We are excited to announced that Digital Hitmen has been recognised by one of the most prestigious organisations in global search marketing, winning two major categories at the Search Engine Land Awards for 2025.

These awards honour the world’s top-performing SEO and paid media campaigns and are judged by an international panel of industry leaders, so it is a huge honour to have been recognised for not just one, but two of our campaigns, taking home:

• Best overall SEO initiative – small business
• Best local search marketing initiative – SEO

These achievements reinforce our standing as Perth’s most awarded small SEO agency, showing that a focused, expert team can compete with (and outperform) larger global agencies.

Best overall SEO initiative – small business

This award recognised our partnership with Elite Tune, a Perth-based 4×4 performance tuning specialist. Elite Tune is known for its expertise in Toyota ECU remapping and performance upgrades.

Using targeted content strategy, technical optimisation, and local SEO, we helped Elite Tune reposition its business around high-value Toyota performance upgrades.

Through our campaign, the business saw:

• A 678% return on investment from organic SEO
• A 298% increase in organic traffic
• Top-three rankings for over 70 high-value keywords

To learn more about the work we did on this campaign, check out our Elite Tune case study.

Best local search marketing initiative – SEO

Our second win celebrated one of Western Australia’s leading steel framing suppliers for residential, commercial, and regional builds.

For this campaign, focused on hyperlocal SEO, Google Business Profile optimisation, and region-specific landing pages (among many other things) to help them expand across metro and regional WA.

Our results helped the business:

• Increase organic sessions by 129% year-on-year
• Grow leads by 116%
• Boost Google Maps views by 332% through improved local visibility

This client now generates consistent high-quality leads from across Perth and regional WA, positioning them as a trusted authority in steel framing.

Why this matters

The Search Engine Land Awards represent the pinnacle of recognition in global search marketing. Competing against some of the biggest agencies in the world, these wins show that a small, tightly focused team can deliver truly exceptional outcomes.

They reflect our strength in combining expert strategy, technical precision, and creative innovation (led by the smart, responsible use of AI) to help clients outperform their competition, achieve award-worthy outcomes, and create sustainable growth.

This is what sets Digital Hitmen apart: world-class results, delivered by a local team that’s fully invested in every client’s success.

Get award-worthy results for your business

What would it look like if your business worked with an SEO team that delivers results worthy of global recognition?

At Digital Hitmen, we’ve proven that a small, focused agency can outperform global competitors, earning wins at the Search Engine Land, Global Search, and Global Digital Excellence Awards, and many more for campaigns that drive measurable ROI and sustained growth.

Here’s how we do it:

• No account managers: You work directly with SEO experts who plan, execute, and optimise your strategy from start to finish
• No long-term fixed contracts: Our six-month sprint builds traction fast, then moves to a flexible month-to-month partnership
• Award-winning performance: Recognised worldwide for strategies that consistently turn visibility into revenue

If you’re ready to see that level of performance in your own business, let’s talk SEO.

Brad Russell is the Director and Co-Founder of Digital Hitmen and an award-winning SEO expert, widely recognised as one of Perth’s leading authorities in search marketing. Since 2009, he has built, scaled, and optimised websites that generate measurable revenue growth. With deep expertise in technical SEO infrastructure, conversion rate optimisation, and scalable content architecture, Brad delivers sustainable organic performance strategies that drive long-term business success.