APAC Search Awards 2025

Dates for your calendar

19 September 2024 Super Early Bird Deadline
10 October 2024 Early Bird Deadline
24 October 2024 Final Entry Deadline
13 November 2024 Judging Session
15 November 2024 Shortlist Announcement
30 January 2025 Award Ceremony
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The Search Is On

Celebrating their 5th year, the APAC Search Awards are back to bring together the industry's best talent and celebrate search marketing and the impact it delivers across the region. Categories celebrate agencies of all sizes across multiple industry verticals.

Being Part of the APAC Search Awards:


  • Sets you apart from your competition

  • Attracts new clients & talent who want to work with award recognised agencies

  • Gives you industry recognition from experts

  • Puts you at the heart of the industry


If PPC, SEO and content are your areas of expertise and you and your team are staying ahead of the algorithms and producing incredible rankings and results, enter the APAC Search Awards and take centre stage this year.

 

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Upload your form and supporting documents using the secure online portal by completing your company profile and details. Make your entry payment and your final submissions will be handed to a judging panel.

Making it In Melbourne

The APAC Search Awards return to Melbourne in January 2024. Expect an amazing night celebrating your team’s success with a complimentary drinks reception, three-course dinner, awards presentation and first-class entertainment.

The APAC Search Awards are hosted by Don't Panic Projects, a B2B events specialist team with 19 years of experience delivering the highest quality business events worldwide.

Don’t miss your chance to put your brand on centre stage and reward your team with a fantastic evening celebrating their achievements.

Entry Fees:


  • Early Bird Entry Fee: Enter by 23:59 BST on 30th August 2024 - £165

  • Standard Entry Fee: Enter by 23:59 BST on 13th September 2024 - £235

  • Extended Deadline Fee: Enter by 23:59 BST on 20th September 2024 - £285


 

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Testimonials

"Given that SIXGUN is an independent agency operating in a competitive market, being recognised alongside well-known large-scale agencies at last year’s Search Awards was an exceptionally rewarding experience for the entire team. SIXGUN recognises the APAC Search Awards as the pinnacle of digital marketing acknowledgement, and we will of course submit any noteworthy campaigns to all future APAC Search Awards, as we continue to build strength in SEO, Google Ads and Paid Social."
SixGun
"We are proud of our victory at the APAC Search Awards for the Best PPC Campaign. This accolade not only showcases the agency’s expertise in Pay-Per-Click advertising but also highlights its dedication to delivering outstanding results for clients. The award reflects Search Marketing Group’s commitment to excellence in the dynamic field of digital marketing, reinforcing its position as a reliable and forward-thinking partner for small businesses aiming to navigate and succeed in the competitive online market."
Search Marketing Group
“Winning gold at the 2024 APAC Search Awards is an incredible honour. This achievement speaks volumes to the dedication and hard work of both the Megantic Australia and Megantic Macedonia teams. I also want to acknowledge the vital role played by the Louenhide team. Their receptiveness to our innovative SEO ideas have led us to achieve remarkable growth in the organic channel. Together, we’ve formed a dream team, seamlessly combining our strengths to achieve exceptional results. This win ignites our passion to continue surpassing expectations, motivating us to constantly push boundaries and consistently deliver outstanding results.” Frezel Enriquez
Megantic
"Receiving recognition like the APAC Awards means more than just winning. It provides a platform for budding agencies like us to showcase our capabilities. It’s a stepping stone to success and an opportunity to grow even more."
Calibre9
“The APAC Search Awards night was an unforgettable experience. Being surrounded by some of the best talents in the industry was truly inspiring. When Online Path was announced as the winner, it was a moment of validation for all the hard work and unyielding dedication our team has put in.” Michael Gibbons
Online Path
Winning at the APAC Search Awards has been such an incredible feeling for our team! Getting recognized next to some of the top players in the industry really highlights how much dedication, creativity, and effort we put into every campaign. As an SEO provider, the APAC Search Awards give us the perfect chance to stand out in our field, and we couldn’t be prouder to be part of a community that honors the best in search. It’s also a great moment to reflect on what we can improve each year and take those lessons forward into everything we do next. Lawrence Hitches
StudioHawk

