Are You Among India’s Most Promising Tech Marketers?
Be part of a platform that celebrates real innovation-not promotions, not listings, just pure merit.
June 2025 | Bangalore
Award Categories
- Customer Acquisition
- Nurture/Account Based Marketing
- Corporate Narrative/Storytelling
- Branding Campaign
- Channel/Partner Marketing
- Sustainability/CSR
- Best Digital Marketeer
- Most Innovative Product Launch
- Excellence in Customer Experience
- Best Marketeer
- Multi-Channel Marketing
- CMO of the Year
FAQs
This prestigious event recognizes the contributions of visionary marketers who are driving growth and shaping the future of India's tech ecosystem. Through engaging discussions, networking opportunities, and awards, the summit aims to inspire creativity and foster groundbreaking ideas within the industry.
The individual awards are open to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions, innovation, and leadership in tech marketing within India.
Yes, you can nominate for more than one category, with a maximum of up to three categories.
Visit our website to register
All entries will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. No information will be disclosed to anyone other than our panel of judges.
Evaluation Methodology
The evaluation process for the Most Promising Tech Marketers Summit and Awards 2025 is a comprehensive and transparent approach that identifies and recognizes the most deserving Individuals. It follows a structured multi-step process
Important Notes
- The evaluation process will focus on measurable data that can objectively determine a business’s success and to ensure the evaluation process is fair, unbiased, and objective.
- Nominee not fulfilling the eligibility criteria, shall be disqualified.
- Evaluation process will be conducted by a panel of industry experts, who have been carefully selected for their expertise, knowledge, and impartiality.
- Jury Member shall assess each business’s performance against the selection criteria to identify the most outstanding businesses in each category.
Nomination form
Key themes
Recognising India's Most Influential Technology Marketing Leaders
Recognises a marketing leader who has demonstrated exceptional success in acquiring new customers through innovative strategies, measurable business outcomes, and sustainable growth.
Honours a marketer who has built high-performing demand generation programmes that have accelerated pipeline creation, improved conversion, and delivered measurable revenue impact.
Recognises a leader who has successfully leveraged account-based marketing to deepen enterprise engagement, strengthen customer relationships, and drive strategic business growth.
Celebrates a marketing leader who has successfully strengthened brand equity, visibility, and market differentiation through impactful brand-building initiatives.
Honours an individual who has transformed brand perception through compelling corporate narratives, executive thought leadership, customer storytelling, and content excellence.
Recognises a leader who has demonstrated excellence in product positioning, go-to-market strategy, product launches, and market adoption of technology solutions.
Celebrates a marketing professional who has built high-impact partner, alliance, and channel marketing programmes that have strengthened ecosystem growth and business performance.
Recognises excellence in leveraging digital channels, marketing automation, AI, analytics, social platforms, and performance marketing to drive measurable business outcomes.
Honours a marketer who has successfully harnessed Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI to transform marketing effectiveness, customer engagement, and business performance.
Recognises an individual who has elevated customer engagement, retention, advocacy, and lifecycle marketing through exceptional customer-centric strategies.
Celebrates a marketing leader who has orchestrated integrated, omnichannel campaigns delivering seamless customer experiences and measurable business results.
Recognises excellence in building industry influence through original research, executive visibility, content marketing, communities, analyst engagement, and strategic communications.
Honours a high-potential marketing professional with typically 8–15 years of experience who has demonstrated outstanding innovation, leadership potential, and measurable business impact.
Recognises an exceptional marketing leader who has consistently demonstrated strategic vision, innovation, execution excellence, and business impact across multiple marketing disciplines.
The highest individual recognition, celebrating a Chief Marketing Officer who has redefined marketing as a strategic driver of business growth, innovation, customer value, and organizational transformation.
Register for the Awards
Begin your nomination by registering for the ET Edge India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026. There is no nomination fee, and participation is open to eligible technology marketing professionals based in India. Once registered, you will receive access to the official nomination form.
Select Your Category
Choose the award category that best reflects your leadership, achievements, and business impact in technology marketing. Each marketing initiative or campaign may be submitted in only one category. Applicants are encouraged to carefully select the category that best aligns with the primary objective and impact of their work.
