About SEMrush
Digital marketing performance can be improved with the best digital marketing tools. One of these is SEMrush. It’s a software as a service (SaaS) first created by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitry Melnikov in 2008. The tool can be used for:
- SEO
- Advertising
- Social media
- Content
- Competitive research
- Reporting and management
SEMrush AU Search Awards 2019
SEMrush is coming down under to recognise the best digital marketing professionals in Australia at the inaugural SEMrush AU Search Awards. The 24 award categories were open to all Australians in the marketing sector, including those in-house brands, agencies and freelancers.
We’re celebrating online marketing professionals, teams and agencies working in the Australian market at the #SEMrushAwards 🥂Join us for a fantastic night of celebration and networking here ➡️ https://t.co/JSh3eyUOoB ✨ pic.twitter.com/fNuzD0Uexb
— SEMrush (@semrush) October 14, 2019
Award categories for digital marketers and online marketing teams include:
- Online Presence Breakthrough
- Best B2B Campaign
- Best B2C Campaign
- Best SEO Campaign
- Best Local Campaign
- Best Advertising Campaign
- Best Content Marketing Campaign
- Best Low Budget Campaign
- Best Integrated Campaign
- Highest Website Visitor Growth
- Best Influencer Outreach Campaign
- Best PR Campaign
- Best Use of Data in a Search Campaign
- Best Blog
- Best E-Newsletter
- Best Online Marketing Campaign – for the categories of: Healthcare, Finance, Retail, Travel, Legal Services, and Education
- Best Marketing Agency
- Best In-House Team
- Best Marketing Community
- Young Search Professional of the Year
Last year the awards were held at the Sydney Opera House on 23 October 2018. Click here to see the 2018 winners and take a look at the highlights real below:
The 2019 awards ceremony and gala dinner will take place at the Sydney Opera House on 12 November 2019.
The 2019 SEMrush AU Search Award Shortlist
On the 9 October the 2019 shortlist of the SEMrush AU Search Awards were announced.
Did you make it onto the #SEMrushAwards shortlist? Who’s excited? Will we see you on the night? 😆 https://t.co/JSh3eyUOoB pic.twitter.com/FZqTZpFrYP
— SEMrush (@semrush) October 10, 2019
The 2019 SEMrush AU Search Awards nominees include:
ONLINE PRESENCE BREAKTHROUGH
Arrow Digital & AMF Magnetics – Online PowerHouse
Innovate Online & Dr Lanzer – Trimming The Fat (On SERPs)
King Kong & Art Lovers – Making Waves in the Art Industry
King Kong & Heartful Diamonds – Bringing Diamond Painting Mainstream
Optimising & Aluminium Trade Centre – Aluminium to Alu–maximum
Overdose Digital & Prana Chai – Road to Chai Prominence
StewArt Media & Tennis Direct – Match Winning Tie–Breakthrough Performance
BEST SEO CAMPAIGN
Impressive & Etoile Collective – Get the Glow
Localsearch & Australian Skin Clinics – Results-Driven Local SEO in 2019
Open Colleges – SEO Campaign
Resolution Australia & ANZ – Invest & Protect SEO
Rocket Agency & Crown Group – Moving Property in a Tough Market
Spark Foundry & AustralianSuper – Beating the Tax Man (ATO) to Superannuation Position ‘0’
StudioHawk & Officeworks – REACTing to the Unexpected
WME & Nicks – SEO that Ages Like a Fine Wine
WME & Team Medical Supplies – Finding a Strong SEO Heartbeat
WME & Unique Laser – Revitalized branding with SEO
BEST CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN
Lawpath – Making Law as Easy as Ordering Dinner
Overdose Digital & World Vision Australia – Achieving Lasting Change
Resolution Australia & Price Attack – Best Content Marketing Campaign
BEST B2B CAMPAIGN
Copilot Crew & Transdirect – CRO + SEO = Smashing Growth Gains
headmark. & Provender – +175% leads: who knew you could give away FREE vending machines?
