About the SEMrush AU Search Awards 2019
SEMrush is a digital marketing tool created by Oleg Shchegolev and Dmitry Melnikov in 2008. It’s used for SEO, advertising, content, social media, competitor research, and reporting. SEMrush visited Australia to celebrate the best digital marketing professionals in Australia.
The 2019 awards took place on Tuesday 12 November 2019 at the Sydney Opera House, Australia, starting with a welcome reception, followed by a three-course dinner, and finally the awards ceremony with entertainment. The host of the evening was David Campbell, OAM, a television and radio host, versatile on-stage performer and a multi-platinum recording artist. It was the a great networking opportunity for all digital marketing peers, friends and colleagues in the industry.
The inaugural SEMrush AU Search Awards celebrated achievements across these categories:
- 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
You can find out all about the 2019 SEMrush AU Search Award nominees and shortlist contenders here.
SEMrush AU Search Awards Judges
SEMrush Search Awards Australia – with @spanskseo who has travelled all the way from Sweden to Sydney ? #SEMrushAwards pic.twitter.com/Eu3UeOcUyq
— Olga Andrienko (@Olgandrienko) November 12, 2019
The SEMrush AU Search Awards were judged by a panel of Australian industry experts and international industry leaders, all SEMrush users, through a two-stage process of shortlisting and meetings of the judges where entries were evaluated.
- Karina Aguilera – Digital Marketing Specialist at Fujitsu General Australia | @FujitsuAU
- Lyndon Barnett – Senior Digital Content and SEO Manager, Vodafone Australia | @VodafoneAU
- Michael Briggs – Head of Acquisition, Canva | @canva
- Jeremy Brook – Head of Marketing Australia, Deliveroo | @jeremybrook
- Jeff Bullas – CEO, Jeffbullas.com Pty Ltd | @jeffbullas
- Shayna Burns – SEO Lead, Avanade Australia | @avanadeaus
- Jeremy Cabral – COO, Finder | @finder
- Derek Brown – SENIOR MANAGER, DIGITAL MARKETING, MONASH UNIVERSITY | @MonashUni
- ARNOLDO CABRERA – GLOBAL SEO, IKEA | @IKEA
- Miki Clarke – Senior Manager, Digital Media, Allianz Australia | @MikiClarke
- Martin CORITON – Traffic Manager & Digital Marketing Leader, Decathlon Australia |
- Adrian Di Francesco – Marketing Manager, LEGO | @LEGO_Group
- GUS MARTIN DUPRE – Consumer Engagement Manager, Canon Australia (Search, Social & Email) | gusmartindupre
- Navah Hopkins – Services Innovation Strategist, WordStream | @navahf
- Phil Leahy – Founder & Managing Director, Retail Global | @RetailGlobalAU
- Judith Lewis – FOUNDER, DECABBIT | @DECABBIT
- CARL LÖJDQVIST – HEAD OF GLOBAL DATA & ANALYTICS, ESSITY | @ESSITY
- Vivienne Kelly – Editor, Mumbrella | @Mumbrellanews
- Leonardo Saroni – Senior Manager, Advertising Technology, Booking.com | @bookingcom
- ANGELOS SAVVAIDIS – SENIOR SEO SPECIALIST, ENVATO | @ANGEL_SAVVAIDIS
- Erez Saf – CEO, CRiskCo | @CriskcoVoice
- Holly Tattersall – Women in Digital, Founder & CEO
- Purna Virji – Senior Manager, Global Engagement, Microsoft | @purnavirji
- Mark Woods – Head of Digital Analytics & MarTech Platforms, Dulux
Excited about presenting the “best marketing community” and “best content marketing” awards awards at #SEMrushAwards with the Sydney Harbour bridge as a background from the Sydney Opera House. pic.twitter.com/XfLlRjhfHk
— Jeff Bullas (@jeffbullas) November 12, 2019
SEMrush AU Search Award 2019 Winners
And without further delay, the 2019 SEMrush AU Search Awards winners for each category include:
Are you ready for the winners? Here come the awards! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
SPECIAL SEO AWARD: Peter Mead
A massive congratulations to @petermeadit for winning a special award from the SEMrush team at #SEMrushAwards ?
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
ONLINE PRESENCE BREAKTHROUGH: Overdose Digital & Prana Chai – Road to Chai Prominence
#semrushawards done and dusted. Congrats to @semrush @Olgandrienko and team for putting on such an amazing event. Next stop #cmseo pic.twitter.com/WBP6bslEhz
— Jason Mun (@jasonmun) November 12, 2019
BEST SEO CAMPAIGN: Spark Foundry & AustralianSuper – Beating the Tax Man (ATO) to Superannuation Position ‘0’
The award for Best SEO Campaign goes to @spark_au for their ‘Spark Foundry & AustralianSuper – Beating the Tax Man (ATO) to Superannuation Position ‘0’’ campaign. Congratulations! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST CONTENT MARKETING CAMPAIGN: Lawpath – Making Law as Easy as Ordering Dinner
Such an honour to be presented ‘Best Content Marketing Campaign’ by none other than @jeffbullas at #SEMrushAwards . Terrific night and congrats to all the finalists. @Lawpath
— tom willis (@tommywillis91) November 12, 2019
BEST B2B CAMPAIGN: Rocket Agency & Rezdy – Enjoy More Bookings with Less Stress
Congratulations to @agency_rocket & Rezdy for winning the Best B2B Campaign
for their ‘Enjoy More Bookings with Less Stress’ campaign. Well done! #SEMrushAwards— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST LOCAL CAMPAIGN: Online Marketing Gurus & 1001 Optical – How 2020 Vision Helped Achieve 5.5x More Organic Conversions
A massive congratulations to @OMGDigital & 1001 Optical for winning the Best Local Campaign with their ‘How 2020 Vision Helped Achieve 5.5x More Organic Conversions’ #SEMrushAwards ?
