Amazing Digital Experiences

On a mission to help companies and brands thrive in the complex digital world, Acquia partners with top digital agencies that are creating amazing digital experiences. This competition serves as a chance to showcase the best examples of their work.

Acquia's digital agency partners submitted more than 100 client sites for consideration across 15 categories. Acquia executives then selected 44 finalists, assessing each site on visual design, functionality, integration and overall customer experience. Finalists will be evaluated by a panel of experts from the digital marketing and Drupal communities, and winners will be announced at Acquia Partner Day during DrupalCon Austin.

Personally, I was impressed by the amazing work of our partners and I think you will be too. Without further ado, I'm pleased to announce that the finalists of Acquia's 2014 Partner Site of the Year Awards are:

Brand Experience
Adyax, World Tempus
Appnovation Technologies, Samsung
Genuine Interactive, Rocket Software

Commerce
Idea Den, The Doors
Isovera, Hunter Boot
Melity, Timex

External Community
Forum One Communications, American Red Cross Disaster Preparedness
Pronovix, Saïd Business School
NorthPoint Digital, Rotary International

Financial Services
Deeson Online, Torch Partners
D'M&S NV, Brocom
VML, U.S. Bank

High Technology
Appnovation Technologies, Revolution Analytics
Genious Interactive, Thales
R2integrated, Tricerat

Higher Education
Digital Bungalow, Savannah College of Art and Design
Myplanet, Lassonde School of Engineering
Pronovix, Saïd Business School

Internal Community
Deeson Online, Evidence Based Intervention Programme (EBIP)
Pronovix, Saïd Business School
VML, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

Media
Duo Consulting, Bloomberg
Phase2, Pac-12 Networks
Miggle, NBCUniversal / Picturebox

Entertainment
Idea Den, The Doors
KWALL, Universal Music Group Distribution
TP1, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (Montreal symphony)

Mobile
Appnovation Technologies, Rockport
Phase2, The Department Of Energy
Propeople, Sephora

NGOs
Appnovation Technologies, Teach For All
Forum One Communications, Center for Global Development
ISITE Design, Cambridge Community Foundation

Pharma/Life Sciences
D'M&S NV, Fujirebio Europe (formerly known as Innogenetics)
Tank Design, Genzyme
motionstrand, Avanir Pharmaceuticals

Public Sector
Reading Room, VisitEngland
Rock Creek Strategic Marketing, Federal Trade Commission
OpenPlus, City of Ottawa

Transit
Appnovation Technologies, Bay Area Rapid Transit
Rolling Orange, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency
TP1, Société de transport de Montréal (Montreal Transportation Authority)

Web Experience
Blue Coda, National Apartment Association
Genuine Interactive, MITRE
Zaizi Ltd, Zaizi Ltd

Take a minute to step through each of the sites. You'll note they all have an appealing design, an experience that draws visitors into the content, great use of multimedia and easy, intuitive navigation. It's precisely on these characteristics that our juried panel will weigh the merits of each of the finalists' sites and select winners.

Congratulations to the finalists! Thank you to our partners for their submissions. We will unveil the award winners during Partner Day at Drupalcon Austin. So stay tuned.