Boston Interactive

Boston Interactive

Type	Private
Industry	Web / Corporate Branding
Genre	Website design and development
Founder	Chuck Murphy
Headquarters	Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
Website	http://www.bostoninteractive.com/

Boston Interactive, founded in 1999, is one of the oldest website design and development firms in the Boston, Massachusetts area.^[1] Currently based out of the Schrafft Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts with 32 employees, Boston Interactive provides website design and development services which include interactive online marketing, brand identity, flash animation, and content management systems.^[2]

History

A pioneer in website design and development, Boston Interactive is one of the oldest continually operating website design and development firms in the Boston area. Founded in 1999 by Chuck Murphy as HomepageFX, the company changed its name to Boston Web Design in 2001 and later became Boston Interactive in 2007.^[3] In 2000 Boston Interactive designed and developed its own content management system to meet the ongoing need for clients who were not technically savvy to update their website. Smartwebs is an ASP.NET content management system that operates in a similar fashion as Microsoft Office. The privately held corporation has 32 employees and is currently located in the landmark Schrafft Center in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Lasting through the Dot Com era, the 12 year old company has serviced more than 350 clients and has been named on the Boston Business Journal Pacesetters list^[4] and the Inc 500 5000 list.^[5]

Awards

• 2010 Webby People's Voice Awards: Best Charitable Organization/Non-Profit Website for ASPCA^[6]
• 2010 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development: Best Medical Equipment Website for Palomar Medical Technologies ^[7]
• 2010 WebAward for Outstanding Achievement in Web Development: Associations Standard of Excellence and Health Care Standard of Excellence for Massachusetts Hospital Association ^[8]

Thought Leadership

Basing its principles on a user-centric design process, Boston Interactive is a leader in the web personalization community and continues to further advance with the 2011 installation of an Eye Tracker Lab.^[9] Boston Interactive is the first Boston-area web design firm to utilize eye tracking software to improve the quality assurance phase of the design process.

Management Team^[10]

• Chuck Murphy, Founder and CEO
• Rebecca Marani, Vice President of Interactive Services
• Scott Noonan, Chief Technology Officer
• Brady Bonus, Vice President of User Experience

Partners

Boston Interactive is a certified Gold Sitecore partner^[11] and a certified Convio partner.^[12]

References

1. ↑ Goodspeed, Linda (2010-04-19). "Boston Business Journal: Early Web pioneer Boston Interactive rides the wave". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
2. ↑ "Inc 500 5000". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
3. ↑ "Boston Web Design Rebrands to Boston Interactive and Launches New Website". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
4. ↑ Goodspeed, Linda (2010-04-19). "Boston Business Journal: Early Web pioneer Boston Interactive rides the wave". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
5. ↑ "Inc 500 5000". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
6. ↑ "14TH ANNUAL WEBBY AWARDS NOMINEES & WINNERS". Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
7. ↑ "WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION AWARDS: Palomar Medical Technologies". Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
8. ↑ "WEB MARKETING ASSOCIATION AWARDS: Massachusetts Hospital Association". Retrieved 2011-05-31. 
9. ↑ "Boston Interactive Invests in Eye Tracker". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
10. ↑ "Leadership Team". Retrieved 16 March 2011. 
11. ↑ "Sitecore Partners: Boston Interactive". Retrieved 2011-03-16. 
12. ↑ "Convio Web Design Case Studies". Retrieved 16 March 2011.