Storm IMC has been officially recognised as New Zealand’s leading digital performance agency for both Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertising Services in the 2025 TechBehemoths Global Excellence Awards.
The announcement followed the TechBehemoths Annual Awards Jury decision released on 9 December 2025.
This internationally recognised programme celebrates outstanding digital marketing and ICT providers across 68 countries, evaluating more than 50,000 global agencies, with only three companies per country receiving honours each year.
Storm IMC secured the #1 position nationally in both SEO Services and PPC Services categories. The agency was further recognised for excellence in Website Design & Development, placing #2 in New Zealand under the WordPress Services category.
TechBehemoths determines winners using a combination of expert jury evaluation, client reviews, platform performance, community validation, and portfolio quality, selecting category leaders from a competitive pool of over 50,000 providers worldwide.
The awards acknowledge excellence across Storm IMC’s three foundational service areas and reflect more than a decade of focused work and innovation in:
• SEO (Organic Search)
• Paid Search (Google Ads & Bing Ads)
• Website Design & Development
Founded in Auckland in 2014, the agency’s mission has remained unchanged. As Founding Partner & Managing Director Ronan Nichol explains:
“From the beginning, the goal was never to become the biggest digital marketing agency in New Zealand, just the best at delivering the results that matter to our clients and drive growth. Being recognised as New Zealand’s highest-ranked agency in both SEO and Paid Search is a proud moment for the team and a strong validation of the work and results we deliver.”
Storm IMC’s number-one SEO ranking highlights its commitment to best practice and its early-stage leadership in AI-driven SEO and PPC methodologies.
The agency has leveraged sophisticated automation, advanced tool suites which enable faster optimisation cycles, stronger accuracy, and superior commercial outcomes for clients. The TechBehemoths recognition reinforces Storm IMC’s position at the forefront of performance-based, digital marketing in New Zealand and to help guide brands into the future of Search and AI-enabled digital marketing.
Pay Per Click services, particularly Google Ads and Bing Ads have been core to Storm IMC’s offering since the agency’s inception. As a long-standing Google Partner Agency, Storm IMC operates in one of the most competitive and rapidly changing service environments.
The 1st place national ranking for Paid Search Services recognises Storm’s operational strengths and the measurable impact of their paid search services (paid search, display, video and shopping) for their client base.
The TechBehemoths Jury noted that competition in the PPC category was “especially tough in 2025,” making the achievement particularly notable.
Storm IMC’s #2 national ranking in the WordPress Development category acknowledges the agency’s design and development capabilities, including its transition toward more advanced custom-build frameworks such as Laravel.
The award provides further validation of the team’s expanding expertise in high-performance website design and development services.
These awards help highlight the importance of NZ digital marketing agencies and their role in helping New Zealand businesses navigate digital and AI skills gaps and accelerate growth.
Storm IMC continues to help ambitious brands with:
• A performance-first methodology
• Real-time optimisation using data + AI
• Modern development infrastructure built to scale
• Senior-level strategists involved on every account
TechBehemoths is an international B2B platform that connects businesses with vetted IT, software development, and digital marketing service providers. Founded in Berlin, Germany, it operates as a global directory and discovery network, profiling more than 50,000 agencies across 68 countries.
The TechBehemoths Global Excellence Awards are designed to surface top-performing agencies in different service categories to help brands and businesses identify top-performing and vetted agency partners.
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