Campaign Awards

Every sector and vertical is different, not just in terms of competition, but in the tactics and strategies required to stand out from the crowd and achieve goals. In each sector, judges will be looking for the thinking and approach specific to the needs of the sector and the clients goals and how results were met or exceeded.
Best Use of Search – Retail eCommerce (SEO)
Judges are looking for SEO that is improving ranking for brands and products – if you are making it easy to find; you are making it easy to buy and therefore increasing profits.
Best Use of Search – Retail eCommerce (PPC)
Judges are looking for PPC that is improving ranking for brands and products – if you are ranking top and spending wisely to ensure others will spend wildly then you could take home this award.
Best Use of Search – Finance (SEO)
The financial sector is littered with rules and regulations. This award recognises the difficulties the industry faces and celebrates enhanced visibility of websites through SEO
Best Use of Search – Finance (PPC)
Be it in banking, financial services or insurance if PPC has increased visibility and driven traffic and engagement then you are adding value and we want to recognise and reward that.
Best Use of Search – Travel/Leisure (SEO)
The journey from conception to delivery; engagement is what makes you stand out from the crowd. Judges are looking for outstanding SEO that has succeeded despite the travel landscape.
Best Use of Search – Travel/Leisure (PPC)
Judges are looking for PPC which has reached first-class rankings and, despite the climate, has directed traffic to achieve engagement and sales.
Best Use of Search – Third Sector/Not for Profit
Non-for-profit need all the engagement and visibility possible to increase not only donations but also volunteers, subscriptions and commitment to the cause. Judges are looking for campaigns that have tugged heart and purse strings.
Best Use of Search – B2B (SEO)
This award recognises and rewards the outstanding SEO being delivered in the B2B industry from high-quality content that matches user intent, to easy to find personalised search results and everything in between that increases engagement.
Best Use of Search – B2B (PPC)
Judges are looking at how you increased visibility to affect the engagement and bottom line whilst maintaining the relationships we know underpins the B2B industry.
Best Use of Search – B2C (SEO)
This award recognises and rewards the outstanding SEO being delivered in campaigns across the B2C industry where consumers are in control.
Best Use of Search – B2C (PPC)
Judges are looking at how you increased visibility to affect the engagement and bottom line from first contact to final purchase.
Best Use of Search – Health
Health is at the forefront of everyone’s mind and finding trustworthy information essential. If your search has reached out and created engagement and made an impression, then you deserve this award.
Best Use of Search – Automotive
Driving consumers to engage also involves steering them towards research, which they appear to be obsessed with, and colliding with terms like ‘best’ and ‘near me’. Judges will reward search that manoeuvres through analytics to achieve excellent results.
Best Use of Search – Real Estate & Property
Home is where the heart is and finding your home is priceless. Judges want to recognise search that has increased viewings (page and property), overcome logistics and built business profits.
Best Use of Search – FMCG
FMCG related businesses have moved online and search has been key. If your hunger for excellence led to an outstanding use in the FMCG industry, then our judges want to know about it.
Best Use of Search – Gaming
When the chips are down you are a winner. Visibility and engagement across the gaming sector, including online and platform gaming, are recognised and rewarded in this award.
Best Use of Search – Fashion
Recognition of a search campaign that has taken centre stage and enhanced the visibility of a website in the fashion sector.
Best Local Campaign (SEO)
Judges for this award are looking to recognise a SEO campaign that is based on a specific geographical location. Localisation is important to all businesses but how can SEO capitalise on changing search landscapes and still drive tangible results?
Best Local Campaign (PPC)
Delivering outstanding visibility is essential to a localised market, regardless of the size of business. Entries should show how PPC has achieved success in a changing PPC market to achieve success on a local scale.
Best Low Budget Campaign (SEO)
Not everybody has six figures search budgets, nor are they always required to achieve a great return on investment. We want to hear about the small but magnificent. The SEO campaigns that have achieved something special on a monthly budget of $3500 or less in fees.
Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC)
Delivering outstanding visibility is essential to a localised market, regardless of the size of business. Entries should show how PPC has achieved success in a changing PPC market to achieve success on a local scale. Not everybody has six figures search budgets, nor are they always required to achieve a great return on investment. We want to hear about the PPC campaigns that have achieved something magnificent on a monthly budget of $6000 or less in fees and paid media.
Best Integrated Campaign
We live in a converging world. No longer can the success of any marketing channel be measured in a silo without considering the influence of others. Whether that is a joined up PPC and SEO campaign to maximise search impact, or some perfectly timed search activity to jump capitalise on reach of TV advertising. Tell us about how you have integrated your activity to good effect and for better results. Most Innovative Campaign
Most Innovative Campaign
Recognition of innovation within an SEO or PPC search campaign which shows use of strategy or implementation that sets it apart from the competition.
Best SEO Campaign
Whether you’ve achieved huge results with a piece of content or dominated the landscape with some technical wizardry. Show us why your campaign deserves the title of Best SEO Campaign.
Best PPC Campaign
PPC has evolved a lot from the days of extensive keyword lists and manual bid changes in a transparent auction. The increased technological influence, the use of scripts and feeds, and ability to target individuals over keywords has transformed PPC as an advertising channel. We are looking for the best of best, where businesses have made the most of the new innovations for maximum effect.
Best Pan Asian Campaign
Judges are looking for a campaign that has connected to audiences across Asia and driven engagement and results.
Best Use of Content Marketing
Content Marketing is relevant, consistent and educational; it creates brand loyalty by engaging the audience via what they care about.
Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
Combining PR coverage with SEO results can bring great results, but it isn’t easy. Show us how you combined the two and what results it generated.
Best Use of Social Media in a Search Campaign
Innovative use of social media can drive impressive results in search. Judges will be looking for campaigns which have exploited social content or channels to deliver real and tangible results and exceptional engagement.
Best Use of Data (SEO)
Data and how it is managed plays a huge role in delivering effective SEO campaigns. Judges will be looking to reward innovative and creative approaches when managing and manipulating data to deliver impressive search results.
Best Use of Data (PPC)
Effective PPC is achieved through creative and innovative approaches to Data and how it is managed. Show the judges your expertise in how you take data results to deliver exceptional PPC results.
Best Use of AI In Search
The category honors exemplary achievements in the integration and application of artificial intelligence to optimize and transform search experiences. Nominees for this award have implemented cutting-edge AI solutions to address the evolving challenges of information retrieval, navigation, and discovery in digital landscapes.
Best Use of AI in PPC
The Best Use of AI in PPC category recognizes outstanding achievements in leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize and revolutionize Pay-Per-Click advertising strategies. Judges will be looking for projects that showcase a deep understanding of AI algorithms, data-driven decision-making, and measurable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs) for PPC campaigns.
Best Use of AI in Content
The Best Use of AI in Content award celebrates exemplary achievements in harnessing artificial intelligence to elevate and innovate content creation, distribution, and engagement. Entrants will have successfully integrated AI into content workflows, showcasing a deep understanding of AI capabilities, audience dynamics, and content trends.
Best Use of AI for Data
The Best Use of AI for Data award recognizes exceptional achievements in leveraging artificial intelligence to transform, analyze, and derive actionable insights from data. Entrants will have successfully implemented AI solutions to address the complexities of data processing, analysis, and interpretation.

