Meet Ben Austin, Founder & CEO of Absolute Digital Media!
Ben has more than 15 years of experience in the seo industry and, having founded the agency around the same time in 2008, he has had the opportunity to work with a wide range of popular brands including Ladbrokes, Lovehoney Group, Stelrad, Bound, and Longevita to name a few. Over the last decade and a half, he has continued to scale the agency through optimising internal workflow processes, building our brand, providing tiered solutions to our clients, and upgrading the tools and resources we have on hand to unlock the full potential of the campaigns we work on.
As the face of the business, Ben is often the first port of call to new clients and is widely involved across a range of campaigns, including the agencies own internal campaigns. This can include anything from supporting with our social media and email marketing output, to providing detailed industry insight off the back of his knowledge and experience. Day to day, Ben can also be found upskilling the team through hosting department and companywide training sessions to not only effectively position ourselves as a leading marketing agency but the brands we work with too.
Ben isn’t just keen to support the professional develop of the A-Team, but the wider marketing industry. For the past three years, the agency has sponsored leading SEO event Brighton SEO and have prepared and delivered in-life presentations as such. Ben himself is also widely known for publicly sharing his expertise and has had a number of his comments featured in global publications including Employer News, Data Box, Visual Objects and PR Newswire. His work has also been shared in industry-specific newsletters and blogs including Search Engine Journal, SEMrush and Moz.
Ben is also a regular author on our own blog whereby he shares exclusive insights into the world of digital marketing from his own eyes. In a bid to share as much knowledge as possible with his peers, he capitalises on Google Algorithm Update wins to showcase how our overall seo efforts impact our clients’ businesses. Lately, he has covered topics including the importance of a strong content marketing strategy, how seo reviews support SERP visibility and what to consider when choosing a digital marketing agency.
Ben doesn’t just care about the agencies output but the team and its values. Keen to ensure the entire business is on the same page at any one time, he ensures to keep the A-Team updated with all the businesses happenings, remaining 100% transparent about our successes and what we want to go on to achieve, helping us all remain unified even during uncertain times, making him a constant inspiration. He also works closely with his wife, Louise, to support the ongoing health and wellbeing of the team through introducing initiatives such as an annual employee wellness day allowance.
Hands on within the business, Ben regularly shares our highs on social media across Twitter and LinkedIn including client and agency wins and successes. He’s always available to connect whether you are interested in partnering with us as a client, want to refer a business to us or simply want to introduce yourself as a fellow marketer. We would love to hear from you! Whilst you’re here, why not subscribe to our email marketing to hear about the latest Google algorithm updates and what’s happening in the digital marketing world.
