APAC Search Awards 2021 – The Winners

Congratulations to all of the inaugural APAC Search Awards winners, and a huge well done to each of our finalists.

We hope you had a fun at the virtual #APACSearchAwards and enjoyed the celebrations with your teams and friends over video calls and on social.

You can watch the full virtual event here.

 

The 2021 Winners

 

BEST USE OF SEARCH – RETAIL / ECOMMERCE

Sponsored by Semrush

Winner: RED2 Digital & Marina Bay Sands – Always On SEO Performance Content with ‘Seoul’: Winning the South Korean Traveller on NAVER

Silver Award: Adcore Australia & Princess Polly – Search and Shopping

Also nominated were:

Clearwater Agency & Lorraine Lea – Getting Online in Style
Megantic – Megantic Renovates The Block Shop – Taking it from single to double storey!
StudioHawk & Daily Jocks – Socks, Jocks &SEO
StudioHawk & Auswide 4WD – Off-Road to On-line
StudioHawk & Lifespan Fitness – Running Towards SEO Success
StudioHawk & The Good Guys – Keeping Prices Low &The Organic High


BEST USE OF SEARCH – FINANCE

Sponsored by Ahrefs

Winner: Whirlwind & MoneyTap – How an Advanced SEO Strategy Helped MoneyTap Cross $67 Million in Loan Disbursement

Also nominated were:

A.P. Web Solutions & Intuitive Finance – Capital Gains on Traffic!
Infidigit & ICICI Prudential Life Insurance – Improved Leads for major categories by 298%
RED2 Digital & UBS Asset Management Singapore – Winning in Search Financial Services Supercharging our B2B Always on SEO Strategy


BEST USE OF SEARCH – TRAVEL / LEISURE

Winner: Digital Minds & Luxury Escapes – Achieving travel success amid a global pandemic

Silver Award: RED2 Digital & Marina Bay Sands – Always On SEO Performance Content with ‘Seoul’: Winning the South Korean Traveller on NAVER

Also nominated were:

ForwardPMX & Marina Bay Sands – Connecting the Dots from Online to Offline


BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2B

Winner: Infidigit – Maximising Visibility and Business via SEO

Also nominated were:

Living Online & Unios – Illuminating the Asia Pacific
RED2 Digital & UBS Asset Management Singapore – Winning in Search Financial Services Supercharging our B2B Always on SEO Strategy
Spicy Web & Fusion Power Systems – TARS to send Fusion Power Systems Interstellar!
StudioHawk & Sprintlaw – Ready, Get Set, Go!


BEST USE OF SEARCH – B2C

Sponsored by Semrush

Winner: Local Digital & ActronAir – Driving Customer Demand in A Developing Market (With A Little Help from NRL Star Michael Morgan)

Also nominated were:

Infidigit & Abentra – Overcame The Pandemic With 6X Growth On Category Pages
Megantic – Megantic Renovates The Block Shop – Taking it from single to double storey!
Rocket Agency & LIV Mirvac – Launching the Build-to-Rent Revolution
Spicy Web & iPantry – How an emerging brand used the power of eCommerce to turn a downturn into an enormous growth opportunity
StudioHawk & Selmar Institute of Education – A Crash Course in SEO
StudioHawk & Lifespan Fitness – Running Towards SEO Success
StudioHawk & The Good Guys – Keeping Prices Low &The Organic High


BEST USE OF SEARCH – HEALTH

Winner: A.P. Web Solutions & Cannvalate – High on Traffic!

Also nominated were:

Alpha Digital & My FootDr – A Patient First Approach to Search


BEST USE OF SEARCH – AUTOMOTIVE

Winner: StudioHawk & WhichCar – Fueling The SEO Tank

Also nominated were:

Whirlwind & Bridgestone India – How Bridgestone Achieved a 2023% ROAS with an Innovative Proximity – Based SEM Strategy


BEST USE OF SEARCH – REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY

Sponsored by Ahrefs

Winner: Rocket Agency & Wincrest Bespoke – Selling Custom Homes in a Challenging Market

Also nominated were:

A.P. Web Solutions & Intuitive Finance – Capital Gains on Traffic!
StudioHawk & Industry Insider – The Advocates for SEO


BEST USE OF SEARCH – FMCG

Winner: Reprise Digital & Maggi Thailand – The Ingredients for SEO Success


BEST LOCAL CAMPAIGN

Winner: LT Network & Anytime Fitness Coffs Harbour – Aggressive Local Area Growth Campaign For 24/7 Gym

Also nominated were:

Alpha Digital & My FootDr – A Patient First Approach to Search
Red Search & Paul’s Rubbish – Exponential Growth Through SEO &Content
Resolution Digital & R.M. Williams – Hyper Local Christmas Commerce Campaign
Rocket Agency Rocket Agency & Plus Fitness – Get Back Into Fitness With Digital
Whirlwind & Bridgestone India – How Bridgestone Achieved a 2023% ROAS with an Innovative Proximity-Based SEM Strategy


BEST LOW BUDGET CAMPAIGN

Winner: Ambire & Value Flowers – Blooming on a Budget

Also nominated were:

