Why You Should Choose Magento For Your E-Commerce Platform

A few months ago, Business News Daily recommended Magento as the best E-commerce software for enterprises and fast-growing online businesses, and we couldn’t agree more! With e-commerce today being such a fast-paced and rapidly changing market where the agile thrive, companies need to be capable of responding appropriately. This is where Magento comes in. Indeed, a quarter …

UX Ireland Conference Highlights

The first annual UX Ireland conference took place at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute in Dublin from 10-11th November. This two-day event featured a fantastic line-up of keynote speakers, presentations and workshops on user experience (UX), user research and user interface (UI) design. Our Design team were in attendance to flex our creative muscles and mingle with the wider design …

Mobile Matters: Building Mobile-Friendly Websites vs. Mobile Apps

With 81% of adults in the UK owning a Smartphone, one thing is certain – the age of mobile is upon us. Indeed, in 2015 Google announced that mobile searches far exceed that of desktop searches, making it clear that mobile is a critical element for business success. In fact, following an update to its …

Welcoming Vanita Sharma from India to Ireland

We recently welcomed Vanita Sharma, a member of our Indian development team, to spend a period of two months at our Dublin HQ. In this article, she discusses her experience of travelling from India to work in Ireland.  At Monsoon Consulting, we embrace our diverse culture and multinational teams. Furthermore, we believe in continuous development, …

Monsoon Consulting Shortlisted for Agency of the Year at the 2016 eir Spider Awards!

We are delighted to announce that Monsoon Consulting has been shortlisted for Agency of the Year at this year’s eir Spider Awards! Regarded as ‘The Oscars of the Digital World’, the eir Spiders are Ireland’s premier digital technology awards, celebrating the very best in online creativity and innovation. Now in its 21st year, the awards recognise excellence …

Magento Meetup Ireland 16: Putting the ‘C’ back into B2B and M2 Development

Last week, our doors were opened to the Magento community for the 16th assembly of Magento Meetup Ireland. Founded by Monsoon’s CMO Stephen Kenealy, this Meetup group welcomes Magento developers, merchants, admins, e-commerce retailers, and anyone with an interest in the platform. It’s a great opportunity to discuss developments, updates and project experiences in a …

Woodies New Website Launch

We are excited to announce that, we have launched a new website for Irish DIY retailer Woodies on the Magento Enterprise platform. Woodies.ie has a powerful search feature to help visitors find the products and information that they are looking for. Allison Hilliard wrote an excellent article for our own blog recently covering the importance of site search in …

Monsoon Consulting featured by The Sunday Times

We were delighted to see a fantastic article featuring one of our founders, Stephen Kenealy in The Sunday Times. The interesting piece details how Steve and Bharat guided Monsoon through the challenges of the recession and what the future holds for the company. The article was published in The Sunday Times on October 23rd Amid …