The financial services marketing agency that
maximises ROI
Financial decisions take longer, involve more consideration, and demand more trust, which is exactly why generic marketing wastes budget in this industry. Shout builds strategies that earn that trust and turn it into measurable ROI. Get your free X-Chart and find out where the opportunity is.
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Guy Rintoul
Head Of Growth
20 Years Experience
Trusted by Australia’s most recognised brands
Common struggles for growing financial firms
Compliance restricting what you can actually say
Strict regulations make it harder to create marketing content that’s both compelling and compliant.
Trust is harder to earn, and easier to lose
Financial decisions involve real risk for your clients, which means one poor experience can undo years of carefully built credibility.
Generic marketing agencies that don’t understand the industry
Agencies without financial services experience risk creating content or campaigns that create real regulatory exposure.
Rising acquisition costs in a competitive market
Financial keywords are some of the most expensive to compete for, making profitable growth harder to achieve.
Real growth in financial services starts with an X-Chart
Understand your financial services marketing performance
Financial decisions take longer, involve more consideration, and demand more trust than almost any other purchase a customer makes. Generic marketing tactics rarely account for that. The X-Chart is Shout’s proprietary audit, built around a guaranteed sales 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 earn the trust that drives real growth.
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The financial services marketing agency built on trust and results
It’s why businesses choose Shout
Financial decisions carry weight, and clients research longer, compare more carefully, and need more convincing than almost any other purchase before they commit. Generic marketing tactics built for faster, lower-consideration industries simply don’t work here. Shout Digital builds strategies around what earns confidence in financial services, backed by 15 years of experience and clients who’ve generated over $100 million in new revenue.
We’re business people too, and we understand how busy you are.
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We know trust is everything in financial services, and that starts with the numbers behind us. We’ve scaled over 1,000 brands across a wide range of industries, backed by multiple 5-star Google reviews from businesses who’ve felt the difference firsthand. Book a call, and we’ll show you exactly where to focus first.
Michael Jenkins
Marketing services built for financial services firms
Financial services marketing must build trust as much as visibility, across every channel your clients research and compare before they commit. Shout builds and connects the strategies that turn that trust into genuine growth.
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SEO
Give your business a lasting presence in search results, without depending on referrals alone.
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Local SEO
Be the business nearby clients find first when they need help urgently.
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AEO/GEO
Show up in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Gemini as the recommended firm.
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SEO consulting
Get expert guidance and a second opinion before committing to a strategy or major decision.
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LinkedIn ads
Reach decision-makers directly for services built around business and professional clients.
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Meta ads
Build awareness across Facebook and Instagram with ads aligned to your practice areas.
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Google Ads
Capture high-intent searches from clients actively comparing financial providers.
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YouTube ads
Build trust through video content and campaigns that reach people at the right moment.
We were referred to Shout by Bed Bath N Table who highly recommended them. Shout has increased our organic search by 36% in 9 months and it’s climbing steadily. They are also handling our international campaigns.
Helping a do-it-yourself business do it themselves globally.
Shout helped create an international search strategy to drive brand awareness and demand generation and helped launch several new products successfully.
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We’ve been working with Shout for our SEO after trying a few other agencies, and the difference has been excellent. The team is knowledgeable, professional and easy to deal with, and they keep us informed with clear updates on our progress each month. We’ve been really happy with the service and results so far.
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Gregory Levett
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We've used Shout for our SEO after trying several other agencies, and couldn't be happier with the team. They're all highly experienced and keep us well updated on our monthly progress.
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Rodney Norris
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Excellent customer service!
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Thomas Morgan
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These guys have done great work for my small service-based business. Highly recommend them - It's worth the investment and much, much more :)
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Ash Cherrett
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Michael and the team are the best in the business - professional, passionate and a pleasure to work with.
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matt alpass
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Great experience working with Michael and Sangeeta from Shout. The Shout team has supported our digital marketing by building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up. Their approach has been thorough, transparent, and consistently results-driven.
A big shout out to Sangeeta in particular as she has been incredible with her dedication quality of work and follow up.
Highly recommend Shout for anyone looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Harvey
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I've worked with Michael and his team at Shout Digital on several long term projects over the past 8 years, and I've always been impressed by the professionalism, accountability and frankly honest approach to simplifying digital marketing and providing great, reliable results for our projects time and time again.
We have worked on several Magento and Shopify migrations both domestically and global brands and the technical expertise in replatforming ecommerce sites without losing search equity first class.
Shout Digital is setting a better standard for the whole industry and I would definitely recommend them to brands starting out all the way to established complex marketing operations.
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Nigel Ewart
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We’ve had a fantastic experience working with Michael, Sangeeta, and the team at Shout. They supported us in building and optimising our SEO strategy from the ground up, taking a thoughtful, data-driven approach that delivered consistent results.
Their process has been transparent and well-structured, with reporting that is clear, easy to understand, and genuinely useful. Sangeeta's communication has been excellent throughout, and we’ve always felt informed and supported.