King Kong & The Little Big Dairy Co – Best B2B Campaign
Lawpath – Introducing a Customer–centric Approach to Company Formation
Living Online & Zanda – Becoming Industry’s First Choice Supplier
Metric Labs & Coreserve – Data–driven Marketing for Acute Targeting
Rocket Agency & Rezdy – Enjoy More Bookings with Less Stress
StudioHawk & Police Check Express – Calling in Backup
WME & Team Med – Breaking new ground in B2B healthcare
BEST LOCAL CAMPAIGN
Croud & Ribs & Burgers – Beefing up local performance
Digital Squad & The Core – HardCORE SEO
No Standing Digital – Harvey Norman Factory Outlets – Viral
Online Marketing Gurus & 1001 Optical – How 2020 Vision Helped Achieve 5.5x More Organic Conversions
Resolution Australia & McDonald’s – Maccas Largest Digital Billboard
Resolution Australia & ANZ Mobile Lenders – Best Local Campaign Local Search for Local Lenders
StudioHawk & Gami Chicken – When You Can’t Wing It
WME & Unique Laser – Bringing Beauty to the Suburbs
BEST B2C CAMPAIGN
Alpha Digital & Baskin–Robbins – Dynamic ‘Creature Creations’
Rocket Agency & Luna Park Sydney – Halloscream 6
StewArt Media & Allied Auto Online – Auto Parts Retailer Roadmaps Revenue Growth
StewArt Media & Jumbo Pets – Pet Products Create Pedigree Profits
StewArt Media & Tennis Direct – Australian Open for Business
Synq Digital & Jayco – 2019 Jayco Adventure Sale
Web Profits & Logitech – Get Your Game Face On
WME & Nicks – Quenching Australia’s Thirst for Liquor
BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN
Alpha Digital & Petbarn – Hyper–Relevant Search Marketing
Croud and Ribs & Burgers – Beefing up performance
Innovate Online & Anaconda Stores – Custom Bidding Based on Live Snowfall
Reload Media & MoveActive – How Reload Helped MoveActive Grow Their Business Tenfold with Digital Advertising
Rocket Agency & Luna Park Sydney – Halloscream 6
StewArt Media & Allied Auto Online – Speeding Profits on the Superbuyway
StewArt Media & Jumbo Pets – Release the Hounds of Google Ads
StewArt Media & Tennis Direct – Paid hits a winning return
BEST LOW BUDGET CAMPAIGN
Arrow Digital & Dorset Gardens Hotel – Low Budget Big Results
OnQ Marketing & Powerark Solar – Search Awards Low Budget SEO Campaign
Rocket Agency & UKO – Goodbye Landlord, Hello UKO
StudioHawk & Melbourne Natural Therapies – Knot a Problem!
Supple – Scaling Organic Traffic on PokeWeakness
Vine Digital & Australia Migrate – Simplifying the Immigration process through UX
BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN
A.P. Web Solutions & Climatise – Evidence Based Integrated Campaign Leads to 162% Increase in Website Enquiries in 3 Months
Arrow Digital & AMF Magnetics – Online PowerHouse of Magnetic Proportions
Living Online & Unios – Integrated Campaign Propels National Distributor
Out of The Square & Reflections Holiday Parks – Search Awards Best Integrated Campaign
Resolution Australia & Priceline
Rocket Agency & Luna Park Sydney – Halloscream 6
WME & Team Medical Supplies – The Holistic Approach to Digital Marketing
WME & Unique Laser – The Beauty of Multi–channel Digital Marketing
HIGHEST WEBSITE VISITOR GROWTH
Arrow Digital & realestateView – Unreal Results in Realestate
King Kong & Art Lovers – Making Waves in the Art Industry
King Kong & Heartful Diamonds – Bringing Diamond Painting Mainstream
Overdose Digital & Prana Chai – Road to Chai Prominence
Resolution Australia & ANZ – Invest & Protect SEO
Rocket Agency & Jameson’s Strata Management – Transforming Organic Growth For 7 Years Running
Supple – Scaling Organic Traffic on PokeWeakness
WME & Team Medical Supplies – From Flatlining to Exceptional Growth
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – HEALTHCARE
HealthEngine – Australia’s 360° Health Platform
Innovate Online & Dr Lanzer – Trimming The Fat (On SERPs)
StudioHawk & Southgate Medical – Someone Search A Doctor
WME & Team Medical Supplies – Building a Campaign with a Pulse
BEST USE OF DATA IN A SEARCH CAMPAIGN
Alpha Digital & Petbarn – Hyper–Relevant Search Marketing
King Kong & Heartful Diamonds – Bringing Diamond Painting Mainstream
Overdose Digital & Adore Beauty – Investigate, Analyse & Pivot to Organic Growth
Rocket Agency & Luna Park Sydney – Halloscream 6
StewArt Media & Allied Auto Online – Get Your Bearings with Upgraded Navigation
BEST BLOG
Croud & Thrifty Car Hire – Thrifty’s Road Tripping Blog
Hello Social – An Australian resource for brands, influencers & social media marketers
Lawpath – Providing All the Legal Information You Need in a Matter of Clicks
Salmat & Clark Rubber – Raising Clark Rubber’s pool services to the surface
Sharesight – Sharesight Blog
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – FINANCE
A.P. Web Solutions & Intuitive Finance – Doubling Traffic by Targeting Difficult Keywords
Bonfire & Fair Go Finance – Bridging the Data Gap
Digital Squad & Squirrel – Infinuty and Beyond!
