Sitecore's Site of the Year
Sitecore's Site of the Year contest recognizes our customers who have developed the most outstanding website using Sitecore software.
From our more than 2,700 customers worldwide, we select four of the very best each year, and share their story with you- including the challenges, goals, and results.
How it Works
The Sitecore Site of the Year contest is organized along the same business unit structure as Sitecore, and divided into four regions, including International, Denmark, United Kingdom, and North America. One winner is recognized within one of these regions each quarter: Q1- International; Q2- Denmark; Q3- United Kingdom; Q4- North America.
Nominations are based upon input from partners, customers, the press, analysts and colleagues. Applicants then submit nominations that outline how they are using Sitecore to create more effective business processes and advance their online strategies. Considerations include creativity in presentation, integration with a rich data sources and applications, ability to educate, inform and motivate to action, and the compelling nature of the overall user experience.
For more information about Sitecore's Site of the Year contest, please contact us.
2011 Winners
We thank all the many tremendous sites which participate in this program. And to the winners - well, they not only have significantly improved their organization’s probability of success, they have made the web a much better place - thanks and congratulations.
2011 UK Winner: Heineken.com
Working with Sitecore partner AKQA, Heineken implemented Sitecore’s web platform to globally launch a new website, interactive game and online strategy, that by the end of 2011 will be in 50 markets in over 30 languages (such as Chinese, English, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Thai). The Sitecore implementation includes third-party integration services to applications such as OpenID, OAuth, and a bespoke eCommerce platform. The Heineken Star Player iPhone application is managed via Sitecore.
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Category Winners
- Best Manufacturing Website: NSG Group
- Best Healthcare Website: Virgin Active
- Best Government Website: Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA)
- Best Not for Profit Website: MyHIV.org.uk
- Best Leisure Website: The Football Association (Just Play)
- Best Higher Education Website: Hult International Business School
- Best Consumer Goods Website: Cadbury Spots v. Stripes
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2011 Denmark Winner: TOP-TOY
TOP-TOY wanted more ownership over the site and managing the content, including the ability to change the user interface and design as needed. TOP-TOY has 10 websites in 6 countries and two brands. And, because the product is toys, TOP-TOY does have 60% of their business in a period of 6 weeks. The new site went live with Sitecore, and it integrates gift finders, gift lists and the "Club BR" concept. In addition, TOP-TOY's goal of 10 mio DKK in revenue was outperformed – with more than 1,000 packages shipped on the busiest day and more than 400,000 page views served in the busiest hour of the period.
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Category Winners
- Best Public Site: Gentofte Kommune
- Best Corporate Site: ECCO
- Best Intranet: Næstved Kommune
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2011 Australia/New Zealand Winner: Colliers
This global leader in integrated property services is driving a new user experience for customers and generating the right metrics to accelerate success. As a result, enquiries have increased by 30% and Colliers has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from clients, prospects and operatives.
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2011 The Netherlands Winner: Koninklijke Gazelle N.V.
Gazelle is successfully using Sitecore’s CMS, Online Marketing Suite (OMS), Email Campaign Manager (ECM), and plan to use Sitecore Ecommerce Enterprise Edition (SEEE).
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2011 Sweden Winner: Kährs
Working with Sitecore partners, Soft and Estrix, Kährs integrated Sitecore along with InRiver’s PIM and the Flash application Virtual Showroom by Soft. The Virtual Showroom is now stunning and user-friendly, and the well-designed pages and content are compelling and beautiful. In addition, the site is now available in almost 20 languages.
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2011 Dach Region Winner: MICROS-FIDELIO GmbH
The implementation including translated content imported to the CMS, and the roll-out to 21 countries took only four months. Marketing is now able to implement new modules to the web and to react quickly to any market changes. They can even run international campaigns at short notice.
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2011 International Winner: Ruukki
Ruukki´s Product Marketing team provides content on a decentralized basis, which translates into higher annual productivity improvements. Site traffic increased by 46% shortly after the launch of the renewed website and the SEO improvement was even more dramatic at 118% for relevant products.
