Congratulations to all of our 2020 UK Search Awards finalists.
The 2020 Shortlist
BEST USE OF SEARCH – RETAIL / ECOMMERCE (SEO)
Sponsored by SEMrush
Digitaloft & Kitchen Knives UK – eCommerce SEO Delivers a 3171% ROI
Evolved Search & Tap Warehouse – Making a splash with creative Search Marketing
Impression & Rise Art – More Traffic, More Monet
Loud Mouth Media & BES – Flooding the SERPs
MediaVision & A Leading Lingerie Brand – ‘React and Inspire’
NOVOS & Bloom & Wild – Blooming Organic Growth
Re:signal & ASICS – Going the extra mile!
Rise at Seven & GAME – Christmas Tinner
Rise at Seven & Missguided – dog jumpers pushing Missguided to position 1
StrategiQ & Vine House Farm – Long-Tail Bird Content Helping Sales Take Flight
BEST USE OF SEARCH – RETAIL / ECOMMERCE (PPC)
Absolute Digital Media & FootActive – Stepping Into The New Normal
agenda21 & Onitsuka Tiger – From zero to hero: Driving growth quickly & efficiently
Fluid Commerce & Moda Furnishings
Loud Mouth Media & GT Omega – In the driving seat for success
Precis Digital & Fenix Outdoor – Extensive always on structure for paid search
Precis Digital & Safira – Finding Success with a Machine Learning Account Structure
Red Hot Penny & World of Wall Paper
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
Space & Time Media & OceanSaver – Plastic Free July
Vervaunt & PMT – Integrating data & APIs for success during Covid-19
BEST USE OF SEARCH – FINANCE (SEO)
ASSISTED. & CIA – Independence Day.
Digitaloft & Compare the Market – Using Digital PR to Achieve SEO Success
Evolved Search & Ocean Finance – Moving SEO performance from the Red to the Black
Evolved Search & thinkmoney – Investing in the right Search agency pays interest
Further Digital Marketing & Adrian Flux – Most Common Motoring Offences for England & Wales
ICS-digital & IG – 16 Multilingual Markets, 259% Traffic Increases and 1.2 Million Visitors from Global SEO
Impression & SunLife – Planning for the Future
OMD UK & Barclaycard UK – Money Matters
Re:signal & WorldRemit – A better, secure and FASTER way to send money
Reddico & Direct Line – Small Business Campagin
Rise at Seven & Asktraders – 329% increase in organic through high quality links
BEST USE OF SEARCH – FINANCE (PPC)
HSBC UK – Bid Automation for Mortgages
Mediahub UK & Western Union Europe – Maximising The Efficient Frontier H1 2020
Reflect Digital & Opayo – Stay Alert. Control CPA. Save Conversions.
Somebody Digital & Moneyboat – Christmas 2019 Campaign
The Media Image & Refinitiv – Rebrand and Restructure: Sustaining Efficiency at Scale For A New Brand
BEST USE OF SEARCH – TRAVEL / LEISURE (SEO)
Journey Further & Ocean Florida – Theme Park Tester
Propellernet & CV Villas – Visibility highs in a challenging 2020
Propellernet & PureGym – Real-time Keyword Research During Lockdown
Rise at Seven & Parkdean Resorts – Dominating the staycation market post pandemic
Rise at Seven & SpaSeekers – closing the gap and dominating the spa market
BEST USE OF SEARCH – TRAVEL / LEISURE (PPC)
lastminute.com – Navigating a post-corona world in the travel industry
Launch Online & Aria Resorts – Selling Holidays in a Pandemic
Moneyspyder & YHA – A PPC Rescue Mission
novi.digital & English Lakes Hotels – ‘More than just Words-worth, what are you clicks-worth? – A 2000% ROI campaign with Capitvise’
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
BEST USE OF SEARCH – THIRD SECTOR / NOT FOR PROFIT
Cancer Research UK – Cleanse and Crush Campaign
Crafted & CITB – Building New Careers in Construction
Crafted & Natural History Museum – Growth amongst uncertainty
Impression and Cancer Research UK (PPC)
Moneyspyder & YHA – A PPC Rescue Mission
Propellernet & Dogs Trust – Rescuing Rankings & Non-Brand Traffic
Torchbox & Islamic Relief UK – Raising Millions During Ramadan 2020
Torchbox & Samaritans – Christmas 2019 Campaign Delivers £84K in Donations
BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2B (SEO)
Sponsored by OnCrawl
Accelerate Agency & RingCentral – Bringing the Ching Ching to Ring Ring
Embryo & The Franchise Company – Using Embryo Content To Dominate The Market
Glass Digital & Alliance Online – Serving up a tasty 1,923% ROI from Organic Search
