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    SIX SHORTLISTS. TWO TROPHIES. ONE FRAMEWORK WE’VE CRACKED.

    Published on — October 2, 2026

    SIX SHORTLISTS ACROSS FOUR CLIENTS. TWO TROPHIES AT THE GLOBAL SEARCH AWARDS 2026: GOLD WITH PERFUME DIRECT AND SILVER WITH ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS.

    The best part? The judges started using our language.

    For years, we’ve argued that search isn’t a results page. It’s every place your customer looks for answers: Google, AI assistants, communities, social feeds. This year, a judging panel said our work had “redefined search as a wider discovery ecosystem”.

    We’ll take that. Search & Discovery works. And we’ve cracked it.

    Global Search Awards 2026 Winner

    THE WINS

    🏆 GOLD: BEST USE OF SEARCH, RETAIL / ECOMMERCE SEO (SMALL)

    TIDAL Digital & Perfume Direct, Campaign: Scent of Discovery

    Paid media rents growth. The moment the budget stops, so does the traffic. So we treated search as an ecosystem, not a channel: community platforms, AI visibility, and measurement built to track visibility where traditional SEO reporting doesn’t reach.

    “The strategic integration of community platforms, artificial intelligence visibility, and proprietary measurement frameworks demonstrated exceptional innovation and commercial thinking.”

    🏆 SILVER: BEST USE OF SEARCH, AUTOMOTIVE (SMALL)

    TIDAL Digital & Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, Campaign: Commission Impossible. Until Now.

    A Paid Social campaign, recognised in a search category. Our first Automotive nomination, and now our first Automotive trophy.

    Nobody begins a Rolls-Royce commission by typing a query. They explore, research and build conviction across platforms long before they enquire. Being present in those moments is search, whatever the channel is called. Volume was never the objective. Commitment was.

    “Impressive optimisation for commitment is a confident and well reasoned strategy for client objectives.”

    HOW WE CRACKED SEARCH & DISCOVERY

    Most agencies still ask how to rank. We ask where your customer discovers you, and whether you own that moment. Our Search & Discovery framework works in four moves:

    1. Map every place discovery happens – Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, TikTok, Reddit and communities.
    2. Be the answer in each one – consistent, credible and findable.
    3. Integrate brand and performance – one system, not four teams competing for one budget.
    4. Measure what matters – visibility tied back to business outcomes.

    A UK fragrance retailer and a marque at the pinnacle of motoring. Two very different journeys. One shared truth: customers were discovering the brand long before they searched for it.

    “Search & Discovery isn’t a theory anymore. It’s how brands grow now.”

    WHAT’S NEXT

    We are grateful. To the teams at Perfume Direct and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, for the trust behind this work. To everyone at TIDAL who built it. And congratulations to every winner and finalist on the full 2026 winners list.

    But we’re not slowing down to admire the metal.

    Because the shift the judges recognised this year isn’t finished. AI answers are changing how people search. Communities are where recommendations happen. Social feeds have become the shop window. Every one of those is a place your brand either shows up or doesn’t.

    The old playbook, the one that treats search as rankings and brand and performance as rivals, is running out of road.

    Stop optimising for clicks. Start owning discovery.

    We’re not done.

    Ready to find out where your brand really shows up? Get in touch and let’s discuss your category position.

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