LT Network & Snap Fitness Bendigo – Brick and Mortar COVID Closure turned Digital Impact Growth campaign
Spicy Web & Live Fish – Bringing Fish To Attention During COVID-19
Spicy Web & Highrise Bikes – Breaking out the brand
Whirlwind & Jobsoid – Scaling Organic User Signups Using a Content-led SEO Strategy


BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN

Winner: Rocket Agency & LIV Mirvac – Launching the Build-to-Rent Revolution

Silver Award: G Squared & ARB – Generating real business results with omni-channel marketing

Also nominated were:

Alpha Digital & G.J. Gardner Homes – Keeping the home building dream alive
Clearwater Agency & Lorraine Lea – “Getting Online in Style”
G Squared & Eyecare Plus – driving bookings for one of Australia’s leading optometrists
Local Digital & Pearson’s Florist – Quadrupling Revenue With A Multi-Channel Approach
Resolution Digital Australia & Volkswagen – Accelerated Integrated Search Campaign
Yellow New Zealand & The Pro Group – Sell My TV Ad on Google


MOST INNOVATIVE CAMPAIGN

Winner: Megantic – Megantic Renovates The Block Shop – Taking it from single to double storey!

Also nominated were:

Rakuten Advertising & Flora and Fauna – Winning In Shopping: Product Brand Segmentation Meets Smart Shopping Intelligence


BEST PPC CAMPAIGN

Sponsored by Optmyzr

Winner: Clearwater Agency & Lorraine Lea – Getting Online in Style

Silver Award: Mediahub Australia & Western Union APAC – Achieving an Unfair Share of Attention in 2020 and Beyond

Also nominated were:

ForwardPMX & Marina Bay Sands – Connecting the Dots from Online to Offline
G Squared & Cerrone – Targeting high value customers to drive record sales
Spicy Web & iPantry – How an emerging brand used the power of eCommerce to turn a downturn into an enormous growth opportunity


BEST SEO CAMPAIGN

Sponsored by OnCrawl

Winner: Red Search & Paul’s Rubbish – Exponential Growth Through SEO &Content

Also nominated were:

Kimberly Clark & Wavemaker Thailand – Huggies – SEO campaign
Local Digital & Pearson’s Florist – Planting The Seed To Help Organic Results Bloom
Megantic – Megantic Renovates The Block Shop – Taking it from single to double storey!
NO-BS Marketplace – The Truth About Link Building
RED2 Digital & Marina Bay Sands – Always On SEO Performance Content with ‘Seoul’ Winning the South Korean Traveller on NAVER
StudioHawk & The Good Guys – Keeping Prices Low &The Organic High
Whirlwind & MoneyTap – How an Advanced SEO Strategy Helped MoneyTap Cross $67 Million in Loan Disbursement


BEST USE OF CONTENT MARKETING

Winner: RED2 Digital & Marina Bay Sands – Always On SEO Performance Content with ‘Seoul’: Winning the South Korean Traveller on NAVER

Also nominated were:

Living Online – Forging A Content Powerhouse
Red Search & Paul’ s Rubbish – Exponential Growth Through SEO &Content
Zo Digital Japan – Content Marketing Campaign on a Shoestring Budget


BEST USE OF DATA

Winner: Mediahub Australia & Western Union APAC – Achieving an Unfair Share of Attention in 2020 and Beyond

Also nominated were:

Megantic – Megantic Renovates The Block Shop – Taking it from single to double storey!
Rakuten Advertising & 2XU – The Value of Multi-Channel: Enhancing Paid Search Performance Through Display Data
Resolution Digital & Virgin Australia – Match Made in Heaven
Whirlwind & Bridgestone India – How Bridgestone Achieved a 2023% ROAS with a Data – Driven Proximity-Based SEM Strategy


BEST SOFTWARE INNOVATION

Winner: OnCrawl – Connecting the dots between technical SEO &data science

Also nominated were:

Back Azimuth Consulting’s HREFLang Builder
PPC Samurai – Automation Without Compromise
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing &Monitoring built for Teams


BEST PPC MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SUITE

Winner: PPC Samurai – Automation Without Compromise

Also nominated were:

TrueClicks – PPC Auditing &Monitoring built for Teams


BEST SEO SOFTWARE SUITE

Winner: OnCrawl – Connecting the dots between technical SEO & data science

Also nominated were:

NO-BS Marketplace – Proprietary Marketplace Application for Link Building


BEST SEARCH SOFTWARE TOOL

Winner: TrueClicks – PPC Auditing &Monitoring built for Teams

Also nominated were:

Back Azimuth Consulting’s HREFLang Builder
OnCrawl – Connecting the dots between technical SEO &data science
Swydo – Swydo Reporting &Monitoring Platform


BEST PPC AGENCY

Winner: Adcore Inc – Adcore Australia

Also nominated were:

ForwardPMX
G Squared
Spicy Web


BEST SMALL SEO AGENCY

Winner: A.P.Web Solutions


BEST LARGE SEO AGENCY

Winner: Megantic

Also nominated were:

Clixpert Digital Agency, Australia
Infidigit Consultants Pvt Ltd
StudioHawk


BEST SMALL INTEGRATED SEARCH AGENCY

Winner: Rocket Agency

Also nominated were:

A.P. Web Solutions
Living Online
Local Digital


BEST LARGE INTEGRATED SEARCH AGENCY

Winner: ForwardPMX

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