March's winners are here, and one theme stands out: the power of upgrading. This month's Site of the Month winners demonstrate how upgrading to Xperience by Kentico, or building on it from the ground up, equips teams across industries with the tools to modernize their digital presence, improve engagement, and build scalable foundations for long-term growth. From global industrial software platforms to community-focused credit unions, each project highlights how Xperience by Kentico helps organizations stay ready for what's next.
Key Takeaways
- March 2026's Site of the Month winners span upgrades, redesigns, and brand-new builds across banking, manufacturing, business services, and technology.
- Banking and financial services dominated the month, reflecting strong demand for scalable, member-focused digital experience platforms.
- Projects focused on lead generation, content personalization, third-party integrations, and streamlined user journeys.
- Multilingual and multi-brand architectures supported global reach and regional consistency.
- Modern front-end frameworks, Content Hub adoption, and structured content modeling reduced technical debt and improved content team efficiency.
- Conversion-focused UX, including calculators, chatbots, and account-opening flows, drove measurable engagement improvements.
ICONICS, now operating as Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions, is an industrial automation software company with over 35 years in the market. BizStream assisted them with upgrading their legacy platform to Xperience by Kentico, supporting a global site with multilingual content across six languages and regions spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The upgrade significantly reduced maintenance overhead and infrastructure management burden. The team's day-to-day content administration has become simpler and more intuitive, freeing them to focus on delivering rich, industry-specific content to a global audience.
Project highlights
- Upgrade to Xperience by Kentico
- Multilingual content across six languages
- Pardot and Lucene integrations
- Elimination of hosting maintenance and infrastructure management overhead
What makes this site a winner
With engaging animations, strong lead generation materials, accessible demo downloads, and success stories tailored to specific industries; MEIDS strikes the right balance between technical depth and audience engagement. The multilingual architecture and clean use of widgets make this a standout example of platform built for scale.
Sector: Manufacturing
Implemented by: BizStream
Sunflower Bank.
Sunflower Bank, with $17 billion in assets and headquartered in Leawood, Kansas, operates multiple banking properties including Sunflower Bank and First National 1870. To stay ahead, Sunflower Bank upgraded their existing websites to Xperience by Kentico. The project modernized their technology stack and ensured platform continuity across all their banking properties, while delivering a more engaging and accessible digital experience for their customers.
Project highlights
- Upgrade from Kentico Xperience 13 to Xperience by Kentico
- Multi-site migration including subsites
- Content type consolidation and data quality audit
- CI/CD pipeline support and CMS configuration
- Third-party software compatibility assurance
What makes this site a winner
Sunflower Bank's site stands out for their creative use of brand identity, with sunflower imagery woven throughout the design to add warmth and distinctiveness. Gamification elements guide customers to the right products, while interactive calculators, customer stories, and a Google Maps integration make this an inviting banking experience for their community.
Sector: Banking, Investment & Insurance
Implemented by: Americaneagle.com
LiveHelpNow.
LiveHelpNow is a customer support platform for businesses that want to offer real-time help through chat, email, and ticketing to help support teams respond faster. Having been in the market for more than 20 years, the company partnered with Citro Digital to completely revamp their brand and website on Xperience by Kentico to enhance customer journeys and facilitate lead generation. The result is a contemporary, high-performing website that complements LiveHelpNow's customer support capabilities and sets the stage for future expansion.
Project highlights
- Brand-new build on Xperience by Kentico
- Custom-built chatbot and Zoho Forms integration
- Content personalization and GEO-optimized content
- Responsive front-end framework
- Analytics and tracking tools for user behavior insights
What makes this site a winner
Fittingly for a customer support company, LiveHelpNow's own site leads with an impressive chatbot experience. Fast load times, clear product messaging, GEO-optimized content, and a well-structured membership portal make this a site that matches their purpose of improving customer service.
Sector: Business Services
Implemented by: Citro Digital
Hamilton Lane.
Hamilton Lane is a leading global private markets investment management firm. Wakefly upgraded their website from Kentico Xperience 13 to Xperience by Kentico, building a platform that improves performance and content management, enabling their team for ongoing innovation. The transition from a version-based platform to an evergreen solution removed barriers like security maintenance and disruptive upgrades, positioning Hamilton Lane for continuous improvement without the need for major replatforming efforts in the future.
