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Nara, Japan – Sharp Europe detailed how it built a digital infrastructure for one of the world's most complex B2B operations on Drupal, managing 120,000 enterprise customers across 48 countries with 17 sites in 19 languages.
The electronics giant generates €13.5 billion in annual revenue, with 40% coming from B2B operations that serve vastly different audiences – from 110,000 small enterprises requiring low-touch transactions to mid-market companies needing sophisticated engagement.
"Big, complex, broad, deep," said Jason Cort, who leads European product management and marketing for Sharp. "That's what our martech stack has to support."
Image: Shigeru Kobayashi – COO Executive Officer, Head of B2B, Sharp
Nara, Japan – Sharp Europe detailed how it built a digital infrastructure for one of the world's most complex B2B operations on Drupal, managing 120,000 enterprise customers across 48 countries with 17 sites in 19 languages.
The electronics giant generates €13.5 billion in annual revenue, with 40% coming from B2B operations that serve vastly different audiences – from 110,000 small enterprises requiring low-touch transactions to mid-market companies needing sophisticated engagement.
"Big, complex, broad, deep," said Jason Cort, who leads European product management and marketing for Sharp. "That's what our martech stack has to support."
Image: Shigeru Kobayashi – COO Executive Officer, Head of B2B, Sharp
Every community has unsung heroes—people who show up, lend a hand, mentor newcomers, and make everyone around them better. In the Drupal community, we have a special way of recognizing these exceptional individuals: the Aaron Winborn Award.
Nominations are now open for 2026.
This isn't about code commits or issue credits as this award celebrates the human qualities that make our community truly special: service, integrity, kindness, and that rare willingness to go above and beyond.
When it was announced that leftist Catherine Connolly had won a record-breaking vote to become the new Uachtarán na hÉireann, or President of Ireland, the pearl-clutching headlines from the British right-wing press were foreseeable. Conservative columnists seemingly vied for the most hysterical. A Spectator columnist mildly wrote, ‘Catherine Connolly’s election is a low for Ireland.’ […]
In September, a new political organisation was launched in the UK, aimed at bringing together Labour members dismayed by the party’s rightward shift. Called ‘Mainstream’, the project describes itself as ‘the home for Labour’s radical realists — united by values, driven by change; for everyone who knows that to transform the country and take on […]
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