Bynder Spotlight Awards 2026

Meet the award-winning brands achieving exceptional results with Bynder

The Bynder Spotlight Awards celebrate the brands setting new standards for what's possible with Bynder. Real use cases, real results, across ten categories.

Meet the 2026 winners

2026 Winner

Agentic AI Innovation Award

AdventHealth deployed Bynder’s AI Agents to reduce complex workflows from days to minutes, saving ~180 hours on ADA-compliant alt text generation alone.

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2026 Winner

Agentic AI Innovation Award

Specsavers cut asset upload times by 50% and eliminated metadata errors using AI Agents. Products now go live faster with fewer bottlenecks and stronger governance at scale.

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2026 Winner

New Customer of the Year Award

A global leader in the watch industry, Movado Group achieved a ~50% reduction in asset search and retrieval times with less duplicate work, improved governance, and faster workflows.

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2026 Winner

AI Search Excellence Award

Flora Food Group went from 5-10 minute searches to seconds, completed a 60K+ asset rebrand audit in minutes, and cut asset requests to just one in 12 weeks.

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2026 Winner

Omnichannel Content Performance Award

Target (part of the Kmart Group) uses Bynder to power its retail content engine across three brands and thousands of store locations, saving ~2,500 hours annually.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-target-kmart/ "Read more about Target/Kmart"/index.html)

2026 Winner

Content Experience Impact Award

With new products dropped every week, Sostrene Grene built a fast-moving content supply chain in Bynder to keep every product drop on time and on-brand.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-sostrene-grene/ "Read more about Søstrene Grene"/index.html)

2026 Winner

Brand Evolution Award

Twinings uses AI Search to make centuries-old historical assets discoverable and usable by teams worldwide, unlocking a treasure trove of brand storytelling opportunities.

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2026 Winner

Game Changing Campaign of the Year Award

RHS cultivated a real-time content engine with Bynder, giving press outlets channel-ready imagery within minutes of capture during the globally-renowned Chelsea Flower Show.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-royal-horticultural-society/ "Read more about Royal Horticultural Society"/index.html)

2026 Winner

Best Portal Optimization Award

Multinational food company Barilla has perfected the recipe for efficient content operations with Bynder, achieving 30-40% faster campaign transcreation across its 20+ brands.

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2026 Winner

Digital Transformation Award

Fluidra turned fragmented systems and siloed teams into an enterprise-scale content ecosystem, consolidating 180,000+ assets in Bynder and cutting search times by 80%.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-fluidra/ "Read more about Fluidra"/index.html)

2026 Winner

Best Strategic DAM Deployment Award

From mobile apps to in-room TVs, Caesars made Bynder the operational backbone for its 27 brands and 52 properties, delivering nearly 4 billion assets via CX Omnichannel in the past year.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-caesars-entertainment/ "Read more about Caesars Entertainment"/index.html)

2026 Winner

Customer Champion of the Year Award

Nicole DeHaven led one of the most advanced Bynder deployments in our community, saving Raymour & Flanigan ~400 hours per week via workflow automations.

[Read more](/content/en/bynder-spotlight-awards/profile-raymour-flanigan-2026/ "Read more about Raymour & Flanigan"/index.html)

The 2026 categories

The new categories span AI-powered discovery and agentic AI, curated content experiences and omnichannel performance, bold brand transformations, and enterprise-wide strategic DAM deployments. We’re also recognizing standout campaigns, rapid adoption from new customers, exceptional individual champions, and the ultimate Best Strategic DAM Deployment Award, celebrating customers who have truly made Bynder the system of record at the center of their content ecosystem.

AI Search Excellence Award

Agentic AI Innovation Award

Content Experience Impact Award

Omnichannel Content Performance Award

Game Changing Campaign of The year Award

Brand Evolution Award

Digital Transformation Excellence Award

Bynder Customer Champion of The Year Award

New Customer of The Year Award

Best Strategic DAM Deployment Award

Best Portal Optimization Award

Judged by our experienced panel

Alexandra Lingard

Principal, Strategic Resources Group at THL

Aidan Tracey

CEO, Tracxtion Commerce Group & Founder, Brandsell Group

Richard Heitmann

Chief Marketing Officer at Bynder

Sebastian Kubitschko

Practice Lead Content & Workflow, DACH at IBM iX DACH

Naomi De Vries

Director of Partnerships & Growth EMEA at DEPT

Why participate in the Bynder Spotlight Awards?

We’ll give your brand the recognition it deserves, promoting your recent successes to our global community of like-minded professionals. Winners will also be invited to participate at our annual Bynder Connect conference in Amsterdam. More details available upon submission.

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