Liverpool Phil website scores a hat-trick

The award winning website that Mando Group developed for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic has won yet another award. This is the third award that the site has been given over since being launched.

The website www.liverpoolphil.com has been awarded Tourism Website of the Year. The website was one of three finalists selected from over 100 previous regional winners. The awards were announced last night at the Enjoy England Awards for excellence 2008, held at Liverpool’s St Georges Hall. 

Matt Johnson, chairman of Mando group commented:
“The Phil website has been a significant piece of work for Mando Group and we are very pleased for the site to have been awarded Best Tourism Site of The Year for the third time.  He added: “This award and the figures really stands as testament to the commitment of everyone involved in this project.” 

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic website focuses on an exceptional user experience, ensuring that it is easy for users find out what is on and to book tickets online easily. The website also offers interactive features allowing users to watch video footage and listen or download excerpts from particular concerts. The site also sells CD's and memberships online and can accept online donations. Mando Group worked with the Philharmonic to develop their website to and deliver meet all these requirements for a discerning and varied audience.

Underpinning the successful development of the website, Mando Group undertook a detailed usability study on behalf of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic. From this, we were able to present detailed wire frames of the site layout and structure, to enable them to be rigorously tested by end users before commencing with further development.

Millicent Jones Executive Director, Marketing Communications at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic said
"We are delighted with the improved Royal Liverpool Philharmonic website. We have seen an incredible increase of traffic, 42% up from the previous year and an impressive 32% increase in online ticket sales. Mando Group's thorough approach and commitment to usability has delivered a highly functional, user-friendly website".