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Rage Against the Machine: AI Vs Content Writers
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In 2008, our founder, Chris Ailey, left his role as Search Marketing Manager at PC World with an impressive portfolio of SEO and PPC results to start up an agency of his own.
His first client was baby retailer Mothercare and toy shop ELC, this was closely followed by several other high profile client wins including Blacks Leisure Group, National Express and ASUS.
By 2011 we were promoting huge WWE events like Wrestlemania across EMEA and providing SEO and content solutions to internet giant eBay, a client we went on to serve for 7 years.
Still independently owned, we have organically built a highly skilled team and well structured business to offer best in class solutions to our clients.
Now a team of 35+, we have experts that work across search and social disciplines, supported by an established leadership team.
As an official Google Premier Partner, we are rated in the top 3% of UK agencies for account performance and growth.
We have won numerous UK, European and Global Awards for our work and in 2022 we won best PPC campaign at the highly acclaimed Drum Digital Advertising awards.
Our organic performance proposition blends SEO, content and Digital PR seamlessly into a strategy that can pull the right levers to meet client objectives, whilst email and organic social ensures communication forms part of a strategy that doesn’t just attract new customers but retain existing ones.
Whilst our Paid Media services include using PPC, Shopping, Paid Social, Amazon and Programmatic advertising to reach customers at each stage of the purchase journey.
THE TEAM AT HONCHO ARE AN ABSOLUTE PLEASURE TO WORK WITH AND NOTHING IS EVER TOO MUCH TROUBLE.
THEIR KNOWLEDGE, “GOING THE EXTRA MILE” ATTITUDE AS WELL AS FLEXIBILITY HAVE BEEN KEY IN GROWING OUR EUROPEAN BUSINESS.
Chris started his career as a web designer in 1998 and has seen the digital space evolve first hand through the eyes of a marketer.
Joining PC World in 2004 he introduced the brand to SEO and built an in-house PPC team. The results quickly established a demand for his knowledge and he founded our agency in 2008.
Syed has over 15 years experience in performance marketing working at a senior level both agency and client side.
After joining Honcho as Head of SEO, Syed became COO in 2020 and is responsible for looking after agency operations and implementing the long-term vision for the business.
Bex heads up our SEO, Content and Digital PR teams and has a proven track record of delivering successful, integrated and award winning campaigns.
With over 15 years’ experience, she joined us from a global media agency where her portfolio of clients spanned leaders in the automotive, retail and finance sectors.
Joining the Honcho team in 2016 as part time CFO, Gary has held various senior strategic finance roles in a number of agencies, tech and retail businesses.
Gary works with our finance team to oversee all financial interests of the agency and we greatly benefit from his decades of business experience.
Dave has over 10 years agency experience and heads up our Paid Media department which provides Paid Search, Amazon Ads, Display and Paid Social for our clients.
With over 10 years’ agency, experience Dave has worked with a range of brands across several sectors winning several awards.
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