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# **CMS Case Study: Digital Transformation of a Global Leader**

How a headless cloud CMS enabled William Reed, a global B2B media publisher, to unify 21 sites, migrate 30 years of archives, secure SEO, and reduce technical debt, all in just 12 months.

## How William Reed unified 21 websites and 119 newsletters all in one day

In just 12 months, William Reed replaced six outdated CMS platform with a unified, scalable platform powered by Arc XP and code.store’s low-code expertise.

### What you’ll learn in this case study: 

- - Why standard CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal, Adobe…) couldn’t meet the needs of a global media group.
    - How William Reed migrated 21 sites in one day securing 300,000+ SEO redirects with zero traffic loss.
    - How a MACH architecture (Microservices, API-first, Cloud-native, Headless) future-proofed the business.
    - What agile and low-code delivery look like in practice from POC to production.
    - The measurable results: unified editorial workflows, faster content publishing, and full control over monetisation.

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## Adopted by media companies that outgrew legacy CMS platforms

We’ve helped them **migrate faster**, **protect their SEO**, and **rebuild their content ecosystem** on stronger foundations.

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## Complexity turned into tangible results

Modernisation, compliance, performance: our results are concrete, measurable, and already powering your business-critical applications!

### 21

migrated sites

### 600 000

content items

### 12

months of project

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