About Storm IMC | Leadership Team

Ronan Nichol

Ronan is the Founder and Managing Director of Storm IMC. He started Storm in 2014 with one idea: deliver excellent digital marketing for clients who are want to grow and care about results. Storm IMC was ranked New Zealand's number one agency for both SEO and paid search in the TechBehemoths 2025 Global Excellence Awards and is a certified Google Partner.

With over 25 years of experience across the UK, Ireland and New Zealand, Ronan is one of NZ’s most experienced digital marketing practitioners and a recognised speaker and commentator on digital marketing and AI.

Rob Chenery

Rob is Creative Director at Storm, specialising in brand design and animation with a strong foundation in both brand and motion. With extensive experience working across digital and print at leading London agencies, he helps businesses of all sizes create distinctive, cohesive brands grounded in research and strategic thinking. His work spans brand identities, websites, and communications designed to deliver lasting impact.

Brands we partner with

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Storm are ranked New Zealand's No 1 for SEO & PPC in TechBehemoths 2025 Excellence Awards

Marcel Sobieski

TechBehemoths

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Storm are outstanding at what they do and a pleasure to work with. It's been great bringing our brand to life together across various projects. They consistently deliver high-quality, impactful results.

Mark Thomson

Pit Stop

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Storm IMC have been Apparelmaster’s digital marketing provider for over 3 years and have become a valuable and trusted marketing partner. The Storm Team provide results-focused, digital marketing strategies that drive real business performance and growth!

Bevan Ritchie

Apparelmaster

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The Team ensured our business stays ahead in the fast-changing digital space, helping us develop a plan that consistently delivers results well above industry averages.

Alex Smith

Dominator Garages

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Ronan and his team represent an exceptional level of customer service from start to end, going the extra mile at every step. Knowledgeable, personable, incredibly patient and helpful. We are really happy with our new website and highly recommend Storm IMC's services.

Jenna Lange

Team Cabling

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We can safely say that the team at Storm IMC are experts who consistently meet our expectations around KPI's ensuring we stay ahead of our competitors in the SEO & SEM space with very good analytics backing the decisions taken.

Aaron Navanua

Nurtured At Home

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Storm IMC have made sure that our business is at the forefront of the rapid changes in digital media. They have helped us develop a plan that means that were consistently delivering results well above industry averages!

Katie Chubb

Aer Rianta

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Storm IMC are excellent. They take care of our Google Ads campaigns, have helped with SEO and other digital marketing initiatives. The results have been great. Ronan knows his stuff and is really easy to work with. I would recommend Ronan and his team to anyone looking to boost their digital marketing performance.

Russell Kendon

Sellwood Products Ltd

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I have been working with Storm IMC for some years now and have had a great experience. After trying other companies previously and feeling ripped off I can honestly say you wont feel that way with Storm IMC. Definitely has my recommendation.

Paul Roberts

Property Apprentice

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I would not hesitate to recommend Storm IMC to anyone looking for exceptional search marketing results and a proactive partner that is excellent to work with.

Glen Keely

Cavalry Marketing