MediaVision Shortlisted 9 times in the 2026 European Search Awards    

We’re absolutely delighted to be shortlisted at this year’s European Search Awards. These prestigious awards celebrate the very best in SEO across Europe, and being named a finalist is a tremendous honour.

Our nominations this year span several categories, reflecting our commitment to delivering transformative growth for our retail and ecommerce partners through the power of our proprietary tech platform, Metis.    

Our award nominations include:

• Best Use of Search in Retail & Ecommerce
• Best Use of Search – B2C
• Best Use of Search in Fashion
• Most Innovative Campaign
• Best SEO Campaign
• Best Use of Data
• Best AI Search Software Solution
• Best Software Innovation
• Best Small SEO Agency

Our shortlisted entries are more than just success stories    

They’re a direct testament to the unfair advantage we provide through our unique Human + AI approach. In a retail landscape where windows of opportunity are smaller than ever, Metis enables us to identify and act on emerging consumer trends 4x faster than the competition.  

And when human creativity is powered by market-leading AI, the results are truly transformative: 

• River Island: Accelerated non-brand organic growth with a 38% YoY increase in sessions and a 57% reduction in media spend during the critical Black Friday period. 

• Abbott Lyon: Smashed growth targets by delivering a 51.1% increase in non-brand traffic and a 91.14% surge in visibility for high intent ‘gift’ searches. 

• New Look: A success story across every target set, delivering 5,000 new category pages without a single dev ticket, growing non-brand revenue by 15.18% YoY and achieving a 59:1 incremental ROI vs baseline.

• Best Software Innovation and Best AI Search Software Solution for Metis: Recognised for bridging the gap between market demand and operational execution, allowing brands to outpace the market with real-time agility.   

The Metis advantage   

Metis is our proprietary commercial intelligence platform that connects real-time consumer demand directly to retail execution, allowing brands to identify and capitalise on market trends 4x faster than the competition.   

While its impact on search performance is undeniable, its true value lies in its ability to unify the entire retail organisation. In today’s volatile market, siloed data is the biggest threat to profitability; Metis eliminates this friction by providing a single, real-time pulse of consumer demand that empowers every department: 

• C-Suite & Finance: De-risking strategic investments and protecting gross margins by reducing reliance on expensive paid media and heavy discounting. 

• Buying & Merchandising: Informing range planning and stock allocation based on what customers are actually searching for now, not what they wanted last year. 

• Trading & Engineering: Using Metis Accelerate to bypass technical bottlenecks and scale site architecture instantly without exhausting internal dev resources. 

• Marketing & Brand: Validating the impact of brand spend and ensuring the business is ready for the next frontier: GEO. 

“I’m incredibly proud of the team. These nominations are a testament to our ability to combine deep retail expertise with groundbreaking technology. By reacting to market data four times faster than traditional tools, we aren’t just doing SEO; we’re providing a strategic advantage that helps our clients outpace the competition and reduce their reliance on rising paid media costs.” – Louis Venter, CEO at MediaVision    

What’s next?    

A huge thank you to our clients, including New Look, River Island and Abbott Lyon for their continued partnership and trust.    

As search behaviour continues to evolve with AI and GEO, we remain committed to pushing the boundaries of what is possible in organic performance.  

Want to see the demand trends your competitors are missing? Get in touch with us today.