Von Mack Agency Wins Gold & Silver at 2025 Davey Awards
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New Orleans, LA – October 24, 2025 — The Von Mack Agency, a nationally recognized woman-owned tourism marketing firm based in New Orleans, has achieved major recognition at the 21st Annual Davey Awards. The agency earned five awards, including a coveted Gold Award for Best User Experience, honoring its strategic and visually powerful redesign of the Promised Land Zoo website.
These honors mark another milestone for Von Mack, whose creative and data-driven approach continues to elevate destination brands and attractions across the country through high-impact storytelling, user-first design, and measurable performance.
Unpacking the Honor
The Davey Awards celebrate exceptional creative work from small agencies and independent studios whose big ideas generate world-class results. Entries are judged by leading professionals from brands such as NASA, Netflix, and National Geographic. Only about 20 percent of submissions achieve Gold status, placing Von Mack among an elite group of boutique agencies whose craftsmanship and strategy rival global firms.
Von Mack Agency earned five honors in total:
- Gold – Features: Best User Experience
- Silver – General: Tourism
- Silver – Features: Best User Interface
- Silver – Features: Best Visual Appeal (Aesthetic)
- Silver – Features: Best Home Page
Together, these awards underscore Von Mack’s ability to merge creativity, precision, and performance to craft digital experiences that drive bookings and build loyalty.
“Earning five Davey Awards in a single season is proof that big ideas thrive within nimble teams,” said Marica Mackenroth Brewster, CEO and Founder of Von Mack Agency. “We build for how people travel today. Our websites are not just beautiful; they are designed to perform.”
The Project: Promised Land Zoo Website Redesign
For Promised Land Zoo, a leading attraction in Branson, Missouri, Von Mack created a new digital experience that brings the wonder of wildlife to life online. The redesign combined immersive visuals, intuitive navigation, and streamlined booking flows to improve engagement and conversions.
The project was directed by Marica Brewster, with creative and UX collaboration from Art Director John Dixon, Digital Director Shahi Hafez, and Accounts Director Ethan Rodrigue. Together, the team fused emotional storytelling with performance-driven strategy, achieving recognition across multiple design categories.
Recognition That Resonates
The Davey Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts (AIVA), celebrate the finest creative work from small agencies worldwide. Von Mack’s multi-category sweep reflects its continued leadership in tourism marketing, digital storytelling, and user-experience innovation.
“We are proud that our work stands out on a global stage,” Brewster said. “Every project is a story told through creativity, analytics, and emotion. We build connections that inspire visitors and deliver measurable results for our clients.”
About Von Mack Agency
Von Mack Agency is a 100% woman-owned tourism marketing firm based in New Orleans, LA. The agency specializes in full-service tourism marketing, including master strategy, website development, branding, SEO, paid media, and digital campaigns for attractions, destinations, and tour brands around the world.
Founded by Marica Mackenroth Brewster, Von Mack combines creative vision with data-driven strategy to help tourism brands grow, convert, and thrive.
About the Davey Awards
Presented by the Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts, the Davey Awards recognize outstanding creative achievements from small agencies and studios around the world. Now in its 21st year, the competition honors excellence across websites, design, social media, video, and advertising.
FAQs
Von Mack Agency earned five awards at the 21st Annual Davey Awards: one Gold for Features: Best User Experience and four Silvers for General: Tourism, Features: Best User Interface, Features: Best Visual Appeal (Aesthetic), and Features: Best Home Page.
The Davey Awards, presented by the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts (AIVA), honor creative excellence among smaller agencies and independent studios. Judged by leaders from top brands and institutions, only about 20% of entries receive Gold status.
Based in New Orleans and 100% women-owned, Von Mack Agency focuses exclusively on attractions, destinations and tour brands. Core services include web design & development, branding, paid media, SEO and full-service digital campaigns tailored to travel and experience businesses.