CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Aug 4, 2014) - EPiServer, a global software provider for innovative digital marketing and e-commerce solutions, today announced its Partner of the Year and Site Awards at this year's North American Summit. Selection criteria included business value gained to the customer and best practices around helping an organization become a digital leader.
"We're thrilled to announce and recognize our partners who have demonstrated superior use of the EPiServer platform to help our mutual customers become digital leaders," said Marty Leamy, President at EPiServer. "We know that without the support from our partners, we would be unable to reach our goals and make good on our mission to provide customers and businesses with digital marketing and e-commerce solutions and strategies that drive top-line business results.
Key highlights from this year's awards include:
Adage Technologies: 2014 Partner of the Year:
Adage Technologies has been an EPiServer Premium solution partner for over seven years, and has implemented over thirty EPiServer sites. Shared customers with EPiServer, include: North Shore University Health System, Silverpop, Goodman Theatre and Shedd Aquarium, to name a few.
Shedd Aquarium, a recent site launch for Adage Technologies, has achieved several key digital marketing goals by leveraging EPiServer to personalize communication and connect their users with engaging content, across screens and channels at www.sheddaquarium.org.
View the complete Shedd Aquarium case study.
Nansen: 2014 Best e-Commerce Site:
Nansen, an EPiServer global premium solution partner, upgraded the Frigidaire site to EPiServer 7 (both CMS and Commerce), by implementing a complete redesign of the site collaboratively with Electrolux's advertising/branding agency, DDB, and implemented full ecommerce capabilities for the nearly 300 products that qualify as Filters & Accessories on www.Frigidaire.com. Since employing both EPiServer 7 CMS and EPiServer 7 Commerce, the site is on track to generate more than $4 million in sales this year, surpassing previous years.
View the complete Electrolux/Frigidaire case study.
Whereowhere: 2014 Best Digital Marketing Site:
Whereoware, an EPiServer solution partner, implemented EPiServer 7 CMS & Silverpop Engage to create personalized customer experiences to increase brand loyalty for Nutricia Metabolics, a global health food manufacturing company. With the integrated EPiServer and Silverpop solution, Nutricia is delivering targeted and personalized content based on visitor persona's, both on their website and in their marketing emails. Since site-launch, Nutricia has seen a 76% decrease in bounce rate, 42% increase in time on-site, and 52% increase in page views at www.medicalfood.com.
View the complete Nutricia case study.
iMedia Inc: 2014 Partner to Watch:
iMedia, Inc has received partner recognition for their rapidly growing EPiServer client base this year. The strategic interactive agency has delivered outstanding digital marketing solutions for the following three EPiServer 7 clients: American Society of Plant Biologists, Janome, and Duxiana.
Duxiana, a leading manufacturer of luxury sleep systems, sought to upgrade their website to act as a lead generation tool with an integrated, personalized, omni-channel experience that carried over to their brick-and-mortar stores. Leveraging EPiServer 7 CMS, Duxiana has achieved a massive increase in website opt-ins, significant spikes in site traffic, reduced site bounce rates at www.duxiana.com.
View the complete Duxiana case study here.
Winners were announced at this year's 2014 EPiServer Summit. The event brought together EPiServer partners, customers and developers for an action-packed day in Chicago discussing the latest in customer experience, loyalty, e-commerce, content management, digital strategies and market trends.
About EPiServer
EPiServer connects ecommerce and digital marketing to help business create unique customer experiences which generates business results. EPiServer's platform combines content, e-commerce and multi-channel marketing capabilities to work full-circle for businesses online, from intelligent optimization, lead-generation through to conversion and repeat business.
Sitting at the centre of the digital marketing ecosystem, EPiServer empowers online and IT professionals to create superior customer experience for more than 20,000 websites worldwide. Built on .net, and supported by a pioneering partner network of over 715 partners in over 30 countries, EPiServers platform gives customers the ability to deliver the right content to the right person in the right format at a time that suits them. This approach means customers can maximize their investment in digital marketing and increase ROI. The company was founded in 1994 and has offices in the United States, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, South Africa, Australia, Spain, UAE and the United Kingdom. EPiServer is controlled by the IK2007 Fund. IK Investment Partners is a European private equity firm with Nordic roots, managing EUR 5.7 billion in fund commitments.