It is that time of year again – Aragon Hot Vendors 2021.Do you know of a company that should be recognized for being noteworthy, innovative, and visionary? Well, it is that time of year again to submit your nominations for our coveted Hot Vendor award for the year of 2021. Recipients of our Hot Vendor awards may have technology that expands capabilities, a new strategy that opens up markets, or a new way of doing business that makes them worth evaluating. Nominations are open until March 31st and you will not want to miss out on this opportunity.
In this blog, we will go over some important information such as what the Hot Vendor award is, the benefits of being a Hot Vendor, how to submit a nomination, and some important dates to watch out for.
Don’t miss out on your chance to nominate a hot vendor! Nominations are open.
Aragon Hot Vendor Award
This coveted award recognizes emerging vendors in different categories that stand out and will continue to rise in their market. Aragon Research has been awarding Hot Vendors since 2012. Each year, hundreds of nominations are made and our world-class analysts look closely at each to determine the Hot Vendors in each market. Hot Vendors will be formally recognized at our Transform event in December (stay tuned for more information!), but are announced throughout the year via our Hot Vendor reports.
Benefits of Being an Aragon Hot Vendor
Our Hot Vendor award comes with many benefits for winners! I will go ahead and highlight some of them here:
- Increase recognition from peers
- Increase market awareness and credibility
- Receive validation to attract new customers
- Press Opportunities
- Be featured in an Aragon Hot Vendor report in 2021
A Hot Vendor is also awarded a plaque at our annual Aragon Transform event, where their achievement will be recognized and celebrated. A representative from the winning company will have the opportunity to speak about what makes them a Hot Vendor.
Hot Vendors Categories for 2021 Include:
- AI
- Content Experience
- Conversational AI
- Conversational AI, Intelligent Contact
- Digital Work Hub
- Learning
- Sales
- Security
- Workflow and Content Automation
Aragon Hot Vendors: Nominate Here
The process to nominate your company (or any company) is easy and should take you no longer than 10 minutes. We have an easily-accessible online form ready for you to fill out here. Make sure to submit your nominations before March 31st to be considered. Just remember, winners are not eligible to win a second time.
Important Dates to Watch
- March 1st: only one month left to nominate.
- March 31st 2021: Nominations Close
- December 2nd 2021: Aragon Transform 21