Published by Sue Johns-Chapman
Published Date 15.10.2026 
We are proud to announce that Influencity has been officially shortlisted for the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards in two major categories: Standout Platform / Technology / Tool and Standout AI Software Solution.
These nominations represent more than just a nod to our engineering. They reflect a fundamental shift in how the creator economy operates. The era of running global campaigns on disjointed spreadsheets is over. Today, it is about accountability, data precision, and workflows that actually make sense for the humans running them.
Who We Are and What We Do
Influencity is the command center for global influencer marketing. We help brands, global agencies, and fast-growing businesses scale their creator ecosystems without scaling their headcount.
We bridge the gap between creative execution and rigorous data analysis. With a database of over 350 million creator profiles worldwide, our platform provides complete visibility into audience demographics, brand safety, and campaign performance. From initial casting calls and procurement to deep-dive reporting and ROI calculation, Influencity is designed to make the chaotic world of influencer marketing predictable, measurable, and highly profitable.
The Work That Got Us Shortlisted
Being nominated across two distinct categories highlights the dual nature of our technology.
For Standout Platform / Technology / Tool: We entered this category to highlight our end-to-end workflow architecture. The challenge we solved was fragmentation. Agencies and brands were losing millions to inefficiencies, hopping between discoverability tools, CRM systems, and manual reporting docks. We unified this. Through centralising the operational pain points they had, we allowed procurement teams to negotiate with confidence and campaign managers to scale past the usual 20-30 creator limit without breaking a sweat.
For Standout AI Software Solution: AI is often treated as a buzzword, but we built it as a foundational layer for risk mitigation and targeting. We were recognised for our proprietary AI algorithms that instantly detect fraudulent followers, map complex audience overlaps, and analyse brand safety parameters before a dollar is ever spent. Our AI contextualises data, giving decision-makers the exact leverage they need in high-stakes budget conversations.
What This Means to Our Team
Building a platform that redefines a category requires a team willing to challenge the status quo daily. Here is what this recognition means from the perspective of our leadership.
Dani Sanchez, CEO: “The market has outgrown gut feelings. For years, influencer marketing was treated as an experimental budget line. Not anymore. Brands are demanding the exact same operational rigor and ROI accountability from creators that they expect from traditional performance channels. Being shortlisted for Standout Platform and Standout AI Solution validates the bet we made years ago: the future of this industry belongs to those who can turn fragmented data into irrefutable market authority. We built Influencity to be the default reference for serious influencer marketing. This nomination proves we are exactly that.”
Cam Khaski Graglia, Marketing & Content: “Code builds the platform, but narrative builds the trust. Influencer marketing can feel like the Wild West for buyers. Our job was never just to build a complex AI engine; it was to translate that complexity into language and workflows our buyers inherently trust. We had to make the sophisticated feel simple. Being shortlisted is a massive win for our entire team because it shows we successfully bridged the gap between heavy technical capability and human-first storytelling. We didn’t mean to simply build a better mousetrap but our intention is to rewrite how brands catch attention.”
Looking Ahead: Industry Insights & Predictions
As we look toward the rest of 2026 and beyond, here are three shifts defining digital marketing:
1. Procurement is now sitting at the influencer marketing table. Future deals will be dictated by predictive ROI models, verifiable audience overlaps, and strict brand safety audits. Agencies that cannot provide this level of granular data will simply lose their enterprise contracts.
2. The panic around AI replacing creative work is missing the point. The most successful teams aren’t using AI to write scripts for creators; they are using it for operational alignment. AI is the scalpel that cuts out fraud, identifies micro-trends, and accelerates the procurement process. It is the silent partner in the room that removes the operational friction so humans can focus on relationships.
3. The economic pressure of 2026 is forcing agencies and brands to audit their tech stacks. Platforms that only do one thing, like just discovery or just reporting, are being swapped out for holistic systems. The winners in the next decade will be the platforms that offer a single source of truth from the first pitch to the final payout.
4. The Rise of MCPs. Until now, AI assistants lived inside their own sites, but MCPs are changing the game entirely acting as universal translators, allowing AI agents to securely connect to external tools, databases, and platforms like ours without needing a bespoke, taped-together API integration every single time. We are moving away from software that requires your constant manual input. The future is an autonomous assistant that connects the dots across your entire digital ecosystem.
Connect with Influencity
We are thrilled to be recognised by the Global Digital Excellence Awards, and we will be watching the results closely. To see the platform that earned these nominations in action, or to discuss how we can help your team scale its creator strategy, reach out to us below.
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