Loud Mouth Media & Smartway2 – A Smart Way To The Top Of The SERPs
MediaVision & Instant Offices – ‘How to sell office space when everyone is working from home’
Mediaworks & Business Rescue Expert – Solving SEO Solutions for Insolvency Practice
Session Media & The CPD Standards Office – The Unique E-Learning League
Verve Search & SHL – Unlocking SEO Performance
Volvox Digital & Incopro – Brand Protection Campaign
BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2B (PPC)
Crafted & Workspace – The Smart Way to Let Office Space
eComOne & PPC Samurai – Safe.co.uk
Kinase & Nisbets – Catering Restart After Lockdown
Merkle | DWA & Cisco – The world runs on Webex
Teamwork – Driving growth with PPC excellence
The Media Image & Refinitiv – Rebrand and Restructure: Sustaining Efficiency At Scale For A New Brand
BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2C (SEO)
Blue Array & Floom – At the forefront of flower giving
Digitaloft & Compare the Market – Using Digital PR to Achieve SEO Success
Digitaloft & Kitchen Knives UK – eCommerce SEO Delivers a 3171% ROI
Evolved Search & Tap Warehouse – Making a splash with creative Search Marketing
ICS-digital & IG – 16 Multilingual Markets, 259% Traffic Increases and 1.2 Million Visitors from Global B2C SEO
Impression & Skills Training Group – Skilling Up With Search
QueryClick & BT – TV and Sport Campaign
Re:signal & ASICS – Going the extra mile!
Screaming Frog & The Sole Supplier – Going for Gold: The World Marathon Index
StrategiQ & Factory Direct Flooring – Unlocking SEO Success Through Lockdown
BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2C (PPC)
agenda21 & Onitsuka Tiger – From zero to hero: Driving growth quickly & efficiently
Crafted & Natural History Museum – Growth amongst uncertainty.
Launch Online & The Cornish Fishmonger – Survive & Thrive: Pivoting from Wholesale to Online
Mabo – New Era ‘Cap’ Off A Great Black Friday
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
Somebody Digital & Meaco – Summer Season Campaign
BEST USE OF SEARCH – HEALTH
DemandMore & Pure Sports Medicine – Boosting enquiries for London’s leading sports medicine chain
Mosquito Digital & Savlon – Bringing Savlon into the digital age
Rise at Seven & Care Fertility – turning around a 3 year decline in 2 months
SEO Works & Weldricks – search therapy: 5112% return
Stand Out Digital & RB&HH Specialist Care – Private Patient recruitment campaign
SUSO Digital – Pet Health – New Audience Breakthrough
Tug & GenesisCare – Driving Local Enquiries During Lockdown
Zeo Agency & Acıbadem Health Group – What happens in offline shouldn’t stay in offline
BEST USE OF SEARCH – AUTOMOTIVE
Caliber & Motors.co.uk – The First Stop for All Things Automotive: Simple IA, Markup & Content for Great Organic Gains
Colewood Internet & Asda Tyres – Fitted Tyres Campaign
Evolved Search & Select Car Leasing – Driving performance to Pole Position
Loud Mouth Media & Agnew Group – Driving Budget Efficiencies
PR Agency One & Auto Trader – Eau de New Car campaign
the7stars & Squared.io – Driving confidence in PPC for Suzuki
Tug & Zipcar – Pivoting PPC during COVID-19
BEST USE OF SEARCH – REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY
connective3 & Strata – A bespoke local PPC approach
Crafted & Workspace – The Smart Way to Let Office Space
Croud – From moving to improving: Extension cost calculator
Glass Digital & Property Guides – Buying guides that drove leads through the roof
MediaVision & Douglas and Gordon – ‘Tripling Growth in an Uncertain Market’
MediaVision & Instant Offices – ‘How to sell office space when everyone is working from home’
NMPi by Incubeta & Quintain Living – Closing the Online/Offline Gap
Rooster Marketing & Bargate Homes – Moving enquiries from Rightmove to Google
Space & Time Media & Redrow Homes – Brand Building Through YouTube
Space & Time Media & Taylor Wimpey – Adapting to Change
BEST LOCAL CAMPAIGN (PPC)
connective3 & Strata – A bespoke local PPC approach
Digital NRG & Autolyne – Unlocking a Van Full of Leads
MRS Digital & Shuttercraft – 23 Local Campaigns in One
Tug & GenesisCare – Driving Local Enquiries During Lockdown