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST B2C CAMPAIGN: Web Profits & Logitech – Get Your Game Face On
Congratulations to @webprofits & Logitech for winning the Best B2C Campaign with their ‘Get Your Game Face On’ campaign. Well done! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN: Rocket Agency & Luna Park Sydney – Halloscream 6
A massive congratulations to @agency_rocket & Luna Park Sydney for winning the Best Advertising Campaign with their ‘Halloscream 6’ campaign! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST LOW BUDGET CAMPAIGN: Supple – Scaling Organic Traffic on PokeWeakness
Thank you so much @semrush!! We’re so honoured!
— Supple Digital (@SuppleDigital) November 13, 2019
BEST INTEGRATED CAMPAIGN: WME & Unique Laser – The Beauty of Multi–channel Digital Marketing
10 nominations… let’s bring them home! #SEMrushAwards 2019 pic.twitter.com/OL3SBsQ16P
— ? Shounak Gupte (@ShounakGupte) November 12, 2019
HIGHEST WEBSITE VISITOR GROWTH: Overdose Digital & Prana Chai – Road to Chai Prominence
Very proud of the @overdosestudio crew. We have won a gong for Highest Website Visitor Growth. #semrushawards pic.twitter.com/Wt7AKyozet
— Jason Mun (@jasonmun) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN: HEALTHCARE: HealthEngine – Australia’s 360° Health Platform
The Best Online Marketing Campaign – Healthcare goes to @healthengine for their ‘Australia’s 360° Health Platform’. Well done, what an achievement! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST USE OF DATA IN A SEARCH CAMPAIGN: Alpha Digital & Petbarn – Hyper–Relevant Search Marketing
Congrats to Alpha Digital & Petbarn for taking home the Best Use of Data in a Search Campaign for their ‘Hyper-Relevant Search Marketing’ campaign ? #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST BLOG: Hello Social – An Australian resource for brands, influencers & social media marketers
The winner of the Best Blog is @HelloSocialAU – an Australian resource for brands, influencers & social media marketers. well done! ? #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – FINANCE: Digital Squad & Squirrel – Infinuty and Beyond!
The winner of the Best Online Marketing Campaign – Finance is @theshanechand Digital Squad & Squirrel for ‘Infinuty and Beyond!’. Congratulations! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – RETAIL: Murmur & Melbourne City FC – use audience insight & strategic targeting to digitally drive growth
Congrats to @murmurgroup & Melbourne City FC for taking home the Best Online Marketing Campaign – Retail for their ‘use audience insight & strategic targeting to digitally drive growth’ campaign. #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – TRAVEL: Digital Squad & Escape Haven – NO TIME TO RETREAT
The winner of the Best Online Marketing Campaign – Travel is @theshanechand Digital Squad & Escape Haven for their ‘NO TIME TO RETREAT’ Campaign. Congratulations! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – LEGAL SERVICES: Lawpath – Introducing a customer–centric approach to company formation
Congratulations to Tom Willis, Richard Yuen, Jackie Olling and Chris Tsiknas from our marketing team for winning ‘Best Online Marketing Campaign – Legal Services’ and ‘Best Content Marketing Campaign’ at the #SEMrushAwards! pic.twitter.com/2q99ZClERE
— Lawpath (@Lawpath) November 14, 2019
BEST MARKETING AGENCY: StudioHawk
The winner of the Best Marketing Agency is @studiohawk. well done! ? #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST ONLINE MARKETING CAMPAIGN – EDUCATION: Open Colleges – Rising from the ashes
The Best Online Marketing Campaign – Education goes to @OpenCollegesAU for their ‘Rising from the ashes’ campaign. Congratulations! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST IN–HOUSE TEAM: QSuper
The award for Best In-House Team goes to @QSuperFund. Congratulations! #SEMrushAwards
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
BEST MARKETING COMMUNITY: The Recipe for SEO Success
Well done to @katetoon – The Recipe for SEO Success, the winner of the Best Marketing Community at the #SEMrushAwards ?
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
YOUNG SEARCH PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR: Brodie Clark Consulting – Brodie Clark, SEO Consultant
We’re excited to announce the #SEMrushAwards Young Search Professional of the Year is @brodieseo, SEO Consultant at Brodie Clark Consulting!
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
We’ve had a fantastic night at the #SEMrushAwards, and we hope you have too! Congratulations to all of our winners, until next time! ? ? ? ? ?
— SEMrush (@semrush) November 12, 2019
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Pamela Alison Meagher
Pamela's industry leadership includes mentoring for the Australian Marketing Institute and Swinburne University. In addition, she has contributed as an SEO Meetup Organiser, Australian Marketing Institute Award Judge, and Australian Web Awards Judge.
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