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Emakina, the European network of interactive agencies The Reference is part of, will be holding its next Academy at Digital Marketing First (DMF). The Academy will be a half day session about the future of interactive marketing.

On June 9th we’ll make your shoes shine
When will we do the same
for your online project?

The Reference invites you to Webscene, the expo for all your web related projects! We will have a unique booth offering you that extra level of service and comfort. Drop by the Reference @ Webscene and have your shoes polished professionally! Also make sure to attend our lecture on ‘ measuring your web project through an integrated approach truly leveraging overall business objectives’. Registration for Webscene is free and so is our exclusive shoe polish service.

Joris Ide, the international manufacturer of composite panels, metal sheets and purlins, announces a new corporate website and several new country websites among which sites for Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Germany and the UK.  The company’s growth and acquisition of several enterprises abroad urged for a clear Joris Ide brand for all websites in all countries. Joris Ide asked The Reference, a company of the Emakina network, to handle the project.

Shortly after the launch of the brand new www.bekaert.com , Bekaert and The Reference continue to improve Bekaert’s online presence with a mobile version of the website.

Bekaert, global market and technological leader in advanced metal transformation and advanced materials and coatings, has been elected International Sitecore 'Site of the Year' finalist and the winner in the category 'Manufacturing' with its brand new website www.bekaert.com.

At the end of 2008, Emakina Group sales reached 31.484.834 EUR compared to 17.371.543 EUR last year, a growth of 81%. At constant scope, sales growth in 2008 reached 55%. Moreover, the EBITDA (operational earnings before interest, depreciation and amortization) increased by 70% to reach 2.686.862 EUR in 2008. At constant scope, EBITDA increased by 26%. Net profit before tax went up from 528.929 EUR in 2007 to 900.554 EUR in 2008, a rise of 70%. Net profit (before amortization of goodwill) rose from 1.112.486 EUR in 2007 to 1.281.275 EUR in 2008.

The new global corporate website focuses on uniform and consistent communication in order to strengthen the Bekaert brand and its online presence. Bekaert succeeds in managing thousands of web pages by means of a powerful content management system (CMS). Bekaert CMS users from all over the world can contribute to the site via Sitecore, without losing the advantage of centralized content validation.

Ghent, January 30th 2009 – Today Cultuurnet Vlaanderen launches its new site, www.cultuurnet.be that gives evidence of strong branding and lucid information dissemination. The new design symbolizes what Cultuurnet Vlaanderen stands for: professionalism, freshness and inspiration. The attractive interface should contribute to giving (more) people (more) appetite for (more) culture.

Brussel, 4 december 2008 – The Reference zet de vertaling van haar strategische oefening voor Atos Worldline live. Het resultaat van deze SAFIRA (Strategic And Functional Internet Roadmap Analysis)is een handige, nieuwe portaalsite voor BCC en Banksys: www.atosworldline.be . Op deze drietalige site vinden handelaars zeer gedetailleerde informatie over het aanbod van het bedrijf en een oplossing op maat voor hun sector.

BRUSSEL, GENT - 2 DECEMBER 2008 - The Reference heeft de nieuwe corporate website voor Betafence ( www.betafence.co.uk ) gelanceerd. Het innovatieve design geeft Betafence een vernieuwde merkervaring en plaatst het als dé klantgerichte onderneming in zijn sector op het web. De nieuwe site weerspiegelt perfect de positionering van Betafence als leverancier van totaaloplossingen en haar onaflatend streven naar optimalisatie van kwalitatieve klantenondersteuning.