Mickey Llew Wins Global Search Award for Best Use of Search in Finance (SEO)

Mickey Llew has been named winner of Best Use of Search – Finance (SEO) in the Small Agency category at the Global Search Awards 2025.

The recognition comes for its standout Investec Budget Speech campaign, which outranked national news outlets during one of the most competitive events in the finance calendar.

During the short campaign period, the team achieved more than 158,000 clicks and 3.82 million impressions – all organically generated.

Led by Kieran Tavener-Smith, Director of Strategy at Mickey Llew, the campaign combined agility, insight, and precision to help Investec dominate organic search visibility and lead the conversation on Budget Speech day.

“We’re immensely proud of this work and the team at Mickey Llew who brought it to life. To outperform the biggest publishers in the finance space is an incredible achievement – and a testament to what’s possible when a small but deeply entrenched agency takes the wheel, and a trusting client allows us to lead as a true partner,” says David Jenkins, Co-Founder of Mickey Llew.

The recognition follows Mickey Llew’s recent finalist nomination in the 2025 Search Engine Land Awards, underscoring the agency’s growing reputation for delivering original, high-impact search and digital PR work on a global stage.

“It’s recognition like this that continues our mission to become the best performance marketing agency in the world,” adds Jenkins.

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