Complete the Official Nomination Form
Fill in the nomination form with all the required information. Ensure your responses clearly articulate your leadership, marketing strategy, innovation, execution excellence, and measurable business impact relevant to the selected category.
Submit Supporting Information
Upload supporting documents that strengthen your nomination, such as campaign presentations, business impact metrics, performance dashboards, case studies, customer testimonials, media coverage, analyst recognition, or any other relevant evidence that demonstrates the significance and outcomes of your work.
Grand Jury Evaluation & Winners Announcement
Following the nomination deadline, all eligible submissions will be evaluated by an independent Grand Jury comprising distinguished business leaders, technology executives, and marketing luminaries. Shortlisted nominees may be contacted for additional information, if required. Winners will be announced and felicitated at the ET Edge India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026.
The ET Edge India’s Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026 are open exclusively to technology marketing professionals based in India. These awards recognise individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, innovation, and measurable business impact in advancing technology marketing within their organisations.
Submissions should highlight the nominee’s initiatives, achievements, campaigns, or leadership contributions undertaken during the evaluation period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Entries will be assessed on both the quality of the marketing initiatives and the nominee’s role in driving business growth, market impact, and marketing excellence.
The following parameters will be used to evaluate the entries:
Strategic Leadership & Vision (25%)
Evaluates the leader's ability to shape market categories, anticipate tech trends, and inspire high-performing teams. It measures how effectively marketing vision is aligned with board-level business goals and cross-functional leadership.
Innovation & Marketing Excellence (25%)
Focuses on the creative and technological edge of campaigns, including the smart adoption of AI, data, and modern MarTech stacks. It assesses originality in messaging and the ability to build trust and authority in crowded markets.
Execution & Go-to-Market Effectiveness (25%)
Measures operational discipline, speed, and seamless cross-functional alignment with sales and product teams. It looks at how effectively multi-channel GTM strategies are orchestrated to engage complex buying committees.
Measurable Business Impact (25%)
Centers on hard commercial outcomes, evaluating direct contributions to pipeline growth, revenue, and market share expansion. It requires clear proof of marketing ROI, customer retention, and sustainable bottom-line value.
India's Impactful Tech Marketers is a premier ET Edge platform celebrating the visionaries who are redefining technology marketing and driving measurable business impact across India's technology ecosystem. Through thought-provoking discussions, unparalleled networking opportunities, and prestigious awards, the platform brings together the country's most influential technology marketers to inspire innovation, exchange transformative ideas, and recognise excellence in marketing leadership.
The individual awards are open to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions, innovation, and leadership in tech marketing within India.
The India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026 recognise individual marketing leaders for their outstanding contributions, leadership, and measurable business impact demonstrated through technology marketing initiatives undertaken during the evaluation period of 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. All nominated initiatives, campaigns, or achievements submitted for evaluation must have been executed, completed, or delivered significant business outcomes within this eligibility period.
Yes. You may submit nominations across multiple categories; however, each marketing initiative or campaign may only be entered in its single best-fit category. Submitting the same initiative or campaign across multiple categories is not permitted and will result in all related nominations being disqualified. We encourage applicants to carefully select the category that most accurately reflects the primary objective and impact of the initiative.
All entries will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. No information will be disclosed to anyone other than our panel of judges.
The evaluation process for India’s Impactful Tech Marketers follows a transparent, and merit-based methodology designed to identify and recognise India’s most impactful technology marketing leaders. Every nomination undergoes a structured multi-stage assessment to ensure a fair, objective, and comprehensive evaluation.
Nomination
Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by their organisation or agency. Nominations are open to eligible technology marketing professionals across India and must be submitted through the official online nomination form, along with the required supporting information and documentation.
Evaluation Parameters
Nominees will be evaluated across key parameters including (a) Strategic Leadership (b) Innovation & Marketing Excellence (c) Execution & Go-to-Market Effectiveness (d) Measurable Business Impact and (e) Industry Influence & Thought Leadership
Screening
All nominations will undergo an initial screening to verify eligibility, completeness of submissions, and adherence to the award guidelines before proceeding to the evaluation stage.
