Categories & Criteria
2025 Individual Awards

Best Channel Achiever

The Best Channel Achiever of the Year Award honors an individual for exceptional performance, significant contributions and notable accomplishments throughout the past 12 months that were instrumental to the success of their channel-focused organization. Applicants from solution providers, technology vendors, distributors and marketplaces are eligible. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Channel Chief

This award will go the channel executive most deserving of recognition for achievements in the IT channel over the past 12 months as an all-around standout in channel acumen and leadership. Executives who are the top global or North America/U.S. channel leader at an IT vendor are eligible. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Channel Visionary
 

The Best Channel Visionary of the Year Award celebrates a trailblazing executive with a fresh business perspective who has shown outstanding capacity to instigate channel evolution for their company and/or the channel at large. Applicants from solution providers, technology vendors, distributors and marketplaces are eligible. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Emerging Leader

The Best Emerging Leader of the Year Award goes to a promising up-and-comer in the channel who is on the path to channel greatness. This may be a newer employee who has made an exceptionally strong impact in a short time or an early-career manager/executive making waves throughout the business. Applicants from solution providers, technology vendors, distributors and marketplaces are eligible. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Solution Provider CEO

This award will go the top executive who is most deserving of recognition for achievements in leading a solution provider business over the past 12 months. CEOs of MSPs, VARs, systems integrators, consultants or other solution providers headquartered in North America are eligible. (Download the Word document version here)

Categories & Criteria
2025 Company/Team Awards

Best AI Solution Provider 

The Best AI Solution Provider of the Year award recognizes an MSP, VAR, systems integrator, consultant or other solution provider business for overall excellence and technical acumen in delivering AI-focused solutions to end customers. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Channel Marketing Team

This award will honor an outstanding group responsible for marketing at a vendor, distributor or marketplace that can quantify the generated demand and increased brand or project awareness they drove for their channel business and that of their solution provider partners. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Channel Team

This award recognizes a group of channel management leaders from a technology vendor, distributor or marketplace for its efforts to help its channel ecosystem succeed. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Solution Provider

The Best Solution Provider of the Year Award celebrates an MSP, VAR, systems integrator, consultant or other type of solution provider for overall excellence in business and technology acumen. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Solution Provider Team

The Best Solution Provider Team of the Year Award spotlights a group of company executives at an MSP, VAR, systems integrator, consultant or other type of solution provider for overall excellence in business leadership. (Download the Word document version here)

Best Vendor

The Best Vendor of the Year Award recognizes an IT manufacturer for overall excellence in channel partnership. (Download the Word document version here)

Why Apply?

Unmatched Prestige:  CRN is the leading news source for the IT Sales industry, renowned for its comprehensive coverage and insightful analysis. No other media outlet commands the same level of respect and influence in the IT sales channel.

Unrivaled Reach: With over 2.5 million monthly page views, CRN boasts the highest readership among IT channel news sites. Your achievements will be showcased to the largest and most engaged audience in the industry.

Industry Recognition: Winning a CRN Best of the Channel Award sets you apart as a leader in innovation and excellence. It’s a testament to your dedication, hard work, and impact on the tech landscape.

Networking Opportunities: Gain access to an exclusive group of industry leaders, potential partners, and key decision-makers. The CRN Best of the Channel Awards ceremony is a prime opportunity to connect and collaborate with the industry’s best & brightest.

Boost Your Brand: Elevate your brand’s visibility and credibility. Being recognized by CRN enhances your reputation and opens doors to new business opportunities.