Published by Sue Johns-Chapman
Published Date 20.04.2026 
The Search Awards series celebrates search marketing from around the globe, but the Global Search Awards are special. This is where the world of search comes together to showcase their work and celebrate the industry. Entrants come from the US, APAC, UK, Europe and MENA regions.
If you work in ppc, seo, or content marketing this is the one award you should be entering year on year.
These awards boast:
- Judges who are the backbone of search, from industry stalwarts to young innovators.
- An ‘Outstanding’ reputation awarded by the Independent Awards Trust Mark
- A community, like no other, that competes and celebrates together
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Your best work deserves a bigger audience than your client’s inbox.
The entry process pushes you to benchmark your work against the industry as a whole. The criteria are designed to measure innovative thinking alongside results and guess what budgets don’t matter. Completing the entry form is a team event that will give you insights you might have overlooked and a buzz that fuels your motivation.
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Creativity and innovation are what rack up the score.
You’ve been doing brilliant, boundary-pushing work. The Search Awards exist precisely so that brilliance doesn’t just live in a case study deck no one outside your agency will ever see. This is your opportunity to stand up tall and show it off.
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Shortlist assets are, and we’ll stand by this, actual social media gold.
Nominees get branded assets that do the hard sell. They are always pretty darn cool too. Slap them on LinkedIn, pop them in your email footer, use them anywhere and everywhere. New clients notice. Great candidates notice. Your business gets noticed.
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Not entering is also a choice. Just not a very satisfying one.
If you sit this one out, someone else will enter, and when they walk on stage clutching a trophy for work you know wasn’t better than yours, you are going to feel it. You did the work. You may as well get the credit.
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It’s the end-of-year celebration the industry deserves.
The Search Awards are never just a black-tie dinner! They’re a joyful, properly spirited send-off to twelve months of hard graft, with every person in search worth knowing in the same room.
Destination Dublin for 2026
This year, the Global Search Awards is heading to Dublin and what a celebration it’s going to be!
We would absolutely love to have every single entrant there with us in person, soaking up the atmosphere, networking with the best in search, and sharing in what promises to be an unforgettable evening. We completely understand, however, that joining us in Dublin may not be possible for everyone, and we want to reassure you that being there doesn’t change a thing when it comes to your chance of winning.
Every nomination, every entry, every shortlisted contender stands equally and proudly in the running, wherever you are in the world. The Global Search Awards exists to recognise and celebrate the very best in our industry. So whether you’re with us in the room or raising a glass from afar, get ready because it’s time to celebrate Search.
