LOCALiQ Shortlisted in 2024 UK Search Awards

The 2024 UK Search Awards shortlist has been announced and we are proud to be nominated in 2 categories:

• • Best Large SEO Agency
  • Best Local SEO Campaign (with The Cut & Craft)

Best Large SEO Agency

LOCALiQ is nominated in the Best Large SEO Agency category.

Our SEO team works closely with businesses, implementing an affordable SEO strategy to help increase visibility across Google and Bing whilst driving traffic and sales to the client’s website. We have a range of solutions to suit all businesses – our team has proven experience in creating SEO campaigns for both eCommerce and services businesses. Whether the client is a small business looking to attract customers locally or a multi-location business trying to gain search visibility in multiple area LOCALiQ can help.

LOCALiQ has achieved a lot of growth for itself as a SEO agency and for its clients in the last year.

Some achievements considered:

• Our SEO team has expanded supported by a strong focus on employee retention
• Internal SEO trainings have increased the knowledge and confidence of sales leaders by 70%
• We launched an SEO Masterclass Webinar Series attracting over 300 participants
• Achieved 49% YOY increase in keyword rankings achieved across all active clients
• 47,600% – Highest YoY increase in keyword rankings achieved in the services sector
• 257% – Highest YoY increase in keyword rankings achieved in the e-commerce sector
• 101% – Highest YoY increase in keyword rankings achieved in the education sector
• 375% – Highest YoY increase in keyword rankings achieved in the restaurant sector
• Recognised as SEO Agency of the Year at UK Agency Awards

Best Local SEO Campaign (with The Cut & Craft)

We are also nominated in the Best Local SEO Campaign for our work with The Cut & Craft.

The Cut & Craft seamlessly blends elegance and glamour to create a unique and timeless dining experience for guests. From humble origins, they have become an in-demand destination for premium dining and special events and have found a way to recapture the sophistication and luxury of restaurants of the past. The Cut & Craft have carefully curated a dining experience that speaks to the diversity of community and the guests who have made the restaurant feel like home. When you visit one of their locations, you see how the rich history of their buildings and the beauty of their architecture have been infused in the tenor of their restaurants.

LOCALiQ’s content-led SEO strategy for The Cut & Craft improved search signals, provided greater brand visibility, competitiveness in search results pages, and increased the volume and quality of inbound organic traffic.

Combined with improvements to the user experience and targeting specific, local locations (York, Leeds, Manchester), organic search became a strong source of inbound leads for The Cut & Craft.

Some key results include:

• 277.24% increase in new users YoY
• 68% increase in clicks YoY
• 13.5% increase in impressions YoY
• 48% increase in click-through-rates YoY

About the UK Search Awards

The UK Search Awards celebrate the very best in search across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

To see the full shortlist for all categories please visit the UK Search Awards website.

We will find out who will win the awards on 4th December, so keep an eye out for our update!