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Dark Horse

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Altrincham, United Kingdom
Death to mediocrity.
We're your no bulls**t digital marketing agency. Give your competition sleepless nights with Dark Horse. Bring on the bigger fish. Balls to Goliath.
35 people in their team
Speaks English
8 projects in their portfolio
Sortlist member since 2022
Founded in 2020
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Services

4 services offered by Dark Horse

Description
Dark Horse is a Google Premier Partner, which means our PPC agency is in the top 3% in the UK. We couldn’t be prouder about it. We know our onions, and we’re glad Google recognises that too – a bit of extra validation for those who want to see it. Ultimately though, your business comes first, and we’ll always test everything Google offers to make sure it works for you; Google is a business at the end of the day, and it’s dog eat dog out there. They’re just trying to make some dough, but we’d prefer you made more. Tell us your commercial goals and we’ll create a battle plan to make them happen. To put that into motion, we’ve hired the best PPC experts from across Greater Manchester and beyond, who live and breathe all things Paid Search. We only accept victory when tangible results and converting traffic is coming in; welcome to the joy division.
Skills in Online Advertising (24)
Programmatic Advertising
Amazon Marketing
Social Marketing
Trade Marketing
Amazon PPC
Bing Ads
Google Advertising
Pay Per Click Marketing
Performance Marketing
Social Media Marketing
Works in Online Advertising (6)
Electric Ride on Cars - 9x increase in ROAS - Online Advertising
Fresh Start Waste Services - 35% increase in CvR - Online Advertising
New Care - 24% increase in new organic users - Online Advertising
Luxe Collective - 46% increase in organic revenue - Online Advertising
Review in Online Advertising (1)
Emma Dutton
Clients in Online Advertising (4)
Electric Ride on CarsE-commerce | national
Fresh Start Waste ServicesIndustrial Goods & Services | regional
New CareHospitals & Healthcare | regional
Luxe CollectiveClothing & Accessories | national
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Description
The Manchester SEO scene is polluted with mediocrity. Take a stand against mediocre digital marketing with Dark Horse’s SEO elite by your side. Organic search is a piece of the proverbial…when you know what you’re doing. We’ve combined 86+ years of experience to establish a killer SEO agency in Manchester, founded in forensic data and honest actions. Ready to increase your revenue? Technical SEO The basis of any solid SEO campaign is a strong, functioning website. Our forensic 100-point Technical SEO audit dissects the foundations of your website to find every error holding you back. Then we fix them. Easy as. On-Page SEO On-page SEO is so much more than keywords on a page. Properly optimised content generates better keyword rankings, more organic traffic and, most importantly, more money in your pockets. Ka-ching. Digital PR The Digital PR experts at Dark Horse harness our relationships with press and media to target nationwide and industry specific audiences. We proactively seek out opportunities to gain new backlinks to your website whilst reactively seeking out external linking opportunities. Even stealing them from your competition.
Skills in SEO (22)
SEO
Local SEO
SEO Content Creation
Amazon SEO
SEO Backlinking
On-Page SEO
SEO Analyse
Tech SEO
Off Page SEO
SEO Consulting
Works in SEO (4)
Buffalo 7 - 226 backlinks generated - SEO
New Care - 24% increase in new organic users - SEO
Luxe Collective - 46% increase in organic revenue - SEO
Globis - an 813% increase in organic conversions - SEO
Review in SEO (1)
Julie Hopwood
Clients in SEO (4)
Buffalo 7Software & Computer Services | national
New CareHospitals & Healthcare | regional
Luxe CollectiveClothing & Accessories | national
Globis EuropeEducation | international
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Description
If your audience is on social media, then you should be too. If you’re seeing paid ads from competitors on your own social media feeds, you’re being left behind. It’s that simple. You can’t crush the competition with Paid Social media ads if you’re not even in the race. You can go out and make profiles on every social media platform and waste a ton of cash on rushed ads, or you can do Paid Social media advertising right and make money faster. The paid ads are part of it, but you need to know who you’re targeting. Even if you have an audience, it can look different on social media. We know this. We live it, breathe it – we have to, because that’s how we find who you’re looking for. Set your sights on a target and our Paid Social team will hone in with relentless determination. We won’t stop until they’re yours. They’re waiting for you, and we know how to find them. You don’t have to do it alone, though. We’re a shadow working behind the scenes, a silent partner beating back at the mundane. Other Paid Social agencies might not care like we do, and no-one sees us coming until it’s too late. Want to get ahead? Are there people out there you can’t find? Don’t settle for back alley deals and second-hand goods. Get the best team on your side and reap the benefits of Paid Social media.
Skills in Social Media (13)
Instagram Marketing
LinkedIn Marketing
Pinterest Marketing
Snapchat Advertising
Social Media Strategy
Social Media Management
Social Media Marketing
Social Media Optimization
Pinterest Advertising
Marketing Services
Works in Social Media (3)
Electric Ride on Cars - 9x increase in ROAS - Social Media
Cheshire Cheese - a 110% increase in revenue YoY - Social Media
MaxiNutrition - a 99% increase in ROAS - Social Media
Clients in Social Media (3)
Electric Ride on CarsE-commerce | national
Cheshire CheeseFood
MaxiNutritionE-commerce | national
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Description
We help aspiring companies parade the bodies of their competition whilst swimming in money, through PPC, Paid Social and SEO. Digital marketing dominance. We take companies on a journey from 7 to 8 figures. Success is not just for the rich. It’s for the people and dark horses that we make rich. We don’t buy awards or logos We don’t enter awards to prove our results. We’ve been given the seal of approval by Google themselves as a certified Google Premier Partner. Even that doesn’t prove how good we are. At least half of Premier Partners are shite. The only proof is trusting our integrity, process and spending the cash we generate. Our awards are clients renewing services. You’re not a partner or other marketing guff. You’re a client. We don’t have to be best mates or community fwends. Positively professional experts. We exist to make you filthy stinking rich and give your lovely competition sleepless nights. We steal from them and give it to you. The vigilante digital marketing agency that Manchester has been waiting for.
Skills in Marketing (11)
B2B Marketing
Data Driven Marketing
Digital Communication
Integrated Marketing Communication
International Marketing
Local Marketing
Marketing Analytics
Cross Platform Marketing
Search Marketing
Facebook Marketing
Works in Marketing (6)
Electric Ride on Cars - 9x increase in ROAS - Marketing
Fresh Start Waste Services - 35% increase in CvR - Marketing
New Care - 24% increase in new organic users - Marketing
Luxe Collective - 46% increase in organic revenue - Marketing
Clients in Marketing (4)
Electric Ride on CarsE-commerce | national
Fresh Start Waste ServicesIndustrial Goods & Services | regional
New CareHospitals & Healthcare | regional
Luxe CollectiveClothing & Accessories | national
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We give the dark horses access to premium talent and a fair crack at the whip. Grow their businesses and take it from 7 to 8 figures. To give them the opportunity to beat the rich big boys. We have one value: do the right thing.
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Reviews