Project highlights
- Upgrade from Kentico Xperience 13 to Xperience by Kentico
- ASP.NET Core architecture
- Advanced content modeling and improved editor experience
- Evergreen platform eliminating periodic resource-intensive upgrades
- Performance and content management improvements
What makes this site a winner
Hamilton Lane's site has a clean, professional UX with extensive investment content, latest news, video resources, and subscription forms that give visitors everything they need to stay informed. The upgrade to an evergreen platform ensures the team can keep pace with evolving needs without accumulating future technical debt.
Sector: Banking, Investment & Insurance
Implemented by: Wakefly
Star One Credit Union.
Star One Credit Union is a top-rated, member-owned financial institution serving California's Bay Area community. Seeking to unify their website and six partner brands into one cohesive digital ecosystem, Star One built a new platform on Xperience by Kentico that centralized content, streamlined brand alignment, and created a scalable foundation for personalized member experiences. With an ambitious simultaneous rollout across six third-party partner sites, the project demanded a highly organized, scalable approach that delivers on every front.
Project highlights
- Brand-new build on Xperience by Kentico
- Reusable asset types and preset templates
- Lucene-powered site search
- Chatbot-driven workflows for content capture and consistency
- Google Tag Manager & GA4 re-architecture for enhanced event tracking
What makes this site a winner
With a clean design, online account opening, digital banking demos, interactive calculators, and a chatbot, Star One's new platform sets a high bar for financial digital experiences. The simultaneous launch of six partner brand sites makes this winner all the more impressive.
Sector: Banking, Investment & Insurance
Implemented by: iMedia
BIQ Group.
BIQ Group is a technology and consulting group focused on the development of innovative software solutions. Their previous website was a simple, one-page website that didn’t fully reflect the group's depth of expertise or range of subsidiaries. With the goal of BIQ Group communicating the breadth of their competencies, they built a full-fledged digital platform on Xperience by Kentico, transforming their online presence into a high-performing tool for B2B lead generation and brand authority.
Project highlights
- Brand-new build on Xperience by Kentico
- Automatic translations for rapid content localization
- Image variants and focal points for responsive optimization
- Single Sign-On (SSO) for secure administrative access
- Microsoft Exchange Online and CI/CD pipeline integrations
- Built on .NET 10 with HTML5, SCSS, and Vue.js
What makes this site a winner
BIQ Group's site wins with a bold design, smart use of widgets, logo walls, and detailed case studies. The platform successfully consolidates multiple subsidiaries under one digital roof; turning what was once a minimal one-pager into a polished, credibility-building experience that reflects the group's true scale.
Sector: IT, Media & Internet
Implemented by: Bluesoft BIQ Group
Clearview Federal Credit Union.
Clearview Federal Credit Union has served over 105,000 members since 1953, providing financial services across Southwestern Pennsylvania. Partnering with Americaneagle.com, they redesigned their website on Xperience by Kentico to align with their ambitious 2030 growth vision of reaching $3 billion in assets. The new site enhances member engagement and digital accessibility through transparent content, intuitive navigation, and a suite of interactive tools; all while laying the groundwork for personalized member experiences and future branch expansions.
Project highlights
- Migration and redesign on Xperience by Kentico
- Integration for location pages
- Interactive calculators and mortgage tools
- Google Analytics and Search Console integration
- WCAG 2.1 A/AA accessibility compliance
What makes this site a winner
From interactive loan and mortgage calculators to branch pages featuring manager details and a Google Maps integration, Clearview's site puts the member experience first at every touchpoint. A chatbot, video call contact option, and online banking portal round out an impressively comprehensive digital branch experience.
Sector: Banking, Investment & Insurance
Implemented by: Americaneagle.com
Frequently Asked Questions
The platform supports a wide range of digital projects, from full website redesigns and migrations to brand-new builds. Organizations have used it to create multilingual global sites, multi-brand ecosystems, member portals, lead generation platforms, and accessible public-facing websites wiith a centrally managed environment.
The seven winners are ICONICS (Mitsubishi Electric Iconics Digital Solutions), Clearview Federal Credit Union, Sunflower Bank, Star One Credit Union, Hamilton Lane, BIQ Group, and LiveHelpNow. Each project was recognized for its creative use of the platform, whether through multilingual architecture, interactive tools, multi-brand management, or conversion-focused design.
Upgrading to Xperience by Kentico was a defining theme, with many teams moving from older versions to take advantage of the evergreen SaaS architecture. Across winners, common priorities included improving the content editor experience, launching multilingual or multi-brand sites, and adding conversion tools like calculators, chatbots, and account opening flows.