LOCALiQ Named Finalist Across Five Categories in the 2025 Search Engine Land Awards

LOCALiQ has been shortlisted in five categories at the 2025 Search Engine Land Awards, one of the most prestigious international programs celebrating excellence and innovation in search marketing. The recognition places LOCALiQ among the world’s top-performing digital marketing agencies, showcasing its leadership in SEO, PPC, and integrated marketing.

LOCALiQ is no stranger to the awards scene. It was recognised as SEO Agency of the Year in the UK Agency Awards and shortlisted in 3 Search Engine Land Award categories in 2024.

This year’s nominations span both campaign and agency categories, reflecting LOCALiQ’s ability to combine data, creativity, and technology to deliver measurable results for clients across the UK.

The agency’s shortlisted entries include:

• Best Overall PPC Initiative – Small Business — LOCALiQ Transforms Rehabs UK PPC with 323% More Leads and 82% Impression Share, a campaign that helped an addiction recovery charity overcome platform restrictions and achieve a 323% increase in lead generation.

• Best Integration of Search into Omnichannel Marketing — How LOCALiQ Helped Cut & Craft Achieve 1,443% YoY Lead Growth with Omnichannel Search Integration, which united SEO, paid search, display, and social to boost bookings and brand visibility across three UK cities.

• Best B2B Search Marketing Initiative – SEO — How LOCALiQ’s SEO Strategy Beat the AI Click Drop and Grew Conversions, highlighting a data-driven shift toward conversion-focused SEO in response to Google’s AI Overviews.

• Agency of the Year – PPC — How LOCALiQ Drove Over 84,000 Leads in 2024 with Search and a 323% Uplift for a Charity That Needed It Most, demonstrating exceptional performance, client impact, and innovation in paid search.

• Agency of the Year – SEO — Driving 560% Visibility Gains and 320% Growth: LOCALiQ UK’s SEO Transformation, celebrating agency-wide SEO excellence, cross-sector growth, and the integration of AI-driven insights into client delivery.

Each campaign demonstrates LOCALiQ’s commitment to intelligent, measurable marketing — from connecting people in crisis with essential services to helping hospitality brands expand their digital reach and driving B2B growth in a rapidly changing search landscape.

The nominations also reflect the agency’s continued investment in AI-powered tools, ethical marketing practices, and client transparency. Over the past year, LOCALiQ has achieved significant milestones, including a 560% increase in SEO visibility, growth in SEO-driven revenue, and more than 84,000 leads generated through search campaigns.

The Search Engine Land Awards, produced by Third Door Media, honour the most effective and innovative search marketing campaigns globally.

Nearly 200 entries were submitted this year from agencies and in-house teams across SEO, PPC, and integrated marketing disciplines.

The complete list of 2025 finalists can be viewed at searchengineland.com.

LOCALiQ, part of Newsquest Media Group, is one of the UK’s leading digital marketing agencies. Combining data, technology, and local expertise, LOCALiQ helps organisations connect with customers and communities through performance-led, purpose-driven campaigns.

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Brandon Griffin

Brandon is the Interim Marketing Director for LOCALiQ. He has more than 10-years of experience in digital marketing – Brandon has worked with Non-Profit, Education, Retail, Government, Energy, Real Estate, Automotive, and Health Care clients, strategically optimising campaigns for positive ROI.

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