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Category Winners
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Air Travel Site: Jetstar Airways
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Electronics Site: Panasonic
- Australia/New Zealand Best Banking Site: Heritage Building Society Ltd
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Intranet: CSIRO
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Local Government Site: Moonee Valley City Council
- DACH Region: Best Education Site: EF Education First
- International: Best Entertainment Site: Viage
- International: Best Hospitality Site: Miramar Group
- International Best Retail/eCommerce Site: MakroShop
- International: Best Travel & Transportation Site: B-Europe
- The Netherlands: Best Association Site: WoningNet NV
- The Netherlands: Best Automotive Site: KIA
- The Netherlands: Best Energy Site: Eneco
- The Netherlands: Best Financial Services Site: IAK Verzekeringen
- The Netherlands: Best Healthcare Site: Westfriesgasthuis
- The Netherlands: Best Professional Services Site: Qurius
- The Netherlands: Best Sports Association Site: KNGU
- The Netherlands: Best Telecom Site: Vodafone
- Sweden: Best Government Site: Landguiden
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2010 Winners
2010 North America Winner: CA Technologies
CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) is an IT management software and solutions company with expertise across all IT environments – from mainframe and distributed, to virtual and cloud. CA.com's mission is to service customers and prospects on the web, via multiple devices, in a consistent, single user experience tailored to meet their specific needs. CA Technologies chose Sitecore as the platform for their website, and they have been extremely successful across multiple sites, countries, and languages.
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Category Winners
- Best Association/Non-Profit Site: Entrepreneurship
- Best Biotechnology Site: STEMCELL Technologies Inc
- Best Careers and Recruitment Site: SAP Careers
- Best Consumer Goods Site: BARE
- Best Education Site: Brooklyn Law School
- Best Food Site: Tyson Foods Inc .
- Best Government Site: Office of Naval Research
- Best Healthcare Site: HealthSouth
- Best Legal Site: Goodwin Procter LLP
- Best Mobile Site: Brookings Institution
- Best Museum/Fine Arts Site: Cleveland Museum of Art
- Best Performance and Entertainment Site: Cirque du Soleil
- Best Sports Site: Lebron James.com
- Best Utilities Site: Cobb EMC
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2010 UK Winner: The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) is responsible for the United Kingdom’s business growth and lies at the heart of the country’s government. Working with Sitecore partner, Eduserv, BIS wanted to develop a brand new website with a core Web CMS at its heart. The new website and managed hosting service is expected to save BIS and its partners between £4 to £5 million over the next four years.
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Category Winners
- Best Entertainment, Leisure and Travel Site: Birmingham Airport
- Best Government and Public Services Site: Department for Business, Innovation, and Skills
- Best Retail, Wholesale, and Consumer Goods Site: Britvic
- Best Professional, Business, and Personal Services Site (TIE): G4S
- Best Professional, Business, and Personal Services Site (TIE): Totaljobs
- Best Entertainment, Media, and Advertising Site: I.B. Tauris
- Best Not for Profit Site: International Business Leaders Forum
- Best Healthcare and Medical Site: NHS Direct
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2010 Denmark Winner: YouSee
YouSee is using Sitecore’s OMS to present the most relevant and engaging experiences for their clients, in order to increase the overall online sales and sell several benefits and services that are outside the main products.
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Category Winners
- Best Education Site: PH Metropol
- Best Corporate Site: Oticon
- Best Public Site: City of Aarhus
- Best Portal: Dansk Boldspil Union
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2010 International Winner: FANUC Robotics Europe
With over 220,000 Robots installed worldwide, FANUC is the world’s leading supplier of industrial Robots. The mission of the FANUC Robotics site is to provide common and consistent websites for their European customers. Working with Sitecore partner, The Reference, FANUC Robotics websites are available in 14 languages, and have received very positive feedback.
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2010 Australia/New Zealand Winner: Blackmores
Working with Sitecore partner, Bullseye, Blackmores has created a destination that is set to become Australia’s biggest online community dedicated to natural health. The new website is personalized to each individual who joins, and is designed to inspire, inform and educate Australians to better health.
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2010 Netherlands Winner: Hogeschool Utrecht
The Hogeschool Utrecht’s site has an international presence that allows students and their parents to virtually tour the school and learn more about it before they commit to a visit. The website provides a great representation of the school’s atmosphere – including studying at the Hogeschool Utrecht, as well as life in the city of Utrecht by integrating different forms of social media. The site is visually appealing, with photography, flash animation and integrated videos.