We highly recommend Shout to any organisation looking to strengthen their online presence through SEO.
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Michael Gammon
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We've been working with Shout for a little over a year now - moving to external support from an agency was a big transition for us, but one that the Shout team, specifically Matilda & Megan M have supported us with tremendously. Willing and eager to understand our requirements and how to best deliver on that each and every week. We look forward to continuing to work together in the future.
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Jessica Townley
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Our experience with Michael and the team has been excellent. Their interest and ability to understand our business has been crucial in developing strategies that have improved both the growth and reach of our brand. In addition they have been able to bring in professional creative support to further develop and update our website.
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Michelle Skinner
The team bringing real expertise to financial services marketing
Senior specialists lead every account, backed by 15 years of hands-on experience across the digital marketing industry.
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.
Guy Rintoul
HEAD OF GROWTH
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 Serrano Ruiz
Head of Paid Media
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.
Chamal Alahakoon
Head of SEO
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 Kia
SENIOR SEO LEAD
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 Shaikh
DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES
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 Martin
SEO CONTENT MANAGER
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.
Laura Ridley
PAID MEDIA SPECIALIST
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.
Financial services marketing is the practice of promoting financial products or advice to attract and retain clients, typically involving SEO, content, paid advertising and reputation management. It differs from most marketing because clients often make longer-term, higher-stakes decisions, so building trust matters as much as generating visibility.
Budget depends on your specific service offering, competition and growth goals, so there’s no universal figure that applies to every firm. Rather than guessing, we start with a clear audit of your current position, so your budget is based on realistic, expected returns rather than a rough estimate pulled from industry averages.
Most firms benefit from a combination of both. Paid advertising can generate enquiries relatively quickly, particularly for competitive, high-intent searches, while SEO builds long-term trust and visibility that continues bringing in enquiries without an ongoing cost per click. The right balance often depends on how competitive your specific service area is to advertise on.
As more people use tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and AI Overviews to research financial products and compare providers, firms that aren’t structured to be cited by these platforms risk becoming invisible at the exact moment a client is deciding who to trust. This shift means financial services marketing increasingly needs to account for AI-driven discovery, not just traditional search results.
Yes. Marketing isn’t only about bringing in new clients. Ongoing communication, educational content and reputation management all play a role in keeping existing clients engaged and confident in their decision to stay. For many financial services firms, retention-focused marketing can be just as valuable as acquisition, since retaining a client is typically more cost-effective than acquiring a new one.
Financial services marketing often takes longer to show measurable results than other industries, largely because clients take longer to consider before committing. Most firms start to see meaningful movement within the first few months, though the full impact on genuine enquiries and client acquisition typically builds over 6 to 12 months as trust and visibility continue to compound.
Success should be measured against clear, agreed metrics tied to genuine business outcomes, like qualified enquiries, client acquisition cost, or overall revenue generated, rather than vanity metrics like impressions or clicks that look good on a report but don’t reflect real growth. Given the longer consideration period typical in financial services, it’s also worth tracking engagement over time, not just immediate conversions, since a client’s first interaction with your content often happens well before they’re ready to enquire.
We back our strategies with a guaranteed sales forecast, not vague promises reassessed months down the track. A dedicated, senior team handles every account and understands the trust and consideration financial decisions require; with 15 years in the industry and clients who’ve generated over $100 million in new revenue, we know what genuinely drives growth in this space.
Yes. We understand that financial services marketing operates under tighter regulatory requirements than most industries, and we build strategies with that reality in mind from the outset. That said, we always recommend working alongside your compliance team or legal advisors to sign off on specific claims, testimonials, or product-related content, since regulatory requirements can vary depending on your specific service offering.
Yes. We track and optimise brand visibility across AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews, helping financial services firms show up as more clients use these tools to research products and compare providers, often before they ever search directly on Google.
Yes. We commit to a baseline result we guarantee to hit, built from a genuine understanding of your specific service offering, competitors and the longer consideration period typical in financial decisions. It’s built into every X-Chart from the outset, so you have real certainty about what to expect before you spend a single dollar.
Yes. Financial services often have distinct seasonal peaks, whether that’s tax time, EOFY, or the lead-up to the new financial year, and we build campaigns designed to capture that demand as it happens, rather than treating every month the same. This can mean adjusting budget, creative and targeting ahead of key periods so your firm is visible exactly when clients are actively searching.
Yes. We work with financial services firms of varying structures, including those operating across multiple states or holding licences in different jurisdictions. We build strategy around the specific markets and regulatory considerations relevant to where you operate, rather than a single, generic approach applied everywhere.
Beyond core financial services marketing, we offer SEO and local SEO to build lasting organic visibility, B2B SEO for firms targeting business clients, and paid channels like Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads and Meta Ads for firms that need enquiries faster. For firms wanting everything working together, our integrated marketing service connects every channel under one strategy.