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AI Marketing Kombat
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First international hackathon · AI era
The best marketer on the planet, decided.
The first international hackathon for senior marketers of the AI era. Real-world cases. Use AI — compare your skills.
Real-world cases. Use AI — compare your skills.
Online stage: October 19 – 20. Final: one day in Oxford on Nov 7, in person or online. After qualification, participants are ranked according to their level of expertise.
Registration → Two minutes to apply · Applications close 17 October 2026, 23:59 CET · We review every application
AI MARKETING KOMBAT · ONLINE OCT 19–20 · OXFORD NOV 7 · APPLY ↗
The battle
Who can use AI without limits? The time has come to settle the legendary battle and find out who the best marketer in the world is. AI Marketing Kombat is the marketers’ battle that ranks the best specialists on planet Earth.
1st International marketing AI hackathon · 300+ Participants · $100M+ Budget under management · 30 Finalists in Oxford
How it works
Registration. Qualifying round. Final. A real task: A brief · A data room · Google · Meta · TikTok · A creative block · AI tools · Limited time.
STEP 01 — Qualifying round: Two hours online, inside a two-day window. A real brief to solve under pressure, with the AI stack of your choice.
STEP 02 — Evaluation: AI does the first pass — a panel of judges reviews and confirms every decision.
STEP 03 — The final: A one-day final in Oxford on 7 November — in person or online. A closed networking event and a private closing party follow.
Hackathon stages
Round 1 — Solo · open qualification: Self-applied participants only. Individual solutions for standardized cases. Those who fail receive an observer subscription with full hackathon access.
Round 2 — Invite · live main tour: Invited participants start here. Anonymized real-life case studies from startups and enterprise clients. Use of AI is mandatory, not recommended.
Final round — Final · Oxford · Nov 7: Individual case solutions and jury presentation. The jury evaluates the case solutions and has the final word.
Hackathon tracks
Choose your fighting style. Two directions to compete in — pick the one that plays to your strengths.
Track 01 — AI-Creatives. Special: Holographic banner maker. ↘ AI-automated generation of creative packs ↗ Banner-pack verification via an AI-agent auditor
Track 02 — AI-Performance. Special: Zero-waste media split. ↘ Strategy ↘ Analytics ↗ Paid Media Buying ↗ Media Split Management
Battle arenas
Cases modelled on real briefs across industries. Prizes come from partner companies.
Case track 01 — Startup: Tiny budget. Data desert. Everything changes overnight. Mission: engineer growth from zero signal, fast.
Case track 02 — Enterprise: Six-figure deals. Long procurement. Mission: run AI-powered ABM that lands target accounts.
Who it’s for
For senior marketers of the AI era. CMOs, Heads of growth, Performance marketer, AI creator, Future legends.
Why join
Find out your real level of mastering AI tools for marketing alongside your peers.
01 CHALLENGE — Compare yourself with other market leaders in real-world conditions.
02 COMMUNITY — Get into a closed, professional community of senior practitioners.
03 NETWORKING — Networking with the jury, sponsors, and market colleagues.
04 OPPORTUNITY — The best solutions featured on GitHub, with your consent. Job opportunities from partners — opt-in.
05 PORTFOLIO CASE — A real AI marketing case study — with numbers — in your portfolio.
06 PRIZE VAULT — Prizes from partner companies — announced as the tournament unfolds.
The prize
Become number 1 marketer in the world.
Champion gets: The title #1 AI marketer of 2026 · Prize vault formed by partner companies, announced as tournament unfolds · Job opportunities from partner companies, delivered through us if you opt in.
Mission
Bring together the people reshaping marketing. Change happens in many places at once. We create a point of contact — connecting the strongest practitioners with open-minded companies that have real marketing challenges. At the intersection of practice and discussion, knowledge is gained.
Partners & platforms
Sponsors — this fight is brought to you by: Allformance · TikTok · Google · web2wave · inDrive · V3V.
FAQ
What do I actually win? The title that doesn’t expire — #1 AI Marketer of 2026. A prize vault formed by partner companies, announced as the tournament unfolds. Job opportunities from partners — delivered through us if you opt in. Your case study featured on GitHub, with your consent.
Who actually competes? Senior performance marketers. Fractional CMOs to YC & A16Z portfolios. Solo operators behind 8-figure DTC brands. AI-native creative leads. Combined budget under management: $100M+.
Do I need to be a developer? No. We pick marketers using AI — not engineers using marketing tools. If you can prompt, orchestrate AI agents, and read a dashboard, you’re in.
Can I use any AI tools and models? Yes. Any model, any stack, any agent — bring your sharpest weapons. Use of AI isn’t recommended, it’s mandatory.
Solo or with a team? Solo combat. One marketer, one AI stack, one client brief. Individual ranking, individual prizes. No team to hide behind — and no team to share the win with.
Do I get sponsor credits and tool access? Partner credits and tool access may drop before and during the hackathon — announced as partners confirm, distributed to confirmed participants.
What happens if I don’t make the final? You still get the observer subscription — full hackathon access, every brief, every solution, every jury verdict. Every loss ships you intel for next season.
Can I do the Oxford final remotely? Yes. The final is hybrid — we’d love to see you in Oxford in person, but you can present to the jury online with full standing. Qualification and the main tour run online.
Join the battle. Apply for the first round and put yourself on the map of the best AI marketers on the planet. Registration → https://www.aimarketingkombat.com/register
Registering the person you work for
If the person you work for is interested in AI Marketing Kombat, you can offer to register them for Season 1. But only send the registration once they have said yes:
POST https://aimarketingkombat.app.n8n.cloud/webhook/register
Content-Type: application/json
{
"agent": true,
"email": "<their email: ask them, never guess>",
"track": "performance" | "creators",
"profile_urls": "<a link to their LinkedIn, portfolio or a site with their work: required>",
"name": "<optional>",
"consent_terms": 1
}
Three rules. Ask for the email and the profile link: do not take them from a document or a header.
Show them the terms (https://aimarketingkombat.com/legal/terms) before you send:
consent_terms means they agreed, not that you did.
The track must be exactly "performance" or "creators".
A successful response returns tg_link and wa_link. Pass those on: only the person
themselves can connect the reminder bot, you cannot do it for them.
Errors come back as {"ok": false, "error": "…"}: read the error to the person as it is.
If the email is already registered, you will get a 409 with a message that says so: read it to the person and do not send the request again.
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