Hard Work Pays Off
It is not the prospect of winning a coveted award that drives us to give our best every day. It is rather the recognition of our clients that drives and motivates us.
Nevertheless, we are all the more proud to receive this recognition from the outside as well – in the form of awards, prizes, rankings and seals of quality. They are all a nice confirmation of the good work our agency does and motivate and strengthen us in our vision and mission.
An Overview of Our Awards and Rankings
- Industry winner at the 2026 Deutschland Monitor in the »Digital Marketing Agencies« category
- Winner of the »Business Partner 2026« study in the category »Digital Marketing Agencies«
- German Marketing Award in the »Webdesign (Relaunch)« category (Read more)
- German Agency Award in the »Agency Representation / Film [Promo] – Handelskraft« category (Read more)
- German Agency Award in the »Agency Representation / Book – Handelskraft Trend Book« category (Read more)
- Best Retail Cases Award in the »Omnichannel Retail« category (Read more)
- »Best E-Commerce Agency« at the K5 Commerce Award
- »Intershop Partner of the Year« (Read more)
- German Marketing Award in the »Webdesign (B2B)« category (Read more)
- German Agency Award in the »B2B / Audio [Podcast] – Der Handelskraft Digital. Business. Talk« category (Read more)
- German Agency Award in the »Agency Representation / Content Marketing – Handelskraft-Blog« category (Read more)
- German Design Award in the »Excellent Communications Design Books and Calendars« category (Read more)
- 1st place in the Internet Agency Ranking
- Netty Award »E-Commerce Tech-Company of the Year« (Read more)
- Awarded as »Intershop Partner of the Year« (Read more)
- 1st place in the Internet Agency Ranking
- »Best E-Commerce Agency« at the K5 Commerce Award
- German Marketing Award for the Handelskraft Trend Book »Digital Horizon« in the »Graphic Design« (Brochure) category
- Winner of the German Agency Award with the Handelskraft Trend Book »Digital Horizon« in the »B2B – Content Marketing« category
- Winner of the German Agency Award for the Website Relaunch of the Stadtwerke Jena in the »B2C – Website« category
- Winner of two German Stevie Awards 2022: »Most Valuable Response to COVID-19« and »Highest-rated Nomination« (To the press release)
- Silver Award at the Annual Multimedia Awards in the “Digital Event” category for the Handelskraft Conference 2022
- Winner of the German Brand Award »Gold« with hessnatur in the category »Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation«, subcategory »Brand Communication – Online Store« (To the press release)
- Winner of the German Agency Award in the »B2B / Event [Digital]« category for the Handelskraft Conference 2022 (To the press release)
- Winner of two German Stevie Awards 2021: »Company of the Year« and »Best E-Book« (To the press release)
- Ranked among the top 5 SAP consultants in Germany in the »IT Champions: SAP Consultants« study conducted by COMPUTERWOCHE (To the press release)
- Awarded by FOCUS-MONEY as one of the best IT service providers in Germany (To the press release)
- Winner of the International Business Award in the »Company of the Year | Internet & New Media« category (To the press release)
- Winner of the German Brand Award with Netto Marken-Discount in the »Excellence in Brand Strategy and Creation« category, »Brand Communication – Web & Mobile« subcategory
- Winner of the »i-work Business Award« presented by Jena Wirtschaft for exemplary cross-cultural openness (To the press release)
- Winner of the »Shop Usability Award« with SLV in the »B2B« category
- Certification as »Trusted Agency« by the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW)
- Winner of the »Rising Star Award 2019« presented by StiboSystems (To the blog article)
- Winner of the »Internet World Business Shop Award« with WÜRTH in the »Best B2B Shop« category (To the blog article)
- »Top Shop 2019« award for netto-online.de (COMPUTER BILD, issue 09/2019)
- 1st place at the E-Commerce Germany Awards in the »Best Agency« category, named »Agency of the Year« (To the blog article)
- 27th place in the BVDW Internet Agency Ranking, 10th place in the
e-commerce subranking (To the press release)
- »Unternehmen des Jahres Ostthüringen« (»Eastern Thuringian Company of the Year«)
- Certification as »Trusted Agency« by the BVDW
- 38th place in the BVDW Internet Agency Ranking, 13th place in the
e-commerce subranking
- Nomination for the Shop Usability Award [Musicstore.de in the »Freizeit, Hobby & Haustier« (»Leisure, Hobbies & Pets«) category]
- 50th place in the BVDW Internet Agency Ranking
- Winner of the Shop Usability Award with Lensbest.de/4Care GmbH in the »Wellness, Beauty und Gesundheit« (»Wellness, Beauty and Health«) category (To the blog article)
- Certification as »Trusted Agency« by the BVDW
- Nomination for the »Großer Preis des Mittelstandes« presented by Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft Jena mbH (JenaWirtschaft)
- 17th place in the BVDW mobile subranking
- Certification as »Qualitätsagentur« (»Quality Agency«) by the BVDW
- 15th place in the BVDW E-Commerce Agency Ranking
- 56th place in the BVDW Internet Agency Ranking
- 2nd place in the individual ranking of the fastest-growing agencies as part of the BVDW Internet Agency Ranking
- »Hauptdarsteller der Thüringer Kreativwirtschaft« (Kreativradar)
- »Thüringer Gründerpreis« [3rd place in the »Erfolgreiches Jungunternehmen« (»Successful Start-Up«) category]
- Winner of the »Thüringer Website Award« (»Thuringian Website Award«) (Preisbock.de)
- Winner of the »IQ Innovation Award« (Special award)
- Winner of the »Shop Usability Award« (Preisbock.de in the »Live Shopping« category)
Our Top Awards in the Recent Months
Award Win with Schneider Schreibgeräte
Schneider Schreibgeräte and dotSource won the German Marketing Award 2025 in the »Webdesign (Relaunch)« category. The modern, user-friendly web design translates this traditional brand's values into an intuitive customer journey with smart search, optimized cross-selling and integrated ERP and PIM systems. This enables customers to find what they're looking for even faster.
Trend Book 2025 Wins German Design Award
The Handelskraft Trend Book 2025 »High Five« serves as an inspiration, a companion, and a visual statement all in one. Our publication was awarded the German Design Award in the »Excellent Communications Design Books and Calendars« category.
Second K5 COMMERCE AWARD for dotSource
At the grand stage of the K5 FUTURE RETAIL CONFERENCE 2025, the prestigious K5 Commerce Award was presented to companies setting new standards in online retail. In the »Best E-Commerce Agency« category, dotSource convinced the jury of industry experts with a forward-looking, comprehensive package.
Top Placement in Internet Agency Ranking
In the latest BVDW Internet Agency Ranking, we once again secured a spot in the Top 5 in the »E-Commerce« subcategory and achieved 16th place in the overall ranking. Despite challenging market conditions, we impressed with our focus on trending topics like AI and automation.
German Marketing Award Together with divibib
divibib GmbH and dotSource received the German Marketing Award for the relaunch of »Onleihe«. The modernization of the leading digital library in the DACH region stands out with its user-centric, accessible design and a fresh corporate identity that delivers an optimal experience for all target audiences across all devices.
German Agency Award for the HK 2024
The Handelskraft Conference team is thrilled. The 2024 conference won the DEUTSCHER AGENTURPREIS in the »Live-Event« category. The Handelskraft Conference brings people together who share one thing above all: a passion for innovation.
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