Congratulations to our 2021 US Search Awards finalists.
Best Use of Search – Retail / Ecommerce (SEO)
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Delante & Vape Royalty – Vape with A GROWTH Flavor
Forthea & Gunbroker.com – Organic Growth for Education & Safety
Inseev Increases Organic Search Revenue by +121% for Layla Sleep
Nebo Helps P.L.A.Y. Save SEO…and Puppies
Victorious & Lychee the Label – K-Popping to Success
WrightIMC & Simple Loose Leaf – For all the tea in Google
Best Use of Search – Retail / Ecommerce (PPC)
Sponsored by Optmyzr
1SEO Digital Agency & Philadelphia Security Products – Unlocking eCommerce Success During the Lockdown
Inseev Interactive Scaled Mrs. Fields’ Q4 Order Volume 29% While Increasing ROAS 6%
January Digital & David’s Bridal – Target ROAS to Drive Revenue 20% After COVID-19
Logical Position & Boutique Rugs – Paid Search Campaign
Loud Mouth Media & GT Omega – Visibility in the Fast Lane
Nebo & Buy-Rite Beauty – Thriving in Times of Crisis
PMG & Sephora – Accelerating Sephora’s eCommerce to be THE Digital Beauty Destination
Rakuten Advertising & Backcountry – Zombie SKU Shopping Campaign
The Media Image & Kendo Brands – Fenty Skin Global Launch -A Two-Phased Approach To Entering A Highly-Saturated Skincare Market.
Tinuiti & Etsy – Driving International Growth
Best Use of Search – Finance (PPC)
TA & Zions Bancorporation – PPP 2021
Tinuiti & Best Egg – Driving Incremental Volume With A Non-Branded Broad Audience-Targeted Campaign
Best Use of Search – Travel / Leisure (SEO)
1SEO Digital Agency & Scubadelphia Diveseekers – Ascending the Turbulent SEO Waters
Portent & Princess Lodges – Pandemic Recovery Through Organic Search Campaign
Best Use of Search – Travel / Leisure (PPC)
Crafted & Preferred Hotels & Resorts – Outperforming recovery
Intuitive Digital & Travel For Teens – PPC for 2021 Summer Season Teen Travel
Razorfish & Marriott – Holistic Search Approach Improves Cost Per Acquisition
Best Use of Search – Third Sector / Not For Profit
1SEO Digital Agency & Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey – Shuffling the Strategy for 800-GAMBLER
AdEdge Digital Marketing & Putnam Service Dogs – Google Search Optimization
Hive Digital – World History Encyclopedia – Site Migration and Implementations
RocketMill & Health Affairs – Rapid Response Pandemic Policy & Preparedness
Best Use of Search – B2B (SEO)
1SEO Digital Agency & Clothing Authority – Making Money Grow on Tees
Aimclear & Trucking Client – LEGAL Grand Theft Keyword!
Directive & ZeroFOX – Customer Led Content Wins Big
estound & Polytron – Fill the trade show gap with branded thought leadership
Growth Local & National Everything Wholesale – B2B E-Commerce SEO Campaign
Inseev Interactive – B2B capital markets advisory firm sees +34% YoY growth in goal 1 conversions
Logical Position & First Alliance Logistics Management – LLC (FALM)
TopSpot & Metal Depots – Content Focused Organic Results
Victorious & ForeSee Medical – A New Inbound Channel
Wpromote & Chefs’ Toys – Keeping Covid Out of The Kitchen
Best Use of Search – B2B (PPC)
Aimclear – Where The Buffalo Roam – A PPC Trail to B2B Profitability
Catalyst & UPS – Custom Data Solution to Maximize Revenue
Collective Measures & New England Biolabs – How Restructuring Evergreen Paid Search Increased Efficiency
Directive & New Relic – Offline Conversion Tracking For A More Accurate Arrow
Directive & ServiceChannel – Dominating Search And Mental Real Estate
Jan Kelley & Pricefx – Account-Based Experience
Nebo Agency & PGi – GlobalMeet Webcast
NordicClick Interactive & Sportsdigita – Growing Volume & Profitability During COVID-19
Semrush – Increasing Payments with Dynamic Search Ads
Best Use of Search – B2C (SEO)
Break The Web & Bond Vet – Unlocking Paws-itive Pet-tential
Delante & Vape Royalty – Vape with A GROWTH Flavor
Estound & Perkins Studdard – Road Less Traveled
Forthea & Gunbroker.com – Organic Growth for Education & Safety
GeniusVets & Countryside Veterinary Clinic – Pet Care & Veterinary Service Exploration
Hennessey Digital & Ben Crump Law – National Expansion
HigherVisibility & North American Van Lines – Moving Success with SEO
Victorious & CocuSocial – A Strategic Pivot
Victorious & Lychee the Label – K-Popping to Success
Victorious & Sisemore Law – Lawyered!