Innovation/Software Awards

Innovative and ground-breaking software and tools are making the way PPC, SEO and content work quicker, faster and better.
Best AI Search Software Solution
The Best AI Search Software Solution award acknowledges outstanding achievements in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence-powered search software. Judges will be looking for solutions that not only meet but exceed industry standards, offering a combination of accuracy, speed, and user-centric features that significantly enhance information retrieval.
Best Software Innovation
Technology and innovation can be the key to driving awesome results at scale. But what technology is powering the cutting edge for agencies and clients this year?
Best SEO Software Suite
With search engines giving little away to help you improve your natural search positions, third party software can help you super charge your SEO and focus your efforts. We will be looking for the SEO software suite that has shown innovation and rapid development in the last 12 months.
Best PPC Management Software Suite
As PPC software has moved from bid a focus on bid management to feeds, attribution and rich media, who is powering this innovation and who deserves to be awarded for their features introduced this year?
Best Search Software Tool
Whether it's PPC or SEO, we want to recognise a specific software tool that has been both essential and revolutionary within the search industry this year.

Agency/Team/Individual Awards

The Agency/Team categories are based on employee count and service offerings. In all categories, the judges will be looking for revenue figures, staff turnover and culture as well as the agency demonstrating creative implementations and achieving excellent ROI for their clients. At least one of the case studies submitted to support this entry should also be entered into at least one of the campaign categories.
Emerging Talent Award
New to the world of search and already making their mark through innovation, creativity and an excellent understanding of budgets and costs. Judges want to encourage a new generation of talent and put them in the spotlight. Nominees must be under the age of 30 on the date of the Awards Ceremony.
Best In-House Team
Recognition of an outstanding in-house team that demonstrates consistently great results and innovation in SEO and / or PPC for their brand.
Best Start-Up Agency (Less than 2 years old)
You might be new, but you are running rings around the old guard! This is your opportunity for recognition amongst your peers and industry experts and your chance to wear a badge of honour that attracts new business. Entries are welcomed from agencies which are under 24 months old.
Best Small SEO Agency (25 or under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small SEO agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search engine optimization.
Best Large SEO Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding large SEO agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search engine optimization.
Best Small PPC Agency (25 and under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small PPC agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of pay-per-click advertising.
Best Large PPC Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding large PPC agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of pay-per-click advertising.
Best Small Integrated Agency (25 or under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small integrated search agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of SEO, PPC and Content Marketing across multiple marketing channels.
Best Large Integrated Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small integrated search agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of SEO, PPC and Content Marketing across multiple marketing channels.

