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Sitefinity and Centric complement each other well in enterprises that need to connect product development with digital content delivery. Centric manages product data, design collaboration, and lifecycle processes from concept to launch, while Sitefinity publishes and personalizes customer-facing web experiences. Integrating the two helps ensure that product information, launch content, and digital campaigns stay aligned across teams and channels.
Data flow: Centric to Sitefinity
When product attributes, descriptions, materials, sizes, colors, and launch status are approved in Centric, that data can be pushed into Sitefinity to populate product detail pages, category pages, and campaign landing pages. This reduces manual rekeying by marketing teams and ensures the website always reflects the latest approved product information.
Business value: Faster product launches, fewer content errors, and consistent product messaging across digital channels.
Data flow: Bi-directional
Centric can share product development milestones such as concept approval, sample sign-off, and launch readiness with Sitefinity so marketing teams know when to prepare web content. Sitefinity can return content readiness status, such as page draft complete or legal review complete, to help product teams coordinate launch timing.
Business value: Better cross-functional alignment between product, marketing, and merchandising teams, with fewer launch delays.
Data flow: Centric to Sitefinity
For seasonal collections or new product lines, Centric can provide the approved assortment, product hierarchy, and launch metadata to Sitefinity. Sitefinity can then generate or update microsites and campaign pages with the correct product grouping, launch dates, and featured items.
Business value: Reduced campaign setup effort and quicker deployment of launch-ready digital experiences.
Data flow: Centric to Sitefinity
Centric can supply product specifications, technical details, design notes, and approved references that Sitefinity uses to enrich editorial content, buying guides, and product comparison pages. This is especially useful for complex or design-driven products where accurate details influence purchase decisions.
Business value: More complete and trustworthy product content, improved customer experience, and lower risk of publishing outdated information.
Data flow: Sitefinity to Centric
When marketing teams create product-related web content in Sitefinity, such as launch copy, feature highlights, or product claims, the content can be sent to Centric for review by product managers or design teams. This helps ensure that external messaging matches approved product positioning and specifications.
Business value: Stronger governance over product claims and fewer compliance or brand consistency issues.
Data flow: Centric to Sitefinity
Centric can notify Sitefinity when a product is in development, approved for launch, delayed, or discontinued. Sitefinity can use that status to control page visibility, teaser content, pre-launch messaging, or removal of retired products from public pages.
Business value: Prevents customers from seeing unavailable products and helps marketing teams manage launch and retirement content more accurately.
Data flow: Bi-directional
Centric can provide the master product record and approved source content, while Sitefinity manages localized web copy for different markets. Translation status, locale-specific approvals, and regional content updates can be synchronized so global teams can launch consistent product pages in multiple languages.
Business value: Faster international rollout, improved content consistency, and better coordination between global product and regional marketing teams.
Overall, integrating Sitefinity and Centric creates a more connected product-to-market workflow. Centric becomes the system of record for product development and approved product data, while Sitefinity becomes the system of engagement for publishing accurate, timely, and personalized digital experiences.