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New Kentico video Testimonials

Katerina Rozsnyo Pelanova — Fri, 27 Mar 2015 14:34:31 GMT

Maybe you remember our call trying to find film stars for the new Kentico testimonials. Some of you took the challenge and got involved. Well, good news, the new Kentico video testimonials are live! Special thanks to all who participated and became our Kentico stars. And now, no more talking, start watching!

Setting up for Project Success with Kentico 8

Katerina Rozsnyo Pelanova — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 11:52:24 GMT

Didn’t get to ‪Kentico Connection‬ Sydney this year? You can still learn how to create successful projects using ‪‎Kentico‬ 8 from MVP Bryan Soltis. Watch the recording of his session now or join us for Kentico Connection Prague or Boston!

Getting Started with MVC 5 and Visual Studio 2013

Thomas Robbins — Tue, 13 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Many thanks to the folks at ComponentOne for their willingness to record my session at the recent South Florida Code Camp! It was a great session and a packed room!

Bryan Soltis – Ask the experts #6

Thomas Robbins — Thu, 01 May 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Are you ready for the upcoming Kentico Ask the Experts #6? We catch up with Brian Soltis, Kentico MVP, to hear what he has been up to. More information about Ask the Experts #6 is available here.

Brian McKeiver - Ask the Experts #6

Thomas Robbins — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Are you ready for the upcoming Kentico Ask the Experts #6? We catch up with Brian McKeiver, Kentico MVP, to hear what he has been up to. For more information about ask the Experts #6 take a look at - http://devnet.kentico.com/articles/announcing-ask-the-experts-6-a-kentico-virtual-panel

Jeroen Furst -- Ask the Experts #6

Thomas Robbins — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:27:34 GMT

Are you ready for the upcoming Kentico Ask the Experts #6! We catch up with Jeroen Furst, Kentico MVP to hear what he has been up to. For more information about ask the Experts #6 take a look at - http://devnet.kentico.com/articles/announcing-ask-the-experts-6-a-kentico-virtual-panel

Kentico Rocks #7: Kentico 8 in the trenches

Thomas Robbins — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

In this podcast join Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as talk about their first impressions and favorite features of the just released Kentico 8.
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How to Series: Forms with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Online forms are one of the best ways to interact and collect information from customers. With Kentico 8 the building of forms is done using a visual designer and then published to your site. In this video we look at how you can build and deploy online forms.

Webinar wrap up: Using MVC with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Mon, 14 Apr 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended!

The ASP.NET MVC Framework provides a powerful Model View Controller (MVC) approach to building web applications and provides separation of concerns, control over HTML output, intuitive URLs, and increased testability. We will start by looking at the -what and why of ASP.NET MVC. Then we will explore the various pieces of ASP.NET MVC including routes, controllers, actions, and views. If you are looking to get started with MVC then don't miss this session.

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Webinar Wrap Up: Simplify integration with Connect and Conquer

Thomas Robbins — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended!

This webinar will provide a demo of the integration possibilities which are achievable between Kentico EMS and Microsoft Dynamics CRM. Valuable customer website behavior data can be gleaned and made available in Microsoft Dynamics CRM. You will see how Connect and Conquer can be configured in a fast and easy way to achieve this.

Feature Series: A/B Testing with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

With Kentico A/B testing is a technique of online marketers to optimize pages of a website according to the reaction of visitors. This is done by creating a modified version of the page and running a test. The system then divides traffic between individual page versions and tracks how the changes affect the user experience and activity of visitors. When a visitor navigates to a page that has a running A/B test defined, one of the page variants configured for the given test will be displayed to them. In this video we look at how to create an A/B test with Kentico 8.

Webinar Wrap up: Here Comes Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended!

Kentico 8 is here! It includes an amazing list of technical enhancements. Attend this webinar to join Kentico’s CTO, Martin Hejtmanek explore these new Kentico Version 8 enhancements. In this interactive session Martin will show some of his personal favorites and why he thinks they are important for Kentico developers.

Slides available here

Feature series: Shopping Cart with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

The shopping cart is one of the most important parts of your e-commerce site. It helps to organize the information for a successful transaction and ensures that things run orderly and smoothly. The shopping cart as a mediator between the payment processor and websites. A shopping cart that is easy to navigate and flexible enough to offer personalized experiences makes online shopping a pleasant experience for customers. In this video we look at the how to use the shopping cart with the E-commerce sample site in Kentico 8.

How To Series: Adding products with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Products are the most important objects in your on-line store. They feature the actual products and services that you offer and sell to customers. Your customers can purchase products separately or with options, which may include product accessories and attributes. In Kentico, products exist as product objects associated with product type documents. This means that if you want to present a product on your website, you need to display a product type document with a product object assigned to this document. In this video we look at how you can add products with Kentico 8.

Webinar wrap up: The Online Marketing Solution with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended!

Welcome Kentico 8 and the updated Online Marketing Solution designed to optimizes the digital customer journey by easily delivering actionable data that helps strengthen marketing campaigns, build customer loyalty, and generate higher conversion rates. Join this interactive webinar to learn how the integrated marketing solution provides easy-to-use tools for tracking and optimizing customer journey from discovery to purchase intent to conversion.