Scoring Methods
Each award category is assessed against a predefined evaluation framework comprising multiple parameters, with individual weightages assigned to each criterion to arrive at a comprehensive weighted score.
Shortlisting
Based on the evaluation scores, the highest-ranking nominees in each award category will be shortlisted for final jury consideration.
Grand Jury Evaluation
The shortlisted nominations will be reviewed by an independent Grand Jury comprising eminent business leaders, technology executives, and marketing luminaries. Winners will be selected through a evaluation process and collective jury deliberation.
Awards Presentation
The winners will be felicitated at the India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026, to be held in Bengaluru. Each winner will receive the prestigious India's Impactful Tech Marketers trophy of recognition. The winners and their achievements will also be showcased across ET Edge's editorial, digital, and media platforms, celebrating their contribution to advancing technology marketing excellence in India.
Recognising India's Most Influential Technology Marketing Leaders
Recognises a marketing leader who has demonstrated exceptional success in acquiring new customers through innovative strategies, measurable business outcomes, and sustainable growth.
Honours a marketer who has built high-performing demand generation programmes that have accelerated pipeline creation, improved conversion, and delivered measurable revenue impact.
Recognises a leader who has successfully leveraged account-based marketing to deepen enterprise engagement, strengthen customer relationships, and drive strategic business growth.
Celebrates a marketing leader who has successfully strengthened brand equity, visibility, and market differentiation through impactful brand-building initiatives.
Honours an individual who has transformed brand perception through compelling corporate narratives, executive thought leadership, customer storytelling, and content excellence.
Recognises a leader who has demonstrated excellence in product positioning, go-to-market strategy, product launches, and market adoption of technology solutions.
Celebrates a marketing professional who has built high-impact partner, alliance, and channel marketing programmes that have strengthened ecosystem growth and business performance.
Recognises excellence in leveraging digital channels, marketing automation, AI, analytics, social platforms, and performance marketing to drive measurable business outcomes.
Honours a marketer who has successfully harnessed Artificial Intelligence and Generative AI to transform marketing effectiveness, customer engagement, and business performance.
Recognises an individual who has elevated customer engagement, retention, advocacy, and lifecycle marketing through exceptional customer-centric strategies.
Celebrates a marketing leader who has orchestrated integrated, omnichannel campaigns delivering seamless customer experiences and measurable business results.
Recognises excellence in building industry influence through original research, executive visibility, content marketing, communities, analyst engagement, and strategic communications.
Honours a high-potential marketing professional with typically 8–15 years of experience who has demonstrated outstanding innovation, leadership potential, and measurable business impact.
Recognises an exceptional marketing leader who has consistently demonstrated strategic vision, innovation, execution excellence, and business impact across multiple marketing disciplines.
The highest individual recognition, celebrating a Chief Marketing Officer who has redefined marketing as a strategic driver of business growth, innovation, customer value, and organizational transformation.
Register for the Awards
Begin your nomination by registering for the ET Edge India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026. There is no nomination fee, and participation is open to eligible technology marketing professionals based in India. Once registered, you will receive access to the official nomination form.
Select Your Category
Choose the award category that best reflects your leadership, achievements, and business impact in technology marketing. Each marketing initiative or campaign may be submitted in only one category. Applicants are encouraged to carefully select the category that best aligns with the primary objective and impact of their work.
Complete the Official Nomination Form
Fill in the nomination form with all the required information. Ensure your responses clearly articulate your leadership, marketing strategy, innovation, execution excellence, and measurable business impact relevant to the selected category.
Submit Supporting Information
Upload supporting documents that strengthen your nomination, such as campaign presentations, business impact metrics, performance dashboards, case studies, customer testimonials, media coverage, analyst recognition, or any other relevant evidence that demonstrates the significance and outcomes of your work.
Grand Jury Evaluation & Winners Announcement
Following the nomination deadline, all eligible submissions will be evaluated by an independent Grand Jury comprising distinguished business leaders, technology executives, and marketing luminaries. Shortlisted nominees may be contacted for additional information, if required. Winners will be announced and felicitated at the ET Edge India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026.
