Search Influence has earned numerous awards and accreditations throughout the years. With innovative marketing solutions, superior customer service, and strong entrepreneurial spirit, the company has launched to the forefront of SEO and online marketing. Read about the honors below to see how influential Search Influence has become and where we are headed.
Awards and Achievements of 2023
Search Influence wins the 2023 US Agency Silver Award for Best Integrated Campaign Read more here
The New Orleans 500, presented by Biz New Orleans magazine, named Will Scott, CEO of the digital marketing agency Search Influence, among its top influential leaders in New Orleans for 2024. Read more here
Search Influence is thrilled to be named a finalist in the prestigious 2023 US Search Awards, recognizing their Google Paid Search Campaign with Tulane School of Professional Advancement. Read more here
Search Influence has been selected as a finalist for the 2023 US Agency Awards in the category of Best Integrated Campaign. Read more here
Search Influence was honored for a fourth time on this list of small and large companies, thanks to their focus on employee feedback and company values. Read more here
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2022 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2022
For the third time, Search Influence was honored on this list of small and large companies, thanks to their focus on employee feedback and values. Read more here
Will Scott, CEO, was named among leaders pioneering the New Orleans tech industry, thanks to his tenured time as a digital marketing leader. Read more here
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) certified New Orleans-based digital marketing firm Search Influence as a women-owned business. Read more here
2021 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2021
Search Influence was named to this annual list of top New Orleans employers for the second year in a row. Read more here
2020 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2020
Search Influences named to this annual list of employee-focused employers in New Orleans. Read more here
2018 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2018
Search Influence was named as one of the “Top 25 LinkedIn Marketing Blogs and Websites to Follow” for 2018! We’re proud to be included alongside digital marketing gurus, like Social Media Today, Search Engine Journal, and Hootsuite. Read more here.
Will Scott was honored by Search Engine Roundtable in their “Say Something Nice About an SEO/SEM” series. Read more here.
2017 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2017
Sophie is dedicated to helping her clients find success in all of their digital marketing efforts. Finalists for the Search Professionals shortlist are chosen by an international panel of judges based on results driven for their clients, challenges overcome, and early career accomplishments. All nominees must be 25 or younger. Read more.
Inc. Magazine included Search Influence in their Inc. 5000 list as one of the fastest-growing companies for the 7th straight year. We believe our drive to help clients find more customers online has enabled us to become the largest digital marketing agency on the Gulf Coast. It has been our ability to achieve reliable results and our desire to teach what we’ve learned that has made us a recognized national leader in digital marketing. Read more.
We’re always striving to deliver the most relevant, data-driven results for our clients. As such, we’re honored to be listed in the “Top 25 Linkedin Marketing Blogs and Websites To Follow” among industry experts like Hootsuite and Search Engine Journal. Read more.
We are honored to have received our Louisiana Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy recognition plaque from president Blaine Grimes for our commitment to establish a more financially literate workforce. Read more.
Will and Angie Scott were named to Silicon Bayou “Top 100 Most Influential People in 2016!” To be featured, the Louisiana entrepreneurial and technology community at large casts anonymous nominations; those who garner the most votes are recognized in the prestigious list of 100. Congratulations, Will and Angie! Read more.
New Orleans Ad Club recognized Will Scott and Gabrielle Benedetto in their Annual Awards Ceremony. The New Orleans Ad Club, as per their mission, advocates honesty and professionalism in the field of advertising. The organization adheres to the strict submission standards of the AAF when considering its finalist(s). The resulting award recipients are regarded as the best in their respective markets and considered stewards of creative excellence in their region. Congratulations, Will and Gabrielle! Read More.
2016 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2016
Search Influence was named a “Best Place to Work” by New Orleans CityBusiness in its 14th annual survey. This is the second time Search Influence has been named a Best Place to Work in New Orleans! Read more.
Inc. Magazine included Search Influence on its 35th annual Inc. 5000 for the 6th-straight year. The Inc. 5000 is a list of the fastest-growing private companies in the nation. Read more about this honor.
