Acxiom Awarded 2026 Databricks ISV MarTech Partner of the Year at Data + AI Summit

Acxiom recognized for its approach to privacy-first identity resolution and AI-powered marketing built on a unified data foundation

CONWAY, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Databricks Data + AI Summit – Acxiom®, the connected data and technology foundation for the world’s leading brands, is honored to announce its recognition as the 2026 Databricks ISV MarTech Partner of the Year. Presented at the annual Data + AI Summit, the award highlights Acxiom's exceptional contributions and innovations in delivering expert data and identity services that help enterprises activate AI-ready customer data on Databricks.

Over the past year, Acxiom has demonstrated an unparalleled commitment to helping enterprise organizations build and scale data analytics and AI applications and agents through its collaboration with Databricks, the Data and AI company. By combining Acxiom’s Real ID, data governance, and privacy capabilities within the Databricks platform, joint clients can unify fragmented customer data, activate trusted audiences, and power AI-driven personalization at scale. Joint efforts with Databricks have included bringing Acxiom’s identity and data solutions natively into the Databricks ecosystem, enabling seamless data collaborations across clean rooms and Lakehouse environments, accelerating insights for marketers, and helping clients operationalize AI for audience creation, measurement, and optimization.

“As organizations look to operationalize AI, success starts with a connected data and identity foundation. This award underscores how Acxiom’s expertise in data and identity, combined with Databricks’ partnership, is helping clients accelerate their transformation from data to action,” said Sean Muzzy, president at Acxiom. “Together, we put data to work for our clients so they can deliver the best customer experience.”

“As the race to productionize AI accelerates, customers consistently ask us how they can better manage their data in order to build AI apps and agents that make a real impact on their business,” said Stephen Orban, SVP, Product Ecosystem & Partnerships at Databricks.

To learn more about the partnership with Databricks, please visit Acxiom’s Databricks Practice page. Visit Acxiom at Booth 156 at Data + AI Summit in San Francisco, June 15-18.

About Acxiom

Acxiom puts data to work, solving complex challenges for the world’s leading brands and agencies. As the connected data and identity foundation for Omnicom (OMC), Acxiom unifies, connects, and prepares data for AI-driven marketing and decision-making, maximizing technology investments. As leaders in data ethics and governance, Acxiom brings a privacy-first approach to serving clients globally, with locations in the U.S., UK, Germany, China, Poland, and Mexico. Connect with Acxiom on LinkedIn and discover more at Acxiom.com.