Expanding Our Civic Engagement Platform
Granicus’ latest development brings civic engagement full circle
Growth is essential, from the smallest towns to the largest metroplexes, from remote territories to heavily populated countries. Whether it comes in the form of attracting new residents, expanding support for current residents, or extending equitable access to civic services, a commitment to growth helps communities thrive. Of course, the same is true for businesses. That’s why we’re thrilled to share today’s news:
Today, we announced expansion plans in partnership with two high-growth, govtech innovators: the acquisition of Bang the Table, the company behind market-leading community engagement solution EngagementHQ, as well as the acquisition of OpenCities, the public sector’s leading digital customer journey platform that helps local governments transform their websites, digital forms, and service delivery experiences. By combining the three market leaders in digital civic engagement into a single platform, we can transform the way governments and residents connect with one another.
What does this mean for Granicus customers?
The combination of Bang the Table’s EngagementHQ and Granicus’ Civic Engagement Platform addresses a critical gap in today’s digital journeys: the ability to learn from every digital interaction. Now, by inviting resident input at every touchpoint and generating a steady stream of quantifiable market intelligence, governments gain a detailed picture of what matters most to their communities, in real-time. With Bang the Table’s 360-degree, data-gathering tools capturing audience sentiment, feedback, and engagement data, diverse communities can share their voices quickly and easily to provide actionable feedback to governments on topics big and small.
Residents have come to expect modern, easy-to-use digital government experiences that are on par with their commercial counterparts. With OpenCities, Granicus will deliver much more than improved websites, with a fully integrated, drag-and-drop customer experience platform that unifies the entire Granicus Civic Engagement Suite, helping agencies rapidly digitize, track, and improve every step of their customer journey, without any custom code. Combined, OpenCities, Granicus, and Bang the Table will make it easy for governments to inform, engage, and serve their communities from the convenience of a single, connected platform, purpose-built for the needs of today’s modern government.
Expanding our global presence
By expanding in partnership with two Australia-based GovTech 100 companies simultaneously, we will extend our commitment to Australia and New Zealand governments. As of today, the combined organization serves more than 350 governments. Through this acquisition, we’ll also extend additional best-in-class public sector solutions to more agencies in the U.S., Canada, and the U.K.
Today’s news follows a series of recent acquisitions that have strengthened Granicus’ position as the most comprehensive SaaS cloud platform for the public sector with civic engagement solutions that now bring together digital communications and community feedback, website and CMS, digital services and constituent management, agenda automation and public meetings, and records management.
We’re excited to welcome the latest members of the Granicus family, and we’re even more excited to introduce them to our customers. Want to see our newest products in action? Schedule a demo today!