BEST LOW BUDGET CAMPAIGN (SEO)
Sponsored by Majestic
Aqueous Digital & ITP Packaging – Driving Sales during Covid-19 lockdown
Digitaloft & Kitchen Knives UK – eCommerce SEO Delivers a 3171% ROI
Embryo & The Franchise Company – Using Embryo Content To Dominate The Market
Feel Digital & International Scientific Group – Great Scott! Revenues are at an all-time high
Loud Mouth Media & Smartway2 – A Smart Way To The Top Of The SERPs
StrategiQ & Custom Heat – Heating Up the Competition Around Warwickshire
Tao Digital Marketing & Fleetcover – Generating high-quality, consistent leads through SEO services
The SEO Works & MSC Notaries – Found in Translation
Volvox Digital & Incopro – Brand Protection Campaign
Zeo Agency & Ajansspor – A Holistic Approach to Growth in News Traffic
BEST LOW BUDGET CAMPAIGN (PPC)
agenda21 & Onitsuka Tiger – From zero to hero: Driving growth quickly & efficiently
DemandMore & Pure Sports Medicine – Boosting enquiries for London’s leading sports medicine chain
Glass Digital & Write From The Heart Keepsakes – Personalised for Performance
Space & Time Media & OceanSaver – Plastic Free July
Stand Out Digital & RB&HH Specialist Care – MENA launch campaign
The SEO Works & Bearing King – Bearing King Crowned
BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
Adido & Manutan – Record breaking revenues
ClickThrough Marketing & SPAR – VISIBLE IN EVERY UK TOWN: FROM NEAR TO SPAR
Clicky Media & Raleigh – Powering electric results
Crafted & Médecins Sans Frontières – COVID-19 Appeal
HSBC UK – PPC/SEO Integration Campaign for Mortgages
Loud Mouth Media & BES – Fixing a leaky search strategy
Merkle & Benefit Cosmetics – Facilitating the Journey to ‘Brows on Fleek’
PR Agency One & Auto Trader – Eau de New Car campaign
Rise at Seven & Parkdean Resorts – Dominating the staycation market post pandemic
Stickyeyes & Hermes: Delivering Digital Performance
MOST INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN (PPC)
Aira & Hagerty – Reaching The ‘Ones Who Got Away’ With Discovery Ads
Crafted & Natural History Museum – Growth amongst uncertainty
ForwardPMX & Tommy Hilfiger – Success Beyond Search: How We Fuelled Growth Across the Entire Tommy Hilfiger Business
Impression & Topps Tiles – Topp of the Shops
Precis Digital & Safira – Finding Success with a Machine Learning Account Structure
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
the7stars & Squared.io – Driving confidence in PPC for Suzuki
BEST SEO CAMPAIGN
Sponsored by SEMrush
connective3 & thortful – From challenger brand to industry leader
Crafted & CITB – Building New Careers in Construction
Digitaloft & Kitchen Knives UK – eCommerce SEO Delivers a 3171% ROI
Evolved Search & Tap Warehouse – Making a splash with creative Search Marketing
NOVOS & Thread – Thread-ing the needle for SEO Growth
Re:signal & ASICS – Going the extra mile!
Re:signal & WorldRemit – A better, secure and FASTER way to send money
Rise at Seven X Missguided – dog jumpers pushing Missgided to pos 1
Tug & Zipcar – Planned and Unplanned Moments
Verve Search & Buzz Bingo – Winning the Link Building Jackpot
BEST PPC CAMPAIGN
Sponsored by Optmyzr
ClickThrough Marketing & SPAR – VISIBLE IN EVERY UK TOWN: FROM NEAR TO SPAR
connective3 & Strata – A bespoke local PPC approach
ForwardPMX & Tommy Hilfiger – Success Beyond Search: How We Fuelled Growth Across the Entire Tommy Hilfiger Business
Glass Digital & Write From The Heart Keepsakes – Personalised for Performance
iProspect & Squared.io – Improving relevance for Figleaves
Mabo – New Era ‘Cap’ Off A Great Black Friday
Mediahub UK & Western Union Europe – Maximising The Efficient Frontier H1 2020
Precis Digital & Safira – Finding Success with a Machine Learning Account Structure
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
Tug & Zipcar – Pivoting PPC during COVID-19
BEST USE OF CONTENT MARKETING
Barracuda Digital & Staysure – Making Winter Sports Travel Accessible & Inclusive
Digitaloft & Compare the Market – Using Digital PR to Achieve SEO Success
Digitaloft & Cosmetify – The Cosmetify Index
Green Park Content & Unilever – All Things Hair