Best Use of Search – B2C (PPC)
Crafted & Preferred Hotels & Resorts – Outperforming recovery
estound & Royal Crest Dairy – From “Dairy Delivery” to “Food Delivery”
Hearts & Science & HBO Originals – His Dark Materials Season 2 Tune-In Search
Intuitive Digital & Heatmasterss – Full Funnel Strategy and Execution
January Digital & David’s Bridal – Target ROAS to Drive Revenue 20% After COVID-19
Best Use of Search – Health
The judges have decided, due to the quality of entries, there will be a Winner and Silver Award.
Amsive Digital & Livestrong – Core Update Recovery
Blue Compass & Wolfe Eye Clinic – Driving Leads with a Clear Digital Vision
Infront Webworks & Park View Dentistry – Creating Authority In The Health Niche
Inseev Interactive Increases Cala Trio Conversion Volume by 1,012%
Logical Position & Allergy and ENT Associates – National Standard Campaign
MERGE & Braven Health – Open Enrollment Campaign
PlatformGSK & GSK – Delivering a Holistic Search Program worth $30m
Red Door Interactive & Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) – Finding Innovative Solutions to Tracking Success While Respecting Patient Privacy
Stella Rising & CCRM – Sparking Life Amidst a New Reality
Victorious & ForeSee Medical – A New Inbound Channel
Best Use of Search – Automotive
Milestone Inc & Renault Eurofranceses De Mexico – Building Digital Presence And Car Sales, 184% Increase In Impressions
Razorfish & AutoNation – Achieving Peak Efficiency In Challenging Environment
Searchlab Digital & Tom Kadlec Kia – Local SEO Campaign
Best Use of Search – Real Estate & Property
Forthea & The Standard At River District – Leasing Up During A Pandemic
Infront Webworks & We Are 307 – Real Estate Lead Growth Campaign
Stella Rising & Sea Glass Properties – Harnessing Internal Search To Drive Organic Traffic Growth For Non-Brand Queries
Best Use of Search – FMCG
NP Digital & Hickory Farms – Gifts
Reprise and Johnson & Johnson – Finding Funnel FLOW
Best Use of Search – Fashion
Block & Tam & ba&sh US – Solving 2021’s Top PPC Challenge: Over-reliance on Automation
January Digital & David’s Bridal – Target ROAS to Drive Revenue 20% After COVID-19
Rakuten Advertising & Vans – Catch-all Shopping
Stella Rising & Gudrun Sjödén – International Expansion Campaign
Victorious & Lychee the Label – K-Popping to Success
Best Local Campaign (SEO)
1SEO Digital Agency & Wes Carver Electric – Powering the Neighborhood
Big Fish Local & Beehive Plumbing – Local SEO Campaign
Blue Compass & Wolfe Eye Clinic – Driving Leads with a Clear Digital Vision
Break The Web & Bond Vet – Unlocking Paws-itive Pet-tential
Estound & Perkins Studdard – Road Less Traveled
Logical Position & Allergy & ENT Associates – National Standard Campaign
On The Map, Inc. & Julian Stroleny – Stroleny Law
Pan Galactic Digital & Fernandez Law – How an SEO-Driven Site Redesign Led to an Increase in Visibility, Organic Traffic, and Conversions
SearchLab Digital & Tom Kadlec Kia – Local SEO Campaign
Victorious & Cunningham Legal – SEO that Makes a Difference
Best Local Campaign (PPC)
1SEO Digital Agency & Economy Drain Cleaning and Plumbing – Overflowing With Hot Leads
beMarketing & Nolan Painting – Best Local Campaign
estound & Royal Crest Dairy – From “Dairy Delivery” to “Food Delivery”
January Digital & David’s Bridal – Target ROAS to Drive Revenue 20% After COVID-19
Lastmile Retail & Boost Mobile – Paid Local Campaign
Razorfish & AutoNation – Achieving Peak Efficiency in Challenging Environment
Razorfish & Marriott – DSA is the Perfect Match for Weary Road Travelers
SearchLab & Dr. Gallo – Best Local Campaign (PPC)
Best Low Budget Campaign (SEO)
Delante & Vape Royalty – Vape with A GROWTH Flavor
GeniusVets & Countryside Veterinary Clinic – Pet Care & Veterinary Service Exploration
Infront Webworks & We Are 307 – Low Budget High Growth in Real Estate SEO
LinkGraph & Veil – Link Building Through Original Content
Logical Position & Allergy and ENT Associates – National Standard Campaign
Logical Position & First Alliance Logistics Management – LLC (FALM)
Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC)
