In the digital age, a website is more than just a digital brochure. It's the face of your business, often making the first impression before you ever speak to a customer. For businesses in Kerry, having a well-designed, user-friendly website is essential. But in 2025, the stakes are higher. Customers expect more, technology moves faster, and local competition grows daily.
Hermes Creative Awards honours the messengers and creators of the information revolution. Armed with their imaginations and computers, Hermes winners bring their ideas to life through traditional and digital platforms. Avalanche has been honoured with a Gold Award at the 2025 Hermes Creative Awards, recognising their excellence in interactive design within the professional services sector. This prestigious international competition, administered by the Association of Marketing and Communication Professionals (AMCP), celebrates outstanding creative work across various media platforms.
We are ecstatic to announce that Aidan O'Carroll, has won the Digital Trailblazer of the Year award, earning recognition for his innovative contributions and leadership in digital design. This recognition highlighted his dedication, the extensive work undertaken by Avalanche & the significant strides made in the digital landscape in the previous 12 months, which completed over 200 projects across Ireland, Europe, and the USA within the last year.
We are thrilled to announce that Avalanche has been nominated once again for the Best Small Agency (<10 staff) category at the 2025 Spider Awards. This recognition reflects our commitment to delivering outstanding results in website design, eCommerce solutions, and Search Engine Optimisation over the past year. Our passion for crafting engaging digital experiences and helping businesses grow online has been at the heart of everything we do.
We are thrilled to say that Founder & CEO, Aidan O'Carroll has been identified as a finalist for the "Digital Trailblazer of the Year" award in the National Digital Awards.
For leaders driving digital transformation through innovation and leadership, this award recognises those setting new standards in the digital landscape in Ireland & beyond.
It has been a terrific year here at Avalanche & I am very proud to top it off by announcing that Avalanche has been named as the Agency of the year by Corporate Livewire as we retained our status as the highest rated agency worldwide in 2024. Merry Christmas to all and thank you for your support throughout the year!
I am beyond honoured to be inducted into the Corporate LiveWire Global Awards Hall of Fame this year and to be named the youngest ever entrant (34) is something I am very proud of. I would like to thank everyone involved in the judging process and once again, emphasise the importance of the team here at Avalanche who make getting up and going to work every day one of the best things I have ever done.
The NY Digital Awards honours outstanding achievements in a variety of digital realms - from captivating websites and groundbreaking videos to innovative mobile apps. They recognise the finest minds in digital creation, spotlighting worldwide appreciation on both brilliance and international achievements. At Avalanche, we are incredibly proud to have our recent work with H&MV Engineering recognised for our Design & Creativity by the New York Digital Committee in our web design work with a silver award win, the second highest rated project worldwide.