SEO Awards
The most awarded SEO and AI search agency in Australia.
45 industry awards won under my leadership at StudioHawk. 263 shortlists. Every entry built on real client results - traffic growth, revenue impact, ranking improvements.
Individual Recognition
Young Search Professional of the Year
Semrush Search Awards. Junior SEO to General Manager in three years. Read the full story →
Including myself, StudioHawk team members have won two Young Search Professional awards (Semrush), two Rising Star awards (APAC Search Awards), and an Emerging Talent award (Global Agency Awards) - all contributing to the agency's total of 45 wins.
Awards by Year
2026 - 7 wins
APAC Search Awards
- Best Large SEO Agency (4th consecutive win)
- Best Use of Data (SEO) - StudioHawk own SEO campaign, ranking #1 for "SEO agency Melbourne"
- Best SEO Campaign - The Meat & Wine Co
- Best Pan Asian Campaign - QuickBooks APAC
- Finance (SEO) - Sharewise
- Content Marketing - Kip&Co
- PR in Search - JobAdder
2025 - 5 wins
- Best Large Agency of the Year - Global Agency Awards
- Standout SEO Agency of the Year - Global Digital Excellence Awards
- Standout B2B SEO Campaign - Bain and Gray (Global Digital Excellence)
- Emerging Talent Award - Global Agency Awards
- Best Use of Search - Retail/Ecommerce (SEO) - Case Mate (US Search Awards)
2024 - 7 wins
- Best Large SEO Agency APAC (3rd consecutive) - APAC Search Awards
- SEO Agency of the Year - Global Digital Excellence Awards
- SEO Campaign of the Year - B2C - Everything Caravan & Camping (Global Digital Excellence)
- Best Use of Search - Finance (SEO) - National Accounts (APAC Search Awards, x2)
- Best Local Campaign (SEO) - Bain and Gray (UK Search Awards)
2023 - 10 wins (biggest year)
- Best Marketing Agency - Semrush Awards (2nd win)
- Best Large SEO Agency APAC (2nd consecutive) - APAC Search Awards
- Best Agency Culture - Global Agency Awards
- SEO Agency of the Year - Global Digital Excellence Awards
- Best SEO Campaign - CivilMart (Semrush)
- Best B2B Campaign - CivilMart (Semrush)
- Best Low Budget Campaign - National Accounts (Semrush)
- Best Online Marketing - Legal - Rosendorff Lawyers (Semrush)
- Best Use of Search - Not for Profit - CrimCheck (APAC Search Awards)
- Best Agency Culture - Global Agency Awards
2022 - 5 wins
- Best Large SEO Agency APAC (1st win) - APAC Search Awards
- Best Agency Culture - Global Agency Awards (x2)
- Best Use of Search - Health - MedCart (APAC Search Awards)
2021 - 4 wins
- Best Global Large SEO Agency - Global Search Awards
- Young Search Professional of the Year - Semrush Awards (Lawrence Hitches)
- Best B2B Campaign - CivilMart (Semrush)
- Best Use of Search - Automotive - WhichCar (Global Search Awards)
2020 - 4 wins
- Best Online Marketing - Healthcare - Life Supports Counselling (Semrush)
- Best Online Marketing - Legal - Sprintlaw (Semrush)
- Best Blog - WhichCar (Semrush)
2019 - 1 win
- Best Marketing Agency - Semrush Awards
2018 - 2 wins
- Best Low Budget Campaign - LearnMate (Semrush)
Records
Only agency to win Best Large SEO Agency at the APAC Search Awards 4 times
Three consecutive wins (2022, 2023, 2024) and again in 2026. No other agency has won this category more than twice.
Only agency to have won across APAC, Semrush AU, UK, US, and Global Search Awards (2018-2026)
45 wins across 7 award shows spanning 4 continents. No other SEO agency has won in all five major search award programmes.
Only agency to win Best SEO Agency at the Semrush Search Awards
Best Marketing Agency in 2019 and 2023. The Semrush Search Awards have since been retired.
Only agency to win an award for their own SEO campaign (2026)
Best Use of Data (SEO) at APAC Search Awards 2026 for StudioHawk's own "Soaring in Search" campaign -ranking #1 for "SEO agency Melbourne." Most agencies only enter client campaigns.
Most Young Search Professional and Rising Star awards of any SEO agency (2018-2025)
6 individual talent award wins. Young Search Professional (Semrush), Rising Star (APAC), and Emerging Talent (Global Agency Awards).
9 consecutive years winning in Australia (2018-2026)
Never missed a year. From Young Search Professional in 2018 to 7 wins at APAC Search Awards 2026.
Won across 12 different industry verticals (2018-2026)
B2B, B2C, eCommerce, Finance, Healthcare, Legal, Automotive, Travel, Fashion, Not-for-Profit, Pan-Asian, and Local campaigns. Specialist agency, generalist results.
10 wins in a single year (2023)
The most wins StudioHawk has achieved in a single awards season, from 50 shortlisted entries across Semrush, APAC, Global Agency, and Global Digital Excellence Awards.
Award Shows
- APAC Search Awards - Premier search marketing awards in Asia-Pacific
- Global Search Awards - Best search marketing globally
- Semrush Search Awards - Industry-wide search marketing excellence
- Global Agency Awards - Agency excellence worldwide
- Global Digital Excellence Awards - Digital marketing achievement
- US Search Awards - Search marketing excellence in the United States
- UK Search Awards - Search marketing excellence in the United Kingdom
Awards are proof of consistency. Winning Best Large SEO Agency four years running means the work holds up under scrutiny, year after year. Every entry is built on real client results reviewed by independent judging panels.