2022: A year in review

It’s hard to believe, but 2022 is coming to an end. In the spirit of this year, we want to take some time to reflect on what happened at Storyblok and to appreciate some of the major achievements of our Partner Program. The technology industry has thrived largely over the past two years. 2022, in particular, was marked by taking software-as-a-service to the next level, building systems and supply chains with better visibility and resiliency, creating future-proof solutions and a sustainable future, and focusing on remote work. We are happy to have contributed towards building a better future with Storyblok’s CMS and our amazing team.

We hope that you had a year full of astonishing achievements and joy. For us at Storyblok, 2022 has been a success story powered by a company-wide growth mindset. A year in which we have so much to celebrate and be proud of:

• $47 million raised in Series B Funding
• Storyblok UI V2 was launched: A completely new CMS experience with new features
• "2022 Best Software Awards" Top 100 by G2
• #1 place for Best Content Management Products by G2
• Awarded over 30 G2 badges as the #1 Enterprise Headless CMS
• Recognized in the 2022 Gartner®️ Market Guide for Web Content Management
• Recognized in the Jamstack Report with 9% of developers using Storyblok
• We attended 114 events where we met you and had a great time
• Our team grew from 83 to over 230 colleagues from over 40+ nationalities, living in 30+ countries worldwide

We are happy and proud to be building the Content Management System (CMS) for the 21st century and empowering 98,000 + developers and content teams to create better content experiences across any digital channel. With the help of Storyblok, leading enterprises have experienced a 123% traffic increase within 6 months, 50% revenue growth in just 60 days, 3x faster website performance, and much more. Some of those projects were implemented with the help of our Solution Partners, (opens in a new window) who are excited to bring our product to their customers in order to solve different business problems as well as elevate their online presence in our ever so online world. We are proud of the work they do with Storyblok and we thank them for being part of our family.

A year in review for Storyblok’s Partner Program

One thing is for sure: 2022 has been a fascinating year for our Partner Program (opens in a new window) . We end the year with gratitude for having a fantastic Partner Team that works hard to support you, our Solution and Technology Partners and your clients. We are also grateful for having the opportunity to work with extraordinary Partners and to build the future of storytelling together. Here are some of the achievements we are most proud of in the Partner Team:

• Launched the Partner Certification (opens in a new window) Process
  Our first Partner initiative of the year was to start our ‘Storyblok Partner Certification’, a process by which each of our partners can become officially recognized and certified not only as Storyblok Partners but as creators and innovators.
  We now have close to 130 Certified Partners (opens in a new window) and over 1500 registered partners.
• Launched a $1.5M Partner Fund (opens in a new window) The fund is distributed to Partners through multiple initiatives, including a $5k marketing budget that every Storyblok Certified Partner can use to highlight its collaboration with Storyblok in any way they want: events, guerilla marketing, content development, ad campaigns, etc.
  We built a dedicated Partner Marketing team to support our Partners in growing and scaling their businesses with Storyblok. Here you will find all key partner information, along with our latest initiatives.
• Launched Storyblok’s Technology Ecosystem (opens in a new window) A curated collection of MACH-ready technology solutions that can be integrated together, with Storyblok as the central content hub. Our Technology Ecosystem offers support to integrate solutions with the world’s #1-rated Headless CMS.
• We attended, sponsored, and hosted some fantastic events It was a pleasure to see some of our Partners at D-Congress (opens in a new window) in Sweden. What a powerful event it was! It was also very exciting to be part of the eCommerce Composable Conference (opens in a new window) in Italy with our Partner BigCommerce (opens in a new window) . OMR22 (opens in a new window) in Germany was another highlight of the year and a pleasure to take part in. DMEXCO in Cologne, Germany, was where we met a lot of you, our Partners, and had an amazing time.In addition to the many Partner events across Europe and the Americas, we hosted Stories from the Blok 5 (opens in a new window) : Dedicated to Storyblok’s Partners and Stories from the Blok #9 (opens in a new window) : Tailored for Technology Edition. We also launched our Partner Webinar Series. Check out our Webinar on 4 Must-Have Technologies to open an Online Shop (opens in a new window) and reach out (opens in a new window) to us if you are interested in taking part in 2023.
• We grew our team
  We now have a team of Partner Success Managers for every region, timezone, and market so that you, our Partners, can be supported at all times. We are here for you, just reach out (opens in a new window) .
• Storyblok Partner Team’s Inaugural MeetupIn August of 2022, the Partner Team met in Dublin and spent 3 days strategizing, getting to know each other, and, most importantly: having lots of fun.
  

We’ll also remember 2022 by the amazing projects executed with Storyblok and our Partners. Check out some of the many amazing case studies (opens in a new window) submitted by our partners and clients. Here are some of 2022’s highlights:

• How Green Paper Products achieved built-in scalability with headless approach (opens in a new window)
• Cygnet helping Magical Mushroom Company® sell their packaging made from mycelium (opens in a new window)
• How Wüsthof launched a global direct-to-consumer site in 3 months (opens in a new window)
• How Herbert Digital managed to build hype and excitement about Sydney FC’s return to their spiritual home ground (opens in a new window)
• How best it made a light come on: B2B webshop for lighting and lighting solutions (opens in a new window)
• How Distancify managed to create a new and powerful eCommerce solution for Kid’s Concept (opens in a new window)
• How Functional Nutrition achieved their vision for the future with Storyblok:

Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year!

We’ll remember 2022 by the many achievements we accomplished and the events we took part in. Most importantly, we’ll remember and cherish all the amazing time we spent hanging out with partners and team members. As always, partners played an important role in the growth of Storyblok this year. 2022 taught us that partnerships are essential to the future growth of Storyblok. Therefore, we’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for everything you have done to help us get to where we are today. And don’t forget, we worked hard and will continue so in order to build a Partner Program (opens in a new window) and offer you benefits (opens in a new window) that extend great value to your organization.

We wish you Happy Holidays and all the best for the New Year! We cannot wait to continue our collaboration with you and your clients in 2023.
We all have stories to tell; let’s do it together!