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Cision Wins 2026 MarTech Breakthrough Awards for Social Listening, Press Release Distribution, and AEO

EQS News· August 16, 2026

Cision has secured three major category honors at the 2026 MarTech Breakthrough Awards for its Brandwatch and PR Newswire brands. The recognition highlights the company's advancements in AI-driven media and consumer intelligence, specifically in social listening and press release distribution. These accolades underscore a significant shift in the marketing technology sector toward Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) as brands adapt to generative AI search environments.

Cision’s Brandwatch and PR Newswire brands collectively earned three awards, bringing the company’s total to seven MarTech Breakthrough honors over the last four years. Brandwatch was recognized for its social listening capabilities, which analyze data from over 100 million online sources to help marketing teams interpret audience signals. Cision CEO Guy Abramo noted that the platform addresses a critical industry gap identified in the "Marketer of 2026 Report," which found that only 25% of marketers believe they truly understand their target audiences.

The awards also highlighted PR Newswire Amplify, a platform launched in September 2025 that has modernized press release distribution for the generative AI era. The tool includes features such as the Press Release Score and the AEO & GEO Brand Report, the latter of which is powered by Trajaan, a Cision-owned company. These innovations are designed to ensure brand discoverability across AI systems and help communications professionals evaluate their digital footprint within emerging search technologies.

Steve Johansson, Managing Director at MarTech Breakthrough, emphasized that the awards recognize solutions that address modern challenges like disjointed workflows and the transition from traditional SEO to GEO and AEO. Cision’s integrated approach, which includes products like CisionOne and Trajaan, aims to synthesize signals from search, social, and media. Currently, Cision serves over 75,000 organizations globally, including 84% of the Fortune 500, positioning itself as a central player in the data-driven evolution of the marketing technology landscape.

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