Campaign Awards

Every sector and vertical is different, not just in terms of competition, but in the tactics and strategies required to stand out from the crowd and achieve goals. In each sector, judges will be looking for the thinking and approach specific to the needs of the sector and the clients goals and how results were met or exceeded.
Best Use of Search – Retail eCommerce (SEO)
Judges are looking for SEO that is improving ranking for brands and products – if you are making it easy to find; you are making it easy to buy and therefore increasing profits.
Best Use of Search – Retail eCommerce (PPC)
Judges are looking for PPC that is improving ranking for brands and products – if you are ranking top and spending wisely to ensure others will spend wildly then you could take home this award.
Best Use of Search – Finance (SEO)
The financial sector is littered with rules and regulations. This award recognises the difficulties the industry faces and celebrates enhanced visibility of websites through SEO
Best Use of Search – Finance (PPC)
Be it in banking, financial services or insurance if PPC has increased visibility and driven traffic and engagement then you are adding value and we want to recognise and reward that.
Best Use of Search – Travel/Leisure (SEO)
The journey from conception to delivery; engagement is what makes you stand out from the crowd. Judges are looking for outstanding SEO that has succeeded despite the travel landscape.
Best Use of Search – Travel/Leisure (PPC)
Judges are looking for PPC which has reached first-class rankings and, despite the climate, has directed traffic to achieve engagement and sales.
Best Use of Search – Third Sector/Not for Profit
Non-for-profit need all the engagement and visibility possible to increase not only donations but also volunteers, subscriptions and commitment to the cause. Judges are looking for campaigns that have tugged heart and purse strings.
Best Use of Search – B2B (SEO)
This award recognises and rewards the outstanding SEO being delivered in the B2B industry from high-quality content that matches user intent, to easy to find personalised search results and everything in between that increases engagement.
Best Use of Search – B2B (PPC)
Judges are looking at how you increased visibility to affect the engagement and bottom line whilst maintaining the relationships we know underpins the B2B industry.
Best Use of Search – B2C (SEO)
This award recognises and rewards the outstanding SEO being delivered in campaigns across the B2C industry where consumers are in control.
Best Use of Search – B2C (PPC)
Judges are looking at how you increased visibility to affect the engagement and bottom line from first contact to final purchase.
Best Use of Search – Health
Health is at the forefront of everyone’s mind and finding trustworthy information essential. If your search has reached out and created engagement and made an impression, then you deserve this award.
Best Use of Search – Automotive
Driving consumers to engage also involves steering them towards research, which they appear to be obsessed with, and colliding with terms like ‘best’ and ‘near me’. Judges will reward search that manoeuvres through analytics to achieve excellent results.
Best Use of Search – Real Estate & Property
Home is where the heart is and finding your home is priceless. Judges want to recognise search that has increased viewings (page and property), overcome logistics and built business profits.
Best Use of Search – FMCG
FMCG related businesses have moved online and search has been key. If your hunger for excellence led to an outstanding use in the FMCG industry, then our judges want to know about it.
Best Use of Search – Gaming
When the chips are down you are a winner. Visibility and engagement across the gaming sector, including online and platform gaming, are recognised and rewarded in this award.
Best Use of Search – Fashion
Recognition of a search campaign that has taken centre stage and enhanced the visibility of a website in the fashion sector.
Best Local Campaign (SEO)
Judges for this award are looking to recognise a SEO campaign that is based on a specific geographical location. Localisation is important to all businesses but how can SEO capitalise on changing search landscapes and still drive tangible results?
Best Local Campaign (PPC)
Delivering outstanding visibility is essential to a localised market, regardless of the size of business. Entries should show how PPC has achieved success in a changing PPC market to achieve success on a local scale.
Best Low Budget Campaign (SEO)
