Michael is a pioneer of the Australian digital marketing landscape. Since opening Shout in 2010, he’s driven growth for businesses of every shape and size. There isn’t a digital challenge he hasn’t seen or a platform he’s not experienced in.
The local SEO agency that turns “near me” into new customers
When customers search locally, they compare maps, reviews, services, and trust signals before contacting you. Shout helps your business become easier to find, easier to choose and easier to convert. Get your X-Chart and see where your business stands.
Get your personalised free X-Chart to find out
What is an X-Chart? A free, guaranteed forecast that shows exactly what local SEO could achieve for your business over the next 3, 6 and 12 months.
Michael Jenkins
Trusted by Australia’s most recognised brands
Are these local SEO struggles holding your business back?
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Invisible in the map pack
Legitimate and well-reviewed, but nowhere in the top 3 local results.
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Too many ad formats, no clear strategy
Listings or content across areas are competing instead of working together.
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Listings scattered and inconsistent across the web
Old directories and outdated details are quietly working against your rankings.
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Lack of SEO expertise and time
Local SEO takes know-how and consistent effort, two things that are rarely spare.
Local SEO success
starts with an X-Chart
Get a clear picture of your local SEO performance
Before you invest more in local SEO, you need clarity on whether your current listings, reviews and local presence are working in your favour, how you compare to nearby competitors, and where you’re falling short. The X-Chart is Shout’s proprietary marketing audit, built around a guaranteed forecast for your business over the next 3, 6 and 12 months. It gives you a clear commercial view of what’s working, what isn’t, and exactly what it will take to become the business customers choose first.
No obligation to sign
100% Confidential
Personalised for brand
The local SEO agency
built to outperform, every time
It’s why local businesses choose Shout
Shout Digital works with businesses tired of being outranked by competitors with stronger local visibility, building strategies rooted in what actually makes you more visible in local search results. Every local SEO account is handled by a senior team with hands-on experience across a wide range of industries and locations, so strategies are shaped by what’s genuinely worked for other local businesses, adapted to fit your specific market and competition. It’s this considered, senior-led approach that sits behind every local SEO campaign we run, whatever your industry or location.
We’re business people too,
and we understand how busy you are.
So here’s our pitch in 30 seconds.
We’re backed by multiple 5-star Google reviews, and we know that trust is earned through consistency and great results. Having scaled over 1,000 brands and helped clients generate over $100 million in new revenue, we bring that same track record to helping local businesses become the ones customers find, trust and choose first. Book a call, and we’ll show you exactly where to focus first.
Michael Jenkins
Local SEO services to put you ahead
of the (map) pack
Local SEO connects your business with nearby customers who are ready to call, book or visit. Shout strengthens your map presence, local relevance, reviews, service pages and conversion pathways, so you’re visible and chosen.
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Google Business Profile optimisation
Improve how your business appears in map and local pack results, with a profile fully optimised for the categories, attributes and details Google rewards.
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Local landing pages
Capture suburb, city and service-area demand with pages built around real search intent, helping you rank for the specific locations you serve.
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Review and reputation strategy
Build stronger trust signals that help prospects choose you over competitors, with a steady, genuine flow of reviews that reflect the quality of your business.
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Citation and listing management
Improve consistency across key local directories and business profiles, clearing up outdated or conflicting details that hold your rankings back.
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Local conversion optimisation
Turn local visits into calls, bookings, enquiries and store visits, so increased visibility translates into real business growth.
Brands we’ve grown 5X, 10X even 50X
A site-wide content strategy helped drive rankings for brand and products
The team at Shout helped us create a digital strategy that drove sales and keeps us visible.
Bed Bath N Table
- #1
- SEO Position for Category
- #1
- SEO Position for Sub-Categories
- 91%
- Increase in Organic Traffic
Don’t take our word for it. Take theirs.
Meet the minds behind your local SEO results
A senior team with hands-on experience driving local SEO results across industries and locations, dedicated to keeping your business ahead in local search.
Guy brings a postgraduate qualification and 10+ years’ experience across SEO, Google Ads, social and web development. He sits at the intersection of strategy and delivery — building client partnerships and cutting through jargon to deliver clear, measurable growth.
Gabriela has 14 years in performance marketing, including Head of Biddable Media at B&T’s 2023 Performance Agency of the Year, and 10 years in executive leadership. She develops data-driven strategy across all paid media and leads teams towards excellence.
With 10+ years across enterprise and technical SEO, CRO and analytics, Chamal specialises in turning complex websites into high-converting customer journeys — especially where SEO, journey optimisation and emerging AEO/GEO opportunities intersect.
Parmiss brings 15+ years of senior in-house and agency SEO leadership, having driven organic and paid search growth at Kmart Australia ($450M incremental revenue), Country Road Group ($35M) and REA Group ($375M). She now specialises in AI Search and Answer Engine Optimisation,.
Eric leads client services at Shout, bringing extensive digital marketing experience and a consultative approach to bridging strategy and business outcomes. He’s built a career on customer advocacy, turning complex challenges into clear, accountable growth plans.
Anna spent years as a TV editor for networks including Warner Bros., ITV Studios, Fremantle and BBC Studios, cutting shows like My Kitchen Rules and The Great Australian Bakeoff. She now brings that storytelling instinct to Shout’s content strategy.
15+ years running paid social and performance media for major brands — Nestlé, Nespresso, Lion and Spotify as Performance Director at Reprise Australia (APAC Agency of the Year, 2021). Deep, hands-on paid social expertise at real scale.
No matter where you are in Australia, X marks the spot.
Our entire team is based in Australia, across every capital city, with no offshoring.
One 30-minute call. A clear path to becoming the business customers choose first.
Benefits of your X-Chart:
- Talk directly with a senior specialist
- Get your free X-Chart within 24 hours
- See where your local visibility is falling short
- Get the fixes that'll grow your local search presence
400%
Revenue Growth
10X
Return on Ad Spend
4X
Organic Sessions
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Shout showed us it’s not about how big you are, it’s how smart you do things.
Sam Wood · 28 by Sam Wood
Your free X-Chart starts with a chat with one of our specialists
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FAQs
Your local SEO questions, answered
Find all the answers to your questions about our local SEO services here.
Local SEO is the process of improving your business’s visibility in location-based search results, like Google’s Map Pack and local organic listings, so you show up when nearby customers search for things like “plumber near me” or “cafes in [suburb]”. It works by optimising your Google Business Profile, on-site content, reviews and citations to help Google understand where your business is, what it does, and how relevant it is to local searches, making it one of the most effective ways for businesses that rely on foot traffic, phone enquiries or a defined service area to reach customers who are ready to take action.