Best Sustainable Ad Tech Platform<\/strong>
DanAds & Tripadvisor \u2013 Eco-Rewards in Ad Express<\/p>\n

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Best Video Advertising Platform<\/strong>
Turning Live Moments Into Measurable Outcomes
MNTN Launches QuickFrame AI<\/p>\n

Best Video Management Platform<\/strong>
Cloudinary Video Platform
ViewLift \u2013 Scalable VMS for Global Streaming<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Technology Founder of the Year<\/strong>
Adam Singolda \u2013 Taboola
Andrew Casale \u2013 Index Exchange
Andr\u00e9s F\u00f3cil \u2013 WMT Digital
J Brooks \u2013 GlassView
Anda Gansca \u2013 Knotch
Mark Jablonowski \u2013 DSPolitical<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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This year\u2019s Digiday Content Marketing Awards finalists are creating interactive experiences and leaning on immersive storytelling to foster loyal audiences and build deeper connections. Dedicated channels and content ecosystems are enabling brands to better service niche audiences, while localization and multilingual content are helping brands connect with consumers worldwide. Finally, cross-platform strategies allow advertisers to [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\n Uber, Time and eos are 2026 Future Leader Awards finalists <\/a>
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The Future Leader Awards, presented by Digiday, Glossy and Modern Retail, recognize the next generation of leaders making a significant impact in their industry, with 10 years of experience or less.\u00a0 This year\u2019s finalists represent a new wave of leadership defined by forward-looking strategy and cross-functional execution. Their work is grounded in measurable outcomes, delivering [\u2026]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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