estound – Platte River Networks – Pandemic Pivot
Razorfish & Marriott Hotels – Navigating the river of recovery on a showboat
SearchLab & Dr. Gallo – Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC)
Best Integrated Campaign
Aimclear – Where The Buffalo Roam – An Integrated Trail to Profitability
DAC Group & Bridgestone – Overtaking Turmoil to Drive Spectacular Performance
Directive & ServiceChannel – Dominating Search And Mental Real Estate
Forthea & The Standard at River District – Leasing Up During a Pandemic
Hearts & Science + HBO Originals – His Dark Materials Season 2 Tune-In Search
Loud Mouth Media & Smartway2 – A Smart Way To The Top of The SERPs
Nebo & Kwalu – Furnishing the Future of Healthcare
Rakuten Advertising & Mac of All Trades – Cross-Channel Strategy – PPC & Affiliate TM+ Bidding
Stella Rising & Stuffed Puffs – Winning the S’Mores Season
VMLY&R – United Rentals
Most Innovative Campaign (SEO)
Directive & IHC – Query-Driven Search And Content That Answers
Directive & ZeroFOX – Customer Led Content Wins Big
Logical Position & Allergy & ENT Associates – National Standard Campaign
Logical Position & First Alliance Logistics Management – LLC (FALM)
Menerva Digital & Blurb – Adapting to a Change in Search Behavior
Most Innovative Campaign (PPC)
The judges have decided, due to the quality of entries, there will be a Winner and Silver Award.
Directive & Pelican – Targeting Visibility Towards Where Your Viewers Really Are
Directive & ServiceChannel – Dominating Search And Mental Real Estate
Harmelin Media & Aspen Dental – Trailblazing tROAS in Healthcare
NordicClick Interactive & Sportsdigita – Pushing The Innovative Envelope During COVID-19
Razorfish & Marriott – Mobile Impact Revealed, by Activating All Conversion Paths
Stella Rising & jane iredale – Accelerating Beauty via AR
Best PPC Campaign
1SEO Digital Agency & Economy Drain Cleaning and Plumbing – Overflowing With Hot Leads
estound – Platte River Networks – Pandemic Pivot
Hive Digital & Secure Data Recovery – Google Ad Account Set-up and Management
January Digital & David’s Bridal – Target ROAS to Drive Revenue 20% After COVID-19
Loud Mouth Media & GT Omega – Pushing the Pedal on Innovation
NP Digital & Contentful – Headless CMS PPC
Portent & SIRVA/iMove – A Pathway to Market Through PPC
Rise Interactive & Wiley Education Services – Leveraging Automation and Custom Technology Integrations for Powerful Lead Gen Results
Semrush – Increasing Payments with Dynamic Search Ads
WrightIMC & Optimus Business Plans – Doing more with less
Best SEO Campaign
Sponsored by Search Engine Journal
1SEO Digital Agency & Clothing Authority – Making Money Grow on Tees
Amsive Digital & Livestrong – Core Update Recovery
Estound & Perkins Studdard – Road Less Traveled
HigherVisibility & North American Van Lines – Moving Success with SEO
Hive Digital & Altium – Breaking Down Barriers
Keyphraseology & EyeBuyDirect – Demand-Driven SEO Tactics
PlatformGSK & GSK – Delivering a Holistic Search Program worth $30m
Rise Interactive & Dairy Management In – SEO + UX: A Team + Technology Approach to Boosting Website Traffic for Dairy Management, Inc.
Victorious & Cunningham Legal – SEO that Makes a Difference
Victorious & Sisemore Law – Lawyered!
Best Use of Content Marketing
1seo Digital Agency & Best Darn Kettlecorn – Popping Up In Searches Everywhere!
Children’s Health – Children’s Health Data-Informed Content Builds Organic Reach And Trust During A Pandemic
In The Book – The Book Donation Map of America
Menerva Digital & Proofpoint – Becoming A Thought Leader
Milestone Inc & Hospitality Clients – Crisis, Recovery, And Growth Campaign
Pan Galactic Digital & Fernandez Law – Breaking Down Missouri’s Laws
SSDM & Empower HR – Quick To Market Campain
Stella Rising & Dr. Dennis Gross – Amplifying Ecommerce Through Expert Seo And Content Strategy
Victorious & Cocusocial – A Strategic Pivot
Victorious & Cunningham Legal – SEO That Makes A Difference
Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
The judges have decided, due to the quality of entries, there will be a Winner and Silver Award.