Not everybody has six figures search budgets, nor are they always required to achieve a great return on investment. We want to hear about the small but magnificent. The SEO campaigns that have achieved something special on a monthly budget of $3500 or less in fees.
Best Low Budget Campaign (PPC)
Delivering outstanding visibility is essential to a localised market, regardless of the size of business. Entries should show how PPC has achieved success in a changing PPC market to achieve success on a local scale. Not everybody has six figures search budgets, nor are they always required to achieve a great return on investment. We want to hear about the PPC campaigns that have achieved something magnificent on a monthly budget of $6000 or less in fees and paid media.
Best Integrated Campaign
We live in a converging world. No longer can the success of any marketing channel be measured in a silo without considering the influence of others. Whether that is a joined up PPC and SEO campaign to maximise search impact, or some perfectly timed search activity to jump capitalise on reach of TV advertising. Tell us about how you have integrated your activity to good effect and for better results. Most Innovative Campaign
Most Innovative Campaign
Recognition of innovation within an SEO or PPC search campaign which shows use of strategy or implementation that sets it apart from the competition.
Best SEO Campaign
Whether you’ve achieved huge results with a piece of content or dominated the landscape with some technical wizardry. Show us why your campaign deserves the title of Best SEO Campaign.
Best PPC Campaign
PPC has evolved a lot from the days of extensive keyword lists and manual bid changes in a transparent auction. The increased technological influence, the use of scripts and feeds, and ability to target individuals over keywords has transformed PPC as an advertising channel. We are looking for the best of best, where businesses have made the most of the new innovations for maximum effect.
Best Pan Asian Campaign
Judges are looking for a campaign that has connected to audiences across Asia and driven engagement and results.
Best Use of Content Marketing
Content Marketing is relevant, consistent and educational; it creates brand loyalty by engaging the audience via what they care about.
Best Use of PR in a Search Campaign
Combining PR coverage with SEO results can bring great results, but it isn’t easy. Show us how you combined the two and what results it generated.
Best Use of Social Media in a Search Campaign
Innovative use of social media can drive impressive results in search. Judges will be looking for campaigns which have exploited social content or channels to deliver real and tangible results and exceptional engagement.
Best Use of Data (SEO)
Data and how it is managed plays a huge role in delivering effective SEO campaigns. Judges will be looking to reward innovative and creative approaches when managing and manipulating data to deliver impressive search results.
Best Use of Data (PPC)
Effective PPC is achieved through creative and innovative approaches to Data and how it is managed. Show the judges your expertise in how you take data results to deliver exceptional PPC results.
Best Use of AI In Search
The category honors exemplary achievements in the integration and application of artificial intelligence to optimize and transform search experiences. Nominees for this award have implemented cutting-edge AI solutions to address the evolving challenges of information retrieval, navigation, and discovery in digital landscapes.
Best Use of AI in PPC
The Best Use of AI in PPC category recognizes outstanding achievements in leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize and revolutionize Pay-Per-Click advertising strategies. Judges will be looking for projects that showcase a deep understanding of AI algorithms, data-driven decision-making, and measurable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs) for PPC campaigns.
Best Use of AI in Content
The Best Use of AI in Content award celebrates exemplary achievements in harnessing artificial intelligence to elevate and innovate content creation, distribution, and engagement. Entrants will have successfully integrated AI into content workflows, showcasing a deep understanding of AI capabilities, audience dynamics, and content trends.
Best Use of AI for Data
The Best Use of AI for Data award recognizes exceptional achievements in leveraging artificial intelligence to transform, analyze, and derive actionable insights from data. Entrants will have successfully implemented AI solutions to address the complexities of data processing, analysis, and interpretation.

