Published by Sue Johns-Chapman
Published Date 12.10.2026 
It’s All in the Craft: Aperitif’s 5 Global Excellence Nominations
Aperitif shares their Global Digital Excellence Awards news — and what 5 shortlist nominations look like.
Australian-born growth marketing agency Aperitif has picked up 5 nominations at the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards, including Standout Small Integrated Digital Agency of the Year.
About Aperitif
Aperitif is a Melbourne-born growth marketing agency specialising in SEO, PPC and Paid Social. They’re boutique by design, big in ideas and founded on the belief that good humans can make a world of difference.
That belief shapes everything. How they show up for clients. How they approach the craft. How they create strategies that stand the test of time. It starts with being good at the work, good to the people they work with and good for the brands that trust them with their growth.
What They’re Nominated For
Standout Small Integrated Digital Agency of the Year
This is the nomination closest to how Aperitif truly runs. They never wanted separate teams in separate corners, SEO here, PPC there, social somewhere else entirely. One team, showing up across everything, the same way they’d want someone to show up for them.
Standout SEO Agency of the Year
This one goes out to the good humans in the SEO team. The AEO technical fixes nobody sees, the human-written content based on what people search for and the link building that happens every month. They show up as partners, not just another agency on the account.
Standout B2C SEO Campaign of the Year
Bargain Car Rentals: How Precision SEO Outranked Car Rental Giants
Up against global giants in travel, Bargain Car Rentals needed a strategy that could genuinely compete. Aperitif built full-funnel SEO where every keyword, landing page and bid had purpose. The result? Seven figures in monthly organic revenue and the visibility to match brands many times their size.
Standout Integrated B2B Campaign of the Year
Leaselab: Building Complete Search Coverage in Australian Automotive Finance
Pulling together SEO, PPC and conversion optimisation to dominate the novated leasing space, Aperitif’s work with Leaselab proves something the industry needs reminding of: you can play by the rules and still own the market.
Standout Use of Meta
Fox Dental Implants: Turning Social Leads Into Consults
Facebook scrollers don’t become patients by accident. Aperitif built this campaign around one goal: turn social leads into people sitting in the chair for a consult. That’s exactly what they delivered.
What These Nominations Mean to the Team
Last month, Aperitif’s Associate SEO Director, Karl Zaharopoulos, flew to Dublin after representing Aperitif at the Global Search Awards.
He came home with 5 Gold and 2 Silver, including Best Global Small Integrated Search Agency.
Now, with 5 fresh nominations at the 2026 Global Digital Excellence Awards, the team isn’t done yet. On what this next chapter means, Karl had this to say:
“I’m incredibly proud of our team and everything that went into these nominations. The craft, the honesty, the attention to detail… that’s what gets recognised on a global stage.
AEO and AI are a hot topic right now!! But the truth is that good AEO is just good SEO done properly. Real experience, expertise, authoritativeness and trustworthiness. That’s what we’ve always built.
The agencies that unlock real growth aren’t the ones chasing the next acronym but the ones who were always focused on the craft. Grateful to work with such genuinely good people!!”
Looking Ahead
Winners are announced on 22nd October, but regardless of how the night unfolds, being recognised alongside agencies of their size (and much bigger names!!) is something the Aperitif team doesn’t take lightly.
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