Digital Third Coast & IPX1031 – Covid Vacations
In The Book – The Book Donation Map of America
Portent & MagellanTV – A Dream Job Proves That Crime DOES Pay
Purple Orange Brand Communications & BioLite – 2020 Share of Click Campaign
RocketMill & Health Affairs – Rapid Response Pandemic Policy & Preparedness
Best Use of Social Media in a Search Campaign
1SEO Digital Agency & Body Science Supplements – No Pain, No Gain: Raising the Bar for Social Media Marketing
Aimclear – From Prosperity to Pandemic: Budget Slashing Be Damned! Integrated Performance Marketing Saves the Day
Best Use of Data (PPC)
Aimclear – From Prosperity to Pandemic: Budget Slashing Be Damned! Integrated Performance Marketing Saves the Day
Collective Measures & Land O’Lakes – Cross-Channel Analysis Delivers Sweet Success
Directive & EasyVista – Testing With Confidence To Find The Sweet Spot
Directive & New Relic – Offline Conversion Tracking For A More Accurate Arrow
Directive & Pelican – Targeting Visibility Towards Where Your Viewers Really Are
Directive & ServiceChannel – Dominating Search And Mental Real Estate
Forthea & The Standard at River District – Leasing Up During a Pandemic
Rakuten Advertising & Backcountry – Leveraging Client Data To Maximize PPC
Razorfish & Marriott – 40% ROI Growth by Utilizing Advanced Data Segmentation
Rise Interactive & Wiley Education Services – Leveraging Automation and Custom Technology Integrations for Powerful Lead Gen Results
Best Use of Data (SEO)
Amsive Digital & Livestrong – Core Update Recovery
Directive & IHC Query – Driven Search And Content That Answers
Keyphraseology & EyeBuyDirect – Demand-Driven SEO Tactics
Logical Position & First Alliance Logistics Management – LLC (FALM)
Menerva Digital & Blurb – Data-Led Content
Menerva Digital & Proofpoint – SEO Data Guiding Product Names & Content Plans
TopSpot & Air Filters, Inc. – Driving Online Sales Through Data
Wpromote & Forks Over Knives – Predicting Future Content (and the Future is Bananas)
Best Software Innovation
Sponsored by Hive Digital
Adthena’s Local View – The future of location-based search marketing
AI Collections – Increasingly & Scandiborn
Bidnamic – advanced automated bidding platform for Google Shopping
FandangoSEO – Smart AI
Milestone Inc – Schema Manager
rankingCoach FREE & marketingRadar
seoClarity Content Assistant – Bridging the Gap between Insights and Actions
Squared.io – Google Ads. Automated
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
Visably – Share of Click Measurement
Best PPC Management Software Suite
Optmyzr PPC Management Suite – Empowering Search Pros for Scaling PPC
PPC Samurai – Automation Without Compromise
Skai – Skai’s Paid Search Solution
Squared.io – Google Ads. Automated.
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
Best SEO Software Suite
Sponsored by Search Engine Journal
iQuanti Inc – ALPS
LinkGraph & SearchAtlas Software Suite
MarketMuse Suite
Milestone Inc – Milestone Local Suite
Semrush – Online Visibility Management – Game Changing Marketing Tools
The seoClarity SEO Platform – AI Driven Insights Without Limits
Best Search Software Tool
Adthena’s Local View – The future of location-based search marketing
INK Editor
LinkGraph & GSC Insights
PPC Samurai – Automation Without Compromise
Semrush – Online Visibility Management – Game Changing Marketing Tools
Squared.io – Google Ads. Automated.
Swydo – Swydo Reporting & Monitoring Platform
TrueClicks – PPC Auditing & Monitoring built for Teams
Yext – Yext Answers
Best In-House Team
There is no shortlist for this category, the winner will be announced on October 7th.
Best Start-Up Agency
There is no shortlist for this category, the winner will be announced on October 7th.
Best Small PPC Agency
Sponsored by Pimento
Aimclear
Hive Digital
Best Large PPC Agency
Sponsored by Tribe Global
1SEO Digital Agency
Directive – Finding Our Focus
Stella Rising
Tinuiti
Best Small SEO Agency
Estound
GeniusVets
Hennessey Digital
Hive Digital
Infront Webworks
WrightIMC
Best Large SEO Agency
Sponsored by Tribe Global
The judges have decided, due to the quality of entries, there will be a Winner and Silver Award.
1SEO Digital Agency
Directive – Finding Our Focus
Inseev Interactive
NP Digital
Reprise
Stella Rising
Victorious
WebFX
Wpromote
Best Small Integrated Search Agency
Aimclear – Breakthrough Data Mastery for Integrated Marketing
beMarketing – Best Small Integrated Search Agency
estound
Best Large Integrated Search Agency
The judges have decided, due to the quality of entries, there will be a Winner and Silver Award.
Directive
NP Digital
The Media Image
TopSpot Internet Marketing
VMLY&R Discoverability