About Us

Our managing director Mark Hickman has been involved in websites and online marketing for decades. Hailing from a background in website sales and maintenance, Mark decided to set up his own company in 2008 specialising in SEO & PPC and SEM Consultants was born.

Humble Beginnings

As a new startup in 2008, we shared an office with another tech business and quickly flourished. In the space of two years, our small but close-knit team were ready for our own office space.

Our First Office Space

2010 was the year when we finally had our own office space. In this small space, our talented team focused their skills and started to see some impressive growth for all the clients under their remit.

Our collective expertise widened to more industry sectors than ever before and we helped our partners in both e-commerce and lead generation sectors. It was during this time that we added some key members of the team who are still with us today. We also achieved official Google Partner status, an accreditation we are still proud to hold.

The First Rebrand

Having seen continued growth in the years from 2008 to 2012, we once again outgrew our cosy office space. Luckily, we only moved 100 yards from our previous space to a more plush setting.

Our team swelled massively and we now have specialisms in Link Building, Content Generation, Search Ads and Shopping Ads to name a few. The added expertise in our close-knit team enabled us to achieve Premier Google Partner status as well as becoming an accredited agency in the Microsoft Advertising Partners platform.
During this time we oversaw our first re-brand. Aligning our brand with design trends at the time ensured our “freshness” was preserved.

Our Team is Our Strength

Appreciating that growth comes at a price, the executive team decided to put our valued team first and relocate once again – this time at a location that ticked many boxes for our team. Close to shops, bars & restaurants, our new office location allows our team members to have a more relaxing and leisurely surrounding to do what they do best, create and execute the very best digital marketing campaigns.

Appreciating the many facets of digital marketing, we decided to add more specialisms to our repertoire:

• Web Development & Design
• Social Media

By adding these services to our arsenal we have several different digital marketing specialities covered under one roof.

The Future – A New Dawn

In 2020 senior members of the management team, Bhupinder Bhogal & Mike Woodcock joined the board having steered SEM in a new direction. Steering the way for SEM Consultants to become the industry-leading digital marketing agency it is today.

“We went back to basics and put some thought into our core values and identified our five core values being proactive, passionate, caring, trusted and taking ownership. These five core values, in turn, became our new mission statement which emphasised our values over the last decade”

By being proactive and passionate we deliver the most caring and trusted service by taking ownership of our client’s campaigns

Having seen the business through the turmoil of the pandemic, we’ve adapted to the ways the digital marketing industry has changed with more team members joining remotely to support our UAE-based clients and a focus on supporting our clients through the fast-paced developments in AI and its effect on the ways consumers search.

As a result of our new mission statement, we welcome you to our newest rebrand! Our focus is solely on you, our valued partners, without whom we wouldn’t be where we are today. Together, we can help you grow into leaders in your industry.

Contact our team now to find out more about our digital marketing services.