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Family agency SearchQuest aiming for national marketing award

Award-winning company, SearchQuest Europe, have been shortlisted for yet another accolade after consistently demonstrating expertise in their field.

One of the UK’s first digital marketing agencies, SearchQuest will discover if they have won the title of ‘Best Large SEO Agency’ at a ceremony hosted by comedian Jason Manford later this month.

The 16-year-old Lancaster-based business began as one of the UK’s first SEO agencies with a single laptop and three staff members.

Today, they have a team of 40 and have added another building to their set of offices, enabling them to qualify for the prestigious title at the UK Search Awards.

CEO and founder of SearchQuest, Vilayte Essa, said that he is incredibly proud with the progression over the past 12 months, which included representatives from Google opening the new Church Street office.

He added: “It’s been a fantastic year for us already and I feel like it’s great recognition for us and our clients.

“It’s great that we’re putting Lancaster on the map with a company that’s organically grown here while many others have moved to bigger cities like Manchester.”

As an additional sign of progress with a strong foundation, the new Lancaster office is a recently refurbished Georgian Grade II Listed Building. The add-on reinforces Essa’s belief that the company combines a healthy regard for its origins with the evolving trends of the modern, enterprising workplace.

Now in its sixth year, the UK Search Awards attracts hundreds of applicants for each of the 28 categories. Entrants find themselves vying for titles such as ‘Best SEO Campaign’ and ‘Best Use of Content Marketing’. Companies who have been shortlisted include Domino’s and Expedia.

Senior Event Manager of the awards, Joe Charlton, said: “It’s an evening to celebrate some of the very best in digital and will be a great event.

“We have Jason Manford hosting, which is another step up from last year, and the digital crowd is a very supportive network.”

It has been an award-filled year for SearchQuest. A Google Premier Partner, the agency scooped the ‘On Time’ title at the RAR Digital Awards in back in June (they were a seven-category nominee at the ceremony). In addition to the new building, SearchQuest were also named as one of the top 50 digital agencies in the North of England.

SearchQuest team members will attend the event at The Bloomsbury Big Top, London on Wednesday, November 30.

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