SEO, AI search & digital consultancy · London

Win more customers from Google and AI search.

Senior-level SEO and digital consultancy, without the agency price tag.

How we work

1

Listen

We get to know your customers, goals and numbers.

2

Plan

An audit that finds the quick wins and the long-term gains.

3

Perform

We put it live, measure it and keep improving.

Brands we’ve worked withLUMENLONDONFind My WorkspaceLeapLEADERSHIP

Our offer

Senior expertise for startups, scale-ups, and small businesses.

We bring over 20 years of digital marketing experience, from leading digital as Group Digital Marketing Director at Regus (IWG) to running our own websites and businesses. You get advice that’s been tested in the real world, not theory.

We drive more traffic, leads and sales, and you stay focused on running your business.

Our services

Senior support for every stage of your digital growth.

Fractional leadership & advisory

Senior marketing leadership, without the full-time hire

Not every business needs, or can justify, a full-time Marketing Director. We step in as your fractional head of digital: setting strategy, leading your team or agencies, and reporting to the board.

Prefer a sounding board? Our advisory retainers give you regular sessions to challenge plans, review performance and make better decisions, faster.

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Digital strategy for startups & scale-ups

Build the right foundations, then grow

Early-stage businesses can’t afford to waste budget on the wrong channels. We help you work out where your customers are, choose where to focus, and set up the tracking you need to prove what’s working.

For scale-ups, we build the plan, processes and team structure to grow from one channel to many, without losing control of costs.

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Paid ad campaign strategy & management

Make every pound work harder

We plan, build and manage campaigns across Google Ads and paid social, with clear targets for cost per lead and return on ad spend.

Already running ads? We’ll audit your accounts, cut wasted spend and set up reporting so you can see exactly what you’re getting for your money.

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SEO & AI search visibility

Rank for the searches that bring buyers

Most businesses want page one on Google. Today that also means appearing in Google’s AI Overviews and in answers from tools like ChatGPT.

We’ll build your site’s authority with quality links, fix the technical issues holding it back, and strengthen the pages that make you money.

We’ll analyse what’s working for your competitors and find the searches they’re winning that you’re not.

Then we’ll target the searches with real buying intent, so new traffic turns into enquiries and sales.

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Digital Consulting

A clear plan for growth

We combine a grounding in traditional marketing and consumer psychology with hands-on experience across every digital channel, to shape a strategy that runs from your customer to your bottom line.

We listen before we advise, then focus on the few actions that will deliver the best return, fastest.

Most projects start with an audit of your website, analytics and marketing to find the quick wins. Then we work with you to put the changes in place.

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Content Generation

Content that ranks and converts

If you don’t have content for the searches you want to win, you won’t rank. It’s that simple.

Google and AI tools favour content that’s useful, written by experts and kept up to date.

Our writers create blog articles, landing pages, product descriptions and in-depth guides. Everything is written for your customers and structured so search engines and AI tools can understand it.

We can also run your social media channels, so you can spend your time on the business.

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Analytics & reporting

Know what’s working, and what isn’t

Most businesses have plenty of data but few answers. We set up GA4, conversion tracking and Google Search Console properly, so every enquiry and sale can be traced back to where it came from.

Then we build clear BI dashboards that show the numbers that matter, so you and your board can make decisions with confidence.

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AI marketing & automation

Work smarter with AI

AI is changing how marketing gets done. We help your team use it well, speeding up research, content and reporting without losing quality or your brand voice.

We also make sure your brand shows up when customers ask AI assistants for recommendations, alongside your traditional search rankings.

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Conversion rate optimisation

Turn more visitors into customers

More traffic only helps if visitors take action. We review your site’s journeys, forms and calls to action to find where you’re losing people.

Then we test improvements to your pages, offers and messaging, so you get more enquiries and sales from the traffic you already have.

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How we work with clients

Three ways to work together.

Every engagement starts with a short call to understand your goals. Then we recommend the format that fits your budget, your team and how quickly you want to move.

1

Fixed-price audit

Best for: a clear view of where you stand

A one-off, in-depth review of your website, SEO, paid media, analytics and marketing. You get a prioritised action plan with the quick wins and the bigger opportunities, for an agreed fixed price.

2

Monthly retainer

Best for: steady, ongoing growth

An agreed amount of hands-on work each month across SEO, paid ads, content or analytics, with monthly reporting and a regular review call. Steady progress without hiring in-house.

3

Fractional days per month

Best for: senior leadership without a full-time hire

A set number of days each month as your part-time head of digital. We lead strategy, manage your team or agencies, and report to the board.

Bryan Hunter, founder of Perform Digital Marketing

About us

Listen. Plan. Perform.

Perform is led by Bryan Hunter, based in London, with over 20 years in traditional and digital marketing. Bryan has led digital teams for a global brand, helped startups and scale-ups grow, and runs his own businesses, so our advice comes from doing, not just advising.

As well as advising clients, Perform runs its own websites, and works with small and medium-sized businesses in the UK and worldwide.

  • Every tactic is tested on our own sites before we use it for clients
  • We work with a network of specialist SEOs at the forefront of the field
  • The best tools on the market, plus award-winning agency partners when you need extra scale
  • Honest advice about risk: we explain the trade-offs of every tactic and match the approach to your goals
  • Your results are what we’re measured on, and what gets us out of bed in the morning

Client results

What our clients say.

On-site SEO & link building

“We have been extremely impressed with Perform Digital Marketing and they have boosted our SEO significantly and in a very short space of time.

From knowing very little about SEO, Bryan has worked patiently and tireless to boost our ranking. We would highly recommend this service.”

Tim Lowe · The LOWE Group

Website build & SEO

“We have used Perform for a number of years for Lumen’s website. They saw us through a complete redesign and with their SEO knowledge, maintained and improved our Google rankings.

They always communicate clearly, fully understand our needs, and deliver everything on time and on budget.”

Dominic Norman-Taylor · Brian Eno’s Lumen London

On-site SEO & link building

“Having built a completely new website, Bryan and the team have worked magic to optimise the on-site SEO and achieve rankings (but more importantly, conversions) across dozens of landing pages in record time. Couldn’t recommend enough!”

Omar Butt · Find My Workspace

Link building campaign

“Perform had been recommended to us by another of their clients and we knew straight away they knew what they were doing, achieving Page 1 rankings in record time.

They are also great at explaining things in plain English and just getting things done so we can focus on other areas.”

Stephanie Ferreira · Leap Leadership

Ready to grow?

A quick call is the best way for us to understand what you need.

No hard sell: we’ll only suggest working together if we can see a real opportunity to help.