How to Series: Editing content with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Mon, 07 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Editing page content is one of the most important aspects of maintaining a site. In this tutorial we look at several ways this can be done with Kentico 8. First, we look at Live Site editing that allows page editors to make changes directly on public facing pages. Then we look at editing content through the Administration interface.

Webinar Wrap up: The E-commerce Solution with Kentico 8

Thomas Robbins — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Welcome Kentico 8 and the updated E-Commerce Solution designed to quickly build a consumer-centric online store or donation center that’s easy to navigate and support. Join this interactive webinar to learn how you can win and retain new B2B customers, B2C consumers and non-profit donors, using fully-integrated marketing tools to manage the prospective customer journey and increase customer loyalty.

How to Series: Installing E-commerce Sample Site

Thomas Robbins — Fri, 04 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

The E-commerce sample site of Kentico 8 contains an amazing amount of features. You aren’t able to access any of these great features unless you get it installed! In this video we look at at how you can install it on your local machine.

Webinar Wrap up: Say hello to Kentico Version 8! Your integrated marketing solution has arrived

Thomas Robbins — Thu, 03 Apr 2014 10:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended
Kentico 8 is your comprehensive pain-free solution that works across multiple channels to provide customer behavior insights, nurture sales leads and strengthen engagement between your B2B and B2C customers. Kentico’s integrated marketing solution optimizes the digital customer journey by easily delivering actionable data that helps strengthen marketing campaigns, build customer loyalty, and generate higher conversion rates. Join Oldrich Januska, Director of Kentico Product Management for this first look at the new Kentico 8.

How To: Kentico 8 Installation

Thomas Robbins — Tue, 01 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

Now that you have downloaded Kentico 8 it’s time to install. In this video we look at the requirements and the installation process for Kentico 8.

Kentico Rocks #6: Kentico 8 is almost here!

Thomas Robbins — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 05:00:00 GMT

In this podcast join Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as talk about their impressions and favorite features of Kentico 8.
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Kentico Rocks #5: Being a Kentico MVP

Thomas Robbins — Fri, 28 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT

In this podcast join Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as talk about what’s it’s like to be a Kentico MVP and their experiences in the Kentico community.
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Watch the new video case study of St Andrews Links

Katerina Rozsnyo Pelanova — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 05:39:23 GMT

It is always a great pleasure for us to see how web projects built in Kentico bring great results and accelerate our clients to success. Let us share with you this great video case study of St Andrews Links website, implemented by Kentico Gold Partner Precedent.

Webinar wrap up: Introduction to Scrum

Thomas Robbins — Thu, 20 Feb 2014 05:00:00 GMT

Thanks to everyone that attended! Most of all thanks to our fantastic guest speaker Bob Hartman.

Kentico CMS Podcast #22 – Talking about Scrum with Brad Swanson, Senior Agile Coach at the Agile 42

Abigail Rice — Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:19:21 GMT

In this episode Thom Robbins is joined by Brad Swanson, Senior Agile Coach at Agile 42. He discusses Scrum, and its importance for developers. He also talks about what it means to be a certified scrum coach and how you can get started with Scrum. He also mentions a great special offer for a free year of membership to the Scrum alliance site available here.

Kentico Rocks #4: E-Commerce tips and tricks

Abigail Rice — Thu, 12 Dec 2013 01:58:41 GMT

In this podcast join Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as talk about their experiences with Kentico E-Commerce and best practices they’ve learned over the years.
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Kentico Rocks #2: What’s your favorite customization?

Abigail Rice — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 09:43:50 GMT

In this podcast join Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as talk about their favorite customization with Kentico CMS and best practices they’ve learned over the years.

Kentico Rocks #1: Who enjoyed Kentico Connections?

Abigail Rice — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 06:36:38 GMT

In this new podcast show we welcome Brian McKeiver and Bryan Soltis, Kentico MVPs as they talk about Kentico CMS and thing going on in the developer world. In their first show they talk about the fun they had at Kentico Connections and what they learned.

Kentico Technical Learning – Introduction to UI Personalization with Kentico CMS 7

Thomas Robbins — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 09:26:05 GMT

UI personalization allows the creation of a simplified user interface. It’s a great way to create personalized and extensible user experiences that empower people to get things done. System administrators are able to remove tabs, menu items, actions and parts of UI pages that aren’t needed. This allows users to not be overwhelmed by loads of unnecessary options. System administrators are able to deploy intelligent user interfaces. In this session we will examine how this feature is used within Kentico CMS 7. We will cover the basics of technical implementation, design concerns, extensibility and security. In this webinar we looked at how to implement the basics of UI personalization on your Kentico CMS 7 site.

Kentico caching and cache dependencies explained

Boris Pocatko — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 17:03:53 GMT

In this session we've talked about all the different caching options in Kentico, how they are enabled and used. We took a look at some caching setups and inspected the cached content with our debugging tools. We used also caching dependencies to keep the displayed content fresh.