Key Dates
Awards Ceremony: ET Edge India’s Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026
Nominations Open
Nominations Close
Jury Evaluation
Awards Ceremony
The ET Edge India’s Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026 are open exclusively to technology marketing professionals based in India. These awards recognise individuals who have demonstrated exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, innovation, and measurable business impact in advancing technology marketing within their organisations.
Submissions should highlight the nominee’s initiatives, achievements, campaigns, or leadership contributions undertaken during the evaluation period from 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. Entries will be assessed on both the quality of the marketing initiatives and the nominee’s role in driving business growth, market impact, and marketing excellence.
The following parameters will be used to evaluate the entries:
India's Impactful Tech Marketers is a premier ET Edge platform celebrating the visionaries who are redefining technology marketing and driving measurable business impact across India's technology ecosystem. Through thought-provoking discussions, unparalleled networking opportunities, and prestigious awards, the platform brings together the country's most influential technology marketers to inspire innovation, exchange transformative ideas, and recognise excellence in marketing leadership.
The individual awards are open to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional contributions, innovation, and leadership in tech marketing within India.
The India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026 recognise individual marketing leaders for their outstanding contributions, leadership, and measurable business impact demonstrated through technology marketing initiatives undertaken during the evaluation period of 1st April 2025 to 31st March 2026. All nominated initiatives, campaigns, or achievements submitted for evaluation must have been executed, completed, or delivered significant business outcomes within this eligibility period.
Yes. You may submit nominations across multiple categories; however, each marketing initiative or campaign may only be entered in its single best-fit category. Submitting the same initiative or campaign across multiple categories is not permitted and will result in all related nominations being disqualified. We encourage applicants to carefully select the category that most accurately reflects the primary objective and impact of the initiative.
To submit your nomination, complete the online nomination form available on the official ET Edge India's Impactful Tech Marketers website. Select the most appropriate award category, provide the required information along with supporting evidence, and submit your entry before the nomination deadline. Once your submission is received, it will undergo a screening process before being evaluated by the Grand Jury.
All entries will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. No information will be disclosed to anyone other than our panel of judges.
The evaluation process for India’s Impactful Tech Marketers follows a rigorous, transparent, and merit-based methodology designed to identify and recognise India’s most impactful technology marketing leaders. Every nomination undergoes a structured multi-stage assessment to ensure a fair, objective, and comprehensive evaluation.
Nomination
Individuals may nominate themselves or be nominated by their organisation or agency. Nominations are open to eligible technology marketing professionals across India and must be submitted through the official online nomination form, along with the required supporting information and documentation.
Evaluation Parameters
Nominees will be evaluated across key parameters including (a) Strategic Leadership (b) Innovation & Marketing Excellence (c) Execution & Go-to-Market Effectiveness (d) Measurable Business Impact and (e) Industry Influence & Thought Leadership
Screening
All nominations will undergo an initial screening to verify eligibility, completeness of submissions, and adherence to the award guidelines before proceeding to the evaluation stage.
Scoring Methods
Each award category is assessed against a predefined evaluation framework comprising multiple parameters, with individual weightages assigned to each criterion to arrive at a comprehensive weighted score.
Shortlisting
Based on the evaluation scores, the highest-ranking nominees in each award category will be shortlisted for final jury consideration.
Grand Jury Evaluation
The shortlisted nominations will be reviewed by an independent Grand Jury comprising eminent business leaders, technology executives, and marketing luminaries. Winners will be selected through a rigorous evaluation process and collective jury deliberation.
Awards Presentation
The winners will be felicitated at the India's Impactful Tech Marketers Awards 2026, to be held in Bengaluru. Each winner will receive the prestigious India's Impactful Tech Marketers trophy of recognition. The winners and their achievements will also be showcased across ET Edge's editorial, digital, and media platforms, celebrating their contribution to advancing technology marketing excellence in India.
NOMINATION FORM
Recognising India’s Most Influential Technology Marketing Leaders