We are proud to announce that not one, not two, but THREE of our Sitecore experts, David Austin, Development Team Lead, Natalie Mankowski, Marketing Manager, Dan Cruickshank, President, have been named 2022 Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) by Sitecore, the global leader in digital experience management software!
The Sitecore MVP distinction is awarded only to the best leaders in the Sitecore community, who are masters of the platform and are passionate about sharing their knowledge with other Sitecore users.
David is being honoured among only 141 Sitecore Technology MVPs worldwide for the first time, Natalie is being honoured among only 31 Sitecore Strategy MVPs worldwide for the second time, and Dan is being honoured among only 63 Sitecore Ambassador MVPs worldwide for the ninth consecutive year.
This year’s 235 Sitecore MVPs contributed invaluable knowledge to the community in 2021 and demonstrated true mastery of the Sitecore platform to support partners, customers, and prospects.
Our mission at Fishtank Consulting is to ensure all users are getting the most out of Sitecore, so contributing meaningfully to the Sitecore community is high on our priority list.
Having 3 Sitecore MVPs as leaders at Fishtank Consulting means that our clients are always receiving unique knowledge and expertise to get the most out of Sitecore. We have experts across the board from development to marketing, ensuring all clients achieve their goals successfully.
Congratulations Natalie, David, and Dan!
About Sitecore MVP Awards
Sitecore Technology MVP
Winners in the Technology category are experts and come with a wealth of technical experience and knowledge. They are actively involved in the Sitecore community by sharing their skills and expertise with developers, marketers, strategists, Sitecore partners and customers.
A Sitecore Technology MVP is someone who’s a quality blog writer, an excellent presenter, and a helpful forum member, who is dedicated to the Sitecore community.
Qualities of a Sitecore Technology MVP include:
- Creates original quality content (blog posts, podcasts, videos)
- Provides community.sitecore.com forum answers
- Is active in the Sitecore Slack channels
- Is involved on the Sitecore Stack Exchange
- Contributes to an open-source module
- Speaks at events like User Groups or Symposium
- Participates and engages in conversations on social media
- Provides valuable product feedback
Sitecore Strategy MVP
Winners in the Strategy category are experts in data-driven marketing that help businesses achieve their goals using Sitecore. They thrive on sharing their knowledge and experience with customers, users, and implementation teams.
A Sitecore Strategy MVP is someone who knows the ins and outs of marketing features in Sitecore to drive results. They’re an expert in creating world-class digital experiences through strategies + tactics like personalization, content strategies, UX, data, and best practices.
Qualities of a Sitecore Strategy MVP include:
- Has significant experience with data-driven marketing
- Helps businesses get the most out of their Sitecore investment
- Has great knowledge of Sitecore Experience Cloud
- Contributes thought leadership on the digital customer experience (strategy, content, UX, and analytics)
- Provides customers value + references of successful Sitecore projects
Sitecore Ambassador MVP
Winners in the Ambassador category are masters when it comes to the latest Sitecore offering. They are able to influencer partners, industry stakeholders, customers, and key decision makers when it comes to Sitecore. They provide valuable product feedback, supply references and case studies.
A Sitecore Ambassador MVP is someone who has a solid knowledge of the latest Sitecore offering and works for a Sitecore partner or customer that works with Sitecore. They offer product feedback, contribute to Sitecore counsels, provide references and cases studies. They are a key stakeholder when it comes to Sitecore’s execution at their company.
Qualities of a Sitecore Ambassador MVP include:
- Are on top of the latest Sitecore offering
- Drives business to Sitecore
- Is an active participant in the Sitecore Advisory Counsels
- Is an internal or external Ambassador of Sitecore
- Provides valuable product feedback
- Supplies references + case studies
What Perks Do Sitecore MVPs Get?
Being a Sitecore MVP comes with a number of benefits including:
- Global recognition as a Sitecore expert and community leader
- Early access to product releases and privileged resources
- Direct access to product teams and kick-off webinars
- Invitations to exclusive Sitecore MVP discussion forums
- Connect with your regional Sitecore team + peers in regional Sitecore MVP meetings
- Exclusive invitation to the MVP Summit (Executive insight to product + company strategy)
- Licenses for Sitecore software (Sitecore Platform: XP and XC, Developer Collection: TDS and Razl, Feydra: Front-End Development Tool, Avtor: Content Control Tool)
- Discounts to Sitecore events SUGCON + Symposium
Get In Touch
If you'd like to get in touch with our Sitecore MVPs, send a message to [email protected].
Sitecore MVP 2023 Applications Are Now Open!
Apply before 8pm PST on November 30th, 2022.
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