Beehive Media won a 2009 MITX Award for Best Professional Services website for its work on http://centerbrook.com, for Centerbrook Architects and Planners.
(PRWEB) November 21, 2009 -- Beehive Media LLC has been selected as a winner in the category of Professional Services for the 2009 MITX Interactive Awards.
The annual MITX Interactive Awards program is the largest awards competition in the country that recognizing achievements in the development and implementation of interactive technologies in New England. The MITX Award winners were announced in 28 web categories, including five “Best of” awards including the ‘Interactive Marketer of the Year’ and the ‘People’s Choice for Agency of the Year’ - at a sold out ceremony attended by more than 1,100 industry professionals held on November 17th at the Boston Marriott Copley Place.
Centerbrook Architects and Planners, a national architectural design firm serving mainly institutional clients, came to Beehive for help in executing its vision for a new website, http://centerbrook.com.
The site is used as a validation tool for prospective clients who have been referred to Centerbrook and need to quickly evaluate them before initial outreach and/or to support their case during the proposal process. It helps keep Centerbrook in the running for projects by showcasing their work, giving a sense of Centerbrook's personality and culture, and helping to establish a sense of trust in the firm.
To accomplish this, Beehive worked with Centerbrook's in-house designer to create the new site. The site maintains a consistent layout throughout site to orient users, organizes search by content category, and uses Ajax extensively in menu systems to provide access to large amounts of information cleanly and quickly.
The site and a Content Management System are based on Zend Framework and Doctrine ORM and allow Centerbrook staff to easily manage site content. This open source technology streamlined production and allowed ultimate flexibility in creating a highly customized back-end and front-end experience.
The site's clean design and spectacular photographs quickly communicate the firm's deep experience, exceptional industry expertise, and its particular approach to projects. It will serve as an effective platform for the firm's marketing needs in the coming years.
Michel Pariseau of Centerbrook commented, "As architects we have very intimate relationships with our clients most of which are institutional. We must understand and appreciate their concerns and their agenda - always putting their interests above and beyond our own. Beehive managed to mimic our philosophy and culture and work with us (a multi-headed partnership) seamlessly - and the success of our website, its cleanness and simplicity reflect that seamless relationship fostered by Beehive. "
“The MITX Awards celebrates creativity, technology innovation and great business solutions. This year’s winners show how it all comes together through innovative web applications and marketing strategies that move brands and build businesses across every industry,” said Kiki Mills, president of MITX. “MITX is proud to be the foundation for New England’s vibrant digital community and to recognize the game changing advances made in our own backyard.”
Over 100 industry professionals representing various disciplines including creative directors, designers, technologists, online media representatives, investors and business professionals judged entries.
The 2009 MITX Awards were sponsored by Atom Group, Blue Sky Factory Inc., DLA Piper, Fidelity, Google, iBeam, Locamoda, Microsoft New England Research & Development Center, PriceGrabber, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Reebok, Sitecore, Technology Review, The Jordan, Edmiston Group, Inc., Viewpoint Creative.
For the complete list of winners and other information please visit the MITX Interactive Awards Website.
About Beehive Media LLC
Since 1994, Beehive Media has developed creative and technical solutions to further the mission and strategic goals of a wide variety of organizations. Our specialty is making communications clear, easy to use and accessible to a broad spectrum of audiences worldwide. The company has an evolving focus on knowledge and innovation. For more information, please go to http://beehivemedia.com.
About MITX
Established in 1996, The Massachusetts Innovation & Technology Exchange (MITX) is the region's premier professional organization for the Internet business & marketing industry. Reaching more than 7,500 professionals in New England, MITX is the community for thought leadership, building business relationships and professional training and development. Members of the MITX community take advantage of events, sponsorships, speaking opportunities and networking to make business connections and exchange ideas. With more than 70 events annually, MITX provides its members with the opportunity to promote their companies to targeted audiences and provides a valuable forum for networking to source potential business leads, partnerships, ideas, funding and other likeminded peers in the industry. MITX is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. For more information please go to http://mitx.org.
Contact:
Jessica Winston
MITX
617-871-2155 ext. 208
Bill Shander
Beehive Media LLC
617-500-4580
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