Innovation/Software Awards

Innovative and ground-breaking software and tools are making the way PPC, SEO and content work quicker, faster and better.
Best AI Search Software Solution
The Best AI Search Software Solution award acknowledges outstanding achievements in the development and implementation of artificial intelligence-powered search software. Judges will be looking for solutions that not only meet but exceed industry standards, offering a combination of accuracy, speed, and user-centric features that significantly enhance information retrieval.
Best Software Innovation
Technology and innovation can be the key to driving awesome results at scale. But what technology is powering the cutting edge for agencies and clients this year?
Best SEO Software Suite
With search engines giving little away to help you improve your natural search positions, third party software can help you super charge your SEO and focus your efforts. We will be looking for the SEO software suite that has shown innovation and rapid development in the last 12 months.
Best PPC Management Software Suite
As PPC software has moved from bid a focus on bid management to feeds, attribution and rich media, who is powering this innovation and who deserves to be awarded for their features introduced this year?
Best Search Software Tool
Whether it's PPC or SEO, we want to recognise a specific software tool that has been both essential and revolutionary within the search industry this year.

Agency/Team/Individual Awards

The Agency/Team categories are based on employee count and service offerings. In all categories, the judges will be looking for revenue figures, staff turnover and culture as well as the agency demonstrating creative implementations and achieving excellent ROI for their clients. At least one of the case studies submitted to support this entry should also be entered into at least one of the campaign categories.
Emerging Talent Award
New to the world of search and already making their mark through innovation, creativity and an excellent understanding of budgets and costs. Judges want to encourage a new generation of talent and put them in the spotlight. Nominees must be under the age of 30 on the date of the Awards Ceremony.
Best In-House Team
Recognition of an outstanding in-house team that demonstrates consistently great results and innovation in SEO and / or PPC for their brand.
Best Start-Up Agency (Less than 2 years old)
You might be new, but you are running rings around the old guard! This is your opportunity for recognition amongst your peers and industry experts and your chance to wear a badge of honour that attracts new business. Entries are welcomed from agencies which are under 24 months old.
Best Small SEO Agency (25 or under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small SEO agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search engine optimization.
Best Large SEO Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding large SEO agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of search engine optimization.
Best Small PPC Agency (25 and under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small PPC agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of pay-per-click advertising.
Best Large PPC Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding large PPC agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of pay-per-click advertising.
Best Small Integrated Agency (25 or under employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small integrated search agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of SEO, PPC and Content Marketing across multiple marketing channels.
Best Large Integrated Agency (26+ employees)
Recognition of an outstanding small integrated search agency that demonstrates consistently great understanding and use of SEO, PPC and Content Marketing across multiple marketing channels.
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