MediaVision & Instant Offices – ‘How to sell office space when everyone is working from home’
Rise at Seven & GAME – Christmas Tinner
Rise at Seven & Parkdean Resorts – Dominating the staycation market post pandemic
Rise at Seven & Underluckystars – if light pollution cleared
Screaming Frog & The Sole Supplier – Going for Gold: The World Marathon Index
Verve Search & Buzz Bingo – Winning the Link Building Jackpot
BEST USE OF PR IN A SEARCH CAMPAIGN
Aira & Liberty Games – Best Home Bar Competition
connective3 & thortful – From challenger brand to industry leader
Digital Trails & MenKind – Father’s Day 2020 (Lockdown Dad)
Digitaloft & Compare the Market – Using Digital PR to Achieve SEO Success
Digitaloft & Cosmetify – The Cosmetify Index
PR Agency One & Auto Trader – Eau de New Car campaign
Rise at Seven & Game – Christmas Tinner
Rise at Seven & Missguided – dog jumpers pushing Missguided to position 1
Screaming Frog & The Sole Supplier – Going for Gold: The World Marathon Index
Verve Search & Buzz Bingo – Winning the Link Building Jackpot
BEST USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN A SEARCH CAMPAIGN
Anicca Digital & InfinityQS – Growing the Global Partner Program using LinkedIn
ClickThrough Marketing & SPAR – VISIBLE IN EVERY UK TOWN: FROM NEAR TO SPAR
Digital NRG & Caerphilly Skips – Local Skip Hire
Rise at Seven X GAME – Christmas Tinner
Summit & Durex – Reaching over 15 million new students using Facebook
BEST USE OF DATA (SEO)
Crafted & CITB – Building New Careers in Construction
Propellernet & PureGym – Real-time Keyword Research During Lockdown
BEST USE OF DATA (PPC)
Crafted & Workspace – The Smart Way to Let Office Space
ForwardPMX & Tommy Hilfiger – Success Beyond Search: How We Fuelled Growth Across the Entire Tommy Hilfiger Business
lastminute.com – Automating search query analysis
Mediahub UK & Western Union Europe – Maximising The Efficient Frontier H1 2020
Red Hot Penny & World of Wall Paper
Reprise & Smartbox – A Smarter Search Strategy
Somebody Digital & Moneyboat – Christmas 2019 Campaign
Three Whiskey & Pronovias – How a sophisticated global measurement strategy delivered growth for major bridal brand
BEST SOFTWARE INNOVATION
Adzooma – Automate & Optimise Your Online Advertising
DeepCrawl Automator – SEO QA
InLinks
Kenshoo – Kenshoo Impact Navigator
OnCrawl – SEO & Data Science Platform
Optmyzr Campaign Automator – Inventory Driven PPC Campaigns Made Easy
Squared.io – Automation & Audit for Google Ads
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
BEST PPC MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUITE
Adzooma – Automate & Optimise Your Online Advertising
Kenshoo – Kenshoo Search
MarinOne by Marin Software
Optmyzr – Extraordinary PPC Management Tools Empowering the Paid Search Community
PPC Samurai – Automation Without Compromise
Squared.io – Automation & Audit for Google Ads
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
BEST SEO SOFTWARE SUITE
DeepCrawl Platform
InLinks
OnCrawl – SEO & Data Science Platform
BEST SEARCH SOFTWARE TOOL
InLinks
Kenshoo – Kenshoo Search
OnCrawl – SEO & Data Science Platform
Squared.io – Automation & Audit for Google Ads
Swydo – Swydo Reporting & Monitoring Platform
Trisolute News Dashboard – Best-in-class news SEO tool
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
BEST IN-HOUSE TEAM
AO World Search Team
Compare the Market SEO & Content Teams
Harrods SEO Team
BEST SMALL PPC AGENCY
DemandMore
Fluid Commerce
Launch Online
Loud Mouth Media
MRS Digital
Relevance
Torchbox
Vervaunt
BEST LARGE PPC AGENCY
Aira
Crafted
Impression
Mabo
BEST SMALL SEO AGENCY
Absolute Digital Media
Chillibyte
Digital NRG SEO Team
Digitaloft
Loud Mouth Media
NOVOS
Re:signal
Relevance
The Evergreen Agency
BEST LARGE SEO AGENCY
Aira
Blue Array
Click Consult
Crafted
Evolved Search
Impression
Merkle
Reddico
Rise at Seven
The SEO Works
BEST SMALL INTEGRATED SEARCH AGENCY
ASSISTED.
Aqueous Digital
Ecrubox Digital
MediaVision
BEST LARGE INTEGRATED SEARCH AGENCY
Click Consult
Clicky Media
Crafted
ForwardPMX
Impression
Journey Further
Propellernet
Stickyeyes Group
The Media Image
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