2 reviews for Dark Horse

5/5

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Julie HopwoodMarketing Manager at Rhino Safety Ltd
Service
SEO
Sector
Management Consulting
Team
11 - 50
Julie Hopwood recommends this agency

What was the objective behind your collaboration?

Our objective in collaborating with Dark Horse was to build a strong and sustainable SEO presence, and to ensure our website is fully optimized and performing at its best.

What did you enjoy the most during your collaboration?

We really appreciated how friendly, approachable, and efficient the team are. They made the process smooth and enjoyable

Are there any areas for improvements?

If anything, just a bit more clarity on who’s handling what — as the team structure sometimes changes, it can be tricky to know who to contact for what.

5/5

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Emma DuttonSenior Digital Marketing Manager at Hyundai Construction Equipment Europe
Service
Online Advertising
Hyundai needed an agency that was prepared to move at our pace and support us along the way. Construction works very differently to FMCG, and we wanted an agency that respected our industry and internal/dealer network challenges. Dark Horse spoke to us in a way we could easily grasp and learn from - sometimes agencies put themselves way 'above' the client, baffle you with terminology and so you end up beholden to them. There was clearly a lot of talent in the team, but we felt considered and respected when meeting them. We've worked closely on promoting Finance Deals and have seen a massive uplift in Quote Requests to our dealer network. Crucially, the quality has also been good, meaning machine sales incoming! We're delighted.

5/5

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  • HeadquarterFirst Floor, Chapel House, 1 Borough Rd, Altrincham WA15 9RA, UK
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