{"id":96345,"date":"2019-11-19T07:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=96345"},"modified":"2025-05-14T13:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T18:34:44","slug":"wp-engines-agency-partner-program-largest-in-wordpress-grows-8x-in-first-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/case-studies\/wp-engines-agency-partner-program-largest-in-wordpress-grows-8x-in-first-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"WP Engine\u2019s Agency Partner Program, Largest In WordPress, Grows 8X In First Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>AUSTIN, Texas \u2013 Nov. 19, 2019 \u2013<\/strong> WP Engine, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the WordPress digital experience platform<\/a>, today announced the number of digital agencies participating in its <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/agency-partner-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Agency Partner Program (APP)<\/a> has grown to 5,000+ globally, making it the largest in WordPress. This growth represents an 8X increase since the program began in 2017 and a 186% increase since January 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a recent study of agencies in the WP Engine APP, 31% of the agencies in the program expect their WordPress business to have increased significantly (&gt;25%) in 2019 and 51% expect their WordPress business to have increased between (1 &#8211; 25%) in 2019. Further, 85% of the agencies in the program expect to increase or increase significantly, investments in their WordPress practice in 2020.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The APP is a scalable set of business programs designed to enable agencies of all types to grow with WordPress. Agencies in WP Engine\u2019s APP include some of the most recognizable and award-winning names in the industry, such as 10Up, CrowdFavorite, Droga5 (Accenture), Edelman, GSD&amp;M (Omnicom), HUGE (Interpublic), MDC Partners, Pragmatic, Publicis North America (Publicis), The Richards Group, WhiteGrey (WPP) and thousands of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe incredible growth of our Agency Partner Program has been a direct result of listening to the needs of our customers and delivering on what they need to drive their business forward,\u201d said Lisa Box, Vice President of Strategic Alliances and Business Development at WP Engine. \u201cToday\u2019s modern digital agency faces constant tension between a rapidly changing technology space and continually exceeding client expectations while maintaining a healthy business through it all. With the WP Engine Agency Partner Program, we\u2019re empowering agencies globally to take advantage of WordPress\u2019 benefits, helping them in turn increase their creative power and grow revenue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Building on Momentum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WP Engine\u2019s Digital Experience Platform is the leading software and services solution for agencies developing on WordPress, the open-source content management system (CMS) that powers over a third of all websites. Today, WP Engine powers more WordPress websites among the one million most trafficked websites on the Internet than all other managed hosts for WordPress. The explosive growth in WordPress has helped lead to massive growth for WP Engine and its agency partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A Recent WP Engine survey found:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>96% of agencies surveyed cited WordPress as their primary CMS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40% of agencies predict their digital business to increase significantly (>25%) in 2020<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The top three use cases for WordPress, according to agencies in the program, are for corporate sites, brand sites or eCommerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>55% of the agencies in the program have a WordPress practice or department<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Start Growing Your Agency Today with WordPress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The WP Engine APP provides comprehensive, tiered offerings to agencies, enabling them to be more competitive in the marketplace and innovative with their clients. Levels include Member, Advanced, and Strategic with each level featuring business, educational, and technology resources, making the program customizable for any size agency. WP Engine also offers access to the largest WordPress developer ecosystem (in the form of the Resource Center, Genesis ecosystem and agency directory) and distributes leads to agencies in the program, addressing the 69% of agencies who, in the survey, cite acquiring business as their biggest challenge. For more information about the Agency Partner Program and to apply, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/agency-partner-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/wpengine.com\/agency-partner-program\/#form<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>From Our Partners<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c[WP Engine] has allowed us to focus on what we do best; bringing world-class creative to the web without the worry, subsequent costs and timelines that, with previous solutions, always had to be factored in. We win by coming to the table with cool and innovative ideas, and we know when we\u2019re talking to a client, that working with WP Engine brings another level of trust, confidence, and professionalism to help brands deliver on those promises.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Randy Bradshaw, Principal, Click Here Labs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re really happy to have found a partner like WP Engine. It\u2019s allowed us to evolve as a business and it also allows us to focus on more of the projects we love to work on, like building beautiful, and effective websites for our clients.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Tore Vesterby, Partner, Symbiotisk<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWP Engine\u2019s background, their reputation, and just the whole package that was offered was better than the others. I\u2019m glad we made the transition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Tony Pascal, VP of Engineering, Digital Remedy<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWP Engine understood our goals and they have been a great collaborator to help deliver a superior experience to our customers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Amit Sion, Chief Revenue Officer, XWP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About WP Engine<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>WP Engine is the WordPress Digital Experience Platform that gives companies of all sizes the agility, performance, intelligence, and integrations they need to drive their business forward faster. WP Engine\u2019s combination of tech innovation and an award-winning team of WordPress experts are trusted by more than 120,000 customers across 150 countries to provide counsel and support, helping brands create world-class digital experiences. 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