South Louisiana is becoming known as the place to be for influential entrepreneurs and technological innovators. Our co-founders, Will and Angie Scott, were honored by Silicon Bayou News in their Silicon Bayou 100 List for their commitment and dedication to progress technology in the New Orleans area. Read More.
2015 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2015
Angie Scott Named a 2015 ‘Woman of the Year’We couldn’t be more excited to announce our COO Angie Scott was named a 2015 ‘Woman of the Year’ by CityBusiness for her professional and community achievements. Angie tirelessly works to help Search Influence be a beacon of customer service and expertise in the digital marketing industry.
Search Influence Among ICIC and Fortune’s Inner City 100 WinnersThe Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) and Fortune announced that Search Influence was selected for the 2015 Inner City 100, a list of the fastest-growing inner city businesses in the U.S. We were one of only two Louisiana companies to make the list. Read more.
SI Named Among America’s Fastest-Growing Private CompaniesWe’re thrilled to announce our inclusion on Inc. 5000s list of fastest-growing private companies for the fifth time! Only a tiny fraction of the nation’s companies demonstrate such consistent high growth, particularly in the difficult economic environment of the past few years. Read more.
Paula Keller, our Director of Account Management, was named a Bronze Stevie® Award winner in the Customer Service Manager of the Year category in the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. The Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide. Read More.
Search Influence Named as Inaugural Member of the NOLA100Search Influence is one of 29 New Orleans-based startups named to the NOLA100, a group of companies considered to be leading the local entrepreneurship movement.
To be included in the group, members had to meet certain criteria. They must have been founded during or after 1999, have surpassed $1 million in booked business in a single fiscal year, have the goal of achieving at least 50 percent of sales outside of Louisiana, and be headquartered in the 10-parish greater New Orleans area. Although the inaugural group consisted of 29 companies, the goal is to reach the 100th company by 2018, New Orleans’ tricentennial.
Nominating partners included Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses at Delgado Community College, The Idea Village, the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission and the New Orleans Business Alliance, among others.
2014 ∨
Awards and Achievements of 2014
City Business’ 2014 Best Places To WorkNew Orleans CityBusiness has selected Search Influence as one of the honorees for its 12th annual Best Places to Work special publication and event. To compete, companies must submit extensive nomination forms disclosing workforce data such as salaries, benefits, retention levels and employee advancement. The next part of the process involves a survey of company employees to measure workplace culture. Read More ->
Search Influence Director of Account Management Wins Bronze Stevie Award for Customer Service – 2014Paula Keller, Director of Account Management at national online marketing company Search Influence, was chosen by The Stevie Awards as a Bronze Stevie Winner for providing exemplary customer service through her management, retention and training of the account management team. Read More ->
Search Influence Co-Founder Completes Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses ProgramAngie Scott, co-founder of national online marketing company Search Influence, was chosen by Goldman Sachs to participate in this prestigious national program to help cultivate and maintain entrepreneurial, tech and digital advancement of small businesses in New Orleans. Read More ->
2014 Ad to Action Award Judges Comment on Winning EntriesSocial Media: Likes for Lives by Search Influence. The Likes for Lives program is a Facebook fan building initiative that encourages targeted audiences to ‘like’ a company’s Facebook page in exchange for a donation to a choice of non-profit organizations benefiting breast cancer awareness/research. Read More ->
Search Influence is Inc. 5000 Honoree 2014Inc. magazine released the 30th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at America’s independent entrepreneurs, an integral segment of the economy. This year, New Orleans-based internet marketing company Search Influence was included as an honoree on the prestigious list. Read more->
Search Influence is Spotlighted on Local Search InsiderThis is really exciting news for us because it speaks to our innovation and growth as an industry leader. They hand-selected us for this feature and we share this honor with other recently spotlighted companies such as Google and Dex Media. Read More ->
