A highly attractive arts & culture site for the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
Visit the National Eisteddfod of Wales website
Background
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the largest and oldest celebration of Welsh culture. Staged in a different location every year, the week long festival is a popular event, attracting over 200,000 visitors and considerable global interest. The web, combined with the latest telecommunications and streaming media technologies, today delivers this 800 year old festival to a global audience.
Solution
Imaginet have worked as a trusted digital partner to the Eisteddfod for ten years, ensuring their website reflects the latest on-line trends and attracts both new and existing visitors. The most recent re-design of the site combines a highly attractive design with full content management and web 2.0 interactivity. Key features include:
- Full content management of the entire website ensuring that before, during and after the event, visitors can find up to date information
- Photo galleries of the event over the years and an area for visitors to add their own images, encouraging user generated content
- An events database keeps visitors up to date on what was happening and where
- An e-commerce section allows visitors to buy gifts and a wide range of tickets at the event
- A Registration and emailing system (ECRM) allows the organisers to communicate regularly with their international audience about the annual event
