Brandscape Digital has delivered web applications, mobi-sites and touch screen software for several years, servicing clients such as Pam Golding Properties, BP, Heineken, Sanlam, SABMiller, Club Newlands and Western Province Rugby.
Says MD Damian Hardy, “We decided to add Kentico CMS to Brandscape’s offerings after assessing a number of other off-the-shelf CMS tools. Kentico offers the widest range of out-the-box tools, with a high degree of easy customizability. We can offer a fully featured ecommerce and social interaction site at a fraction of the bespoke cost.”
Kentico CMS provides a wide range of standard modules, including e-commerce, forums, blogs, event booking, email newsletter, web analytics and more, all of which can be completely tailored to a client’s needs.
Hardy is confident that Kentico-based solutions provide clients with the most value for comparatively low budgets in relation to custom-built solutions. Development time is also significantly reduced thus allowing excellent deliverability.
Brandscape has already delivered a number of Kentico based sites , including an ecommerce site for South African Mountain Bike World Cup. Alec Lenferna, Event Director and MD of Real Events Management, was particularly pleased with performance of the ecommerce tools:“Brandscape were able to quickly customize the Kentico e-commerce module to my needs, and I was very pleasantly surprised by consumer uptake and feedback. We actually tripled our online revenue target.”
Another vital advantage is the ease with which Kentico can be integrated with Brandscape’s mobile offerings, adding more value to the company’s turnkey solutions.
Petr Passinger, Partner Manager at Kentico Software says, "We are very pleased to have such a strong, well experienced and innovative company as Brandscape on board. This will help us to provide our South African customers with high quality web development services delivered by Brandscape. Moreover Brandscape brings Kentico in front of their current big-name clients."
Brandscape offers hosted solutions for Kentico sites, and clients can pay a monthly license rather than a larger once off license. Once-off license fees are also offered.
Says Hardy, “One of the key points behind our decision was Kentico’s technical support. Our guys get an average email response time of 2 hours. This reduces my risk and for us really justifies the use of a licensed product above open-source.”
Brandscape is very pleased to be a part of the Kentico family and is anticipating a productive relationship ahead.