Best of 2026

The resources, tools, and people that moved content strategy forward this year. Honorees are announced on this page.

Content strategy in practice

• Framework of the year, A model or method that changed how teams plan, make, or measure content.
• Book, A book that practitioners kept reaching for this year.
• Newsletter, A regular read that made the practice sharper.
• Podcast, A show worth the commute for anyone working in content.
• Course or training, Teaching that turned people into better strategists.
• Template or toolkit, A free resource that saved teams real time.
• Content team, A team whose program set an example for everyone else.

Content strategy influencers

• Lifetime contribution, Someone whose work over many years shaped how the field thinks and works.
• Educator, Someone who taught content strategy to more people this year, through courses, books, or talks.
• Rising voice, A newer voice whose ideas are already changing the conversation.
• Bridge builder, Someone who brought content strategy into UX, product, marketing, or the executive suite.
• Community builder, Someone who created spaces where practitioners learn from each other.

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