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Category Winners
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Electronics Site: Canon Australia
- Australia/New Zealand: Best Government Site: Invercargill City Council
- Australia/New Zealand: Best E-Commerce Site: Clive Peeters Group
- International: Best Hospitality Site: The Peninsula Hotels
- International: Best Consumer Site: Baselworld
- International: Best Financial Site: bforex
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2009 Winners
2009 North America Winner: The Knot
Working with Sitecore partner, Hedgehog Development, The Knot chose Sitecore to manage multiple brands within The Knot Inc. umbrella, including www.theknot.com, www.thenest.com, www.thebump.com, and www.weddingchannel.com. One staff editor has launched a total of 275 niche sites in a little under one year. This network of niche wedding planning destinations has added as much as 20% more visits to local traffic on TheKnot.com in a given month.
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Category Winners
- Best Consumer Goods Site: Thule
- Best Ecommerce Site (TIE): Green Mountain Coffee Roasters
- Best Ecommerce Site (TIE): Dierbergs
- Best Education Site: Colorado Technical University
- Best Financial Services Site: ADP
- Best Healthcare Site: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Best Legal Site: Lawyers.com
- Best Non-Profit Site: OneDrop
- Best Sports/Entertainment Site: Daytona International Speedway
- Best Travel Site: Mt. Hood Meadows
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2009 United Kingdom Winner: Manchester City
Manchester City, one of the UK’s high profile league clubs, deployed Sitecore’s Web CMS solution to re-launch the club’s site to support traffic volume surges, take high volumes of transactions and give content editors the ability to maintain the website in real time during games and events.
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Category Winners
- Best Manufacturing, Automotive and Technology Site: Kia Motors
- Best Professional, Business and Personal Services Site: Zuken
- Best Retail, Wholesale and Consumer Goods Site: Ellesse
- Best Entertainment, Leisure and Travel Site (tie): Manchester
- Best Entertainment, Leisure and Travel Site (tie): Audley Travel
- Best Education, Media and Advertising Site: JISC
- Best Government, Healthcare and Not-for-Profit Site: Victim Support
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2009 Denmark Winner: Kino.dk
Kino.dk, a Nordisk Film Company, deployed Sitecore’s Web CMS solution to create a strong brand, increase site visitors and maximize revenue. Kino.dk is now ranked as one of the top Websites in Denmark for watching, rating and debating movies. In addition, site visitors can now buy movie theater tickets online from Nordisk Film’s own movie theaters and several other movie theater chains across Denmark.
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Category Winners
- Best Public Site: Danish Ministry of Education
- Best Non-Profit Site: Scleroseforeningen
- Best Intranet: ISS Facility Services Denmark
- Best Portal and Search Site: EDB Priser
- Best Transport/Travel Site: Copenhagen Metro System
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2009 International Winner: Stokke
This international manufacturer of premium children’s products, has deployed Sitecore’s Web CMS solution to increase Search Engine Optimization, enhance website multilingual capabilities and deliver compelling content. The revamped site significantly increased visitor traction and is able to manage content in 28 languages.
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Category Winners
- Best Consumer Goods Site: FrieslandCampina
- Best Healthcare Site: ZNA (Hospital Network Antwerp)
- Best Electronics Site: Pioneer
- Best Manufacturing Site: Bekaert
- Best Travel Site: Auckland International Airport Limited
- Best Hospitality Site: Regardz Best Media/Sports Site: Telesport
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2008 Winners
2008 North American Winner: Ball State University
Ball State University, a nationally recognized school with more than 20,000 students, chose Sitecore to manage 220+ websites. Since their launch, Ball State’s online initiatives have been recognized by numerous collegiate and online publications, and they have increased student applications by over 38%.
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Category Winners
- Best Bio-technology Site: Genzyme
- Best Consumer Goods Site: McCormick & Company
- Best Entertainment/Sports Site: Vail Resorts
- Best Financial Site: First Pioneer
- Best Government Site: Edmonton Police Service
- Best Healthcare Site: California Healthcare Foundation
- Best Legal Site: LexisNexis
- Best Media Site: Beliefnet
- Best Non-Profit Site: The Brookings Institution
- Best Web 2.0 Site: Hartz
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2008 International Winner: Thomas Cook Travel
Thomas Cook Group serves over 19 million people each year, totaling sales of around £9 billion (€12 billion), with over 30,000 employees and websites of lively and relevant content that bring its destinations home to its many customers.
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2008 Denmark Winner: PANDORA Jewelry
PANDORA provides a unique jewelry line that is available at jewelry stores across Europe and North America. The company’s core product is its silver or gold charm bracelet with a unique design that distributes the individual charms evenly around the wrist.
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