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Eight Oh Two Win Two at the US Search Awards
Published – 19.10.2026
Eight Oh Two has won two 2026 US Search Awards! These awards recognize our work with Pure Hockey using data-driven paid search strategies to acquire new customers, reengage existing audiences, and drive ecommerce growth. “Winning two US Search Awards is an incredible honor and a reflection of the hard work, collaboration, and strategic thinking that […]
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Eight Oh Two Win Two at the US Search Awards
Eight Oh Two has won two 2026 US Search Awards! These awards recognize our work with Pure Hockey using data-driven paid search strategies to acquire new customers, reengage existing audiences, and drive ecommerce growth. “Winning two US Search Awards is an incredible honor and a reflection of the hard work, collaboration, and strategic thinking that […]
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We Won an SEO Award. Half the Work Wasn’t “SEO”.
Last week, GLIDE won Best Local Campaign (SEO) at the 2026 US Search Awards for our work with Austex Fence & Deck, a family-owned fence and deck company in Central Texas. There were eight finalists, it was a crowded category compared to the others. We’re also aware that our winning entry is a little strange. […]
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CannaContent and The Travel Agency dominate NYC cannabis delivery
The Travel Agency (TTA), an elevated licensed New York City dispensary, recognized the need to make a memorable impact when refocusing its strategy on its delivery channel. By launching ‘Project Pigeon’—a creative initiative combining social activation, digital PR, and local intent—the brand set out to establish a dominant presence in cannabis delivery across NYC.Having a […]
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Intent Over Volume: How GLIDE Grew Local Leads 825% While Traffic Fell
Most local SEO case studies tell the same story: traffic goes up, and leads follow. GLIDE’S campaign for Austex Fence & Deck, a family-owned fence and deck company in Central Texas, went the other way. Organic traffic fell about 35%, and instant quote requests from organic search grew 825%. That campaign, “Intent Over Volume,” earned […]
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B&G Collective Shortlisted at the US Search Awards 2026 for Best Local Campaign (PPC)
The team at B&G Collective is super excited to be shortlisted for the US Search Awards 2026 in the Best Local Campaign (PPC) category for its Google Ads work with Parkline Contracting, a design-build remodeler in Richmond, Virginia. We worked on this campaign for over 16 months and helped Parkline produce 452 estimate requests and […]
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NUOPTIMA Shortlisted at the US Search Awards 2026 for Best Use of Search – B2B (SEO)
NUOPTIMA has been shortlisted at the US Search Awards 2026 in the Best Use of Search – B2B (SEO) category. The entry is our work with Cortavo, a US managed IT provider: $403,330 in contracted sales value from $88,500 invested over 12 months, a 4.6x return, with every dollar attributed in the client’s own sales […]
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Double-Shortlisted: How Level Landed Best PPC Campaign and Best Finance SEO Nods in the Same Year
Level Agency is on the US Search Awards 2026 shortlist twice this year: Best PPC Campaign for our work with Ancora Education, and Best Use of Search, Finance (SEO) for our work with IRA Financial. Paid search for a national career education network on one side, an SEO domain consolidation for a self-directed retirement account […]
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Adverge Shortlisted at the US Search Awards 2026: Winning by Doing the Exact Opposite
Our Blue Sky Pest Control case has landed on another shortlist! After becoming a finalist at the Global Search Awards on 3 July 2026, we were excited to see this case also recognised by the US Search Awards 2026 in the category Best Use of Search – B2C (PPC). Since Blue Sky Pest Control is […]
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The AI Lab Is Not Enough: What It Takes to Operationalise AI Search Across a Large SEO Agency
By Siddhesh Jaitapkar, Vice President – International Business & Growth, Savit Interactive SEO gets declared dead about once every eighteen months. It survived the shift from keyword density to intent, from ten blue links to snippets and local packs, from clicks to zero-click. Each time the work did not vanish. It got broader. What is […]
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