Perth marketing agencies win big

Bonfire and Living Online have been recognised as the best marketing agencies of the year at two separate award ceremonies.

Bonfire won the title at the Australian Marketing Institute Awards for Marketing Excellence virtual ceremony for its expertise in Search and its growth results.

Bonfire chief executive Clay Cook said the win was a humbling victory and made the hard work the team had been doing over the past eight years worth it.

“We’ve worked incredibly hard to challenge the status quo when it comes to agency performance and growth for our clients,” Mr Cook said.

“To be recognised as the forefront of our field on a national stage, up against some formidable competitors, is an incredible win for our hard-working team.”

Bonfire was established in 2012 and has grown to employ 45 staff. 

Meanwhile, Living Online was named as the best marketing agency of the year and best B2B campaign at the SEMrush Search Awards 2020.

In a statement, Living Online said it has grown its revenue 113 per cent in the past 12 months, with a 42 per cent increase in the number of clients appointing the agency to create strategic advertising campaigns.

Living Online chief executive and founder Evan Cunningham-Dunlop said the awards were recognition that world-class marketing talent can be found in Western Australia.

“Despite the global pandemic, we have had extremely strong business growth this year,” Mr Cunningham-Dunlop said.

“We aren’t just surviving, we’re thriving; winning awards and new national clients because we firmly believe in the creativity and talent of our team.”