We are thrilled to unveil the 2026 US Partnership Awards shortlist recognising the very best in partnership marketing and celebrating innovation, creativity and success within the industry. 20262025202420232022ALL AWARDS×Award Title – A-ZAward Title – Z-ATrophy – Highest to LowestAll TrophiesGoldSilverBronzeView Shortlist ×All winners2026Affiliate Marketing Team of the Year - BrandBuilt to Win the New Affiliate Era: Tombras’ Team Turning Chaos Into Incremental Growth (Gold Winner)Partner Commerce: Defining the Future of B2B Affiliate Marketing through Global Excellence (Silver Winner)Best Affiliate Program OptimizationGoing for Platinum: How AP and TikTok Optimised Affiliate Programme to Incentivise Partners (Gold Winner)Grupo Xcaret: Optimization in Awin (Silver Winner)From Last-Click to Growth Engine: Rebuilding Sally Beauty’s Affiliate for Incremental Gain (Silver Winner)Shutterfly x Linkbux: Compliance-First Programmatic Affiliate Media Buying Framework (Finalist)Best B2B Partnership CampaignAffiliate Anywhere: How Remote.com Rebuilt Its Partner Engine from Idle to Impact (Gold Winner)Notion Builders Program: Doubling B2B Trials and Conversion via Strategic Creator Partners (Silver Winner)Best Content PartnershipAffiliate Innovation in Action: Rakuten Advertising & Hulu’s Audience-First Content Win (Gold Winner)Awin x Article x LTK: Scaling a Curated Brand with Influencer Subnetwork Precision (Silver Winner)Luxury in Every Touchpoint: A Precision-Built Affiliate Strategy for Satchel & Page (Bronze Winner)Best Data-Driven StrategyClickUp’s Predictive LTV Revolution: Data-Driven B2B Affiliate Marketing Transformation (Gold Winner)Test, Prove, Scale: A Data-Driven Shift to CPA-Based CTV with tvScientific and RealTruck (Silver Winner)Upsellit and Moen: Turning Real-Time Behavioural Data into Ecommerce Growth (Bronze Winner)Best Full Funnel StrategyHow LaserAway, Tombras, and impact.com Built a New Channel Growth Engine (Gold Winner)Education, Activation, Sophistication: Hume Health’s Full-Funnel Journey (Silver Winner)Best Health, Beauty and Wellness PartnershipBluemercury and Rakuten Advertising: Redefining Affiliate Excellence in Luxury Beauty (Gold Winner)PureHealth Research’s Global Scale via Everflow Performance Technology (Silver Winner)Best Influencer Marketing PartnershipLet the Creators Lead: Chili’s Triple Dipper Campaign Powered by Real-Life Social Stories (Gold Winner)Lowe’s and AP: Using data to drive outstanding content creation and new revenue (Silver Winner)Tork and CJ Influence Set Records for Engagement by Celebrating Unsung Heroes of Culinary (Bronze Winner)Best Lead Generation CampaignHow LaserAway, Tombras, and impact.com Built a New Channel Growth Engine (Gold Winner)Upsellit & VEVOR: From Abandoned Visits to Revenue-Driving Leads (Silver Winner)Turning Affiliate Precision Into Qualified Pipeline Growth for SEMrush (Bronze Winner)Best Partnership Problem SolvedUpsellit and Splits59: Solving Stagnant Growth with Real-Time Personalisation (Gold Winner)172% Beyond Target: Solving Deposit Growth With Affiliate Marketing (Silver Winner)Best Performance PR/ Commerce Content CampaignSustained Growth From Editorial That Already Ranked (Gold Winner)How Content Focus Led to +101% Revenue at PATTERN Beauty (Silver Winner)The Splits59 Strategy That Converted Upper-Funnel Momentum into Q4 Growth (Bronze Winner)Best Performance-Based PartnershipHow LaserAway, Tombras, and impact.com Built a New Channel Growth Engine (Gold Winner)The Recipe for Success: KitchenAid & Couponology’s Strategic Alignment (Silver Winner)Rubix Agency x Fishwife: Wirecutter Mackerel Campaign (Bronze Winner)Best Platform for Partnership SuccessCJ: The more you know, the more you’ll see how we’re different. 