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Not Just Doing What Agencies Do - Digital Surfer’s Innovative Approach
Published – 12.01.2026
If you look up online what digital marketing is, it refers to ‘a company that uses online channels like social media, search engines and email to help businesses promote their products and services, increase brand awareness and drive sales’. Now, we know it’s not an easy job, and there are a lot of nuances to […]
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Not Just Doing What Agencies Do – Digital Surfer’s Innovative Approach
If you look up online what digital marketing is, it refers to ‘a company that uses online channels like social media, search engines and email to help businesses promote their products and services, increase brand awareness and drive sales’. Now, we know it’s not an easy job, and there are a lot of nuances to […]
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JBE Digital earns shortlist recognition at the 2026 APAC Search Awards
Melbourne-based digital marketing agency JBE Digital has been shortlisted at the 2026 APAC Search Awards, recognising its work in the Best PPC Campaign category. The shortlist acknowledges JBE Digital’s paid media campaign delivered in partnership with Pacific Airshow, focused on driving ticket sales growth across both general admission and hospitality packages. About JBE Digital Founded […]
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One Solo Consultant, Four Nominations: Kuhan Supramaniam Consulting at the 2026 APAC Search Awards
Kuhan Supramaniam reflects on his APAC Search Awards journey. Last year, I entered the APAC Search Awards for the first time and walked away with Silver for Best Low Budget Campaign. This work was completed alongside Crystal Wong from Skyblue Search for Keilor Road Physio. As solo consultants competing against established agencies with full teams […]
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Five Campaigns. Five Shortlists. One Long Rebuild
Another year, another shortlist? Not quite. Zeal’s five nominations at the 2026 APAC Search Awards aren’t just recognition for clever campaigns. They’re the result of something deeper: a quiet rebuild that began in 2023 and reshaped the way we think, work, and deliver. This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s the story of how we started […]
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We Are Sprout: Proud Finalists at the APAC Search Awards 2026
Meet We Are Sprout, double finalists at the APAC Search Awards. At We Are Sprout, we’re more than a digital marketing agency, we’re a team of passionate strategists, creators, and innovators dedicated to helping brands grow sustainably in an ever-changing digital landscape. Based in Australia, we deliver integrated marketing solutions that span strategy, creative, paid […]
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Distl: Building an Integrated Agency That Actually Integrates
When we started Distl in Perth back in 2014, we had a simple premise: businesses shouldn’t need three different agencies for brand, web and marketing. A decade later, we’re still proving that thesis, and being shortlisted for Best Small Integrated Agency at the APAC Search Awards feels like recognition that the approach truly works. Who […]
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NerdOptimize advances to the APAC Search Award 2026 Finalist
NerdOptimize x SC Asset: From Challenges to the APAC Search Awards Shortlist The market has become more competitive across every industry, making it increasingly challenging to achieve real, measurable results, especially in the real estate sector where high-value purchases require lengthy consideration. The “Living-Solutions SEO Engine” project, born from the collaboration between NerdOptimize, a leading […]
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Megantic Ends 2025 on a High, Winning Gold at the Global Search Awards
This year at the Global Search Awards, the Megantic team scored gold on the global stage. The proud team celebrated their two prestigious wins in Australia, Macedonia, Canada and England, taking home ‘Best Use of Search – B2B’ with Capital Equipment Hire and‘Best Low Budget Campaign’ with HardTuned US. “Being recognised in this lineup is […]
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