BigCommerce have announced the winners of the 2023 Make it Big Customer Awards. The Make it Big Customer Awards spotlight and celebrate online retailers’ achievements on the BigCommerce platform across four categories: design, innovation, emerging brand and global strategy.
Retailers entered to compete to receive:
- A cash prize of $5,000 USD to invest in their business, attend an ecommerce conference or use as they choose.
- Branding in Times Square on the Nasdaq Towers and BigCommerce marketing.
- Feedonomics (a BigCommerce company) omnichannel strategy expert consultation to spot growth opportunities with channel recommendations, betas, and ads credits.
The Make it Big Customer Awards were evaluated by a panel of seasoned industry experts, including:
- John Baker, CEO of Jack Game Room (Tidal Brands)
- Richard Gilbert, director of strategic partnerships at PayPal
- Eric Yonge, president & creative director of EYStudios
- Neha Shah, senior director of customer success at BigCommerce
2023 Make it Big Customer Awards winners
Design Award
Recognizing brands with excellent storefront design and customer experiences.
Winner: Combat Corner
Judge Highlights: “Well-organized with good photography and straightforward navigation. Very professional execution. Resolves very well on mobile. Combat Corner had the best overall experience, with the most stylized merchandising and UX.”
Innovation Award
Recognizing brands solving technical ecommerce challenges with a creative use of the BigCommerce platform.
Winner: London Tile Co.
Judge Highlights: “London Tile has some neat elements like a sticky header, large photography and a nice visual hierarchy. The site is sleek, visually appealing and has an innovative design and navigation.”
Emerging Brand Award
Recognizing brands in their first three years of operation that are making substantial achievements.
Winner: Alpinistas
Judge Highlights: “Some solid brand impression in logo and brand name. Nice assortment with a clean, simple interface. Thoughtful navigation menu with effective category filtering.”
Global Strategy Award
Recognizing brands making incredible strides in the areas of international selling, multi-storefront and multi-channel.
Winner: NZ Natural Clothing
Judge Highlights: “It’s nice that you can shop in an alternate currency. In addition, the site is very professionally executed with nice photography, fonts, filtering and navigation.”
2023 Honorable Mentions
Last year, BigCommerce introduced Honorable Mentions which highlights the runner ups per category.
Design: Novelty Manufacturing Co. Root & Vessel & Flower Station
Innovation: Pacific Coast Fruit & 1 of 100
Emerging Brand: Foxy Locks & Marbles of Mumbles
Global Strategy: Tor-coatings & Land Cruiser Heaven
In today’s hyper competitive environment, brands need to stay agile and laser focused on growing their business by delivering the most compelling customer experience possible. This year’s BigCommerce Make it Big Customer Awards celebrates exceptional brands that have put innovation and customer experience at the heart of their ecommerce experience. Congratulations to all of the winners.
– Lisa Eggerton, chief marketing officer, BigCommerce