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(Gold Winner)One Platform, Every Partner: Driving Revenue, Trust, and Scale with impact.com (Silver Winner)Later: The AI-Powered Platform Turning Influence Into $2.4 Billion in Measurable Commerce Impact (Bronze Winner)Best Travel & Hospitality PartnershipPurpose Led Travel: Capital One Ad Solutions and Trafalgar Drive 161% YoY Q4 Growth (Gold Winner)Driving Engagement at Scale: Propark Mobility & Upsellit’s Multi-Brand Campaign (Silver Winner)Cruising Ahead of the Rest: Cruise America’s Partnership Power (Bronze Winner)Best Use of AI / Automation in Partnership MarketingCJ 360-AI: Powering the Next Era of Commerce Media (Gold Winner)VantagePoint™: Establishing the AAM-Certified Standard for AI-Influenced Attribution (Silver Winner)From $6,500 Risk to $30,000 in Q4: How StewMac’s AI Forecast Delivered 2.8 ROAS (Bronze Winner)Media Buying Affiliate CampaignShutterfly x Linkbux: Compliance-First Programmatic Affiliate Media Buying Framework (Gold Winner)The Affiliate Media Buying Engine That Drove 300% Growth for Fiera Cosmetics (Silver Winner)Vibrant Performance Scales Wiser Advisor’s Meta Revenue by 3,267% with Paid Social (Bronze Winner)Most Innovative TechnologyVantagePoint™: Architecting the System of Record for the Machine-Mediated Market (Gold Winner)Soft Click: Solving the Attribution Challenge Before It Became a YouTube Headline (Silver Winner)Upsellit and Nurture Life: Pioneering On-Site Technology to Maximise Conversions (Bronze Winner)Partnership of the YearHow LaserAway, Tombras, and impact.com Built a New Channel Growth Engine (Gold Winner)How TikTok and Acceleration Partners Built a High-Impact Affiliate Growth Engine (Silver Winner)QVC, Acceleration Partners & Couponology: Building Success from Zero (Bronze Winner)2025Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - BoutiquePartner Commerce Raises the Game in B2B Affiliate (Gold Winner)Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - LargeAcceleration Partners: Creating What’s Next in Global Partnership Marketing (Gold Winner)Best Affiliate Program OptimizationPartner Commerce & Acceleration Partners Fuel TikTok’s Partner Growth (Gold Winner)Best Amazon CampaignPartnerBoost and CJ Transform Marketing for 1,750 Amazon Sellers in 2024 (Gold Winner)Best Brand Awareness CampaignBoosting brand awareness: how Hamilton Beach and impact.com broke 10 million impressions (Gold Winner)Best Brand and Agency PartnershipTikTok and Acceleration Partners: Remarkable results, extraordinary growth (Gold Winner)Best Content PartnershipSaks, Collective Voice, & Rakuten Advertising drive sales with content & creator strategy (Gold Winner)Best Cross-Channel StrategyGiftcards.com & Rakuten Advertising shatter targets with strategic cross-channel marketing (Gold Winner)Best Data-Driven StrategyAesop + Partnerize: Driving Luxury Growth Via Precision & Data-Driven Partner Strategy (Gold Winner)Best Full Funnel StrategyFull-Throttle Funnel: Tombras and RealTruck Drive Incremental Wins at Every Turn (Gold Winner)Best Health & Beauty PartnershipBobbi Brown, Rakuten Rewards, & Rakuten Advertising: the beauty of Programmatic Loyalty (Gold Winner)Best Influencer Marketing PartnershipDriving Impact: How RealTruck and Tombras Steered Influencer Marketing into High Gear (Gold Winner)Best Partnerships TeamtvScientific’s Partnership Team Features a Unique Blend of CTV and Affiliate Expertise (Gold Winner)Best Performance PR/ Commerce Content CampaignTeam Bespoke x Quay | Capturing Gen Z, Festival Fever, and TV Fame (Gold Winner)Best Performance-Based PartnershipEtsy, Awin & Capital One: A Powerhouse Partnership Driving Growth And New Buyers (Gold Winner)Best Platform for Partnership SuccessBest Platform for Partnership Success – impact.com (Gold Winner)Best Publisher and Agency PartnershipBeauty in Partnership: Partnermatic, KINESSO & Ulta’s Winning Collaboration (Gold Winner)Best Retail PartnershipBloomingdale’s & Rakuten Advertising win big in tough markets through continued innovation (Gold Winner)Best Technology Partnership CampaignAtlassian & Alvin the PM: A Strategic Collaboration Driving Confluence Success (Silver Winner)Best Travel & Hospitality PartnershipSixt & Rakuten Advertising put bookings into high gear and double their business together (Gold Winner)Best Use of a Small BudgetStrapping Success: How BIKE Athletic’s Affiliate Program Embodied Inclusivity (Gold Winner)Industry Legend (Nominated)Sommer Urias (Gold Winner)Most Innovative TechnologyInflektion: AI-Powered Personalization Optimizes Landers to Match Influencer Audiences (Gold Winner)Partnership of the YearHow TikTok, Acceleration Partners and impact.com built a thriving global affiliate network (Gold Winner)Together - We Solved That!How Unlock & Vibrant Performance Agency Achieved 740% Growth In Qualified Leads (Gold Winner)