Resolution Australia & ANZ – Invest & Protect SEO
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – RETAIL
Innovate Online & Hairhouse – From Cheap To Luxury
Murmur & Melbourne City FC – use audience insight & strategic targeting to digitally drive growth
Online Marketing Gurus & Ally Fashion – Taking a Retailer From Zero to Hero Online
Overdose Digital – Driving Record Growth One Leg at a Time
Reload Media & ECO. Modern Essentials – How ECO. Modern Essentials Achieved Their Highest Revenue Month of All Time with Digital Advertising
Reload Media & The Sheet Society – Achieving a $1 Million Revenue Goal with the Power of Digital Advertising
Rocket Agency – Enabling 4Cabling with Smarter Shopping
StewArt Media & Allied Auto Online – Auto Parts Retailer Roadmaps Revenue Growth
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – TRAVEL
Digital Squad & Escape Haven – NO TIME TO RETREAT
Living Online & Perth Central Caravan Park – Accommodation Bookings Taking Back Control
Online Marketing Gurus & Maldives Travel Connection – Travelling Above & Beyond in the name of Digital Marketing
Reprise & South Australian Tourism Commission – Growing organic traffic 79% YoY in peak travel season.
StudioHawk & SnowsBest – It Was Snow Joke!
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – LEGAL SERVICES
Lawpath – Introducing a customer–centric approach to company formation
LegalVision – Digital Acquisition Strategy
Rocket Agency & Atkinson Vinden Lawyers – Persona based Legal Visibility
BEST MARKETING AGENCY
Alpha Digital
Croud
Innovate Online
Murmur Group
Online Marketing Gurus
StewArt Media
StudioHawk
WebSavvy
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – EDUCATION
eCLICKS & SAE Institute Australia – A New Record for August Open Day Registrations
Open Colleges – Rising from the ashes
StudioHawk & LearnMate – Higher Education
WebSavvy & Monarch Institute – Inspiring continued education through YouTube ads
BEST IN–HOUSE TEAM
Airtasker
King Kong
Koala
QSuper
Universal Store
BEST MARKETING COMMUNITY
Melbourne SEO Meetup
Prosperity Media’s Online Marketing Sydney Meetup & Conference
Search Marketing Professionals
The Recipe for SEO Success
YOUNG SEARCH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR
A.P. Web Solutions – Abrar Patel, Director
Brodie Clark Consulting – Brodie Clark, SEO Consultant
GlamCorner – Albert Mai, Head of Growth
LegalVision – Anthony Lieu, Head of Marketing
Overdose Digital– Daniel Hogben, SEO Specialist
Reload Media – Ellen Bynge, Digital Marketing Consultant (PPC)
Reprise Digital – Mychal Whittle, Head of Owned Content Partnerships & Analytics
Resolution Australia– Avneet Gupta, SEO Manager
StudioHawk – Nik Ranger, Co-Head of Search
WebSavvy – Victoria Cullen, Head of Google Ads
Want to be network and celebrate with Australia’s best digital marketing talent? Attend the award ceremony
This year’s #SEMrushAwards are being held at the famous Sydney Opera House in Australia! Get your tickets now to join us at this amazing venue. 😱
Click here 👉 https://t.co/JSh3eyUOoB pic.twitter.com/36W5nuTylk
— SEMrush (@semrush) October 13, 2019
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