2013 ∨
Winning campaigns drove leads or raised the profiles of local businesses, and were awarded to publishers, agencies and service providers by the Local Search Association, which opened its annual convention, Local Search Starts Here, on Saturday in Las Vegas. Read More ->2012: Will on Silicon Bayou 100 list
Will took years of technical experience and entrepreneurial experiences and harnessed his knowledge into a successful search engine marketing and optimization firm, Search Influence. The rapidly growing firm recently upgraded to a new office on Oak Street in New Orleans and is always hiring local talent.On LinkedIn. On Twitter. Read More ->Online Marketing Firm Search Influence Leverages Google Partnership to Help Grow New Orleans Non-Profit
Search Influence Adopts Local Non-Profit, Youth Rebuilding New Orleans, by Donating Google Expertise Read More ->
2013: WIll & Angie on Silicon Bayou 100 list
Will and Angie Scott, founders of national online marketing company Search Influence, were named to the Silicon Bayou 100 list of most influential leaders in Louisiana’s startup, entrepreneurial, tech and digital communities. Read More ->
Search Influence Launches Feature Updates to Premiere Lead Management Platform LeadSNDR
National online marketing company Search Influence’s proprietary lead management system LeadSNDR now generates, processes and reports profitable leads, allowing sales teams and business owners alike to respond to their sales inquiries quickly and efficiently, all while tracking ROI data. Read More ->
Inc. Magazine’s 2013 Hire Power Award winners
The Hire Power Awards are a “salute to the job creators who are restoring the lives and rebuilding the economy by putting Americans back to work.” The entire Search Influence team is incredibly proud to be recognized as a contributor to Louisiana’s job growth and economy. Read More ->
Search Influence Wins Bronze Stevie® Award In 2013 Stevie Awards for Women In Business
Search Influence, a national online marketing company, wins Bronze Award in the 2013 Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Fastest Growing Company of the Year category. Read More ->
2012 ∨
Search Influence received an award in the Search Marketing category for our work with DeRoberts Plastic Surgery by the The National WWII Museum. The event was hosted by New Orleans American Marketing Association at the The National WWII Museum.
Search Influence is Inc. 5000 Honoree 2012
Inc. magazine released the 30th annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at America’s independent entrepreneurs, an integral segment of the economy. This year, New Orleans-based internet marketing company Search Influence was included as an honoree on the prestigious list. Read More ->
Winner of the American Marketing Association’s – 2012 Marketing Awards of Excellence (MAX)
New Orleans’ Most Effective Marketing Thinking
Search Influence Honored in First Ever Flyover 50
Online marketing firm and New Orleans based company, Search Influence, was named in the first ever Flyover 50, a list compiled by Five Elms Capital to highlight the 50 fastest-growing companies in the middle of the country. They were the only New Orleans company that made the list. To be honored as a member, companies based within a 20-state area in the Central US had to have an annual revenue greater than $1 million in 2011. Read More ->
August 2012- Search influence announces 12 in-house Adwords Certified Representatives
Search Influence, a New Orleans SEO company, is now the Gulf Coast’s largest Google AdWords Certified Partner, with 12 certified individuals.
2012: Will on Silicon Bayou 100 list
Will took years of technical experience and entrepreneurial experiences and harnessed his knowledge into a successful search engine marketing and optimization firm, Search Influence. The rapidly growing firm recently upgraded to a new office on Oak Street in New Orleans and is always hiring local talent.On LinkedIn. On Twitter. Read More ->
Online Marketing Firm Search Influence Leverages Google Partnership to Help Grow New Orleans Non-Profit
Search Influence Adopts Local Non-Profit, Youth Rebuilding New Orleans, by Donating Google Expertise
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2011 ∨
Search Influence is Inc. 500 | 5000 Honoree 2011
Inc. magazine released the 30th annual Inc. 500, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at America’s independent entrepreneurs, an integral segment of the economy. This year, New Orleans-based internet marketing company Search Influence was included as an honoree on the prestigious list. Read More ->
