February 2025 Site of the Month

Katherine Harrison ,

Content Manager

Key Takeaways

February 2025 Site of the Month winners span associations, banking, arts, healthcare, education, and agriculture across 6 projects.
Accessibility was a priority across multiple winners. APM migrated 3,000 pages while preserving SEO rankings and meeting WCAG AA standards.
Winning integrations included Tessitura for CRM personalization, Algolia Search, OKTA SSO, Luminate, and a TechOne Student Course Management System.
Every project balanced content editor usability with visitor experience, making sites easier to manage internally and easier to use externally.
From a 135-year-old bank to a global employment services provider, Kentico proved its flexibility across vastly different industries and digital maturity levels.

Introducing our February 2025 Site of the Month winners! From associations to opera, this month's winners prove that the benefits of a digital redesign or upgrade are game-changing in any industry. Get an inside look at how these stunning award-winning designs were achieved.

Alzheimer's Association

The Alzheimer’s Association needed to create a more accessible, faster, and user-friendly digital experience to promote their mission to support global research to end Alzheimer's and dementia. They partnered with BlueModus for a rebuild of their site on Kentico. The redesign strengthens ALZ’s mission with improved search, a seamless Find a Chapter feature, and a secure, streamlined donation process. Migrating from Kentico Portal Engine to MVC enhanced performance and scalability, while Luminate and OKTA SSO integrations ensure security and efficiency. New SEO and accessibility improvements enhance discoverability, making the site more accessible than ever. Caregivers, patients, and donors can easily find support and take action with their new and improved site.

Sector: Associations, Health, Beauty & Medical
URL: https://www.alz.org/
Implemented by: BlueModus

BankWest

This South Dakota bank, with over 135 years of history, collaborated with ZAG Interactive to modernize their digital presence. Built on Kentico, the site is fully customizable, scalable, and simple for their marketing team to manage. Their new site is ADA-compliant and conversion-focused, making banking easier while staying true to its local, hometown feel. A streamlined architecture ensures users can quickly find the financial services they need, while tools for rates, locations, and promotions keep content management efficient. With a blog supporting financial literacy and a focus on clear, conversion-driven content, the result is a comprehensive site that balances accessibility, usability, and future growth.

Sector: Banking, Investment & Insurance
URL: https://www.bankwest-sd.bank/
Implemented by: ZAG Interactive

LA Opera

Since 1986, LA Opera has been a pioneer in the preservation of opera’s rich heritage. To strengthen their digital presence, they worked with iMedia to develop an engaging website on Kentico. The new platform drives ticket sales, subscriptions, and donations while making opera more accessible. New integrations, like Tessitura for CRM-driven personalization, Algolia Search, Imgix DAM, and multiple payment solutions for enhanced functionality. A vibrant design and seamless UX, features like content personalization, seat selection, upsells, and a self-service portal ensure an effortless user experience that promotes LA Opera's mission and artistic vision.

Sector: Arts, Culture, Entertainment, & Sports
URL: https://www.laopera.org/
Implemented by: iMedia

APM Australia

APM supports millions of job seekers, breaking barriers across 11 countries each year. APM teamed up with Dapth for a critical upgrade with Kentico, to ensure continued support, security, and an improved user experience for their clients. While the site structure remained familiar, a modern UI/UX overhaul introduced better navigation, accessibility enhancements, and SEO improvements. Features like text resizing, audio transcription, and streamlined forms helped meet WCAG AA standards, making the site more inclusive. Migrating over 3,000 pages, Dapth carefully preserved SEO rankings. This redesign makes it easier than ever for users to find the resources they need and engage with APM’s services.

Sector: Health, Beauty & Medical
URL: https://apm.net.au/
Implemented by: Dapth

The Gordon Institute of Tafe

The Gordon Institute of TAFE has evolved into a leading vocational education provider and needed an updated website to support the needs of their students. They paired up with DDSN Interactive to upgrade to a fully managed, future-ready platform with Kentico. A major enhancement was the seamless integration of their TechOne-based Student Course Management System, ensuring real-time course updates while offering greater marketing control through custom data display widgets. To preserve search rankings and user experience, a comprehensive URL management system was added. With a fresh new features like an interactive career quiz, the redesigned site balances functionality and engagement, making course discovery easier and more dynamic for students.

Sector: Education
URL: https://www.thegordon.edu.au/
Implemented by: DDSN Interactive

Landus AG

Landus is a farmer-owned cooperative dedicated to helping farmers connect with global markets. To enhance their digital presence, the organization worked with Tavant to upgrade their platform with Kentico, creating a website that makes content management seamless for editors while providing an engaging experience for users. Their content creators can easily manage and update pages, ensuring dynamic and relevant information. The site includes interactive widgets, high-quality imagery, a membership section, forms, and mapping tools, all working together to improve user engagement. The result is a flexible, user-friendly platform that supports both their marketing and their farming community.

Sector: Agriculture, Business Services, Consumer Services
URL: https://www.landus.ag/
Implemented by: Tavant

Frequently Asked Questions

February's six winners spanned associations, banking, arts and culture, healthcare, vocational education, and agriculture. The range of sectors shows how Xperience by Kentico adapts to very different content models, compliance requirements, and audience needs.

Accessibility was a consistent priority across multiple February winners. APM Australia met WCAG AA standards by adding text resizing, audio transcription, and streamlined forms across more than 3,000 migrated pages. BankWest launched a fully ADA-compliant site, and the Alzheimer's Association improved discoverability and usability for caregivers, patients, and donors.

Integrations varied widely and included Tessitura for CRM-driven personalization at LA Opera, Algolia Search for smarter content discovery, OKTA SSO for secure authentication, Luminate for donor management, and a TechOne Student Course Management System for real-time course updates at The Gordon Institute of TAFE.

APM Australia migrated over 3,000 pages and implemented a comprehensive URL management system to preserve existing search rankings throughout the transition. Careful planning during migration, rather than after, was key to maintaining SEO performance and user experience continuity.

Every winning project balanced two things: making the site easier for internal content teams to manage, and making it more useful and accessible for end users. Whether it was a farmer-owned cooperative, an opera company, or a global employment provider, that dual focus on editor usability and visitor experience was the common thread.